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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…

EKO Disco announces planned power outage

The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) has announced that there will be an interruption in power supply to…

China confirms 2nd human bird flu infection

Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday,…

Aregbesola presents N138.2bn 2017 budget to Assembly

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, on Wednesday, presented a budget of N138,232,946,670 for the 2017 fiscal year before the state…

Uber removes self-driving cars from San Francisco roads

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] has removed its self-driving cars from San Francisco streets, halting the autonomous program one week after…

Ban Ki-moon hails Côte d’Ivoire’s parliamentary election

Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, has applauded Saturday’s ‘peaceful and inclusive’ elections in Côte d’Ivoire, saying the country is in…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

Peterside laughs off Wike’s panel of enquiry

The Rivers governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections, Dr Dakuku Peterside has laughed…

Nigerian Army rescues 1,880 from Sambisa Forest

The Nigerian Army says it has rescued an additional 1,880 women and children from Boko Haram insurgents in the Sambisa…

El-Rufai bares teeth, imposes curfew on 3 local councils

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew on three local government areas to protect lives…
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Gunmen abduct woman Customs officer in Lagos

Two gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday night abducted Mrs Comfort Alaba, a staff of the Nigeria Customs Service…

Pictures: Ibori released from UK prison

Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has been released from UK jail where he was sentenced for…

RRS nabs 5 traffic robbers

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five traffic robbery suspects…

Ambode’s excellent stewardship in Lagos

When he was barely a few weeks in office, the world renowned Economist wrote a scathing criticism against his competence…

NAFDAC mops up imported fruit juices as Dec. 31 deadline approaches

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) says it has commenced mop up of the banned foreign fruit…

Photos: Ambode, Bagudu launch Lake Rice

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart from Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday official launched the long awaited…
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Yuletide: Major blue chips record price drop on NSE

Major blue chips on Wednesday on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded price losses due to sell pressure, as preparations…

I can’t continue being a punching bag, divorce-seeking woman tells court

A 35-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Bale, who accused her husband of beating her incessantly, on Wednesday, asked an Agege Customary Court…
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Late arrival of electoral materials hamper council elections in Abia

The Local Government elections in Abia State were held on Wednesday amidst late dispatch of electoral materials from the Registration…

FG declares Dec. 25, 26, Jan. 2 public holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday Dec. 27 as public holidays to mark the Christmas and…

Breaking: Expose corruption and get rich, says FG

The Federal Government has approved payment of not more than five per cent of the recovered loot to any successful…

FG releases postings for 47 career ambassadors

The Federal Government on Wednesday released the postings of the 47 career ambassadors recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

NIS receives 4 illegal immigrants in Cross River

The Cross River Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has received four illegal immigrants who willingly went to the…

Man stabs friend to death

A 24-year-old man, Godwin Simon, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing…

Kebbi to host Fulani cultural festival

The Kebbi Government is to host the annual Fulani cultural festival, Hottungo, in January 2017. Alhaji Ibrahim Kamba, Commissioner of…

Breaking: Ambode, Bagudu officially launch Lake Rice

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart from Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday official launched the long awaited…

Mimiko tasks successor on zero polio eradication policy

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Wednesday called on the incoming administration in the state to sustain the zero…

Man remanded for killing father, stabbing mother

Babalola Rotimi Junior, 24, had been remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons for the alleged murder of his father and stabbing…