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Army kills 101, arrests 21 Boko Haram members

Femi Adi/Kaduna The General Officer Commanding I Mechanised Division, Army Headquarters, Kaduna, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade on Wednesday confirmed that…

Aregbesola’s policies have liberated the poor in Osun – APC group

Taiwo Adelu The government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State has been identified as an administration, with policies designed…

We inherited a debt of N432b from Fashola, says Lagos govt

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government said it inherited a debt of N430 billion from the administration of Babatunde…

Abuja Commissioner of Police vows to nab Abubakar’s killers

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Federal Capital Territory, Wilson Inalegwu on Wednesday vowed that the Police would fish out the…

Corruption: More influential Nigerians on EFCC radar – Magu

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has said that more influential people will…

Nigerian army seizes weapons from armed robbers, herdsmen

The Nigerian army says it has recovered weapons and ammunition from robbers, cattle rustlers and other criminal elements in the…
Emeritus Professor Biodun Jeyifo delivers keynote lecture as tribute to Wole Soyinka at 90

Wole Soyinka, others celebrate Biodun Jeyifo at 70

Gbenro Adesina Tuesday January 5 2016, scholars, academics, family and friends of the renowned Harvard professor, literary critic, scholar and…

Bayelsa Polls: I never accused Dickson of giving bribes to REC – INEC SPO

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ted Francis, on Wednesday denied…

El-Rufai sacks council chairmen

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nadir El-Rufai on Wednesday announced the dissolution of the interim management committees of the…

Ambode receives tribunal report on Disu’s murder

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday received a report of the five-man Tribunal of Enquiry which…

Lagos demolishes Oshodi Loop market

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Government stormed the popular Owonifari Market located at the loop in Oshodi on…

N82m Dinner: Rivers govt to demand refund from Wole Soyinka

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Information Commissioner, Dr Austin Tam-George has declared that the state government will demand a refund…

Why I collected N63m from Tony Anenih – Yakassai

Eromosele Ebhomele Northern leader and ex-special assistant to former President Shehu Shagari, Tanko Yakassai, has agreed that he actually collected…

Driver burgles apartment 4 days after employment

Cyriacus Izuekwe Four days after he was employed as a private driver, a 32-year-old man, Kolawole Atoyebi, has been arrested…

Ambode appoints ex-FIRS boss, Omoigui-Okauru, 9 others for ETF board

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday appointed a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service…

Ambode receives tribunal report on Lekki Free Trade Zone killing

…says report will be given prompt consideration Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday received the report of a…

Ambode appoints Prof. Fagbohun new LASU VC

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday approved the appointment of Professor Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun as the…

Buhari’s govt has no sense of decency, justice, fair play – Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and Publicity of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign organisation, has stated that the government of President Muhammadu…

APC seeks partnership With Communist Party of China

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday signalled its intention to enter into partnership and cooperation with the Communist Party…

33-year-old man in court over alleged robbery, rape

A 33-year-old man, Promise Olasehinde, who allegedly robbed and raped a woman, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court…

We will not spare bureaux de change involved in $2.1bn arms deal – EFCC boss

The acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has said that no Bureau De Change operator involved…

Lagos moves to stem disasters in 2016

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has advised Lagosians to continue to remain safety conscious with incidents…

Nigeria now has 141 accredited Universities- NUC

Nigeria now has 141 accredited universities, Professor Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary of National University Commission, NUC said on Wednesday while…

Pastor collapses after losing community election

Cyriacus Izuekwe Tradegy was averted on Tuesday after a popular pastor slumped and became unconscious after he lost an election…

I never received a kobo from Jonathan, Dasuki – Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and Publicity of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign organisation, has stated categorically that he never received a…

Oshiomhole to FG: establish labour unemployment centres

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called on the Federal Government to establish labour unemployment centres across the federation.…

Ogun police arrest three fraudsters with charms

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three suspected fraudsters were arrested on Saturday, 2 January in Ota, Ado Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun…

Kano court sentences cleric to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed

An Islamic Court in northern Nigeria has sentenced to death a Muslim cleric for blaspheming Islam’s holiest figure, Prophet Muhammad.…

Operation Pulo Shield arrests illegal oil bunkering vessels, destroys distillery camps

Jethro Ibileke/Niger Delta Troops of Sector 2 Operation Pulo Shield operating in the Niger Delta region, recorded tremendous successes in…