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Police arrest kidnappers who murdered Dangote employee

The Nigerian police said they have arrested three of the kidnappers who murdered one of the employees of Dangote Group…

Labourer remanded for stealing handbags worth N100,000

A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 20-year-old labourer, Umoru Idrisa, in prison for stealing a sack…

2 missing, 6 rescued in Iran helicopter crash

The head of Rescue Organisation of Iran’s Red Crescent Society on Tuesday said two people on board a rescue helicopter…

Corps member plants 6,000 economic trees

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ebonyi, Goldshield Kanjal has started planting of over 6,000 economic trees…

Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 4 suspects

Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Enugu State Police Commissioner,[/caption The Enugu state Police Command, has rescued Miss Chinenye Nwobodo, 18, a kidnapped…

Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying

A Saudi Court on Tuesday sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom’s arch-enemy, Iran, Saudi-owned media reported,…

Security man kills co-worker, cuts his body into pieces

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Haruna Abubakar who allegedly killed his colleague, cut him into…

Group warns Sanusi over attack on presidency

A Kano-based pro-democracy group, Coalition for Democratic Norms (CODEM), has cautioned the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to desist…

Abuja Carnival: President Buhari to support creative industry

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated Federal Government’s support for the creative industry as part of measures to grow the economy.…

Motorist hits 6 security personnel in Zamfara –FRSC

Six security personnel have been reportedly hit by a motorist, resulting in the death of four of them in Talata-Mafara,…

Lagos charges miners against degrading the environment

The Lagos State Government has charged miners in the state to desist from degrading its environment through their mining activities.…

Court remands 2 women over alleged contempt

Two women were on Tuesday ordered to be remanded in Ilesa Prisons by an Osogbo Magistrate’s’ Court for disrespecting the…

FRSC, stakeholders to ensure sanity on roads

The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sango-Ota, Ogun, Mr Leye Adegboyega, has urged stakeholders to collaborate with officials…

Kebbi LG targets 700 children for polio immunisation

The Bunza Local Government Council of Kebbi, says it targets 700 children in the area for immunisation against polio which…

UNDP launches report to accelerate gender equality

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched Africa Human Development Report 2016 to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in…

Army gives out dedicated GSM lines to public

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday gave dedicated GSM lines for the general public to call for any information or request…

Chevron appoints Esimaje Brikinn as GM, PGPA

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has announced the appointment of Mr Esimaje Brikinn as General Manager of Policy, Government and Public…

Man kills friend over lady friend struggle

The Enugu State Police Command has commenced the trial of a suspect who allegedly killed his friend over a lady…

DPR seals 19 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed 10 filling stations in Sokoto and Kebbi states for allegedly…

Nigeria Referees Association set for 2016/2017 NPFL

The Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) has said that its members were ready to continue to officiate creditably in the 2016/2017…

Oil hits $55.33 after OPEC agreement

Crude rose above 55 dollars a barrel on Monday as rising prospects of a tightening market after last week’s OPEC…

Nasarawa gov assures public of quality healthcare delivery

Gov. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Monday renewed his administration’s resolve to deliver quality and affordable healthcare services…

Saraki mourns Kuforiji-Olubi

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Monday, mourned the late Mrs. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, a former Minister of…

Arrest of Journalist: Kogi NUJ boycotts govt activities

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi council on Monday directed journalists in the state to boycott government activities to…

Customs intercepts container of Jollof Rice, Yam Porridge, Egusi from India

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20ft container of “READY TO EAT FOODS’’…

Rerun elections: River Govt. declares three days fasting

The Rivers State Government has declared a three-day fasting to seek God’s intervention for peace and order in the state,…
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How ex-NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi converted N4.5bn to US dollars- Witness

A star witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Adamu Usman Yusuf, Monday told a Federal High Court…

Blatter loses appeal against 6-year ban

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, the Court of Arbitration…

FG bans importation of vehicles through land borders from 2017

The Federal Government has banned the importation of vehicles into the country through land borders. In a statement on Monday…

Ambode raises police death insurance benefit to N10m

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced an increment to the death insurance benefit for police…