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Bayelsa guber poll: Cross River REC resigns, joins race

The Cross River Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Frankland Briyai on Thursday resigned his appointment with the Independent National Electoral…
Shehu Sani claims Nigerian leaders in power behave like gods

Shehu Sani reacts to killing of 3 policemen by soldiers

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the killing of policemen…

2 men arraigned for slashing friend with machete

The police on Thursday arraigned two middle-aged men in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly slashing their friend on the…

Enugu governor orders traditional rulers to reside in their communities

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed traditional rulers in the state living outside their kingdoms to relocate to…
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World Bank net commitment to Nigeria hits $11bn

Mr Rachid Benmessaoud, Country Director, World Bank Group, says the bank’s net commitment to Nigeria over the years is about…

Gov. Dickson inaugurates cancer center

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday inaugurated a cancer centre in memory of his late mother, Mrs Goldcoast Dickson…

Insecurity: Enugu Assembly expresses worry

The Enugu State House of Assembly has expressed worry over the rising wave of insecurity in the state and called…

Benue Police parades 4 fake Naval officers

The Police Command in Benue on Thursday paraded four fake Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and 11 other suspects over alleged…
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Hajj rituals start midnight Thursday – Saudi Arabia

Saudi Press Agency on Thursday reported that the 2019 Hajj rituals would start from the midnight of Thursday in Mecca’s…

Bayelsa PDP Primaries: Ebebi emerges Timi Alaibe’s Campaign DG

The Campaign Organisation of Chief Timi Alaibe, governorship aspirant for the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party’s primaries in Bayelsa, has named…

Lagos shuts 53 illegal pharmacies, patent medicine stores

No fewer than 52 pharmacies, patent medicine shops and unlicensed premises have been shut by the Lagos State Taskforce on…

Killing of 3 policemen: Buhari orders DHQ take over probe

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Defence Headquarters to take over the investigation of the killing of three police operatives…

Makurdi flood drowns 3-year old boy

The Benue State Commissioner for Water Resources and Environment, Mr Dondo Ahile, says a three-year old boy allegedly drowned in…

Buhari orders Army HQ to investigate Taraba killings

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Defence Headquarters to commence immediate investigation of incident involving the troops of 93 Battalion,…
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FRSC deploys 100 personnel on Benin-Ore Expressway

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 100 personnel, 3 patrol vehicles and one ambulance on the Benin-Ore expressway,…

Over 8,000 to grace 2019 Nigeria Back-To-School Festival

Over 8,000 parents and students are set to grace the 2019 Nigeria Back-To-School Festival in what is billed as the…

NANS protests against MTN, Multichoice, Stanbic

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday took to the streets of Abeokuta, Ogun state and…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested man who broke into dead herbalist's home

Eid-el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 3,000 personnel in Delta

The Delta Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 3,000 armed and unarmed personnel to ensure…

3 doctors charged with terrorism, conspiracy over death of WHO epidemiologist

Three doctors have been arrested in eastern Congo over the murder of a World Health Organisation (WHO) epidemiologist.

Buruji Kashamu’s mother dies at 92

The immediate past lawmaker, representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly and the governorship candidate of the Peoples…

Nigerians in U.S establish diaspora cooperative society

The Nigerian community in the U.S. has embarked on the registration of members for its proposed Nigerian Federal Credit United…

Abacha notorious kidnapper killed in gun battle with police

Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have shot dead a notorious kidnapper, popularly known as 'Abacha'  in Rivers State.

Eid-el-Kabir: Reps member doles out N6.5m to constituents

Rep. Abubakar Hassan-Fulata of Kirikasamma/Guri/Birniwa Federal Constituency in the National Assembly on Thursday, donated N6.5 million to over 300 members…

Cameroon: Biya hires US lobbyists linked with Trump for $55K monthly

President Paul Biya's government has hired Clout Public Affairs, a firm organized by former aides to Texas Republican Sen. Ted…

Two friends arraigned for stealing 700 tubers of yam

The police on Thursday arraigned two friends in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 700 tubers of yam, worth…

Ejogo to star alongside Lebron James in Netflix’s ‘Madam CJ Walker’

British-Nigerian actress, Carmen Ejogo is set to star in upcoming Netflix series, ‘Madam C. J. Walker’.

Kenyan socialite Huddah Monroe blasts government

Kenyan socialite cum entrepreneur, Huddah Monroe has attacked the Kenyan government alleging that black people are so selfish for stealing…

Dhaka: 2 Japanese held with 12 kg of gold in pant pockets

Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka said on Thursday they seized gold bars weighing about 12 kg from…
Four Fulani herders die in Takum LG of Taraba State after reportedly eating a fish they picked up at the bank of a river while grazing

Non Fulani behind kidnappings, killings – Miyetti Allah

The South-East Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Siddiki Gidado, has claimed that non-Fulani…

Happening Now: Buhari meets service chiefs for security briefing

President Muhammadu Buhari is at the moment meeting with security chiefs at the Villa in Abuja.