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2 die, 5 injured in Jigawa auto crash

Two persons died in an auto crash involving a Volk Wagen Golf car on Kano-Birninkudu road, Birninkudu in Birninkudu Local…

NUPENG issues 21-day ultimatum to multinationals

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Sunday gave a 21-day ultimatum to employers in the…

Commissioner tasks Bayelsa youths to shun cultism, drug abuse

The Bayelsa Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr Otobo Ibarakumo, on Sunday advised youths in the state to resist the temptation…

Hajj: NAHCON extends registration dateline

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has extended the deadline for the registration and payment of 2018 Hajj fares…

Ambode clears N37.546bn pension arrears

The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) said Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has paid a total of N37, 546…
Ramadan: Medical experts drop important message

Extend love beyond month of Ramadan – Ansar-Ud-Deen

The Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Abuja Chapter has called on Muslims to show love to one another beyond the Holy…

Cholera Outbreak: Massive chlorination of water points commences

Massive chlorination of infected water points in Mubi town of Adamawa has commenced in earnest to contain the outbreak of…

Justice Akanbi’s Death, a personal loss – Saraki

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has expressed grief over the death of a former President of the…

Benue killings: 7 killed, 6 injured in Kwande LGA – Chairman

The Chairman, Kwande Local Government Council of Benue, Mr Terdoo Kenti, has confirmed the killing of seven persons and injury…

Buhari mourns Justice Akanbi

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, describing him…

Police confirm killing of former Maths lecturer in Benin

The Police Command in Edo has confirmed the killing of Dr Omoruyi Igbagbon, former lecturer at the College of Education,…
Tobacco

Alcoholic drinks, tobacco excise duty kicks off Monday

The new excise duty for alcoholic beverages and tobacco earlier approved by President Muhammadu Buhari will take effect from Monday,…

Ndoma-Egba new APC Convention committee secretary

Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has been named by the All Progressives Congress as the secretary of the party’s national convention committee.

Apple iPhone users to share augmented reality

Apple Inc next week will release tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data…
Benue

Herdsmen ambush, kill 12 in Adamawa

Twelve persons have been reported killed in an ambush by suspected herdsmen on Kangling village in Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria.

Justice Akanbi for burial today

Former head of Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Justice Mustapha Akanbi will be buried today, just hours after his…

Robbery suspect shot dead in Ogun

Men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) Magbon, Abeokuta have killed an armed robbery suspect who was trying to…
WAEC

WAEC to release 2018 WASSCE results within 45 days — Spokesman

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reassured that it is committed to releasing results of its 2018 West Africa…

Army kills 10 Boko Haram, recovers N2m in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Saturday, said it killed 10 Boko Haram insurgents during an operation at Ngelkona in Ngala Local…

Cancer, diabetes, lung, heart diseases kill 41 million people annually – WHO

Collectively, cancer, diabetes, lung and heart diseases kill 41 million people annually, accounting for 71% of all deaths globally, a new…

Poverty in United States deepens under Trump – UN Expert

Poverty in the United States is extensive and deepening under the Trump administration whose policies seem aimed at removing the…
Reflection on Bamidele's Diamond Jubilee

Opeyemi: Police arrest Lagos politician

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a politician from Lagos State, said to have hired the policeman who fired…

Ooni commissions Rivers ultra-modern Rex Lawson Cultural Centre

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has commissioned the ultra-modern Rivers State Cultural Centre completed by the administration…

Late Ogundoyin’s son wins Ibarapa East by-election

In a surprising twist to the expectations of many that the Ibarapa East by-election to fill the post rendered vacant…
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60-year old man stabs daughter to death

A 60-year old man has allegedly stabbed his daughter to death at Osikwu Village, Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area…

Visionscape joins Financial Times in economic diversification

Visionscape Sanitation Solutions reiterated the need for environmental infrastructure in emerging markets at the FT Nigeria Summit hosted by Financial…

Fashola sent to prison for defiling 13-year old girl

A 57-year old man, Idowu Fashola has been remanded at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos for allegedly defiling his wife's sister's…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Ekweremadu commissions multiple road projects in Delta

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday commissioned multiple road projects in Delta State, describing the state…

2019 Election: Shina Peller joins Oyo House of Reps Race 

Chairman of Aquilla Group, Chief Shina Peller has officially declared his intentions of contesting in the 2019 general election under…

Former CIBN boss tasks FG on service sector to improve GDP

Prof. Segun Ajibola, the immediate past President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), on Friday urged the…