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14 abducted bus passengers regain freedom in Rivers

Fourteen passengers kidnapped in Ogba/Egnema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State last Friday have regained freedom. The Rivers State Police…

Aguero scores hat-trick as City demolish Bucharest 5-0

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying…

Rio 2016: David Rudisha retains 800m gold

David Rudisha became the first athlete since New Zealand’s Peter Snell in 1964 to retain the men’s 800m Olympic title.…

Confusion over PDP national convention

An air of uncertainty currently hangs over the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for Wednesday in…

Buhari felicitates with IBB at 75

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja congratulated the former military President Ibrahim Babangida on his 75th years birthday. Buhari,…

NOC pays tribute to Havelange, says he died at a ripe age

Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has expressed condolences on behalf of Nigeria to the Brazil Olympic…

Buhari, EFCC receive petition on Yahaya’s alleged N11 billion loot

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, have received a petition alleging how the Kogi…

PDP Convention :INEC yet to receive Abuja court ruling

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was yet to receive the Federal High Court, Abuja judgment on the…

Police go tough on land grabbers in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Abdulmajid Ali has directed his men…

8 dead, 20,000 rescued in historic Louisiana flood

At least eight people have been declared dead and 20,000 people rescued because of “historic” flooding in the Southern U.S.…

Court directs police to stop PDP national convention

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned National Convention on Aug.…

Rio Olympics: American Simone Biles wins 4th gold in gymnastics

American Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast ever, capturing her fourth…

Buhari orders NNPC to begin hydrocarbon exploration in Benue trough

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to begin immediate hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the…
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NHRC’s report: FG must investigate, prosecute indicted culprits-CACOL

The Coalition against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has lauded the National Human Right Commission, NHRC, for revealing the perpetrators behind the…

ICT investment key to Nigeria’s economic growth-SystemSpecs

Indigenous software giant, SystemSpecs has urged the Federal Government to refocus its attention on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for speedy…

Lagos vows to clampdown on unregistered taxis

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government on Tuesday vowed to clampdown on unregistered taxi operators operating without franchise. Special Adviser to…

4 remanded over murder of Oyo State Assembly member

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of four men for allegedly robbing and shooting to…

Unpaid salaries: King’s College teachers urge FG to intervene

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, King’s College unit, has pleaded with the Federal Government to intervene in…

Rivers Police ready for PDP convention

The Rivers police command said on Tuesday that it had made adequate security arrangements for the National Convention of the…

8000 Boko Haram members voluntarily surrendered – Military

The Nigerian Military on Tuesday in Abuja said that no fewer than 8000 Boko Haram members had voluntarily surrendered to…

N4.9bn smuggled goods seized in 6 months- Customs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it seized smuggled goods worth N4.9 billion from January to June. The Public Relations…

Ilorin residents clear waterways to prevent flooding

Residents of Kilanko Community in Ilorin on Tuesday embarked on the clearing of waterways to prevent flooding. The area, according…

3 escape death as trailer runs into commercial buses

Three people have escaped death as a trailer carrying a container ran into three commercial buses at Falgbems bus stop…

Jigawa NDLEA rehabilitates 21 drug addicts

The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had rehabilitated 21 drug addicts in the…

Mechanic docked for possessing charms

A 25-year-old mechanic, Damilare Oyenuga, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for allegedly being in possession of charms.…

Youths to benefit from N25bn Lagos Employment Fund

The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Tuesday said that young farmers in the state would benefit from the N25 billion…

Nigeria will not leave Rio without medals- Dalung

Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has again reassured Nigerians that the efforts of the athletes competing at the ongoing Rio Olympic…

Undertaker jailed 19 years for drugging, raping woman

For raping and taking the nude pictures of a 23-year-old woman after drugging her, an undertaker, Sheriff Oyewole, 29, is…

Stay away from us, Dream Team warns sports minister

The Nigerian U-23 team at the Olympics holding in Brazil has warned the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon…

Lagos rolls out impact campaign in community media

The State Government has concluded plans to roll out a massive, multi-channel impact campaign in the print, electronic and online…