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Oshiomhole stops relocation of IDPs in Edo, promises free education

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the International Christian Centre in Edo state who resisted evacuation to…

Accidental Discharge: Police dismiss corporal for killing two women at funeral

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Police Corporal, Ali Christopher, whose bullets discharge accidentally and killed two nursing mothers on 27 June, 2015,…

Lagos denies sponsoring Hajj pilgrims

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday denied sponsorship of pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj as being speculated in some reports.…

Over 50 killed in Borno bomb blast

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb attack on a packed market in northeastern Nigeria bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram killed…
Senator Rasheed Ladoja

Election Tribunal: Ladoja tenders over 34 exhibits against Ajimobi

The Oyo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday admitted over 34 exhibits in a petition filed…

Stop fixed charges, Senate tells Nigeria’s Discos

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The upper chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate has directed the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC to…

I’ll prosecute Nigeria’s treasury looters soon, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that the prosecution of persons who have stolen national resources will begin in…

EFCC appeals Atuche’s acquittal

Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed against the judgement of a Lagos High Court sitting…

At N283bn, Nigeria’s census costlier than that of India or China

By Ademola Adegbamigbe China and India have a staggering population of over one billion people each and they pretty much…

OPEC says cheap oil taking longer to subdue rival suppliers

LONDON, (Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday raised its forecast of oil supplies from non-member countries in 2015, a sign that…
UNIJOS

25,700 candidates jostle for 6,500 slots in UniJos pos-UTME

A total of N25,700 candidates are jostling for 6,500 slots in the 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening of…
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governo

ATM Withdrawals: CBN’s limit may stifle cash flow – Experts

Some financial experts and businessmen on Tuesday said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) limit on cash withdrawal via the…

Ekiti PDP Reps Caucus Backs State Party Chairman

The six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives members from Ekiti State have expressed their confidence in the Chief Idowu Faleye-led…

Boko Haram: FG, states committed to liberating Nigeria – Tambuwal

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Tuesday said federal and state governments were fully committed to liberating Nigeria from…

Buhari has given hope to long-suffering people of Ogoni, says APC

President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval, on August 5th 2015, of actions to fast-track the environmental clean-up of Ogoniland is undoubtedly one…
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Court Remands Suspected Cultist Over Death Of 2 Persons

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Tuesday ordered the remand in Ikoyi Prisons of an alleged…

Recharge Card Seller Arraigned Over Theft Of N2.6m

A 30-year-old recharge card seller, Adeola Salami, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft…

FG to spend N15bn to achieve 8,000 mw by 2016, says Atiku

Dr Atiku Abubakar, Deputy Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday said about N15 billion was required for…

3 Die In Lagos Auto Accident

Kazeem Ugbodaga A road accident has claimed the lives of three persons on Ajah-Epe road, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The accident…

Man divorces wife of 25 years for lateness in preparing meals

An Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, on Tuesday dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, between one Olufade Adekoya and his wife, Olusola, over…

Motorcycle Rider Kills Unidentified Female Passenger

Yusuf Muhammed A light complexion lady who recently hitched a ride on a commercial motorcycle popularly known as Okada from…

2 Brothers In Court Over Theft Of Car Batteries

Two brothers, Tassiu Mohammed, 23, and Saminu Mohammed, 25, on Tuesday appeared in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, over…

Senate refers Edo’s $75m World Bank loan to committee

The Senate on Tuesday referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for approval of 75 million dollar World Bank loan…

Probe Jonathan’s $200 million Nollywood fund, Lari Williams tells Buhari

A veteran thespian, Lari Williams, on Tuesday urged the government to inquire into the current state of the grant the…

Emir laments lack of qualified teachers in Katsina

The Emir of Daura in Katsina state, Alhaji Umar Faruk, has deplored the dearth of qualified teachers in primary schools…

Two dead as trailer, train collide in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Two persons have died after a trailer collided with a train on Monday night in Agege area of…

Lagos Traders Decry Police, NURTW Harassment

Market leaders from Araromi Oke-Odo market in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have sent an SOS to the Lagos…

Man Jailed One Week After Release From Prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 24-year-old man freed from prison custody for criminal offence, has returned to the same prison one week…

Lagos restates commitment to tackling sexual, domestic violence

The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring total eradication of sexual and gender based violence in the…

The rich, powerful must do more to help Nigeria, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja called on the rich and powerful citizens of Nigeria to be prepared to contribute…