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Biafra: Nigeria slaps fresh charges against Nnamdi Kanu

Nigerian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against a Biafran activist, Nnamdi Kanu, just days after a court ordered his release,…

Boko Haram launch three strikes on Lake Chad

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed five people in an overnight raid in Niger in the third suspected attack by the…

Buhari felicitates with Muslims at Eid-El-Maulud

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Islamic community in Nigeria as they celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The…

Police reaffirm ban on street carnivals, use of fireworks

CSP Adebowale Lawal, Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, on Wednesday reaffirmed the ban on street carnivals…

Osun needs N5bn IGR to fast-track development – Aregbesola

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said that the state will need Internally Generated Revenue of five billion naira every…

Zakzaky, other Shi’ite members can be visited in detention – IG

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has denied a recent online report that he would have to seek “orders…

Nigerians say Cameroonian troops after killing 70 insurgents

Fleeing villagers in Nigeria’s northeast say Cameroonian troops have killed at least 70 residents while chasing Islamic insurgents into communities…

Ijaw accuse Buhari of stoking conflict in Niger Delta

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Once again the Ijaw Youth Council has accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of policies towards the…

HWR condemns Shiite Muslim attack, demands probe

Henry Ojelu Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the killing of hundreds of Shiite Muslim members of the Islamic Movement…
Nigerian governors lose to Federal Govt. in court

Nigerian states face bankruptcy, further income crash

Nigeria’s dire economic situation and the near bankruptcy of many states were further underscored Tuesday with the amount available to…

Financial Literacy: Cheery news from 2016 Budget

By Olubunmi Samuel-Adeyemi The Nigerian 2016 Budget proposal is finally here. I received with great joy, the news that the…

Mujila, Busetto, Rossouw make Etisalat Literature Prize shortlist

Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…

EFCC slams theft charge on Tompolo, Akpobolokemi

Akin Kuponiyi Nigeria anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed forty-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion against…
Ex- Senator, Shehu Sani, explains why bandits terrorising the country cannot be persuaded to abandon their criminal ways through dialogue

Kaduna APC set to suspend Senator Shehu Sani

Femi Adi/Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC Kaduna Chapter, appears to have concluded plans to suspend the Senator representing Kaduna Central,…

Foreign Exchange: We are aware of your difficulties – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with Nigerians over the current hardship experienced in accessing foreign currency for their different transactions.…

Deaf children have 95% chance of hearing – Expert

Prof. Milan Profant, an expert on Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), on Tuesday said many children born deaf in Nigeria…

At Christmas, remember that Jesus was a refugee

By Jay Parini/CNN As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians…

Police promise to investigate Army, Shiite clash

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase has promised to carry out a professional investigation into the recent clash…

Oshiomhole scraps Customary Court of Appeal

The Edo Government on Tuesday repealed the Act establishing the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Governor Adams Oshiomhole,…

FIFA committee was ‘asleep for four years’ – Michel Platini

Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has accused world football’s ethics committee of “sleeping” for four years before barring him from…
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Ghana bans first class travel for public officials

Public officials in Ghana have been banned from travelling in first class cabins of airlines. Ghana’s President John Mahama slammed…

Fashola gets N433.4bn for Power, Works and Housing

fashola The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja earmarked N433.4 billion in the 2016 budget for its services in the…

Yuletide: FG declares Dec. 24, 25, 28 public holidays

ambazau The Federal Government has declared December 24, Dec.25 and Dec. 28 public holidays to mark Maulud Nabiy, Christmas Day…

2016: Fayose turns prophet, predicts doom for Nigeria

Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of 2016 and at a time when various prophets are still looking at their crystal balls to…

Saraki promises quick passage of 2016 budget

Eromosele Ebhomele President of the Nigerian Senate and chairman of the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday promised a…

DPO clears illegal street traders off Lion Building area

Paul Iyoghojie The female Divisional Police officer, DPO, in charge of Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, CSP Anthonia…

Onigbinde’s damming verdict: Nigerian football not growing

Taiwo Adelu FIFA and CAF Technical Instructor, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has assessed Nigerian football and come up with a damming…

Female ticketing officer sent to prison for theft

Paul Iyoghojie A female ticketing officer with Main One Cable Company in Lagos, western Nigeria, Joy Nakpodia, 38, has been…

Manager faces trial over theft of employer’s SUV

Paul Iyoghojie Edeh Joshua, 41, a marketing manager with Gladys Felix Service Nigeria Limited, a car sales firm at Agbor,…

Of Gbadegesin’s Sense of Duty

By Kunle Ajibade William Faulkner, the winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote in one of his novels,…