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Breaking: Barrow named as UK’s new ambassador to EU

Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow will be appointed the UK’s new ambassador to EU to replace Sir Ivan Rogers. Foreign…

Mega Party: Tinubu can’t leave APC- Momoh

Former Minister of Information and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tony Momoh has come to the…

9 authors fight for £15,000 Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016

Helon Habila, chairman of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature has announced the 2016 longlist of…

Army confirm arrests of Borno LG chairman, for alleged link with Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of Mafa Local Government in Borno, Alhaji Shettima Lawan,…

Lay down your arms, repentant Boko Haram members tell colleagues

Some repentant Boko Haram members on Wednesday appealed to their fellow sect members still in Sambisa forest to lay down…

Israeli soldier convicted over Hebron death

An Israeli soldier filmed shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker after he had been disarmed of a knife has been…

Nigerians throng immigration office for international passports

Many Nigerians seeking to escape from the economic hardship in the country, are trooping to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS)…
Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth resumes after recovering from cold

Queen Elizabeth has resumed official duties as she continues to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss…
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria.

3 female suicide bombers shot dead in Adamawa

Members of a vigilante group in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa on Wednesday shot dead three suspected female suicide…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

Ogoni Day: Peterside eulogises Ogoni struggle

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Rivers APC Governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections, says the resilience of the Ogonis and their…

Medical practitioner docked over death of pregnant woman

A Lagos-based medical practitioner, Olugbenga Farajimakin, was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly partnering a “self-acclaimed doctor” to perform a Caesarean…
Placentyne Hair Lotion has been banned: NAFDAC issues warning

NAFDAC seeks support to curb drug abuse in Taraba

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria…
UNILORIN extends Post-UTME registration

Unilorin promotes 583 staff

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has approved the promotion of 583 staff, cutting across all…

Court slams N1.5m bail on 3 murder suspects

Three murder suspects, who appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, were on Wednesday slammed a N500,000 bail…

Recession: Surviving the years of lean cows

Nigeria’s recession, our own years of lean cows, is characterised by very high inflation, declining real wages and accelerating unemployment…

Knife-wielding man wounds 11 children in south China

A man in China’s southern region of Guangxi wounded 11 children with a blade at their kindergarten on Wednesday, a…
File photo of suspected fake soldier

Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes

The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly…

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Olamide to surpass maiden edition

Oluwaseun Olamide, who was first among the Nigerian females at the maiden Access Bank Lagos City Marathon in 2016, says…

Electricity generation hits 3,959 megawatts

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday wheeled out about 3,959 megawatts of generated electricity to the 11 distribution companies…

Yuletide: Government, commercial activities pick-up Enugu

Government and commercial activities have picked up in Enugu, Enugu state after the yuletide break that lasted for about two…

Pictures: Gbenga Daniel, Kuku, others grace Otunba Subomi Balogun’s thanksgiving service

The ​Chairman, First City Monument Group, Otunba Subomi Balogun, Tuesday celebrated his annual thanksgiving service at his Ijebu-ode country home.…

Kaduna Security Council relaxes curfew

The Kaduna State Security Council has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Zangon Kataf Local Government areas with immediate…

Peace Corps to generate 800,000 jobs

The Commandant-General, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Dickson Akor, has said that the organization will generate 800,000 jobs for youths…

2 homosexuals granted N100,000 bail each

An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday granted two homosexuals, Paul Frank, 31, and Ejimofor Christian, 22, N100,000 bail…
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Trending: Obasanjo blasts Awujale: You are a liar, a rumour monger

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lambasted the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, describing him as a serial liar and…

Ex-Finance Commissioner lauds FG’s economic measures

Alhaji Muazu Bawa, a former Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning in Niger, says he is optimistic that the economic…
FG says has said it is interacting with the critical stakeholders on how to crash the price of LPG also known as cooking gas

Forex blamed for cooking gas price hike

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has blamed foreign exchange scarcity for the current high price of…

Car bomb wounds four UN guards in Mogadishu

A car bomb wounded no fewer than four UN guards when it exploded near a United Nations compound in Somalia’s…

FG urged to establish dry ports to boost economy

A Kano-based car dealer, Alhaji Jaafar Adam-Jikamshi, has advised the Federal Government to establish dry ports to boost economic activities…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Farmers, herdsmen tasked on peaceful co-existence

The Village Head of Odu in Nasarawa state, Mr. Oberre Ewa, has appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the state…