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Groom arrested on wedding day for criticising govt online

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A man in southern Cambodia was arrested on his wedding day after criticising the government on Facebook, local media reported…

China to carry out “special action” on illegal coal mining in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China will carry out “special action” in 2018 to crack down on illegal coal mining to ensure safe production and…

Iraq requires $88.2bn for rebuilding after years of war

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rebuilding Iraq after years of war and economic turmoil will cost 88.2 billion dollars, the director-general of the country’s planning…

I believe in Ken Saro-Wiwa’s principles – Amaechi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said on Saturday that without meeting Ken Saro-Wiwa, the late environmentalist, he believes…

Former Liberian President wins Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Monday became the first woman to win the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in…

Gov. tasks newly elected council officials on prudent management

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State ‎on Sunday night swore in the 44 newly elected local government Chairmen with a…

PDP says it is compiling evidence of foul play in Katsina, Kano Polls

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is compiling a comprehensive documentary evidence of infractions and irregularities in Saturday’s House…

Late Shagaya was a role model, epitome of peace – Nephew

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mr Bitrus Zulfa, a nephew to late Senator John Shagaya, has described the former internal affairs minister as “a role…

Badagry division endorses Ambode for second term

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial election, the Badagry division of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday threw its weight behind the…

Ex-Minister Dismisses El Rufai’s Restructuring Report

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A former Minister of Lands and Housing, Chief Nduese Essien has lampooned the All Progressives Congress, APC leadership through the…

Dangote Refinery engineers promise an end to fuel scarcity

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Returnee indigenous India-trained graduate engineers of the Dangote Refinery have promised to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired during the…

Lagos issues 24-hour ultimatum to furniture traders on Oshodi-Mile 2 Road

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government has served all furniture traders on road setbacks and walkways from Oshodi to Mile 2 area…

Cameroon separatists kill three soldiers in overnight attack

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Separatist fighters in Cameroon killed three soldiers and wounded four others during an attack overnight in the English-speaking Southwest region,…

FG’ll Retain Capital Budget Despite Forthcoming Elections – Adeosun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federal Government’s capital budget would be strictly deployed to fund infrastructural projects across the country, particularly the completion of…

Ambode installs 3 obas in Badagry

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has installed three Obas in one day at Ajala in Badagry area of Lagos…

Lagos seals RCCG, hotel, others for illegal development of structures

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, have sealed the zonal headquarters of the Redeemed…

VAIDS: How To Participate

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The process of participation in the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) has been made easier for new taxpayers…

Nigerian soldiers kill fleeing Boko Haram fighters

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops on Friday killed several Boko Haram terrorists at Goniri community in Gubio…

SERAP begs Ambode to reverse ‘unfair Lekki toll charges’

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State “to take steps to immediately reverse…

Baby factory discovered in Abuja

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it had sealed an illegal maternity and baby…

Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday clash, Lovers react

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some Lagosians on Sunday said celebrating Valentine’s Day on the same day that most Christians will start observing the 40-day…

Families of freed lecturers thank Federal Govt for their release

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mrs Hassana Ibrahim, a relative to one of the freed University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) lecturers, Yusuf Ibrahim, has expressed joy…

APC wins Katsina supplementary rerun election

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday declared Mansur Mashi of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as the winner of…

16 vehicles involved in Enugu multiple accidents

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Enugu State Police Command has started full scale investigation into the circumstances that led to multiple accidents involving 16…

Lagos City Marathon: Ethiopian Lady Herpha Guta is female winner

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Ethiopian lady Herpha Guta has emerged as the first female to finish the 2018 edition of the Access Bank Lagos…

Lagos City Marathon: Participants defy early morning downpour

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Participants at the Access Bank/Lagos City Marathon Saturday defied an early morning rain to run in the 42km race which…

Varsity staff threaten to disrupt matriculation over unpaid allowances

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Nnamdi Azikiwe University chapter has said it will disrupt the institution’s matriculation…

Police arraign motorist for alleged reckless driving, killing 7

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Police on Friday arraigned a motorist, Mayegun Babatunde, before an Isabo Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta for alleged reckless driving…

8 killed in Niger road accident

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Ahmed Ibrahim Inga said on Friday that eight people were killed in an…

Photo: Keystone Bank presents sweepers’ jacket to Obaseki

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Keystone Bank Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei has presented sweepers' jacket to the Edo State Governor, Godwin…

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