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2017 budget: Bagudu presents N139.3bn to House of Assembly

The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N139.3billion for the year 2017 to the…

Staphylococcus leads to bone infection -Expert

An Orthopaedic Surgeon with a private hospital in Abuja, Dr Gabriel Adejimi has warned that untreated bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus…

NYSC boss urges corps members to unite Nigeria

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure has urged corps members to play roles…

Soccer-Transfer deadline day moves

Latest news and highlights from Europe’s top football leagues on transfer deadline day on Tuesday. Free agent Togolese striker Emmanuel…

Plateau government tell residents to patronise train services

Mr Pam Dongs, Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, on Tuesday urged residents to patronise train service in the state…

Angry youths shut power station in Rivers

Some angry youths in the late hours of Monday shut down a power station belonging to the Transmission Company of…

Dasuki: Court rules on FG’s application for witnesses’ protection

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 1 to rule on a fresh application by the Federal Government seeking…

Group lauds Gov. Ugwuanyi over youth friendly policies

The National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has lauded Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu for giving youths sense of belonging…

Sleep deprivation hurts immune system

An Ilorin-based medical practitioner, Dr Olawale Bello, says lack of sleep could hurt the immune system. Bello, a staff of…
Auchi Polytechnic: forgives 4 repentant cultists

ASUP Strike: Academic activities paralysed at Auchi poly

Academic activities at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo came to a standstill on Tuesday as the seven-day warning strike by…

Pictures: Buhari supporters march in Abuja

A coalition of civil society groups on Tuesday took to the streets of Abuja, to give support to the policies…

Teenage cultist remanded over alleged murder

An 18-year-old suspected cultist, Isijola Olusola, was on Tuesday remanded in Olokuta Prison by an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court for…

Ebonyi school committee nabs 20 for loitering, hawking

The Ebonyi School Committee on Anti-loitering and Hawking, set up by the government on Tuesday in Abakaliki arrested no fewer…

Our ‘Man of the Year 2016’

I start by thanking my teeming readers for their commendations, prayers, and pieces of advice every week. I covet the…

Trump poses grave risk to world trade- French Minister

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin on Tuesday said U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration posed a grave risk to international trade.…

South African prosecutor who jailed Pistorius quits

Gerrie Nel, the South African prosecutor who obtained a jail sentence for Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend…

Lagos Fire Service recovers 2 corpses inside tanker, well

The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, on Tuesday said they recovered two bodies from a petrol…

Suicide bomber kills self, vigilante in Borno

A suicide bomber and a local vigilante were killed during an attempt on a Maiduguri mosque on Monday morning, a…

We cant pay salaries, says Niger council chairman

The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government in Niger, Alhaji Yusuf Inuwa has said that the council has no enough money…

Trump fires disobedient acting attorney-general

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night fired acting Attorney-General Sally Yates for refusing to enforce his Refugee Order designed…

Lagos Fire Service recovers 2 corpses inside tanker, well

The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, on Tuesday said they recovered two bodies from a petrol…

Lagos Chairmanship Aspirant Dies

A chairmanship aspirant for Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area in the coming local government elections in the state, Mansur Obafemi…

U.S. deploys ‘Iron Soldiers’ to Europe, warns Russia over Ukraine

The U.S. says its Army’s 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is ready for any mission to protect…

AU re-admits Morocco

Morocco was on Monday readmitted into the African Union at the 28th AU summit of Head of States and Government…

Chad’s Foreign Affairs Minister emerges AU Commission Chairman

Foreign Affairs Minister of Chad, Mr Moussa Mahamat, was on Monday elected Chairman, African Union Commission (AUC) . He succeeds…

Robbers kill policeman, injure sergeant in bank raid

Rivers Police Command said it foiled a bank robbery and lost a personnel at Rumuibekwe area of Port Harcourt on…

I-G appoints CSP Moshood new Police spokesman

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has appointed Mr Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police, as the new…
'African Queen’ has been a blessing and a curse', 2Face

Former governor behind 2face’s planned protest

Investigations on Monday revealed a former Akwa Ibom State Governor as the chief sponsor of the planned massive nationwide protest…

Ex-JAMB registrar commends communications minister

The immediate past registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, has described Barrister Adebayo Shittu,…

Robbers attack GTB in Port Harcourt

A suspected robbery gang on Monday stormed the branch of the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) along Shell RA Bus Stop…