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El-Rufai visits bomb blast scene as death toll rises to 21

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has visited the scene of a bomb blast in Zaria today. The death toll…

20 killed in Zaria bomb blast, says El Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has confirmed 20 persons dead in a bomb attack on civil servants at Sabongari…

Bomb blast rips through Zaria city

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – At least 20 people were killed when a bomb blast ripped through a government office in…

Zaria rocked by bomb blast

A bomb blast has occurred in the university town of Zaria, in Kaduna state, the latest in the terrorist attacks…

Iyaloja arrested for N93.8m fraud

Police in Ekiti state, western Nigeria, have arrested the market leader (Iyaloja) of Ado Ekiti, Chief Mrs Waye Osho for…

Bauchi governor warns public officers against corruption

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has warned public officers against enriching themselves while in office. Abubakar gave the warning…

Robbers shoot policeman dead in Warri

A three-man robbery gang has killed a yet-to-be-identified mobile policeman in Warri. An eye witness, who could not tell the…
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Excess Crude Account: Like Jonathan, Like Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has taken a cue from the immediate past president of the west African country, Goodluck…

El Rufai removes LG treasurers, orders ghost workers fished out

Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Monday removed all local government treasurers and Directors of Personnel Management (DPM) in…

Unpaid Salaries: Buhari approves special funds to bailout states

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N713.7billion intervention funds to state governments to pay workers’ salaries. The bailout…

No woman involved in Ikorodu bank heist, says Suspect

Bright Agbojule, one of the suspected armed robbers that stormed Ikorodu to rob two banks has stated that the group…

PICTURES: Police parade Ikorodu bank robbery suspects

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Shortly after Lagos Police Command announced the arrest of four members of the robbery gang that…

Police beef up security around churches, mosques, bans hawking

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has mandated Commissioners of Police to strengthen security at all mosques, churches and other…

Gov. Emmanuel to Commissioners: We want results, not excuses

Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, has said that his administration will not tolerate poor performance from his commissioners and special…

Dangote says he wants to buy Arsenal to boost Nigeria’s profile globally

Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian billionaire who recently declared an interest in buying Arsenal, has revealed the reasons behind his designs…

East African leaders call on Burundi to postpone presidential poll

Burundi should postpone its July 15 presidential elections until July 30 because of continuing protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid…

Pope prays with disabled, old people in Guayaquil shrine

Pope Francis on Monday visited the Shrine of Divine Mercy in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, where he prayed with…

Boko Haram: Female suicide bomber blows self off in Kano, injures others

A female suicide bomber who attempted to attack the popular Umar Bin Khattab Mosque on Zoo Road in Kano metropolis,…

New CP takes over in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe The new Commissioner of police Lagos State CP Ajani Owoseni has taken over from Mr Kayode Aderanti. The…

Tribunal to hear suit challenging Gbajabiamila’s election victory

Henry Ojelu The National Assembly ‎Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja has fixed 27 July for the hearing of the…

Police, Clerk of NASS, meet over petition

The Police have met with the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and some principal officers over a…

Bomb Blasts: Restore checkpoints in Plateau, Lalong tells FG

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appealed to the Federal Government to restore checkpoints in the state to check the…

Boko Haram: Army frees 180 detainees, including babies

Nigeria’s military has freed 180 detainees held for months, including women carrying babies with toddlers clinging to their skirts, declaring…

Lagos Deputy Gov. hosts abandoned mother, twins

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule on Monday played host to Mrs Ruth Uche and her…

Gov. Masari appoints SSG, 9 others

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has approved the appointed of Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, as the Secretary to the State…

LG Boss: Gbayi Women, Youth Protest El-Rufai’s Appointment Of Non Indigene

Femi Adi/Kaduna Angry Gbagyi women and youth from Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, Monday blocked major…

Plateau dissolves local councils, woman gets SSG job

Governor Simon Lalong of the central Nigerian Plateau state, on Monday dissolved the 17 Local Government Councils in the state.…

Analysis: Why they are attacking Bola Tinubu

-Danladi Daniels The seemingly coordinated vicious attacks on the former Governor of Lagos and APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…

Woman Commits Suicide After Delivering Twins For Secret Lover

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year-old housewife, impregnated by her married secret lover committed suicide after she gave birth to twins in…

UPDATE: Over 40 killed in twin blast in Jos

JOS, (AP) — Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and an…