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Boko Haram: Toyota Nigeria donates 5 vehicles to MNJTF

Toyota Nigeria Limited on Thursday donated five vehicles to the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a bid to enhance…

Mechanic, 23, remanded for armed robbery

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 23-year-old mechanic, Ahmed Ochegbe, in prison custody for alleged conspiracy and armed…

Suicide Prevention Day: Youths harp on proper self esteem

Some youths in Abuja on Thursday called for high self-esteem and good morals as this would reduce the rate of…
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22 judges suspended over bribery

Ghanaian authorities have suspended 22 junior judges accused of bribery after they were captured on video, the judicial secretary, said…

Police must be well compensated, kitted for optimal performance – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called for the proper equipping of officers and men of the Nigerian Police for…

Buhari mourns Babankowa, Jibrin Ahmed

President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the family of Alhaji Ibrahim Babankowa on his passing away. Buhari joins them in mourning…

South Africa announces discovery of new human-like species

South African anthropologists have announced a “groundbreaking fossil discovery of international importance” at the so-called Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg.…

Facebook rakes in users in Nigeria, Kenya

Reuters – Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social…

Gang-rape: Lagos security guards get N1m bail

Two Lagos security guards, who allegedly gang-raped a teenage girl, are on temporary reprieve of N1 million bail on the…

Buhari lifts ban on 113 oil vessels – NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has lifted the ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the…

Group campaigns with mock coffin to promote use of pedestrian bridges

Cracks Izuekwe A human rights group, Concern Human Rights of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to always make use of…

Fake prophet cons Lagos nurse for sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-styled prophet, Muyiwa Adesoye, has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ejigbo for…

Woman bites off, swallows neighbour’s nipple

Cyriacus Izuekwe A mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three…
Reps Committee on Finance says it will conduct a probe into finances of National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF ) from 2018 till date.

Kogi 2015: James Faleke emerges Abubakar Audu’s running mate

Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially picked James Abiodun Faleke, the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in…

US cop faces death threats for denouncing ‘racist’ chief

Los Angeles (AFP) – A white US police officer who turned in his chief for allegedly making a series of…

Buhari, Tinubu beware of hatchet men by Sunday Dare

By Sunday Dare The piece “Buhari beware of Tinubu” in the 2nd September Sun newspaper comes from the depleting arsenal…

No part of Nigeria will be taken by Boko Haram again, says DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has given an assurance that no Nigerian territory will “ever again” be relinquished to the Boko Haram…

Giesi ruling house presents Ogunwusi as next Ooni

The Ojaja Unit of the Giesi ruling house on Wednesday presented Prince Adeyeye Ogunwusi as its candidate for the position…

17 years after disappearance of Ogiamen, Benin Kingdom gets another

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Seventeen years after the sudden disappearance of the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, Osarobo Okuonghae, his replacement was appointed…

17 years after disappearance of Ogiamen, Benin Kingdom gets another

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Seventeen years after the sudden disappearance of the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, Osarobo Okuonghae, his replacement was appointed…

Nigeria to experience lunar eclipse on Sept 28

The National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, has said there will be a Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 28 which…

Beware, armed robbers disguise as ATM users at night, FG warns

The Federal Government on Wednesday warned Nigerians to be vigilant when withdrawing money from Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, especially at…

PDP chieftain admits to signing Akpabio’s form in error

Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, opened his defense in the matter filed against him by the All…

Australia to take 12,000 refugees

Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, said on Wednesday that his country would take in 12,000 Syrian refugees as settlers. He…

All Boko Haram camps have been destroyed, terrorists subdued – DHQ

The Nigerian troops have destroyed all known Boko Haram terrorists’ camps and cells in the North East and have subdued…

Nigeria deserves seat on UN Security Council – Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has advocated a permanent membership status for Nigeria in the Security Council of the…

Stowaway caught inside Med View plane’s tyre compartment at Lagos airport

Jamiu Yisa An unidentified young man whose age was put at around 25, has been apprehended and handed over to…

Buhari not a dictator, only helping Nigeria recover from paralysis – Tinubu

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday dismissed the insinuation by the Peoples Democratic…

Army to re-invigorate operations for optimal results, says Buratai

The Nigerian Army plans to restructure and re-invigorate its numerous operations across the country to achieve optimal results, Chief of…

5 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said five Nigerian pilgrims had died in the Holy land The…