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Insecurity: Lawyers advocate community policing

Two lawyers have advocated community policing to curb insecurity in the country. The lawyers expressed the view in separate interviews…

Gunmen kill oil worker in Bayelsa

Unidentified gunmen on Friday killed an oil worker at the Kolo Creek Oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Diezani Alison-Madueke has cancer, goes for surgery: Family

Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has cancer, the family’s lawyer confirmed. In a statement meant to debunk a rash…

Tribunal orders rerun of Ogun Assembly election

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The National and State Houses of Assembly tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta Friday ordered fresh election to be…

Court issues Bench Warrant on Apugo over N36m fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Prince Benedict…

2 traders land in prison for removing another trader’s teeth

Paul Iyoghojie Two housewives who are traders at Daddy Alaja market, Oke Arin, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have been arraigned…

Tight security as tribunal rules on case against Kashamu, others

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Security was tightened Friday morning around Magistrates’ Court, Isabo venue of the sitting of the National and State…

Angela Merkel? Pope Francis? Gamblers Bet on Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Five people in Oslo, all appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and all sworn to secrecy, already know who is winning…

Loss to Congo: Nigerians write off Oliseh’s Eagles

Taiwo Adelu Disappointed football loving Nigerians have slammed the senior national team, the Super Eagles for losing 0-2 to DR…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Ebola: 10 quarantined in Nigeria

Reuters – Ten people have been quarantined after coming into contact with a patient with Ebola-like symptoms in the southern…

Akwa Ibom election alien to civilisation, counsel tells tribunal

The Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal resumed sitting on Thursday for the adoption of final written addresses by parties with…

I did not accuse PENCOM of diverting N3.5trn – Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Thursday denied accusing Nigerian Pension Commission (PENCOM) of diverting N3.5 trillion pension…

Improving national security my priority, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja that significant improvements in national security remains the topmost priority of his…

Nigerian army reinforces after Boko Haram attack on troops

The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed an attack on Sector 1 of 27 Task Force Brigade located at Gaidam, Yobe…

Osinbajo calls for reduction in electricity tariffs

Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that until there is stability in the power sector, electricity tariffs…

Oshiomhole canvases more support for Buhari

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has appealed to Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest to build…

Defected former commissioners are thieves, debtors – Delta PDP chairman

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The chairman of Delta state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Edwin Uzor, has described prominent…

2Face advises Kogi youths to shun violence during poll

Popular musician, Innocent Idibia aka 2Face, has advised youths in Kogi not to engage in violence before, during and after…

Mina stampede: 355 Nigerians involved, 99 confirmed dead

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday said 355 Nigerians were involved in the Mina Stampede, out of…

Reps call for activation of CCTV nationwide

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged federal, states and local governments to install and reactivate Close Circuit Television (CCTV)…

Governors meet to discuss crucial national issues

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Thursday said it would meet to discuss ‘’some pressing states and national issues’’. A…

70 per cent of inmates in Nigerian prisons awaiting trial – NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that 70 per cent of inmates in prisons across the country are…

CAC explains temporary disruption of its services

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) said on Thursday that the temporary disruption of services experienced by its customers in recently…

Lagos warns residents: Prepare for heavy rainfall

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state to prepare for heavy rainfall and advised those…

Ogun Assembly approves Amosun’s commissioners

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly Thursday approved the request of the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to appoint 18…

Why improving national security remains our topmost priority – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja that significant improvements in national security remains the topmost priority of his administration…

Flood displaces 1,220 families, destroys 4,501 farms in Cross River

More than 1,220 families have been displaced and 4,501 farms destroyed by flood in some coastline communities in Cross River,…
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governo

Nigeria interbank overnight rate at five-year low

Nigeria’s interbank overnight lending rate fell to a five-year low on Thursday, hit by excess liquidity in the market that…

Tribunal affirms election of Niger APC lawmaker

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday upheld the election of Alhaji Lado Abdullahi,…

APC lauds Ambode on dialogue with Lagosians

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded Governor Akinwumi Ambode for setting one week aside…