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Pressure mounts on Buhari to probe Bola Ige’s murder afresh

Fifteen years after the murder of the nation’s former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, activists, social…

Yuletide: Police ban use of fireworks, bangers, others

Police in Jigawa State have placed a total ban on the use of fireworks, bangers and other explosives during the…

FIFA bans Adamu from football for 2 years again

The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Amos Adamu, a former member of…

Heartbeat, the musical hits a graceful home run

Produced in conjunction with theatre veterans Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva, Tosin Otudeko’s Heartbeat; The Musical, presents a patchwork of…

Breaking: EFCC drags Etete, Adoke to court over Malabu $1.1b oil deal

The anti-graft EFCC has filed fraud charges against Nigeria’s former Attorney-General, Mohammed Adoke; a former petroleum minister, Dan Etete; and…

Court arraigns woman for beating up man

A middle-aged woman, Kemi Saheed, has appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up a man within the…

Court jails student 2 years for cultism

A high court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday sentenced one Adekunle Iyanu to two years’ imprisonment for belonging to the…

Teen suffocates to death after being banned for menstruating

A 15-year-old girl has died in Nepal’s western Achram district after she was banished to a shed because she was…

The Bidoung Challenge

Cameroonians got their chance of introducing into the syllabus of Comedy and Other Comic Forms (a subject I taught in…

Estate agent bolts with accommodation seeker’s N550, 000

A 42-year-old man, Emmanuel Jagede, who allegedly defrauded an accommodation seeker of N550, 000, was on Tuesday released on a…

5 employees docked for stealing N660, 000 Orijin drinks

Five men, who allegedly stole 10 cartons of Origin, a Nigerian alcoholic beverage, worth N660, 000, were on Tuesday brought…

Strike: Arik Air passengers stranded nationwide

Aviation unions on Tuesday shut down the operations of Arik Air, leaving hundreds of the airline’s passengers stranded across the…

Court issues bench warrant against Osun monarch

A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has issued a bench warrant against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi following…

Plateau Govt resuscitates 3 water treatment plants

Mr David Wuyep, the Plateau Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy, says his ministry has resuscitated three water treatment plants…

Man nabbed for alleged N50,00 fraud

A suspect, Ibiabinisi Ayodele,44, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court, Lagos for allegedly obtaining N50,000 under false…

NYSC deploys more corps members in rural schools

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said on Tuesday that the scheme was assisting government in reviving the education sector…

Pageantry originated from the bible -Beauty Queen

Miss Ayanfe Falana, the “Most Beautiful Girl, Eko 2016’’ on Tuesday said that the role of a beauty queen was…

Imo police nab most wanted criminal- CP

Following the recent declaration of “Operation Nkpochapu Phase two” by the Imo state police command, over 25 criminals terrorising the…

Labour shuts down Arik Airlines operations

The United Labour Congress (ULC) and the Nigeria Pilots and Engineers union on Tuesday shut the offices of Arik Airlines,…

Mrs Buhari thanks friends over Zahra’s wedding

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed profound gratitude to friends and well wishers who joined her…

I’ll be the best I can — Miss Nigeria

The winner of the 40th Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant, Miss Chioma Obiadi, from Anambra has promised to be the best…
Donald Trump

Trump formally elected U.S. President by Electoral College

The 538-member Electoral College sealed Republican Donald Trump’s victory on Monday, formalising his Nov. 8 election and making him officially…

Abuja airport to be closed for 6 weeks in Feb., March 2017

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed…

Senate did not reject Magu’s nomination as EFCC boss

Senate Leader Ali Ndume on Monday in Abuja dismissed media reports that the Senate had rejected the nomination of Ibrahim…

Ambode donates N5m to widows of fallen heroes

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced a donation of N5 million towards the welfare of widows of…

Unions to shut down Arik Air operations indefinitely, over 7-month salary arrears

The unions in the aviation sector have directed the commencement of a joint strike at Arik Air, with effect from…

Killing of Russian ambassador to Turkey in pictures

Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Ankara, was killed on Monday by a gunman while attending an art exhibition in…

Breaking: 9 killed as suicide truck hits German Christmas market

A truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and…
President Idriss Deby of Chad

AU backs ECOWAS’ decision on The Gambia

The Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mr Idriss Deby, on Monday expressed full support for the decisions adopted by…

Israeli billionaire arrested over corruption

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been arrested on suspicion of corruption, police said on Monday. The diamond billionaire has been…