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Borno govt reviews curfew in Maiduguri

The Borno State government said on Wednesday that it had reviewed upward the 7:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew in…

Wike sacks 344 staff of State Polytechnic

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The gale of sacking in Rivers State has predictably started with the immediate termination of appointments of…

Boko Haram: Buhari condoles Chad, Borno

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolences to the president and people of the Republic of Chad, following the twin suicide…

APC slams ‘PDP Media Watchdog’ for asking Buhari to resign

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a product of poor thinking and deliberate mischief the statement credited to…

Murray-Bruce donates Wardrobe Allowance to Osun workers, widows

Senator Ben Murray Bruce representing Bayelsa East is gradually warming his way to the heart of thousands of Nigerians after…

Ramadan: Ambode calls for strict adherence to dictates of Islam

As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts the world over to mark the commencement of the Holy Month of Ramadan,…

Buhari Was Misquoted: Like old wine, he gets better with age – Adesina

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was misquoted by national dailies and…

Spend Ramadan in prayers for Nigeria, Obasa advises

Eromosele Ebhomele The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslim faithful in particular…

Boko Haram: Maiduguri Military Command Centre to be ready in 21 days

The installation of high tech equipment, infrastructural development and movement of personnel have commenced towards the movement of Military Control…
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6th Abia House will not be a rubber stamp – Nwachukwu

Sam Ibe/Umuahia A member representing Umuahia South in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Nwachukwu, Eastern Nigeria has…

IED explosion kills 13 in Borno

Thirteen persons were killed after an Imporvised Explosive Devise (IED) exploded in Bulabulin ward of Monguno Local Government Area (LGA)…

Lagos CJ Frees 21 Kirikiri Prison Inmates

Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade on Wednesday freed 21 inmates of the Kirikiri Medium…

LASG Clarifies On Dissolution Of Boards

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday clarified that Heads and Chief Executives of Government- Owned Agencies and Parastatals are not…

Ramadan Begins

Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries have announced that the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan would start on Thursday.…

Gov Ayade Didn’t Forge Age —SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Paul Erokoro has accused another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Joe Agi of…

Kidnappers Of Winners Pastor Demand N60m

Daniels Ekugo Kidnappers of the Senior Resident Pastor of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel situated along IBB Way,…

Gov Wike To Sack 13,200 Teachers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State may soon sack 13,200 teachers employed by his predecessor, former governor…

Court Sacks Ladipo Market Leaders

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Federal Hight Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the election and sacked the executive of the Ladipo Main…

Anger Over N9b Wardrobe Allowance For Senators, Reps

Eromosele Ebhomel Angry Nigerians are currently mobilsing for massive protests against the alleged over-bloated cost of running the Nigerian National…

Bart Nnaji’s Geometric Power to build 1,080MW plant

LAGOS, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Geometric Power will build a 1,080 megawatt power plant jointly with General Electric , with the…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

Nigeria, second most deadly country for terrorism globally

Seun Bisuga/Lagos Nigeria has described as the second most deadly country in world after Iraq and has also been ranked…

Cost of violence hits $14trn, more than economies of UK, Germany, Canada combined

LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent…

Don’t scrap Office of First Lady, says Prophetess

A women rights crusader, Prophetess Nonny Robertson, on Tuesday criticised calls by some people for the scrapping of the Office…

US confirms death of al-Qaeda leader in Yemen

United States intelligence has confirmed the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the…
FG alleged that ex-minister Stella Oduah conspired with one Gloria Odita in January 2014 to obtain N2.4 billion under fraudulent claims.

Bullet Proof Cars: Court orders First Bank to disclose details of loan to NCAA

Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc., to disclose details…

Five Irish students die, 9 others injured in US balcony collapse

Five Irish students died and nine others were injured when a balcony collapsed at a party in Berkeley near San…

Rainstorm destroys 200 buildings in Kano

Strong windstorm accompanied by heavy rain have destroyed more than 200 buildings and electricity installations in Tsanyawa Local Government area…

Arase inaugurates Board of Directors for NPF Property Dev&Construction Coy

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has reaffirmed his commitment to ensure that police officers especially members of inspectorate…

Wike set to sack over 13,000 workers employed by Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers House of Assembly has passed a resolution empowering Governor Nyesom Wike to sack the board of…

Nigerian wins NBA Championship with Golden State Warriors

Nigerian basketballer, Festus Ezeli, has won the NBA Finals Championship with Golden State Warriors. The 25-year old Center scored eight…