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The Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) approves appointment of Prof. Adamu Ahmed as new Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

ABU produces 89 first class, 305 Ph.D holders

Prof. Ibrahim Garba, Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria on Saturday said the institution has produced 305 Ph.D. holders and…

Ikorodu Boat Mishap: Lagos vows to clampdown on substandard vessels

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the unfortunate boat incident that occurred on Saturday, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has summoned an…

Odigie-Oyegun’s daughter, Eniye marries Air Force officer

Eniyemamwen Olatoyosi Oyegun, a daughter to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Saturday…

Air Force intensifies search for Chibok girls, others in Sambisa forest

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is intensifying surveillance to locate the abducted Chibok girls and other captives held…

Benue Amnesty Programme a huge success – SSG

The Secretary to the Benue Government, Mr Targema Takema, on Saturday described the amnesty programme introduced by the administration to…
Chibok girls

Air Force intensifies search for Chibok girls in Sambisa forest

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is intensifying surveillance to locate the abducted Chibok girls and other captives held…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Goodluck Jonathan Expressway opened in FCT

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Saturday opened part of Goodluck Jonathan Expressway in the Central Business District to…

Men beat women in obtaining voter cards in FCT

Mrs Ndidi Okafor, Director of Voter Education in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in FCT, says more men registered…
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Lassa fever: Waste Agency urges residents to bag refuse

The Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA) has urged residents to bag their refuse before putting them in waste containers…

Stop illegal use of caretakers as LG chairmen, NBA tells Governors

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has admonished state governors to stop the illegal practice of appointing caretakers to run the…

7 Confirmed Dead, 8 Still Missing In Lagos Boat Mishap

Kazeem Ugbodaga There was tragedy at Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Saturday after a passenger boat capsized with…

4 dead in another Lagos boat mishap

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says four passengers lost their lives in another boat mishap in Lagos on Saturday…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

We have accepted Supreme Court judgment – Peterside

Dr Dakuku Peterside, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers in the April 2015 election, says he has accepted…

10 killed by suicide attack in Adamawa

A child suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in northeast Nigeria Friday, killing at least 10 people, witnesses…

N4.745bn: EFCC goes after Obanikoro

Former Minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over…

LG boss condemns abduction of Delta monarch

Itiako Ikpokpo, Chairman, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta, has condemned the abduction of Josiah Aghaza the Odio-Ologbo of…

Remains of late I-G Adewusi arrive Ogbomoso

The remains of former Inspector-General of Police, Chief Sunday Adewusi, arrive Ogbomoso, his country home on Friday. NAN reports that…
EFCC disowns lawyer prosecuting Stella Oduah in fresh suit

I was not sacked by Supreme Court, Stella Oduah cries out

Senator Stella Oduah On Friday in Abuja, described as “a misinterpretation”, media reports which quoted a Supreme Court judgment to…

Wike embarks on victory parade

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Friday embarked on a street parade in Port Harcourt, the…

Buhari repeating economic error he made as dictator – The Economist

The Economist has warned that Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari is making an economic blunder by refusing to devalue Nigeria’s currency,…

Lagos lights up Third Mainland Bridge

In line with the ongoing statewide “Operation Light up Lagos” project, the Lagos State Government has completed the illumination of…

Beware of praise singers, Awujale advises Ooni

Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu Ode The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona has advised the new Ooni…

Nigerians should lead fight against corruption— Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the citizens to form coalitions that will galvanize…

We’ll redeem $100m pledge to joint task force— Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday in Addis Ababa that Nigeria will fully redeem its pledge of $100 million for the…

EFCC operative arrested for extortion

An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, deputy detective superintendent, DDS, has been arrested…

FIRS Director arrested for tax fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Abumere Joseph Osagie, deputy director, regional tax office, Federal Inland Revenue…

Driver flees with employer’s SUV 2 weeks after employment

Paul Iyoghojie The police at Ilasan division, Lekki, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a driver, Ongro Stephen Ishade, 26, for…

Woman allegedly drugs lover, steals his $1.5m

Paul Iyoghojie The Police at Ikoyi division, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a 46-year-old woman, Pearl Victoria Alaegbu, for…

Why Radio Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu was denied bail

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice James Tsoho of Federal High Court, Abuja dashed the hopes of early release from prison of Nnamdi…

Kogi: Bello reinstates LG chairmen sacked by Wada

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has reinstated 15 Local Government chairmen sacked by his predecessor, former governor, Idris Wada, for…