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MTN’s $5.2bn fine, largest in the world – Analysts

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Nigeria’s fine of $5.2 billion (N1.04 trillion naira) to MTN, Africa’s largest telecommunications company, is billions more than any company…

No longer business as usual, minister tells staff

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Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s minister of Information and Culture and Tourism Development, Lai Mohammed, has told heads of parastatals under Culture…

We never attempted to assassinate Ekweremadu, says APC

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it had no hand in an alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy…

Human Rights: Judge hands off Akpolobokemi’s wife case

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By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal high court judge, sitting at the Lagos division of the court in south west Nigeria,…

Boko Haram: IDPs rises to 2.2m in Nigeria

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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that the population of Internally Displaced People(IDP) in the…

Nigerian Air Force strikes Boko Haram’s vehicle workshop, storage facility

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had degraded Boko Haram terrorists’ logistics, vehicle workshop and a weapon storage facility…

Nigeria loses N4trn annually to illegal mining – Senate

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The Senate on Thursday said the country was losing about N4 trillion to illegal mining activities annually and ordered investigation…

Herdsmen v Vigilante: One shot dead, another injured in Edo

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday confirmed that a shoot-out between Fulani Herdsmen and members…

I’ll sell govt-owned companies to only competent people, says Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation policy, noting that,…

Kogi Polls: Arase deploys 15,969 policemen, restricts movement

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has deployed 15,969 police officers, one Deputy Inspector General of…

Lagos takes custody of defiled toddlers

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has taken custody of the two toddlers that were allegedly defiled by their father’s…

Shoot civilians, go to jail – IGP tells policemen

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has stated that the era of shooting civilians by the…

N113m: Court acquits ex-SSG of corruption charges

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin A High Court in Benin, capital of Edo state, presided over by Justice Esther Edigin, on Thursday struck…

Fashola the link between Lagos and FG, says Ambode

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…vows to uphold good governance Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday described his predecessor and Minister of Works, Power…

Ekiti government seals off banks, telecoms firms over tax evasion

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Ekiti State Government, western Nigeria has sealed off the business premises of some banks and telecommunications service…

Nigerian governors to slash salaries of political office holders

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Nigerian governors have agreed that the salaries of political office holders be slashed as they aim to cut cost. The…

Adamawa Blast: Hospitals commend public response to blood donation

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Hospital officials in Adamawa have lauded public response to the call to donate blood to victims of Tuesday night blast…

UN condemns Yola attack

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United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, on Thursday condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack in Yola, Adamawa, North-East of Nigeria, which claimed…

Lai Mohammed to re-jig NTA, FRCN, others

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Eromosele Ebhomele There are indications that Nigeria’s new Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, would soon begin the…

EFCC, Italian Police bust criminal organisation, arrest 62

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…Three more Nigerian nationals arrested by EFCC About 750 police officers from the Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Belgian, Georgian, Turkish…

Boko Haram is most ruthless terrorist group, has killed more than ISIS in Syria, Iran

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The jihadi group Boko Haram have been revealed as the most brutal terror organisation last year, killing more people than…

UPDATE: 14 dead, over 100 injured in Kano blasts

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Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…

PICTURES: Nigerians keep vigil at fuel station

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By Seun Bisuga Nigerians are pretty confused right now, they do not know who to blame for the long queues,…

Buhari sacks corrupt high court judge

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Justice Lambo Akanbi, of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, has been retired compulsorily, by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed…

Suicide bombers kill 12, injure dozens in Kano

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Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…

Buhari calls for more vigilance after Yola, Kano attacks

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide…

Nigerian troops, police arrest Boko Haram kingpins

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Nigerian troops attached to 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another…

Man kills four own children in Kaduna

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A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an…

Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano

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A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…

Fuel Subsidy: Buhari seeks approval of supplementary budget

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of a supplementary budget to cover mainly the 413 billion naira ($2.1…

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