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Banker steals N4.4m, gets N500,000 bail

A 34-year old banker with Sterling Bank, Emmanuel Odoemena, who is under trial for an alleged theft of N4.46 million…
INEC justifies N1.5bn demand for CTCs of National Register of Voters and Polling Unit as requested by Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates

Tribunal berates INEC for disobeying its order

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for disobeying its order.…

Course familiarity could give Tiger Woods edge in upcoming majors

Tiger Woods should be a contender at this week’s PGA Championship and June’s U.S. Open as he chases Jack Nicklaus’s…

Banditry: Be security-conscious, vigilant, Gov. Bagudu urges Kebbi residents

Following a foiled attack by bandits in Illo town area of Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi on Monday, Gov.…

Italy’s oldest club for sale

Genoa, Italy’s oldest professional football club, will be put up for sale, the Serie A outfit said in a statement…

R. Kelly pays 2 months advance of child support

Popular American multiple Grammy Award Winner, Robert Sylvester Kelly a.k.a. R. Kelly is getting ahead of his child support obligation…
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2019 UTME: Over 1.3 million candidates have accessed results so far — JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says over 1.3 million candidates have so far accessed their results using the…
Three East African presidents plan to travel to Sudan as mediators in a bid to resolve the outbreak of violence between rival military camps.

Sudan military, opposition agree to 3-year transition period

Sudan’s military and opposition leaders have agreed to a three-year transition period to a civilian government, local media reported on…

2nd term: Ondo LG chairmen endorse Akeredolu

The 18 Local Government Caretaker Chairmen of Ondo State have endorsed the second term bid of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

Beekeeping: Kebbi Govt. trains over 100 youths

The Kebbi Government says it has trained more than 100 youths on bee keeping and wax farming in order to…

Biosafety agency has delivered on mandate – Minister

Mr Suleiman Zarma, the Minister of Environment says the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has delivered on its target in…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwean President hails Nigeria for extending assistance

The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has commended the Nigerian Government for extending relief items to the…
Ramadan: Medical experts drop important message

Ramadan: Islamic cleric urges prayers against kidnappings, banditry

An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Haruna Mubi, has urged Muslims to use the period of Ramadan and intensify prayers towards ensuring…
Okezie Ikpeazu

Ikpeazu dissolves cabinet, retains six commissioners

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has dissolved the state executive council.

NAF neutralises 12 bandits, rescues 15 kidnapped victims in Kaduna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says its Operation DIRAN MIKIYA Air Task Force (ATF) in collaboration with troops of the…

Alabama senate passes law to ban abortion

The Alabama senate has passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States, which places a near-total ban on…

Facebook restricts live-streaming feature

Facebook Inc says it is tightening rules around its livestreaming feature ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at…
Bandits release 21 children abducted while working on a farm at Kamfanin Mai Lafiya village of Katsina state after about a week in captivity.

Banditry: Security in my LGA in Katsina deteriorating – Chairman

The Transition Committee Chairman of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Mannir Muazu, has decried deteriorating security situation…
Bauchi charges journalists to shun fake news, hate speech

Fake news assumes frightening proportion – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the spate of fake news has assumed frightening proportion and…

Nigerian Govt. inaugurates cassava processing plant in Akwa Ibom

The Federal Government has inaugurated a Cassava Processing Plant and a seven-unit of Staff Quartres in Afi Uda Community, Mbo…
Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the 110 Dapchi school girls abducted in 2018 is still being held by for refusing to convert to Islam

Leah Sharibu: Religious groups, others hold special prayer in Plateau

Christian women, civil society groups and other residents of Plateau on Tuesday held a special prayer session for Leah Sharibu…

FM Day: Lagos Govt. to set up call centres on assets/facilities management

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that it would establish call centres for better management and maintenance of its…

Again, Tinubu commends Buhari on June 12 Democracy Day

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, again on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for taking steps toward fully…

Nigerian Govt. tasks Nigerians in Zimbabwe to be industrious

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama has admonished Nigerians residing in Zimbabwe to be industrious and to respect…

WHO issues guidelines to prevent dementia

The number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to triple in the next 30 years, according to the World…

Northeast: Private Sector restates commitment to address humanitarian crisis

The Private Sector Initiative (NPSI), on Tuesday, restated its commitments to support ongoing interventions in humanitarian crisis caused by Boko…

Corruption: NJC urged to investigate allegations against Kogi CJ

The National Judicial Council (NJC) was on Tuesday urged to prioritise investigation of corruption allegations brought against Justice Nasiru Ajanah,…

Obiano gives N6m reward to police informants

Gov. Willie Obiano on Tuesday handed cash reward of N6 million to Mr Mustapha Dandaura, Commissioner of Police in Anambra,…

CCT okays arraignment of Bayelsa Speaker, 4 others

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) says the Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson and four other serving…

Buhari hosts NASS leadership to breaking of fast

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has reviewed the relationship between the Executive arm of the government and the outgoing 8th…