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BREAKING: Olu Falae regains freedom

Former presidential candidate and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has been rescued from his captors…

Ambode distributes 2,400 free life jackets to students, boat operators

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday began his campaign of Water Transport Safety Awareness Programme with the…

Kogi LG workers to receive N45bn from bailout fund

The Kogi Government said on Thursday that N45 billion of the N50.9 billion its bailout money would be spent on…

APC hails ECOWAS, Buhari on return of Interim Govt. in Burkina Faso

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its leadership role in…

Awujale to political leaders: fulfil your electoral promises

The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has urged political leaders at all levels not to renege on their promises…

Police boss meets security chiefs over effective policing in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In order to effectively police Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, the State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has met…

Hajj stampede kills at least 453, injures 719 in Saudi

AFP – At least 453 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede at the annual hajj in Saudi…

Act of insurgency is unislamic, says Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that all acts of insurgency are unislamic. “Insurgency is against…

President Buhari marks Eid El-Kabir in Daura

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined Muslims faithful in observing Eid-el-kabir prayer at his native home, Daura, Katsina State. The…

Eid el-Kabir: Plateau spends N40m on rams

Plateau Government said it distributed rams and food items worth N40 million to Muslims in the state for the Eid…

Eid el-Kabir: Tight security in Jos

Security was beefed up in many parts of Jos metropolis and Bukuru, Plateau, on Thursday as Muslims in Nigeria joined…

Ayade entreats Muslims to help move Nigeria forward

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has enjoined Muslims in Nigeria to use the 2015 Eid-el-Kabir to partner with all…

UPDATE: 220 dead in hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia civil defence has confirmed that the death toll in Thursday’s stampede has risen to 220, with over 500…

Ireland court releases Congo plane grounded in debt row

Reuters – An airplane belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo’s new national carrier was released by an Irish court on…

Egypt president pardons 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera journalist

Egypt’s President Abdel Fatta al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Canadian Al Jazeera TV journalist Mohamed Fahmy, on Wednesday, security sources…

150 dead, 390 hurt in stampede at hajj in Saudi

Saudi Arabia Civil Defence say at least 150 dead, 390 injured in stampede at hajj in Mecca. The pilgrims were…

Indian aristocrat’s grandchildren win long battle for riches

The grandchildren of a glamorous Indian aristocrat who personified a lost era of wealth and privilege before her death in…
A far-right Finnish politician deletes social media post that threatened the shooting of illegal border crossers following a public outcry

New Record: 10,046 migrants enter Hungary on Wednesday

Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria’s neighbours, including one…

Kia appoints Fudons Autos in Bayelsa

Daniels Ekugo In a bid to deepen its penetration into the Nigerian markets and to deliver inspiring consumer experience in…

Lagos At 50: Ambode names Hollywood star as Brand Ambassador

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has begun plans to celebrate Lagos at 50 in 2017,…

Insight: Five well-kept secrets of Nigerian banks

Jude Fejokwu After reviewing Nigerian banks over the years and up to the half-way mark of 2015, I have now…

25 dead in attack on mosque

Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…

Be extra-vigilant while celebrating Sallah – Gov. Abubakar

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Wednesday reiterated the call of the State Police Command, urging the people of the…

Nigeria destined for greatness – Onu

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, in Abuja on Wednesday expressed optimism that Nigeria…

Police, APC executives frustrated Bayelsa guber primary – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the Bayelsa Police command and executives of his party the All Progressives…

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…