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Saudi Prince Alwaleed pledges entire fortune, $32bn, to charity

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Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Wednesday promised his entire $32 billion (28.8 billion euro) fortune…

Kidnappers to get death penalty in Cross River

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11 years ago

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Wednesday sent an Executive bill seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the…

Osinbajo commends Borno Govt., NEMA over IDPs’ welfare

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday commended Borno Government for its efforts at ensuring welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…

Femi Adesina blasts Metuh again, says Buhari was right to appoint Zakari as INEC boss

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Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Media and Publicity have hit back at Olisa…

Lagos captures 2,523 cooperative society in database

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has only captured the database of 2,523 cooperative societies in its ongoing…

Buhari to NAHCON: Address corruption in Hajj, Umrah

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to address all corrupt practices that had…

2 arraigned for defrauding American of $64,000

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu…

PDP vows to appeal Ambode’s victory at tribunal

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Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the ruling of the governorship election petitions…

Army not owing allowances of troops, says Minimah

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Monday in Abuja said the Nigerian Army was not owing…

EFCC to challenge Fani-Kayode’s acquittal

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that it would respond to the acquittal of Mr Femi…

6 children drown, 9 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos

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Kazeem Ugbodaga Six children have drowned and nine others rescued as a fibre boat ran into a canoe at Ojo…

‘Tribunal’s Ruling Reaffirms The People’s Mandate’

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The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the confirmation of his victory at the polls as a…

Obasa Congratulates Ambode, APC On Tribunal’s Verdict

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The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the victory of the Governor…

Retiree, 60, In Trouble Over Suspect’s Escape

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Paul Iyoghojie A 60-year-old retiree, Adeyemi Samuel, has been arrested by the operatives of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos…

NNPC To Avert Danger, Repairs Rusty Pipelines

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Cyriacus Izuekwe After years of petroleum pipeline leakages, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has finally started repairing rusty pipelins…

Court Dismisses Agbaje’s Petition Against Ambode

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Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed…

Money Laundering: Court acquits Fani-Kayode of corruption charges

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday discharged and acquitted Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, charged…

Man sent to prison for standing as surety for fleeing wife

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Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year-old man, Joshua Apanisile, has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri after standing as surety for…

Non-Academic staff shut down UI

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Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Non-academic staff of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Wednesday went on strike over non payment of their…

Court dismisses Agbaje’s petition against Ambode

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Henry Ojelu The Lagos state governorship election tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic…

Aregbesola to pay March, April salaries by Friday

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Governor Rauf Aregbesola has stated that frantic efforts are being made by the state government to pay the salaries of…

Buhari may not appoint ministers until September

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ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari may not name a cabinet until September as he takes time to find…

Banire admonishes Buhari on choice of Ministers

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By Jamiu Yisa The national legal aAdviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muiz Banire has advised President Muhammadu…

Wike monitors Zero Pothole project in Port Harcourt

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction at the pace of work on the Operation Zero…

Group appeals to Ambode over ultimatum to tricycle riders

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Eromosele Ebhomele A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Concerned Human Rights and its Allies, on Tuesday…

EFCC dock 2 travel agents for N70m fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two officials of a travel agency for allegedly swindling and defrauding…

N207bn Scam: EFCC to re-arraign ex-president of NLNG coop, others

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, Emeka Iloegbunam, Ijeoma David…

Buhari appoints Amina Zakari as acting INEC boss

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

Terrorism: Court grants Sen. Ndume leave to travel for Hajj

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An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday granted an application by Senator Ali Ndume, who is charged with terrorism to…

Nigerians must focus on National Assembly, cleric says

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Eromosele Ebhomele The change which President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria preaches would not be complete if Nigerians do not force…

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