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Police tasks Sokoto residents to be security conscious

The Police Command in Sokoto State has advised residents to be watchful and security conscious during and after the Independence…

Buhari pledges improved funding for creative industry

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his administration will improve funding of creative industry in the 2017 budget in order…

Italy anti-Mafia police recover stolen Van Gogh paintings

Two Vincent Van Gogh paintings have been recovered by police in Italy 14 years after being stolen, officials said Friday.…

Nigeria @56: Peace advocate calls for national harmony

A peace advocate, Mr Olaniyi Owolabi, on Friday called for national harmony as Nigeria clocks 56 years on Saturday. Owolabi,…

Peres ‘great man of the world’, says Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres as a “great man of the world” on…

I-G urges transport unions to work on curbing illegal motor parks

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has advised transport unions to streamline their operations to enable them to…

World leaders attend Shimon Peres’ funeral in Jerusalem

The flag-covered casket of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Israeli president Shimon Peres was carried from the Knesset in…

British Airways to stop free meals

British Airways is scrapping free meals for short-haul economy fares from next year and inviting passengers to instead pay for…
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Gunmen kill man, two sons in Lagos

The Ipakodo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, was on Thursday thrown into a state of grief after unknown gunmen invaded…

Independence: FG declares Monday, Oct 3 public holiday

The Federal Government on Thursday declared Monday, 3rd of October, as public holiday to mark country’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The…

Trump is ‘unfit for the presidency’ – USA TODAY’s Editorial Board

In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. Instead, we’ve…

Rivers re-run election: Vote with PVCs, not guns, says Abe

Senator Magnus Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Rivers South-East Senatorial District in forthcoming re-run election, has urged…

Abuja area council begins demolition of shanties in Nyanya market

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Thursday Abuja began the demolition of shanties and other makeshift structures erected by…

Ambode charges CDAs to re-organise to overcome recession

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has called on all the Community Development Associations, CDAs in the state to re-organise…

Residents decry deplorable state of Apapa/Tin-Can Ports’ road

Some residents of Apapa, on Thursday renewed calls on the Federal Government to repair Apapa/Tin-Can Island ports road presently in…

NCC confiscates broadcast equipment worth millions of Naira in Onitsha

The Nigerian Copyright Commission has impounded illegal broadcast equipment worth more than N20 million in Onitsha, the commercial city of…

I have no love for my husband any more, woman tells court

A 35-year old housewife, Salamat Jawondo, has told an Ilorin Area Court that she had no love and passion for…

Buhari congratulates govt., people of Edo over successful poll

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the government and people of Edo on successful conclusion of the gubernatorial election in the…

Agents’ refusal to sign result sheet does not invalidate Edo election – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the refusal of some political party agents to sign the Edo governorship…

My victory at the poll historic – Obaseki

Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Governor-elect of Edo State, Thursday described his election as a historic victory for Edo people and…

APC agent slumps, dies at polling unit

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A polling agent of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Solomon Omorogbe, reportedly slumped and died on Wednesday…

Lagos screens intending Jerusalem pilgrims to ascertain medical fitness

Lagos State Government has begun the administrative and Medical screening exercise for intending pilgrims to Jerusalem and Rome to ascertain…

Ambode congratulates Obaseki over victory in Edo poll

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday congratulated the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Mr.…

Group lauds Ambode over construction of 114 roads

A group of Lagosians under the auspices of Lagosians Furture Group (LFG) has lauded the governor of Lagos State, Mr.…

Three dead as New Jersey train crashes

Authorities are reporting at least one death and more than 100 injuries after a New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed…

Obasanjo: It’s time for Nigeria to have elected female governor

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said it was time Nigeria has the first elected female governor…

Breaking: APC wins Edo governorship election

Candidate of the‎ All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo State governorship election, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been declared winner…

We’ll soon pass bill criminalising land grabbing – Ogun Speaker

The Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Suraj Adekunbi, on Thursday said that lawmakers would soon pass a bill…

Lagos State Prisons graduate 29 inmates from life skills project

The Lagos State Prisons Command has graduated 29 inmates under its “ONESIMUS Project” designed to teach them life skills preparatory…

Man docked for stealing spaghetti

A 29-year-old unemployed man, Monday Suileman, who allegedly sneaked into a shopping plaza and stole three cartons of spaghetti, was…