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Beware, armed robbers disguise as ATM users at night, FG warns

The Federal Government on Wednesday warned Nigerians to be vigilant when withdrawing money from Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, especially at…

All Boko Haram camps have been destroyed, terrorists subdued – DHQ

The Nigerian troops have destroyed all known Boko Haram terrorists’ camps and cells in the North East and have subdued…

Nigeria deserves seat on UN Security Council – Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has advocated a permanent membership status for Nigeria in the Security Council of the…

Stowaway caught inside Med View plane’s tyre compartment at Lagos airport

Jamiu Yisa An unidentified young man whose age was put at around 25, has been apprehended and handed over to…

Buhari not a dictator, only helping Nigeria recover from paralysis – Tinubu

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday dismissed the insinuation by the Peoples Democratic…

5 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said five Nigerian pilgrims had died in the Holy land The…

Army warns against paying for recruitment

The Nigerian Army (NA) has warned interested applicants in the recruitment for the 74 Regular Recruits Intake for trades/non-tradesmen and…

PICTURES: Weed overtakes Lagos State School of Nursing, Obalende

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Education is dwindling in Nigeria, so are its buildings. A typical case is that of the…

Shakeup as Nigerian Navy redeploy real admirals, others

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has approved the redeployment of 61 senior officers of flag…

UNILAG students protest over electrocution of 300 level student

Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands of students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, protested Wednesday and shut the school gate in solidarity…

Rivers partners Britain on security, agric, education

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security,…

Aregbesola vows to pay workers’ salaries before Sallah

Jamiu Yisa Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that his administration would ensure the payment of workers’ salary arrears…
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Operate Treasury Single Account, CBN tells State Govts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday in Abuja advised state governments to adopt the Federal Government’s system of…

Buhari, Tinubu, Akande in closed-door meeting

Jamiu Yisa President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu…

LASRRA rallies Lagos residents to register

The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has reiterated the need for residents of the state to participate in the…

Buhari’s 100 days and invasion of Akwa Ibom Govt House: My Position

Ayodele Fayose President Mohammadu Buhari’s government is now 100 days and eventhough I align with most Nigerians, who opined that…

Boko Haram: Military frees 128 detainees in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists…

Corruption allegation against Nigeria Union false, says President

The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday described as false the allegation of corruption levelled against it and the…

Fayose gets approval to take N19.6bn loan

Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved N19.6 billion loan facilities for the state government. NAN reports that…
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Nigeria financial markets suffer after JP Morgan expulsion

Nigeria’s stocks sunk on Wednesday after JP Morgan said it would eject Africa’s biggest economy from its influential emerging markets…

Troops make steady progress in Sambisa forest – Army Spokesman

The Nigerian Army says troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named “Operation Lafiya Dole’’ are making steady progress toward clearing…

Fire wipes out family of 5 in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in Surulere area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, when fire burnt…

Buhari must win fight against corruption- Kumuyi

Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi says he is praying for President Muhammadu Buhari…

PDP postpones Kogi governorship primary

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the Kogi state governorship primary, earlier scheduled…

IS kidnaps 127 children in Iraq

Politicians in Iraq reported that Islamic State (IS) militants had kidnapped 127 children in IS-held Iraqi city of Mosul to…
DSS raises alarm over plan to disrupt peace in Nigeria

DSS backed by law to search any Government House – Ajulo

An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Kayode Ajulo, has said that no Government House has immunity from lawful search and investigation by…

Buhari saved Nigeria from collapse – Binji

A member of the defunct Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), Alhaji Abubakar Binji, says President Muhammadu Buhari has saved Nigeria from…

Landlord, 75, charged with stealing

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 75-year-old landlord, Chief Kingdom Okpara Madueke, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

Oshiomhole sacks 4 commissioners

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four members of Edo State Executive Council have been sacked by the State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The…

Fayose mocks Buhari again, says he doesn’t have mud houses, cattle herds as assets

Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has counselled the All Progressives…