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3 feared dead, 4 rescued as another boat capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Three people have been feared dead and four others rescued alive as another boat capsized in Badagry area…

Ben Bruce blasts Buhari, says he is not a criminal

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has stated that Nigerians are not criminals but instead they are hardworking people, noting specifically that himself…

Payment for trolleys at Nigerian airports to stop soon, says minister

Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of state for aviation has given an assurance to Nigerians that payment for the use of…

Chibok schoolgirls can’t be found again, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo declared on Saturday that the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists,…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Nnamani’s parting shot: PDP ‘party of mercenaries, rent seekers’

Former Nigerian Senate President Ken Nnamani has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. But unlike some political jobbers in recent times,…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Ogun victim responds to treatment

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The health condition of the lady diagnosed to be Lassa fever patient in Ogun state is perfectly encouraging,…

Two AAU buildings gutted by fire

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The departments of Civil Engineering and Philosophy in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, were Thursday night…

Kidnapped Deeper Life pastor regains freedom

Kazeem Ugbodaga Twelve days after he was kidnapped, State Overseer, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Kebbi State, Pastor David Onubedo was…

UPDATE: Lassa fever kills 101 in Nigeria

A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up…

Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum wins Lagos City Marathon

Kazeem Ugbodaga/Taiwo Adelu Abraham Kiptum of Kenya beat other top marathoners across the world to win the first Access Bank…

More terrorist groups to pledge allegiance to IS in 2016, says UN

Islamist sect, Boko Haram and 33 other militant groups from around the world have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic…

Two collapse as Lagos Marathon gets underway

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos City Marathon which commenced around 7:30am on Saturday is still underway. The much anticipated marathon event has…

Soldiers nab 5 suspected kidnappers of timber merchant

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Five suspected kidnappers a popular timber merchant have been arrested by soldiers of 19 Battalion of the…

Man attacked by epilepsy while driving, kills beggar, Injures 3 others

Femi Adi/ Kaduna A commercial driver on Friday in Kaduna killed a beggar and injured three other persons after he…

We’re probing PDP lawmaker over forgery of certificate of return – Edo Speaker

‎ The ‎Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has explained reasons why a‎ candidate of the Peoples…

Lawyer husband killer arraigned in Ibadan

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN A Nigerian lawyer, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran who stabbed her husband, Mr. Lowo Oyediran Ajanaku to death on Tuesday…

Lagos partners Finland on security, energy

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has struck a bilateral agreement to partner with Finland in key areas of security,…

Lagos commissions mobile courts

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State government Friday inaugurated five mobile court buses for road traffic offenders with a pledge to…

159 suspected hoodlums arrested, 8 cops injured

Kazeem Ugbodaga Suspected hoodlums have injured eight policemen in a raid on a criminal hideout at Iddo Terminus, while 159…

Malian base used by Nigerian police contingent under fire

An operational base used by a contingent of Nigerian policemen on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in strife-torn Mali has…

AGF urges NASS to join TSA for transparency

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has called on the Leadership of the National Assembly to allow for Treasury…

Buhari goes on short vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is beginning a short vacation from today, February 5. He will be away till 10…

I will be vindicated, says a disappointed Saraki

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday expressed his disappointment over the judgment of the Supreme Court which…

Update: Dokpesi, Tinubu settle libel case out of court

Henry Ojelu The Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi Friday tendered an unreserved apology to the National Leader of…

Lagos charges pilgrims to imbibe Godly virtues

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged pilgrims who returned from pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Israel to imbibe the godly…

Pastor dupes Sokoto bizman over spiritual solution

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Sokoto State-based businessman, Ogochukwu Raphael, is now stranded after he came to Lagos, western Nigeria, to visit…

Supreme Court dismisses Saraki’s suit, okays CCT to try him

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal will go on after the…

Breaking: Tinubu, Dokpesi settle libel suit out of court

Henry Ojelu National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has agreed to accept an unreserved apology…

NPAN To Minister: We’ll join fight against corruption

The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Thursday reiterated its commitment to the fight against corruption in the country, insisting…

False Asset Declaration: Supreme Court decides Saraki’s fate today

Nigeria’s Supreme Court will give its verdict today in the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial…