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Group to award scholarship to 21 Anambra students

The new President of Anambra State Associations in South Africa, Chief Onyekachukwu Onyeka, said on Saturday that the group would…

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting calls for entries

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited entries from Nigerian reporters for the 10th Wole Soyinka Award…

Military pension verification begins Tuesday nationwide

The Chairman, Military Pensions Board, AVM Muhammed Dabo, has allayed fears of any mishap in the forthcoming military pension verification…

FRSC takes ‘Ember’ month campaign to Anambra

The FRSC Sector Commander in Anambra, Mr Sunday Ajayi, has said that nearly 2,000 regular and special marshals of the…
36 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush by terrorist groups

Boko Haram fighters kill two Niger soldiers, wound four in ambush

Boko Haram Islamist fighters killed at least two Niger soldiers and wounded four others in an attack on a village…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police command is not leaving any stone unturned in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Rivers among 21 States with bird flu

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has confirmed that the state is among the 21 States in the country with…

I’m in excellent health, Dalai Lama says after cancelling US tour

AFP – The Dalai Lama said on Saturday he was in “excellent” health after doctors told him to scrap a…

UPDATE: 15 confirmed dead, 39 injured in Abuja bomb blasts

The multiple bomb blasts on Friday night in Nyanya and Kuje, two suburbs of the Nigerian capital, Abuja killed 15…

3 contractors arraigned for attacking man with machete

Paul Iyoghojie Three building contractors have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ court for allegedly invading the palace of a…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno govt. to relocate IDPs back to their hometowns

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA) said it had concluded arrangements with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to…

UPDATE: Bomb blast in Nyanya, kills 2, injures 19‏

A bomb blast on Friday evening in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has killed two persons…

FIFA sponsor Visa wants Sepp Blatter to quit

New York (AFP) – US credit card giant Visa became the third top FIFA sponsor to demand Sepp Blatter’s immediate…
Scene of a bomb attack in Jos

Twin explosions rock Abuja, many dead

Two bombs went off in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja late on Friday, an official said. There was…

How we’ll screen Ambode’s nominees – Lagos Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday said it has a cordial relationship with the state governor,…

Diezani gets bail in UK, passport seized

Former Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been released on bail after she was arrested on allegations of money laundering…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

EFCC raids homes of Jide Omokore, Diezani in Lagos, Abuja

The arrest of Diezani Alison-Madueke in London today may just be the tip of a well coordinated international operation to…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command is not leaving anything to chance in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Kaduna boosts learning with 770,000 furniture, 305,000 uniforms

The Kaduna State Government said it would provide 770,000 units of furniture and 305,000 sets of uniforms to its public…

Hajj stampede: Special prayer held for victims in Sokoto

A special prayer was held in Sokoto on Friday for victims of the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. The prayer…

Bayelsa Polls: PDP mocks APC, says Sylva not electable

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt With Bayelsa governorship election three months away and scheduled for December 5, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Abducted AAU lecturer murdered by his abductors – Police

‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin on Friday disclosed that Dr. Paul Erie, an Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics of…

Ghana foresees high cocoa purchases in 2015/16

Ghana projects cocoa purchases of 850,000-900,000 tonnes in the 2015/16 cocoa season that opened on Friday. The chief executive of…

Abuja Trade Fair: Exhibitors applaud organisers for extension of closing date

Exhibitors at the 10th Abuja International Trade Fair have applauded the organisers for the steps taken to extend the closing…

Player jailed 1 year for breaking opponent’s leg

A footballer in Britain’s Sunday League has been jailed for a year after he deliberately broke an opponent’s leg on…

Ondo to begin chocolate production April 2016

The Ondo State Government on Friday said that a modern chocolate factory to process premium quality cocoa beans produced in…

50 French coys to visit Nigeria, meet with Buhari

A delegation of 50 heads of French companies are expected to visit Nigeria next week to explore business opportunities and…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani arrested in London

The immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in London. According to PREMIUM Times the…

Committee on establishment of national carrier submits report

The Ministerial Committee on Establishment of National Carrier has submitted its report to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation,…

Terrorism: British boy, 15, jailed for life

(Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy, thought to be the youngest Briton to be convicted of a terrorism offence, was given…