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Who killed Nasarawa Varsity students as Army, police deny?

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Contrary to widespread reports, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday denied that its men were involved in the killing…

Man jailed 20 years for patricide

JETHRO IBILEKE/Warri A Nigerian Court in Delta State, has sentenced a 20 year-old man Opukeme George to 25 years in…

Emir of Kano returns from UK

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Emir Ado Bayero, the traditional ruler of Kano, northern Nigeria’s largest city has returned home, after spending 38…
Former governor of Niger State, Muazu Aliyu Babangida paid three ghost firms

2015: Gov Aliyu Alleges Blackmail Plot

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Babangida Aliyu of Nigeria’s central state of Niger has alleged that some highly placed politicians based in…

Mali: Chad urges speedy deployment of troops by ECOWAS

Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday urged the Malian army and West African force to speed up the deployment…

Another top lawyer faces disciplinary panel, says NBA

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Wednesday confirmed that it had set up machinery for the…

Can it happen in Nigeria as Greece sends ex-mayor to life jail

A court in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday handed life sentences to the city’s ex-mayor and two other municipal officials…

Pope Benedict admits a stormy reign as he bows out

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday admitted “stormy waters” during his papacy as he gave his farewell speech in St Peter’s…

Lagos assembly mulls extending tenure of council chairmen

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Lagos State House may soon begin the debate on a bill seeking to extend the tenure of…

ACN Wins Ajeromi By-Election

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has won Tuesday’s by-election in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest…

Nigeria’s Female Banker Steals Customer’s N26m

A staff of a mortgage bank in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Folayemi Oluwayemisi Adedayo, 41, has been charged to court for…

Political Class Has Ruined This Country —el-Rufai

The former minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has blamed the political class for ruining this country.…

‘My Wife Knows I’m A Fraudster’

A 39-year old suspected fraudster, Tony Obi, who was arrested by the police in Lagos, has confessed that he has…

Tributes For Ogo Oluwa Kitan Boss

Nigerian musicians and stakeholders have continued to pay tribute to late music mogul, Chief Joseph Olayiwola Afolabi, the boss of…

Accountants Can Practice Taxation —ICAN

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has declared that its members have the right to practice taxation unhindered.…

Lagos government begins pilot Saturday work

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday kept faith with the tradition of his administration by rendering an account…

My 2100 Momentous Days In Office

By Babatunde Fashola On the 18th November 2012, when I presented our activity report from the last 100 days, I…

Pope Benedict bids farewell eve of departure

VATICAN CITY(AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile one last time Wednesday at the start…

Boko Haram commander killed

Nigerian troops claimed they killed a suspected commander of the Boko Haram and three of his lieutenants during an operation…

Report: Olive oil, nuts dietary keys to cut heart risks

A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, fish, fruit, legumes and wine reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes…

ThisDAY honours exceptional retired teachers

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper has recognised some prominent retired teachers and administrators for their past services to Nigeria.…

ICPC bemoans corruption in Nigerian universities

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled findings made in its pilot…

Another set of pension fund thieves charged

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Nigerian police have charged ten persons accused of stealing N1.6 billion(about $10million) pension fund, belonging to the…

The Joke is on Chief Tony Anenih: In Cartoon

A character cartoon by a Nigerian about Chief Tony Anenih, the chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority and now Chairman…

Niger Delta ex-militants riot in Bayelsa

OKAFOR OFIEBOR/PORT HARCOURT Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital was thrown into pandemonium today as residents ran for cover when about…

Nigerian church set ablaze

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Prayer, Faith and Miracle Ministry, a church located at Asa Dam area in Ilorin, capital of the…

Ex-Governor Audu’s son docked for fraud

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned the son of Abubakar Audu, former…

Senior Nigerian lawyer stripped of privileges

Chief Ajibola Aribisala, a senior advocate of Nigeria has been stripped of the title and the privileges attached to it.…

Kano buries cop killed by gunmen

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The remains of the late Superintendent of Police, Dahiru Ibrahim Majia who was killed by gunmen Monday night…

Erastus Akingbola Charged Again

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday re-arraigned the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola, over…