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Blue chips drop price on NSE

Some blue chips on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded further price depreciation on Wednesday as a result of profit…

Lagos lawmakers commend Buhari over ministerial nominees

Eromosele Ebhomele Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for picking those…

NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy conditions for Thursday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Thursday morning.…
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governo

CBN insists Oct. 31 remains deadline for obtaining BVN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Oct. 31 remains the deadline for bank customers to obtain their Bank Verification…

We’ll meet December deadline to defeat Boko Haram— CDS

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite pockets of suicide bombings by Boko Haram insurgents, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin,…

PDP postpones Edo congress

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja has postponed the rescheduled state congress in Edo. The…

Reps order investigation into implementation of Land Swap Policy

The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered for investigation into the implementation of the Land Swap Policy initiated by former…

Oliseh, Enyeama settle rift

Felix Anyansi-Agwu, an Executive Committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says the squabble between Super Eagles’ coach Sunday…

Suicide bombers kill 3 in Borno

The Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three persons after a botched attack by four suspected suicide…

Breaking News: Gaidam in Yobe under Boko Haram attack

Nigerian soldiers are now battling the Boko Haram militants in Gaidam local council area of Yobe state, after an invasion…

Residents storm Lagos Assembly, demand confirmation Of Ambode’s nominee

Kazeem Ugbodaga A cross section of Lagos residents on Wednesday stormed the State House of Assembly demanding the confirmation of…

Charles Okah not dead – NPS

The Nigeria Prisons Service on Wednesday denied the purported death of Charles Okah, the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence…

Ogun Assembly screens commissioner nominees

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State House of Assembly Wednesday began screening of commissioner nominees forwarded to it by the state…

Senate in rowdy session over Amaechi

A petition against Rotimi Chubuike Amaechi from Senator George Sekibo, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart from Rivers East Senatorial…

Man faces trial for abandoning wife in hospital

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday granted bail to Idowu Mutairu, 35, after he pleaded not guilty…
elephants in a park: between 64 and 69 poisoned to death with cyanide in Zimbabwe

Poachers kill 14 elephants with poison

The Zimbabwe National Wildlife Agency on Wednesday said that suspected poachers used cyanide to kill 14 elephants in Zimbabwe’s western…

Kidnappers free 75-year-old woman

Hajiya Fatima Mohammed, the 75-year-old woman kidnapped a week ago at Kebbe, in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State,…

Serial adultery lands Nigerian based in S/Africa in prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Nigerian based in South Africa who brought back his family to Nigeria from South Africa has landed…

I came to Lagos to steal- convicted SUV snatcher confesses

Cyriacus Izuekwe A convicted car snatcher, Somadina Enyiobi has confessed that he left his village in Oraifite in Anambra State…

Burkina Faso court charges general, ex-minister over coup

(Reuters) – A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday charged a general and a former foreign minister with crimes including…

16 killed as bombs rock Damaturu

At least 16 people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up around Ministry of…

Ministerial nomination: Police warn against pro, anti-Amaechi protests

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The nomination of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of Rivers State as minister is heating up political tension…

Over 8000 ghost students discovered in Delta bursary scheme

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The verification and biometric exercise of students of Delta State origin benefiting from the State Students Assistance (Bursary)…

Flood kills boy, 11, in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An 11-year-old boy, names withheld, who lost his life in a ravaging flood that submerged Okpai community in…

Buhari lauds British, Swiss support in recovering stolen Nigerian funds

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland for the recovery and repatriation…

Tribunal sacks APGA lawmaker

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri on Tuesday nullified the election of Mr Ndubuisi Ikonne, representing Owerri West Constituency…

Reps want more military personnel in insurgency fight

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Nigerian military and other security agencies to provide adequate personnel in the…

Delta approves N400m for students’ assistance scheme

Delta state government has approved N400 million to finance its students’ assistance scheme, Mr Jude Senebe, the Commissioner for Higher…

Emir to Buhari: implement Confab report

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence a process that will lead to…

El-Rufai, Osinbajo rift fabricated — Akande

Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has described…