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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…

Rotary sets up mobile health camps for IDPs in Abuja

The District 9125 of Rotary International has set up mobile health camps to meet the health needs of Internally Displaced…

Vigilance group member shoots cop dead for violating motorcycle ban

A member of a vigilance group on Thursday shot dead a policeman for allegedly violating the ban on use of…

Ogun Police declare war on land grabbers

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has declared war on land grabbers and speculators terrotising the state, warning them…

Man impersonating CP Aderanti arrested

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested Friday Aguibosim for allegedly impersonating former Lagos State Commissioner…

Yobe Govt. drafts document against open defecation

The Yobe State Government, on Saturday said it had developed a document to be submitted to the state assembly to…
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Ooni’s final rite: Palace warns residents to stay indoors for Oro deity

Residents of the ancient town of Ile-Ife, have been warned to remain indoors for the Oro deity to observe the…

Sanitation: Sokoto doles out N2.3m to 3 best communities

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Saturday announced cash reward amounting to N2.3 million to the three cleanest communities…

I’m not married to Buhari’s son, says INEC chairman Amina Zakari

The acting INEC Chairman, Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari speaks on her new responsibilities, the preparations for the governorship elections in…

Suspended Immigration boss employed 1,600 unauthorised persons

David Parradang was suspended as the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS on Friday because he issued letters of…

Help Buhari fight against corruption, Tinubu tells media

Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu on Saturday urged editors in the country to support the Presidency and the president’s…

ISIS deputy leader killed by US airstrike

The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a United States air strike in Iraq on Tuesday,…

Akwa-Ibom: Umana takes stand as star witness

Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom state, Umana Okon Umana, took the stand at the…

Arewa Defence League challenge Northern governors on development

Northern Youths under the auspices of Arewa Defence League has urged Northern Governors to revamp the New Nigerian Development Company…

Working long hours may increase stroke risk – Researchers

Researchers on Friday revealed that working 55 hours or more per week, might be associated with greater risk of stroke…

North and South Korea resume 60-year shouting match

In a modern, high-tech world of sophisticated, subliminal messaging, screaming taunting messages over banks of loudspeakers seems like a decidedly…

OAU ranked best Nigerian university

For the fourth year, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, western Nigeria, retained its rating as the best Nigerian university in academic,…
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Election tribunal admits 10 APC witnesses in Taraba

The Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Friday admitted 10 APC party agents as witnesses on oath.…

IGP asks Nigerians, medical personnel to assist accident victims

The Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase has enjoined members of the public including medical personnel to attend to accident victims…

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army loses soldiers, Armed Personnel Carrier to landmines

Two soldiers lost their lives while two others were critically injured when troops of 5 Brigade Explosive Ordinance Devices (EOD)…

Why FG suspended Comptroller General of Immigration – Femi Adesina

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has disclosed that the Comptroller General of…

Recruitment of 10,000 police yet to begin

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the approval for the recruitment of 10,000 police officers by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Police has…

Chad: Around 40,000 displaced by Boko Harm in two weeks

Reuters – Around 40,000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by Islamist…

2 soldiers killed as military liberates Gudumbali

As part of its continued offensive operations against the Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian Military has liberated Gudumbali town in…

FG suspends Comptroller-General of Immigration

David Paradang, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service has been suspended from office by the Federal Government with immediate…