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Ogun traders decry low patronage this Yuletide

Few days to Christmas, traders in Abeokuta on Thursday decried low patronage, which they attributed to the current economic recession…

Breaking: Relegation-haunted Crystal Palace sack manager Pardew

English clubside Crystal Palace Football Club on Thursday sacked manager Alan Pardew with the club 17th in the Premier League.…

3 remanded over alleged arms deal in Makurdi

A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded three men over alleged illegal arms deal and membership of a militia…

Yuletide: NSCDC assures Ondo residents of security

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, says it has made adequate deployment of personnel across…

FIFA Rankings: Nigeria ends 2016 as 51st

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ending 2016 on FIFA’s world ranking in the 51st position. The ranking table on the website…
Judges at Federal High Court halts proceedings abruptly following notice of the demise of their colleague, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman.

Bricklayer remanded for fingering child

A bricklayer, Friday James, who allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl, was on Thursday remanded in prison on the orders of…

Bayelsa targets N150m monthly revenue from environmental sanitation

The Bayelsa Government says it is targeting N150 million monthly revenue from activities of the state environmental sanitation authority. Mr.…

South Africa sack football coach after outburst

Ephraim Mashaba has been sacked as South Africa coach, the country’s football association confirmed on Thursday. His sack was coming…

Delta Police rescue abducted monarch

The Delta Police Command on Thursday in Warri said that has rescued the Ovie of Agbarha-Warri Kingdom, Orhifi Orovwagbarha, who…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa to boost IGR through agriculture- Governor

Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa said the state government had developed strategies to boost its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through…

Lagosians rush to purchase Lake Rice

The residents of Lagos State on Thursday crowded the centres where the state government’s “Lake Rice’’ is being sold for…

Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Japan

A wind-fanned fire engulfed 140 buildings in central Japan on Thursday with hundreds of residents advised to evacuate their homes,…

Reckless truck driver gets 7 months

A Mararaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old driver, Peter Daniel, to six months imprisonment for manslaughter. The…

LASG begins sale of Lake Rice

The Lagos State Government on Thursday commenced the sale of Lake Rice as part of the MoU between the state…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Unpaid salaries: Taraba workers shut down state secretariat

Workers in the employment of Taraba State Government under the auspices of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) on…
As the fight for its eradication intensifies globally, Nigeria still accounts for 25 percent of cases of malaria fever in the world.

Malaria in pregnancy leads to miscarriage- Gynaecologist

Dr. Nathaniel Adawole, a gynaecologist, has warned that untreated malaria in pregnancy could lead to miscarriage and stillbirth. Adewole with…

Former Nasarawa lawmaker dumps PDP for APC

A three-term member, who represented Karu/Keffi/Kokokona Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wadada, has moved from the Peoples…

Buhari congratulates veteran journalist, Oyebola, at 80

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated renowned journalist, author and publisher, Chief Areoye Oyebola, as he clocks 80 years on Dec.…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

Yuletide: NDLEA clears 5 major drug joints in Kano

Alhaji Hamza Umar, the Commandant of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano, on Thursday said his officers…

Husband divorces wife, wants late husband’s possessions

A 38-year-old woman, Amudalat Agboola, whose husband on Thursday approached a Lagos Island Customary for dissolution of their five-year-old marriage,…

Buying children Christmas clothes is tradition- parents

Some parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have said that buying Christmas clothes for their children is tradition that…

Woman nabbed for phone theft

A 21-year-old woman, Abidemi Omotowon, who allegedly stole a phone worth N10,000 and N10,000 cash, was on Thursday released on…

Happiness of Lagosians remains my priority – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said the guiding principle of his administration since inception has always been…
Judges at Federal High Court halts proceedings abruptly following notice of the demise of their colleague, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman.

Man jailed 14 years for defiling minor

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday sentenced 31-year-old Salisu Abdullahi to 14 years imprisonment, for defiling an…

MRA tasks media owners to ensure journalists safety

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA), an NGO for protecting and promoting press freedom, on Thursday called on media house owners…

Christmas: Abuja Parks ready to thrill fun seekers

Parks and recreation owners in Abuja have geared up preparation ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebration to make…

Nollywood queen set to establish women foundation

Miss Rejoice Chidinma-Akandu, newly crowned Queen of Nollywood 2016, says she has concluded plans to establish a foundation to assist…

Nokia sues Apple for infringing patents

Since agreeing a license covering some patents from the Nokia Technologies portfolio in 2011, Apple has declined subsequent offers made…

Ladies now attend grooms’ party- FCT residents react

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday said that the support and change in gender roles worldwide…

Nigerians condemn celebration of Ibori’s release

Some Nigerians on Thursday expressed displeasure with the celebration of the release of James Ibori, a former Delta Governor, from…