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Police must be well compensated, kitted for optimal performance – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called for the proper equipping of officers and men of the Nigerian Police for…

Buhari mourns Babankowa, Jibrin Ahmed

President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the family of Alhaji Ibrahim Babankowa on his passing away. Buhari joins them in mourning…

Facebook rakes in users in Nigeria, Kenya

Reuters – Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social…

Gang-rape: Lagos security guards get N1m bail

Two Lagos security guards, who allegedly gang-raped a teenage girl, are on temporary reprieve of N1 million bail on the…

Buhari lifts ban on 113 oil vessels – NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has lifted the ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the…

Group campaigns with mock coffin to promote use of pedestrian bridges

Cracks Izuekwe A human rights group, Concern Human Rights of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to always make use of…

Fake prophet cons Lagos nurse for sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-styled prophet, Muyiwa Adesoye, has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ejigbo for…

Woman bites off, swallows neighbour’s nipple

Cyriacus Izuekwe A mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three…

Buhari, Tinubu beware of hatchet men by Sunday Dare

By Sunday Dare The piece “Buhari beware of Tinubu” in the 2nd September Sun newspaper comes from the depleting arsenal…

No part of Nigeria will be taken by Boko Haram again, says DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has given an assurance that no Nigerian territory will “ever again” be relinquished to the Boko Haram…

17 years after disappearance of Ogiamen, Benin Kingdom gets another

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Seventeen years after the sudden disappearance of the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, Osarobo Okuonghae, his replacement was appointed…

17 years after disappearance of Ogiamen, Benin Kingdom gets another

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Seventeen years after the sudden disappearance of the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, Osarobo Okuonghae, his replacement was appointed…

Beware, armed robbers disguise as ATM users at night, FG warns

The Federal Government on Wednesday warned Nigerians to be vigilant when withdrawing money from Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, especially at…

All Boko Haram camps have been destroyed, terrorists subdued – DHQ

The Nigerian troops have destroyed all known Boko Haram terrorists’ camps and cells in the North East and have subdued…

Nigeria deserves seat on UN Security Council – Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has advocated a permanent membership status for Nigeria in the Security Council of the…

Stowaway caught inside Med View plane’s tyre compartment at Lagos airport

Jamiu Yisa An unidentified young man whose age was put at around 25, has been apprehended and handed over to…

Buhari not a dictator, only helping Nigeria recover from paralysis – Tinubu

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday dismissed the insinuation by the Peoples Democratic…

5 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said five Nigerian pilgrims had died in the Holy land The…

Army warns against paying for recruitment

The Nigerian Army (NA) has warned interested applicants in the recruitment for the 74 Regular Recruits Intake for trades/non-tradesmen and…

PICTURES: Weed overtakes Lagos State School of Nursing, Obalende

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Education is dwindling in Nigeria, so are its buildings. A typical case is that of the…

Shakeup as Nigerian Navy redeploy real admirals, others

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has approved the redeployment of 61 senior officers of flag…

UNILAG students protest over electrocution of 300 level student

Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands of students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, protested Wednesday and shut the school gate in solidarity…

Rivers partners Britain on security, agric, education

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security,…

Aregbesola vows to pay workers’ salaries before Sallah

Jamiu Yisa Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that his administration would ensure the payment of workers’ salary arrears…
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Operate Treasury Single Account, CBN tells State Govts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday in Abuja advised state governments to adopt the Federal Government’s system of…

Buhari, Tinubu, Akande in closed-door meeting

Jamiu Yisa President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu…

LASRRA rallies Lagos residents to register

The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has reiterated the need for residents of the state to participate in the…

Buhari’s 100 days and invasion of Akwa Ibom Govt House: My Position

Ayodele Fayose President Mohammadu Buhari’s government is now 100 days and eventhough I align with most Nigerians, who opined that…

Boko Haram: Military frees 128 detainees in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists…

Corruption allegation against Nigeria Union false, says President

The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday described as false the allegation of corruption levelled against it and the…