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24 corpses of migrants found near Thai border

Malaysian police said on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur that security forces discovered 24 bodies of suspected trafficked Bangladeshi and Rohingya…

10 killed in CAR after beheading of Muslim youth

10 people were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bambari, in an incident that began when a…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Buhari accepts voluntary offer of services by Muslim leaders at hajj

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary offer of services to 2015 Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by the leadership of…

Ban Ki-moon in Nigeria to mark bombing, Chibok girls

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the bombing of UN’s headquarters by Islamist sect,…

Senate to introduce e-legislation to enhance debates

The Nigerian Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Dume, said on Sunday that the senate would introduce e-legislation to engender “robust and…

Mother-in-law of richest Nigerian monarch kidnapped

Mrs Omogbene Adeborile, 65, the the mother-in-law to Oba Fredrick Obateru-Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugboland, has been kidnapped in Igbotako,…

Fowler: Perfect Man for the Perfect Job By Gbenga Olorunpomi

The steady and exponential growth of the internally-generated revenue of Lagos state since the return of democracy in 1999 is…

Why marriages fail in the western world – Oyedepo

Eromosele Ebhomele Founder of the Living Faith Church, popularly called Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has attributed the high rate…

Usain Bolt beats Gatlin to retain 100m title

Beijing (AFP) – Jamaican Usain Bolt trumped American rival Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title in spectacular style…

Otuoke community head decries water scarcity

Mr Elijah Ateki, the Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa, has bemoaned the scarcity of…

Philantropist trains 500 drivers in Plateau

A philantropist, Chief Samuel Pukat, has trained 500 Plateau youths as drivers, as part of efforts to reduce joblessness in…

World Jollof Rice Day takes centre stage

Eromosele Ebhomele To some, this should not be an issue of discussion, but for Nigerians, one of the happiest countries…

Photo Archive: Emir of Katsina marvels at London traffic light

The late Emir of Katsina, Usman Nagogo and his aides admiring a traffic light in London during a visit in…

Dickson swears in commissioner, four advisers, months to election

Bayelsa state Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson over the weekend called on all political appointees to redouble their efforts at re-connecting…

No alternative to Buhari now, says Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has no alternative…

Buratai, army chief survives Boko Haram ambush

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja It was a narrow escape for Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS ), Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai…

Don’t charge Nigerians for electricity not consumed, NERC directs Discos

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to urgently restructure their fixed charges…

Service Chiefs: Obasanjo lauds Buhari over Boko Haram ultimatum

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for given ultimatum to the service chiefs to end the Boko…

Regional military chiefs finalise plans to end Boko Haram

Reuters – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to…

I’ll work for the success of this current dispensation, says Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that he will work for the success of the current dispensation in…

Tribunal dismisses Akpabio’s petition against Okori

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application by embattled former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Chief…

NHRC boss tasks Nigerians on human rights

Prof. Bem Angwe, the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, has called on Nigerians to show more concern for issues…

Ambode seeks eradication of child trafficking

Mrs Bolanle Ambode, wife of Lagos State Governor, has called for collaborative efforts between governments and non-governmental organisations to eradicate…

Gunmen kill 2 farmers, injure 12 others

The Taraba Police Command said on Saturday in Jalingo that unidentified gunmen shot dead two farmers on their farms in…

Boko Haram strengthens ties with ISIS, fights in Libya

AP — Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are strengthening ties with the Islamic State group, as shown by reports that Nigerian…

14,000 ad hoc staff for LG polls in Niger

The Niger Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday said it would recruit 14,000 ad hoc staff for the November Local Government…

Troops advance to clear Boko Haram camps in Borno

The 7 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, on Saturday entered and cleared Gudumbali town in Guzamala Local Government Area of…

Unicef, Yobe Govt to construct N460m water, hygiene facilities

The Yobe Government, in collaboration with Unicef, are to execute water, sanitation and hygiene projects worth N460 million under the…

N4billion: Rivers judicial panel invites Agric commissioner under Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to probe the…

Police arrest masquerades for robbery

The Police in Nsukka on Saturday arrested two men who wore masquerade costume in Ovoko community in Nsukka LGA for…