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Man, 31, Remanded For Disarming Policemen

A 31-year-old man, Sefiu Aniwura, was on Friday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly disarming…

Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt to pay prayer warriors, vigilantes N200 mn

The Adamawa Government on Friday announced that it had earmarked N200 million to engage prayer warriors to seek divine intervention…

PICTURES: Oba Sijuade’s Funeral

Girl-child education key to reducing VVF, maternal mortality – UNFPA

The United Nations Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA) on Friday said girl-child education is key to reducing increasing cases of…

INEC sends special taskforce to sort Rivers electoral materials

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely 48 hours after the candidates of All Progressive Congress, APC, led by its governorship candidate, Dr…

FERMA Controls Erosion On 10 Major Highways In Taraba

Mr. Odey Ogar, the Taraba State Maintenance Engineer with the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), on Friday said the agency…

Man arrested for burgling Church

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year-old man, Cheka Samuel, who allegedly burgled a church, has confessed to the police that he went…

APC lied, we received N4.1b in June, says Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele The Ekiti state government has debunked claim by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the state got a…

Girl, 11, Delivered Of Baby Girl After Being Denied Abortion

An 11-year-old girl was delivered of a baby girl on Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay, in a case that sparked outrage…

Ebola outbreak could end in 2015, but fight isn’t over – UN

A senior official of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Margaret Chan, said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in West…

Nigerian exposes Africans in UK on Soundcity Documentary

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Labi Odebunmi, a young British-Nigerian filmmaker, is set to premiere in Nigeria a breezy documentary that will educate…

Ambode to pay N2.2bn to 658 retirees

Kazeem Ugbodaga In a move to enhance workers’ welfare, the administration of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is set to pay N2.2…

Ambode pays glowing tribute to Ooni of Ife

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has commiserated with the family, friends, associates, subjects and the government and people of…
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Lagos Speaker condoles with Osun Govt, people over Ooni’s death

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has sent a message of condolence to…

FG to install cameras in prisons to check jailbreaks

The Federal Ministry of Interior on Thursday said it would soon install surveillance cameras in prisons to check cases of…

End rice import waiver now, Tambuwal tells FG

By Haladu Abubakar ‎The current waiver regime being enjoyed by rice importers in Nigeria is hampering local production of the…

PICTURES: Ejigbo Eagles Club honours Prof. Solomon Akinboye

Ejigbo Eagles Club, honoured Professor Solomon Akinboye, who was elected Dean, Post-graduate School, University of Lagos.

Osinbajo encourages advocacy for made-in-Nigeria goods

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged the Textile Workers’ Union of Nigeria to do more on advocacy to…

Al Jazeera launches ‘My Nigeria’ documentary series

Funsho Arogundade A series of six half-hour documentaries laced with the human stories and energy of Africa’s leading economy, Nigeria…

Aisha Buhari calls for action against drug abuse

The wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday called for collective effort to check high rate of drug…

My Defence: Why I spent N78m on website, adopted children – Fashola

In response to allegations of extra-marital affairs, N78 million website and his role in the National Assembly drama, Babatunde Fashola,…

FG appoints PwC, KPMG to audit NNPC, CBN, NPA, others

The National Economic Council (NEC) has employed the services of two audit firms, PwC and KPMG to carry out forensic…

Copter crash: Bristow suspends operations

Bristow Helicopter Limited on Thursday suspended operations, less than 24 hours after one of its choppers ditched into the Lagos…

Stop behaving like touts, PDP tells APC

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter said leaders of the All Progressives Congress, such as Mr. Dakuku Peterside,…

More heads to roll at NNPC, says GMD

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The gale of sack state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where at least, 38 senior managers have been…

NNPC commiserates with victims of copter crash

Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has commiserated with victims of…

Oil subsidy removal will check corruption, says Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday said that stopping oil subsidy would go a long way…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

We welcome constructive criticisms, says Lamorde

The chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde, says the Commission is not adverse to constructive criticisms that…

Publicize your inventions for all to see, Buhari tells NASENI

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital urged the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to…