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Traders protest eviction notice by Rivers government

Some traders in Mile 1 market, Port Harcourt on Thursday took to the street to protest alleged notice of eviction…
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Gunmen kill former Edo council chairman

The immediate past Chairman of Etsako-East Local Government Council of Edo, Mr Suleiman Afegbua, has been killed by gunmen.
CBN says old naira notes remain legal tender

Naira consolidates gain against dollar

The Naira on Thursday consolidated its gains against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Navy uncovers another vandalised well head in Warri

The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), DELTA, Commodore Ibrahim Dewu, on Thursday said the command had uncovered another vandalised Oil…

Benue Assembly confirms commisioner nominees

The Benue State House of Assembly has confirmed four commissioner nominees presented to it by Gov. Samuel Ortom.

We’ll not surrender PDP– Makarfi

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Chairman, National Caretaker Committee, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the committee will not surrender the party to…

Kano to provide low cost houses

The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar says plans are on-going by the state government to provide low-cost…

Senate’s rejection of Magu, fight against corruption

An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Innocent Daniel, said Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu’s nomination for the chairmanship of the Economic…

Court orders forfeiture of ex-Naval Chief’s N1.8bn

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N1.8 billion allegedly diverted from…

Police, transport unions to fight crime in Lagos

The police in Lagos, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria…

Reps to probe Customs failure to auction confiscated goods

The House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise to investigate the failure of…
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

6 Kogi PDP legislators defect to APC

Six members of the Kogi House of Assembly, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected…

Saraki congratulates new CAF President

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, congratulated the newly-elected President of African Football Confederation (CAF), Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad.

Man to be flogged for assault

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 30-year-old, Abdulrahaman Sale, be given six strokes of the…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

Plateau NDLEA set to curb drug abuse

The Plateau Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is poised to curb drug addiction among…

Enteric Fever responsible for death of 2 students at Queens College-LASG

The Lagos State Government on Thursday attributed the death of two students and the hospitalization of several others at Queens…

Famous South African artist guilty of killing sex worker

Internationally acclaimed South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa on Thursday was found guilty of murdering a sex worker in the city…

FCT women fascinated by big handbags

Some women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say their fascination for big handbags was for fashion and convenience.
Nigeria Joins Global Community in Commitment to Defeat Meningitis by 2030

Meningitis kills 5 in Sokoto

An outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis( CSM) has claimed five lives in Gada and Wauru towns of Gada Local Government…

Kaduna NUJ chairman’s case adjourned

The National Industrial Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday adjourned the case of the illegal impeachment of Kaduna State NUJ…

Father, son, die inside well in Sokoto

A middle-aged man, Malam Umar, and his teenage son, Abubakar, died inside a well they were digging at Gidan-Filani village,…
EFCC deploys operatives across the 36 states and FCT to combat vote buying in next Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections.

EFCC arrests “Sheikh” over internet fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Saheed Omoniyi over alleged N11 million fraud perpetrated through the…

Edo guber: Court reserves judgment on PDP, APC appeals indefinitely

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, on Thursday reserved judgment sine dine in the appeal filed by the Peoples…

WAEC to release results 60 days after exam

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it plans to reduce the waiting days for the release of its West…

SERAP asks Nigeria’s government to renominate Magu for comfirmation

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Nigeria's government to renominate Ibrahim Magu for confirmation as Chairman…

Commercial Driver Attempted To Crush FRSC Commander

Mr Hyginus Omeje, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos state Command, said he was nearly killed by a…

Edo declares Friday public holiday for late Ogbemudia

The Edo State Government has declared Friday as a public holiday in honour of the late Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, former…

Letter Bomb Explodes At IMF Offices

A letter exploded when it was opened at the offices in central Paris of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…

Nigeria’s government amends corruption charges against Justice Ngwuta

Nigeria's government on Thursday amended the corruption charges it preferred against a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta,…

Respite For Fani-Kayode As Judge Withdraws From Fraud Case

Respite came the way of former Minister of Aviation on Thursday as the judge presiding over his alleged N4.9 billion…