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Buhari meets King Mohammed VI of Morocco

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday,…

Radio journalist kidnapped in Benue

The Benue Police Command said a Radio Journalist, Mrs. Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, had been kidnapped on Friday in her house in…

Man docked for escaping from lawful custody

The police on Friday arraigned 33-year-old applicant, Kallamu Yahaya, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly…

BREAKING: Court orders immediate release of Shiite leader

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday ordered the unconditional release of detained Shiite’s Islamic leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky…

Breaking: Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh concedes defeat

President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, the…

Sex-starved housewife gets divorce

A sex-starved housewife, Sherifat Asimiyu, on Friday, approached an Ibadan Customary Court sitting in Agodi to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage…
Houses without toilets in Ogun State to be forfeited to government

It is a crime to build house without toilet

An expert in public health, Mr. Taiwo Oso, on Friday, said it was a criminal offence for an individual to…

18 killed as passenger bus plunges into lake

Chinese authorities say 18 people have died and two more are in hospital after a small passenger bus plunged into…

Four suspected sea pirates arrested in Niger Delta

The Nigerian Navy on Friday at Masunkiri in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa, arrested four suspected sea pirates in…

Heaps of refuse take over Enugu

Some residents in Nsukka town on Friday decried the inability of Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA) to evacuate heaps…
Inflation

FCT traders lament low sales as Christmas approaches

Traders in some markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are lamenting the low sales they are experiencing even as…

Nigeria will come out of recession stronger in 2017— LCCI

The President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Nike Akande, has predicted that Nigeria will surmount its economic…

Boys outnumber girls in the world — UN report

Countries are urged to invest in girls as the majority of the world’s 10-year-olds live in developing countries, while girls…

Lagos by-election: INEC takes delivery of sensitive materials

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos on Thursday took delivery of sensitive materials for Saturday’s by-election in Ifako-Ijaiye…

Data tariff: Expect poor data services, telecoms operators tell consumers

The Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Thursday informed consumers to expect poor data services, without the…

Buhari says Nigeria’s break-up unthinkable, not possible

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the essence of the unity of Nigeria, urging those contemplating its break-up to have a…
Soyinka says Buhari's government was a disaster

Nigeria is sinking under Buhari-Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday lamented that Nigeria is sinking under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as…

Lagos begins total enforcement on okada riders

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is beginning full enforcement on okada riders from plying the restricted 475…
CBN says old naira notes remain legal tender

Why Naira spike continues — Gwadabe

A Bureau De Change operator, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has identified speculation, hoarding and increasing zero confidence of foreign investors among…

LASU promotes 17 lecturers

The Governing Council of the Lagos State University (LASU) has approved the promotion of 17 lecturers in the institution as…

35-year-old-transformer vandal electrocuted

A 35-year-old man, Jamilu Adamu, was on Wednesday electrocuted at Kawon Maigari, Hotoro Area of Kano, Kano State while trying…
ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil chief engineer killed in blast

A Senior ExxonMobil staff in Eket has been killed by a blast in the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 24.…

Illegal oil depot uncovered in Lagos, Police arrests 8 suspects

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday uncovered an illegal oil depot located underneath the Oregun-Opebi Link Bridge in Onigbongbo…

“I threw away my green card”, says Soyinka

Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said Thursday he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green…
PDP

Lagos by-election: PDP candidate urges INEC to be neutral

Mr. Babatope Akinyele, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be…

Oil prices surge as OPEC and Russia agree

An agreement between oil producer club OPEC and Russia to produce less to drain a global glut sent prices soaring…

6 arrested for killing female rice farmer

The Kwara Police Command has arrested six suspected killers of a female rice farmer, Mrs. Florence Ede. The Commissioner of…

Lagos flags off rent-to-own housing policy 8 Dec.

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it will formally flag off its Rent-To-Own and Rental Housing policies…

5,000 IDPs living with HIV/AIDS in Borno- Official

No fewer than 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in 27 camps in Borno are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Mr. Hassan…

FG audits 33 agencies

The Federal Government is set to recover about N450 billion operating surpluses that were not returned by 33 agencies from…