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Sanga LGC relaxes 24-hour curfew

The Sanga Local Government Council of Kaduna State on Sunday relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed in the area by 10…

Nigerian soldiers hide as Boko Haram attack churches

Nigerian soldiers reportedly went to hide in the bush as Boko Haram gunmen unleashed fresh attacks on churches in the…

Gunmen kill 13 Fulani herdsmen in Taraba

The police in Jalingo confirmed that unknown gunmen on Saturday trailed and killed 13 Fulani herdsmen who were returning from…

Amazing: ‘Wash-wash’ 419 trick still netting preys

Despite years of public education and warnings about Nigeria’s oldest 419 gimmick, the ‘wash-wash trick’, in which the fraudster tells…

Amosun to reabsorb Daniels’s recruits

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Respite finally came the way of 2,000 workers sacked by Governor Ibikunle Amosun in 2011 as they are…

APC, Saraki urge Muslims to pray for peace

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan as a period of reflection and…

JTF warns vessel owners against oil thieves

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta on Saturday warned owners of vessels and tankers against allowing the…

Bauchi attack: police arrest one suspect

The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with…

Ikuforiji urges Muslims to pray for Nigeria’s progress

Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has called on all Muslims to pray fervently for the…

Inmate dies after swallowing 20 condoms filled with drugs

A Thai prison inmate died after swallowing 20 condoms filled with methamphetamines, a report said on Saturday. The Bangkok Post…

Pastor releases Muslim inmates from Kaduna prison

Pastor Yohanna Buru, leader and founder of Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation, on Friday 27 June secured the release of…

Okorocha’s raw deal from Charly Boy at mass for dad

The first son of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy, threw decorum to the winds as he stopped…

Husband wants divorce over sex starvation

A 34-year old man, Ayokunle Aladesiun, on Friday 27 June asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve his three-year old…

Abuja bombing: DSS claims malls were warned

The spokesperson of Nigeria’s Department of State Security, Marilyn Ogar said the agency warned shopping complexes in Abuja for two…

Trailer kills motorcyclist

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A trailer heading towards Ibadan via Oru-Ijebu axis ran over a commercial motorcyclist at the junction connecting the…

Orelope-Adefulire at the retreat of Lagos Ministry of Finance

Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (left), the State’s Commissioner for Finance, Ayo Gbeleyi (middle) and Financial Consultant,…

Jonathan writes Washington Post on Chibok schoolgirls

‘Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls’ BY GOODLUCK JONATHAN I have had to remain quiet about…

Amosun promises cars, furniture, others to Ogun councillors

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria on Friday 27 June approved the purchase of new cars…

Police detect high calibre explosives in Kano

The Police in Kano State said it had detected 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata…

Jonathan wants UN to set up intelligence sharing system

President Goodluck Jonathan said he would urge UN Assembly in September to establish coordinated system for sharing intelligence in solving…

Oyegun to reconcile aggrieved APC members

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, on Friday promised to reconcile aggrieved members and keep…

ASUU-LASU debunks rift within lecturers

Some lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo on Friday defied the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic…

Over 50 terrorists killed in a raid in Borno

The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that more than 50 suspected terrorists died during a raid on a makeshift camp…

Jonathan vows to bring perpetrators of Abuja blast to justice

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday vowed to bring the perpetrators and sponsors of Wednesday’s bomb attack in Abuja to justice.…

Lawmaker lauds Confab on state police

A member of the House of Representatives, Prince Yomi Ogunnusi, representing Ijaye/Ojokoro Constituency in Lagos State, on Friday hailed the…

How Don Jazzy Employed Sacked Airline Staff

Kayode Aponmade The CEO of Mavin Records and music producer, Don Jazzy has employed a sacked Delta Airline staff who…

Rivers Police Boss Decries Overcrowded Police Cells

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunshakin, has raised alarm over overcrowded police cells because of…

2015: Agitation For Gov In Ikorodu

Kazeem Ugbodaga The race for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is beginning to gather momentum with…

Cervical Cancer Kills 26 Women In Nigeria Daily — WHO

Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo At least 26 women die of cervical cancer daily in Nigeria, a new World Health Organisation, WHO study…

Fashola Harps On APC’s Ideology

At two separate fora on Thursday, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), deepened the emerging debate on the clear…