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Finally, Buhari meets parents of abducted Chibok girls

Six hundred (600) days after their children went missing, parents of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Borno, northeast of…

Harry Porter actor, Alan Rickman dies aged 69

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,…

PICTURES: Kachikwu, Tinubu at Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has been representing the country at the Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum of…

Extra-judicial killings: IGP orders psychological checks on cops carrying guns

In a show of concern for the recent extra-judicial killings by some policemen in some parts of the country, the…

Ex-employees’ case against Wave FM P/Harcourt for hearing 8 March

Five former employees of Radio Port Harcourt, now Wave FM, have appeared before the National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa,…

Police foil robbery attack, kill two in Ogoniland

The Rivers State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attack at a petrol station along East-West road by Etohu…

No Lassa fever in Oyo State -Medical experts

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Medical experts in Oyo have joined their voices with the Oyo State Government to isolate the state from…

How FG, World Bank reduced road crashes – FRSC

Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has attributed the reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in 2015…
Governor Alex Otti explains how his administration has been able to cut down the cost of governance since assuming office in Abia State

Abia Guber: Why Appeal Court declared Alex Otti winner

There was jubilation in Abia State when the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, on December 31, 2015, declared the…

YABATECH to establish radio station, mortgage bank

The management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) said on Thursday that it would establish a radio station, a mortgage…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Arrest Tompolo now, Federal judge orders

Akin Kuponiyi/Lagos Justice Ibrahim Buba of the federal high court today in Lagos ordered the immediate arrest of the leader…

Youth faces trial over threat to Professor’s life

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 63-year-old professor has invited the police to arrest a 26-year-old man he accused of threatening his life…

Parents of Chibok girls lead peaceful march to Aso Villa

Hundreds of parents of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have embarked on a peaceful march through Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. There are high…

US Powerball update: 3 winners emerge for the $1.6b jackpot

Lottery officials in the United States said the record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot will be split between ticket holders in…

Liberia declared Ebola free for third time, WHO cautions on flare-ups

For the third time, the World Health Organisation has announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus…

Metuh’s self appointed lawyer withdraws suit against EFCC

Henry Ojelu Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has withdrawn the enforcement of fundamental human rights suit he filed on behalf of incarcerated…
North Korea fires short-range missile, slams "hostile" U.S. policy

Our nuclear bomb could ‘wipe out’ US – North Korea

North Korea’s UN mission claimed Wednesday that its successful nuclear bomb test showed that it could now “wipe out” the…

Buhari appoints Bukar-Abba as FCC chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Shettima Bukar-Abba as the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character…

How Nestle, local farmers used Africans for child slave labour

A lawsuit filed against the world’s largest food maker, Nestle, has revealed how the company connived with local farmers to…

INEC commences voters registration in Abuja

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday commenced a five-day Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) across the six Area Councils…

Senate to conclude constitution amendment by June – Saraki

The Senate on Wednesday began moves to conclude the amendment of the 4th Alteration Bill which was concluded by the…

Californian wins $1.6 billion Powerball lottery

The record $1.6 billion Powerball lottery that kept Americans in frenzy Wednesday, has been won by at least a super…

Police, paramilitary to be deployed to towns liberated from Boko Haram

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazau (rtd) has confirmed the planned redeployment of police and paramilitary personnel to…

Multiple bombs in Jakarta, 3 killed

Several explosions went off and gunfire broke out in the centre of the Indonesian capital on Thursday and police said…

Federal High Court shuffles its judges

The chief judge of the Federal High Court has ordered a major redeployment of judges, throughout the country, with some…

Strong earthquake jolts northern Japan

A strong earthquake measured at 6.7 magnitude has been reported off the Japanese coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island.…

How Akpobolokemi, Tompolo stole NIMASA’s billions

Akin Kuponiyi Nigeria’s anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) has revealed the details of the monumental financial fraud…

FEC approves $200m loan for Lagos

Nigeria’s cabinet, the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a World Bank of loan of $200 million for Lagos State.…

Nigerian Army creates new division in Borno, South-south

Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that as part of its plans to secure the country’s territorial borders from all sorts…