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Military pension verification begins Tuesday nationwide

The Chairman, Military Pensions Board, AVM Muhammed Dabo, has allayed fears of any mishap in the forthcoming military pension verification…

FRSC takes ‘Ember’ month campaign to Anambra

The FRSC Sector Commander in Anambra, Mr Sunday Ajayi, has said that nearly 2,000 regular and special marshals of the…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police command is not leaving any stone unturned in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Rivers among 21 States with bird flu

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has confirmed that the state is among the 21 States in the country with…

UPDATE: 15 confirmed dead, 39 injured in Abuja bomb blasts

The multiple bomb blasts on Friday night in Nyanya and Kuje, two suburbs of the Nigerian capital, Abuja killed 15…

3 contractors arraigned for attacking man with machete

Paul Iyoghojie Three building contractors have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ court for allegedly invading the palace of a…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno govt. to relocate IDPs back to their hometowns

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA) said it had concluded arrangements with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to…

UPDATE: Bomb blast in Nyanya, kills 2, injures 19‏

A bomb blast on Friday evening in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has killed two persons…
Scene of a bomb attack in Jos

Twin explosions rock Abuja, many dead

Two bombs went off in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja late on Friday, an official said. There was…

How we’ll screen Ambode’s nominees – Lagos Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday said it has a cordial relationship with the state governor,…

Diezani gets bail in UK, passport seized

Former Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been released on bail after she was arrested on allegations of money laundering…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command is not leaving anything to chance in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Kaduna boosts learning with 770,000 furniture, 305,000 uniforms

The Kaduna State Government said it would provide 770,000 units of furniture and 305,000 sets of uniforms to its public…

Hajj stampede: Special prayer held for victims in Sokoto

A special prayer was held in Sokoto on Friday for victims of the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. The prayer…

Abducted AAU lecturer murdered by his abductors – Police

‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin on Friday disclosed that Dr. Paul Erie, an Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics of…

Man arraigned in Ibadan for illegal possession of a gun

A 35-year old man, Waheed Akinsanmi, was on Friday arraigned in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for illegal…

Obama suffers backlash for sending soldiers to Nigeria, other countries

By Jo Becker Advocacy/ Director Children’s Rights Division This week, President Barack Obama announced that four countries that use child…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

No multiple thumb printing, ballot snatching in Rivers guber polls – Witnesses

Four more witnesses for Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Thursday told the State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja…

Kebbi farmers lose crops worth N3bn to flood

The Secretary, Kebbi chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Muhammad Idris, said on Friday that 45,000…

300 Bakassi IDPs get free medical service

No fewer than 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bakassi local government area of Cross River on Friday benefited from…

Ladipo Market finally demolished

Cyriacus Izuekwe Traders at Ladipo Main Market in Mushin, Lagos State, western Nigeria, were in shock and tears as bulldozer…

Robbers force victims to serve them food during attack

Cyriacus Izuekwe Robbers early Thursday morning invaded streets in Ejigbo community in Lagos State, western Nigeria. During the three-hour attack,…

Series of explosions rock Maiduguri, 14 dead, 39 injured

AFP – A series of explosions rocked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, with casualties feared, witnesses…

Go after the masterminds of Boko Haram, TMC urges Buhari

An Islamic group called The Muslim Congress (TMC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use intelligence to engage captured Boko…

Support Buhari to eradicate corruption, Amosun tells Nigerians

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari in the crusade to eradicate corruption in…

244 Nigerian pilgrims yet to be accounted for – Tambuwal

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said all Nigerians who went to Saudi Arabia for this year’s pilgrimage…

VIDEO: Coping With Boko Harram, Part Two by Kayode Ogundamisi

Here is Part Two of the Documentary by Nigerian blogger, social activist, Kayode Ogundamisi on the Boko Haram insurgency and…

Documentary: Coping With Boko Haram, Part 1 by Kayode Ogundamisi

In this documentary Kayode Ogundamisi, a commentator on Nigerian and international affairs takes audacious steps to unravel the scenes of…

80 Boko Haram members surrender to Nigerian troops

Nigerian Army said on Thursday that 80 Book Haram insurgents have surrendered to troops battling the terror group under the…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara Independence Day celebration cancelled for security reasons

med The Kwara State Government on Thursday cancelled all forms of fanfare as well as Metropolitan Square parade to mark…