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Lagos alerts residents over impending flood

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted residents living in the coastal and low line areas of the impending…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Diezani cheated Nigeria over $15b oil sale to India

The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam, has revealed the dubious practice by former Minister of Petroleum Resources,…

Let vulnerable Nigerians benefit from its riches, Ban Ki-moon tells governors

United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday urged states and local governments in Nigeria to ensure that available resources…

Corruption Allegation: Amaechi has no bank account in Minnesota – APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the corruption allegations against immediate…

DHQ alerts the public on fake CDS Facebook accounts

Nigeria Defence Headquarters has alerted the general public of the existence of fake Facebook accounts claiming to belong to the…

Nigerian Air Force destroys two Boko Haram trucks

Two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support to members of the Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) sect have been intercepted…

Taskforce clears Oshodi, arrests 223 miscreants

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) on Sunday, raided some black spots at the…

Buhari to Lawyers: Expose all crooks, corrupt persons

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian lawyers not to sacrifice the integrity of the country’s legal system in a bid…

Ban Ki-moon in Nigeria to mark bombing, Chibok girls

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the bombing of UN’s headquarters by Islamist sect,…

Senate to introduce e-legislation to enhance debates

The Nigerian Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Dume, said on Sunday that the senate would introduce e-legislation to engender “robust and…

Mother-in-law of richest Nigerian monarch kidnapped

Mrs Omogbene Adeborile, 65, the the mother-in-law to Oba Fredrick Obateru-Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugboland, has been kidnapped in Igbotako,…

Why marriages fail in the western world – Oyedepo

Eromosele Ebhomele Founder of the Living Faith Church, popularly called Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has attributed the high rate…

Usain Bolt beats Gatlin to retain 100m title

Beijing (AFP) – Jamaican Usain Bolt trumped American rival Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title in spectacular style…

World Jollof Rice Day takes centre stage

Eromosele Ebhomele To some, this should not be an issue of discussion, but for Nigerians, one of the happiest countries…

Dickson swears in commissioner, four advisers, months to election

Bayelsa state Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson over the weekend called on all political appointees to redouble their efforts at re-connecting…

No alternative to Buhari now, says Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has no alternative…

Buratai, army chief survives Boko Haram ambush

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja It was a narrow escape for Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS ), Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai…

Service Chiefs: Obasanjo lauds Buhari over Boko Haram ultimatum

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for given ultimatum to the service chiefs to end the Boko…

Regional military chiefs finalise plans to end Boko Haram

Reuters – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to…

I’ll work for the success of this current dispensation, says Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that he will work for the success of the current dispensation in…

14,000 ad hoc staff for LG polls in Niger

The Niger Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday said it would recruit 14,000 ad hoc staff for the November Local Government…

N4billion: Rivers judicial panel invites Agric commissioner under Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to probe the…

I’m not married to Buhari’s son, says INEC chairman Amina Zakari

The acting INEC Chairman, Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari speaks on her new responsibilities, the preparations for the governorship elections in…

Help Buhari fight against corruption, Tinubu tells media

Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu on Saturday urged editors in the country to support the Presidency and the president’s…

Akwa-Ibom: Umana takes stand as star witness

Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom state, Umana Okon Umana, took the stand at the…

Arewa Defence League challenge Northern governors on development

Northern Youths under the auspices of Arewa Defence League has urged Northern Governors to revamp the New Nigerian Development Company…

IGP asks Nigerians, medical personnel to assist accident victims

The Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase has enjoined members of the public including medical personnel to attend to accident victims…

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army loses soldiers, Armed Personnel Carrier to landmines

Two soldiers lost their lives while two others were critically injured when troops of 5 Brigade Explosive Ordinance Devices (EOD)…

Why FG suspended Comptroller General of Immigration – Femi Adesina

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has disclosed that the Comptroller General of…

Recruitment of 10,000 police yet to begin

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the approval for the recruitment of 10,000 police officers by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Police has…