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NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA seizes €325,640, $30,000 at Lagos airport

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted three hundred and twenty-five thousand, six hundred and forty…
Rivers court remands four suspects for breaking into the house of former First Lady, Patience Jonathan and stealing valuables worth N100m.

Patience Jonathan angry, sues SERAP over $15m saga

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has been sued over alleged “campaign of calumny against Dame Patience Jonathan using online,…

Nigeria bounces back as Africa’s biggest economy

A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy, in spite of its…

US re-launches malaria hotline in Nigeria

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has re-launched its “Make a Difference’’ Malaria hotline to make it easier…

Foreign airlines cut flights to Abuja as currency crisis deepens

Two international airlines have announced plans to suspend flights to the Nigerian capital Abuja by next month due to falling…

Breaking News: Ambode reshuffles cabinet, sacks Tourism, Finance, Transport Commissioners

Exactly one year after constituting his Executive Council, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday effected a reshuffle…

Arewa youths condemn attack on Emefiele

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has described recent attacks on the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,…

Police smash baby factory in Port Harcourt

Operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Rivers State Police Command, acting on intelligence, on Tuesday smashed a baby making…

‘Buhari, Obasanjo led Nigeria into economic collapse’

An author and businessman, Olusegun Olatunde Oyegbami, publisher of the book titled,’Reversing the Rot in Nigeria’, in this interview with…

Police nab fake currency suspects

Policemen at Rumuepirikom Division of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested three fake currency suspects. The culprits, Andrew Ogah,…

Master Bakers on strike in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has embarked on a three-day warning…

Lagos justifies demolition of illegal structures, shanties on river bank

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Tuesday clarified its decision to demolish illegal structures and shanties erected along the…

How judges frustrate fight against corruption- Report

Several instances of how the nation’s judges frustrate the fight against corruption have been highlighted by the Civil Society Network…

RRS arrests 6 cable thieves in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, busted a…

UK inflation rises to 1% in September

Rising prices for clothes, hotel rooms and petrol have led to the highest rate of inflation in nearly two years,…

NCC arrests 6 for selling registered Sim Cards

The Enforcement Unit of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested six suspects for selling registered Sim Cards in Kano…
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How ex-NIMASA boss, others stole N1.5b – Witness

An EFCC witness, Mr Kanu Idagu, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos how some committees were set…

Man offers daughter for sale

A man accused of trying to sell his infant daughter online has admitted to posting the advert, which offered the…

Lagos moves to streamline revenue collection to tackle multiple taxation

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has moved to streamline revenue collection in the state in a bid to nip…

Forbes removes Otedola’s name from billionaires’ list

World billionaires ranking outfit, Forbes, has removed the names of Nigeria’s Femi Otedola from its list of African billionaires. With…

How to stem corruption by political office holders – Cleric

A cleric, Rt. Rev. Philip Adeyemo said on Sunday that the adoption of a 6-year single term for elected political…

Visa racketeering fraudster arrested in Lagos

A 28 year old man, Emu – Larry Chidebere, has been apprehended by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS)…

Lagos moves to upgrade schools in slum areas

The Lagos State Government at the weekend said it would commence total upgrade of schools in the State, especially in…

200 women empowered with 600 goats in Jigawa

The Jigawa Government has empowered 200 women with 600 goats in Buji Local Government Area of the state. Ali Safiyanu,…

24-hour curfew imposed in Kafanchan as 20 die in communal clash

A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Kafanchan, Kaduna State after youths set up road blocks and burnt vehicles on…

Forex Concession: NCAA charges airlines to improve operations

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has advised airline operators to operates with renewed vigour having secured a special sectoral…

Customs dismisses 17 junior officers for drug addiction, certificate forgery

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed 17 junior officers for drug addiction, certificate forgery, theft and absenteeism, the service…

Bayelsa public schools resume Monday

Government owned primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa will resume the 2016/2017 academic session on Monday. The resumption followed a…

Fire claims 2 lives at Bayelsa BIR chairman’s house

A fire outbreak at the residence of the Chairman of Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenuee, Mr Nimibofa Ayawei, on Saturday…

US announces $12 million assistance for Hurricane Matthew response

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced more than $12 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help communities…
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