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UN air operation disperses CAR militia

A UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) air operation dispersed heavily armed militiamen in the…

Trump’s choice for Navy Secretary withdraws

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Navy, Philip Bilden, has withdrawn from consideration for the post citing…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

PDP wins 13 LGs so far declared in Taraba Elections

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates have been declared winners of 13 local government chairmanship seats so far declared by…

Police Smash Tanker Hijack Gang, Arrest 23

The police in Lagos on Sunday arrested 23 suspected persons, who allegedly hijacked a petroleum tanker laden with 45,000 litres…

Army, DSS Arrest 3 Suspected Chadian Boko Haram Members

The Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested three Chadians in Gombe State, suspected…

Court grants 10 land grabbers N50m bail

Magistrate Wahab Balogun of Court 7, Lagos State Magistrates' Court, Igbosere has granted N50 million bail conditions to 10 land…

Nigeria to South Africa: ‘We can’t fold hands and allow our people to be killed’

The Nigerian government has warned its South African counterpart that it will no longer fold its hands and allow its…

FG earmarks N157.75b to engage 350,000 unemployed graduates

The Federal Government says it will employ 350,000 unemployed graduates this year under its N-Power Volunteer Corps.

Hijackers hit tanker escort’s head with hammer, divert multi-million naira product

12 suspects have been arrested over attempted murder of a tanker escort and the diversion of a 45,000 litre diesel…

Governor Begs Rich People To Marry More Than One Wife

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has appealed to wealthy individuals to marry more than one wife in order to…

OPEC Sec-Gen Arrives Nigeria

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr Mohammad Barkindo arrived Nigeria on Sunday to begin a…

Police rescue 26 Patients From Mental Home

The Osun Police Command has rescued 26 persons from what it described as ‘strange mental home’ in Iwo area of…
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PDP Wins Rivers Legislative Elections

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency Jerome Eke has been declared winner of the…

Xenophobic attacks: SERAP asks SADC to sanction South Africa

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to His Majesty, King Mswati III of Swaziland…

Public confidence gradually returning to Arik Air – AMCON

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) said public confidence was gradually returning to Nigeria’s largest domestic carrier, Arik Air,…

Shippers in Delta call for dredging of Escravos water channel

Shippers in Delta have appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the Escravos water channel which connects the Atlantic to…

Emir of Katsina loses mother

The Katsina Emirate Council on Saturday announced the of death of Hajia Aminatu Mai Babban Daki, mother of the Emir…
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Trump boycotts White House Correspondents dinner

Following threats by some membership of the White House Correspondents’ Association to boycott the group’s 2017 Dinner, President Donald Trump…

US Democrats Elect Tom Perez As Chairman

Democrats on Saturday elected Hillary Clinton’s long-time ally, former Labour Secretary, Mr Tom Perez, as Chairman of the Democratic National…

INEC Staff Abducted, Released

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Saturday that one of its staffers kidnapped during the legislative elections in…

Goodluck Jonathan Salutes Shagari at 92

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the nation’s first Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who turned 92 on Saturday.

FG recalls 2 sacked NCAA directors

The Federal Government has recalled two out of the nine directors who were sacked from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…

Explosive kills soldier, 2 Villagers in Niger

A handheld grenade exploded on Saturday at Bari village, Bangi Local Government Area of Niger, killing a soldier and two…

Ladipo Market Shut As Traders Mourn Slain Colleague

Trading activities were suspended for six hours at the Ladipo Auto Market, Mushin in Lagos, on Saturday as traders held…

I’ll not impose a successor-Mugabe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Saturday that he would not impose his successor and that if the ruling ZANU-PF…

My husband Is A Thief, LASTMA Woman Tells Court

A divorce-seeking female official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has asked an Agege Customary Court to dissolve…
Doctors in the theatre. bandit doctors arrested in Kaduna

Physician Says bedwetting Among Adults Is Hereditary

Dr Tolulope Otuneye, a General Medical practitioner at the National Hospital, Abuja, has described bedwetting among adults as a “genetic…

Akwa Ibom: DPR Blames Petrol Scarcity On Tanker Drivers

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field office, Akwa Ibom has attributed the scarcity of petrol in the state…

Mother of Governor’s Aide Dies 6 Days After Son’s Death

Hajia Habiba Hawaja, mother to Alhaji Yusuf Hawaja, the late Deputy Chief of  Staff to Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau,…
Kogi governor Ahmed Ododo says his administration's efforts to combat crime are yielding fruits with recovery of 53 stolen transformers

Police confirm electrocution of Engineer in Nsukka

The police in Enugu on Saturday confirmed the electrocution of a 40-year-old Electrical Engineer, Enyinnaya Ukpabi, in Amenu Edem-Ani community…