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Niger NLC condoles with Dep. Gov. over wife’s death

NLC laments industries shutdown, high cost of living

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has lamented the continued shutting down of industries resulting in job losses and a high…

Lagos names Agusto, 11 others in its Economic Advisory Committee

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday created a 12-member Economic Advisory Committee headed by renowned accountant and financial expert, Dr…

BREAKING: Usain Bolt loses Olympic medal over doping

Multiple world record holder Usain Bolt has been stripped of one of his nine Olympic gold medals, following the disqualification…

Adamawa Judiciary sacks 2 Magistrates, demotes one

The Adamawa Judiciary Service Commission has announced the removal of two magistrates and the demotion of another court judge. The…

Court re-arraigns former Chief of Air Staff

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned, Mohammed Umar, a former Chief of Air Staff in the…

ICPC recovers 40 vehicles from retired govt. officials

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has handed over 40 vehicles which it recovered from ex-officials…
Dr Mohammed Ali of Kaduna based HRDEI

Bauchi re-unites 176 Almajiris with families

The Bauchi State Government says it has re-united 176 Almajiris apprehended by security agents in Jos with their families. Alhaji…

Ex-banker in court for N1.5b fraud

An ex-banker, who allegedly swindled 26 different people to the tune of N1.5 billion appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court…

Section 1 of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway 40% reconstructed

The Section One of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project is 40 per cent completed, an official said on…

NDLEA tasks schools, religious bodies on anti-drugs campaign

The FCT Command of the NDLEA has called on schools, parents and religious bodies to support the fight against drug…

Lawmaker urges El-Rufai to dialogue on Southern Kaduna crisis

Mr John Gaul-Lebo, the Speaker, Cross River House of Assembly, has called on the Federal Government and the Kaduna State…

18 abandoned babies recovered in Funtua

Eighteen babies, abandoned by their mothers, have been recovered in Funtua town, Katsina State, in the last four months, an…

Clerics calls for stiffer penalty for rapists

Some clerics on Wednesday called for a stiffer penalty for rape offenders to serve as deterrent and in order to…

Resident doctors ends 7-day warning strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday ended it seven days nationwide warning strike and gave the Federal…

Gambia’s Barrow to return on Thursday

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow is due to return to Gambia on Thursday, a senior aide Amie Bojang said on Wednesday.…

Police officer demoted for extortion

The Nigeria Police Force in Abuja on Wednesday says it has demoted a police sergeant serving in the FCT Command…

10 killed, 50 wounded as gunmen attack Somali hotel

Ten people have died and more than 50 are wounded after a car bomb and gun attack at a hotel…

Updated: 3 suicide bombers, vigilante killed in Maiduguri explosions

Barely two weeks after twin suicide attacks claimed the lives of a professor of medicine and four others in University…

2 men remanded over homosexuality, stealing

An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday ordered the remand in prison of two men, Paul Frank, 31, and…

Mogadishu Blast: 18 killed in twin car bombing

At least 18 people were killed when two vehicles loaded with explosives exploded near the entrance of a hotel in…

No going back on building Mexico wall-Trump

Donald Trump has said a “big day” is planned on national security, including an announcement to build a wall on…

Kuwait executes member of royal family, 7 other prisoners

Seven people, among them a member of the ruling al-Sabah family, were hanged on Wednesday in Kuwait’s first executions in…

2 teenagers docked over alleged gang-raping

Two teenagers were on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old girl. The defendants-…

Commuters express mixed feelings over using pedestrian bridges

Some FCT Residents on Wednesday expressed mixed feelings over the poor usage of pedestrian bridges provided in some parts of…

Bill upgrading MAPOLY to university scales second reading

The Bill to upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a state University of Technology, on Wednesday scaled second reading at…
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Ginger cures cancer, cardiovascular diseases

Experts at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) Ibadan, have enumerated the economic and health values of ginger and turmeric…

Kerosene Scarcity: Tenants in trouble as landlords ban charcoal, firewood for cooking

Some landlords and tenants in Anambra are at war over the use of charcoal and firewood for cooking following the…

4 killed, 16 injured in kerosene explosions, doctors raise alarm

Nigeria is back again to the era of kerosene explosion due to the activities of some people who adulterate the…

Soldiers beat RCCG pastor to coma

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Abuja, Alex Ochienu, said he was assaulted and beaten by two…

Fayose foils DSS attempt at arresting Apostle Suleiman

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’s Forum, Ayodele Fayose, in the early hours of…