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Bus conductor docked for beating trader to pulp

An 18-year-old bus conductor who allegedly assaulted a trader, Ikenna Okechukwu, by beating him to a pulp, was on Thursday…

TUC boss extols Anambra governor

The Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Anambra, Mr Ifeanyi Okechukwu, has said that Gov. Willie Obiano has kept…

Bayelsa Assembly approves N3bn to purchase Legislators’ cars

The Bayelsa House of Assembly has approved a N3 billion loan request from the State government to purchase cars for…
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Team to kill rats in 465 Lagos markets

The Lagos State Vector Control Programme is to employ more graduates of the state’s College of Health Technology (LASCOHET), Yaba,…

Dutse residents laud FG’s food security task force

Some residents of Dutse in Jigawa, on Thursday, lauded the Federal Government for its decision to inaugurate a task force…

Court remands man for lack of interpreter

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a motorcyclist, Baba Alhaji Yaga, at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa over…

2019 Polls: APGA zones governorship ticket to Nasarawa North

The Nasarawa State Chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has zoned the 2019 governorship ticket to Nasarawa North Senatorial…

No Sri Lankans stranded at U.S. airports – Government

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that there have been no reports of Sri Lankan nationals stranded in the…

Breaking: Frank Lampard: Former Chelsea, England midfielder retires

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21-year professional career. The 38-year-old, who…

Butcher remanded for raping minor

A Gombe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old butcher, Shamsudeen Musa, over alleged rape of a…

FRSC convicts 39 traffic offenders in Ota

No fewer than 39 motorists were tried and convicted for various traffic offences by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…

Crime Reporters mourn Rivers’ CP

The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) is mourning the death of the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Francis…

Specialist warns Nigerians on dangers of extreme dieting

A dietitian, Mrs Iheoma Nwabueze has warned on the dangers of extreme dieting, saying it leads to life threatening conditions.…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

DPR to check unauthorised hike in petrol price

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bayelsa says it has stepped up its regulatory activities to check unauthorised hike…

Zimbabwean pastor commits suicide over girlfriend

Richard Nhika, a 38-year old Zimbabwean gospel musician and church pastor took his life while filming himself. According to him,…

Sony cuts annual profit due to poor business

Sony Corp on Thursday cut its full-year outlook for operating profit after the Japanese TV-to-gaming group took a $1 billion…

Obanikoro returns fresh N30m, to balance N417m

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has returned a fresh sum of N30m to the Economic…

Facebook to pay $500m over theft

US jury in Texas , media reports on Thursday, ordered Facebook Inc, its virtual reality unit Oculus, and other defendants…

FG to raise VAT on luxury items

The FG plans to raise the value-added tax (VAT) on luxury items — subject to the approval of the national…

Rain injures 13 corps members in Oyo camp

Thirteen members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Oyo state were injured while a worship centre was destroyed…

Crisis in Rivers Assembly, expelled Minority Leader drags APC, Speaker to court

The expelled Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Benibo Frederick Anabraba, has instituted a suit against the…

Elelctricity: Delta community gives Chevron 14-day ultimatum

The indigenes of Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, have given Chevron Nigeria Limited…

Killer dog put down after death of Barrow’s son

A dog that killed the son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, an agriculture ministry source said,…

Police vow to stop Tuface planned protest

Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he will not allow the planned protest against the Federal Government…

UN asks President Trump to rescind order banning refugees

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again asked U.S. President Donald Trump to rescind the Refugee Order suspending entrance of refugees…

Senator Andy Uba dumps PDP, defects to APC

Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to…

Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers, injures 5

Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops…
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Gunmen kill UN contractor, 4 others near Nigeria-Cameroon border

The United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted…

Businessman defrauds South African company of $936, 000

A businessman, Chris Ifeorah, who allegedly defrauded a South African firm of 936,000 dollars, on Wednesday in Lagos got a…

British MPs vote to trigger Brexit

MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.…