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Terrorism: US issues ‘Worldwide Caution’

The United States updated its “Worldwide Caution” to American travelers Thursday, warning that the Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram,…

Donald Trump is a fraud, says Romney

Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave a blistering rebuke of 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday, leading an…

Osinbajo, Dangote, Tinubu others to speak at The Economist’s 2016 Summit

Philip Walker, Regional Manager of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Miguel Melo Azevedo, Head of Investment Banking, Citi Group Africa among…

It’s The Economy, Wise Guy by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe In 1992, Bill Clinton, then the Democratic Party candidate for the US presidency, popularized the phrase, “It’s…

52 suspected criminals paraded in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Alkali Baba Usman Thursday announced that 52 suspected criminals have been arrested…

Ogun Assembly receives 20 petitions against ex-Sagamu DPO

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All is not yet laid to rest concerning the faceoff between the former DPO of Sagamu Police Station,…

Olubadan: Oyo declares public holiday

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State Thursday declared Friday, 4 March, 2016 as a public holiday in honour…

Assassins shoot, kill chief priest

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A‎chief priest (Ohen-Ogba) of Aruogba village, a community in Oredo local government area of Edo state, Pa…

Prosecute abductors of Ese Oruru, Dickson orders

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits…

I received cars from Omokore but I’m innocent – Uche Secondus

Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Thursday admitted he made some…

Bayelsa Polls: Dickson sets up 5-man panel to probe civil servants

The Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career…

Army council orders release of General Ransome-Kuti

The Nigerian Army Council has quashed the conviction of Brig. – Gen. Enitan Ransome-Kuti by a Special Court Martial and…
Medics successfully transplants a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after.

UK launches new trial to test cancer vaccine

A team of researchers is testing a new vaccine in Britain, which is aimed at enabling the immune system to…

Truck operators disrupt port activities over NPA’s N10, 000 levy

The Coalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators on Thursday disrupted activities at the Lagos Port Complex over the proposed…

Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…
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Immigration job scam: Abba Moro granted bail on self recognition

Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja division on Thursday granted bail to Comrade Abba Moro, Nigeria’s former…

N25bn ETF a turning point in engaging youths, unemployed – Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday described the establishment of the Employment Trust Fund (ETF) as a turning…

50 IDP children graduate from private school

Zion Pilgrims Christ School, Kagadama, Bauchi, says it has graduated 50 children of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from 2014…

Ambode shuts Mile 12 market, imposes curfew on four streets

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and has also…

Breaking: Ambode shuts Mile 12 Market, imposes curfew on 4 streets over mayhem

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and imposed curfew…

3 dead as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Mile 12

Kazeem Ugbodaga A massive riot broke out in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday as Hausa and…

Lagos APC condemns abduction of schoolgirls in Ikorodu

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the dastardly kidnap of three secondary school students…

Man caught stealing money from church’s offering box

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Congregation at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Ejigbo, were stunned after one of the worshipers who attended morning…

PSC to sanction policemen involved in Ese’s abduction

The Police Service Commission said it would sanction any police officer found culpable in the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese…

16mn girls will never get a chance to read, write – UNESCO

The UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) says‎ 16 million girls, below age 11, will not get basic education, compared to…

I’m ready for trial to clear my name, says Dasuki

The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) has restated his desire to have free access to his…

Kaduna senior civil servant kidnapped

Femi Adi/Kaduna A senior Director in the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Aminu Sambo has reportedly been abducted at…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh

Judge’s absence stalls ex-CDS, Alex Badeh trial

The planned arraignment of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Badeh Badeh on 10-count of criminal breach…

Man to pay N100k for threatening pregnant woman

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday granted bail to a middle-aged man, Nwakaego…

Dress decently, Lagosians tell Olajumoke

Some residents of Lagos State have advised Olajumoke Orisaguna, the bread seller turned model, to be modest in her dressing…