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Siblings burnt in Osogbo petrol station fire disaster

An outbreak at `Bovas’ petrol station in Osogbo on Wednesday caused pandemonium as two children of the same mother were…

Olu of Warri’s burial : Okowa assures traditional council of assistance

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has assured that the state government would assist in the burial ceremony of the late…

Obasa pleads for sacrifice at Sallah

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslims and people of other…

Nigerian army bans movement of vehicles, donkeys, camels, others in Borno

The Nigerian military has banned moving vehicles, bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels in northeastern Borno state as a security measure…

Okowa nominates Internal Revenue Board members

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday submitted a list of nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the…

APC reschedules Bayelsa primary

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday said the party’s primary for the Dec. 5 governorship…

Abuja trade fair: Exhibitors complain of low patronage

Some five days into the 10th Abuja International Trade Fair, exhibitors are complaining of low patronage and attribute the situation…

DHQ alerts on circulation of fake national identity card

Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national identification registration. It said that the…

APC lauds Gov. Wike on projects’ completion in Rivers

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Wednesday said the Gov. Nyesom Wike administration had done well in the…

Bulama Modu, Boko Haram kingpin and 42 others arrested

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents along Banki axis of Borno State, North East Nigeria, recorded a major…

Kumuyi charges Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism

Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

District head, police inspector, 33 others killed by herdsmen

About 35 persons are believed to have been killed on Tuesday evening by gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers in…
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governo

CBN encourages bank lending to stave off recession

Reuters – Nigeria’s central bank loosened monetary policy on Tuesday by injecting liquidity into banks, in a bid to stave…

Buhari felicitates with Muslims

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with all Nigerians of the Islamic faith as they celebrate Eid el-Kabir, a statement said…

Eid el-Kabir : IG orders massive deployment of personnel

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that there should be effective and extensive deployment of policemen and…

Egypt’s al-Sissi pardons Al Jazeera journalists, activists for Eid

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists jailed for three years in a case that drew…
Olu Falae kicks against zoning of Nigeria's presidency

Buhari orders police, security agencies to rescue Falae

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police, solomon Arase, and the security agencies to take necessary actions to…

Breast cancer: Women counseled on proper diets

Miss Yemisi Olowookere, a Nutritionist at Garki Hospital, Abuja, on Wednesday said good nutrition may reduce the risk of breast…

3 charged with robbing man at gun-point

Three unemployed men, Olawale Babalola, Oluwafemi Olawale and Akeem Mukaila, were on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos on charges of robbing…

2015 Hajj: 3m Muslims gather at plain of Arafat

At least three million Muslims from across the world gathered Wednesday at the plain of Arafat to observe one of…

Kafando back in power after coup

Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said on Wednesday he…

Man buys car with dud cheque

Cyriacus Izuewkwe A 27-year-old man, Olatunbosun Kehinde, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing a…

FG committed to press freedom—Adeshina

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, has assured media practitioners of the Federal Government’s…

Fayose distributes Sallah rams

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians…

600 MDAs comply with TSA directive – AGF

No fewer than 600 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government have complied with the directive to deposit…

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N422.6bn for Aug

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Tuesday said that N422.6 billion was shared among the federal,…

Hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against women – IGP

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has warned that hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against…

Akwa Ibom Senate: INEC ends case, calls one witness

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday closed its case before the Akwa Ibom National and State Assembly tribunal…

Police arrest fake soldier, Man,37, for defiling girl, 7

Yusuf Muhammed Police Detectives attached to Onipanun Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Ayodele Adedeji of Jackross,…

Lagos Assembly approves Ambode’s request for budget re-ordering

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the re-ordering of the Year 2015 budget…