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British PM in a tight corner as lawmakers reject No Deal Brexit

Britain is moving towards delaying its 29 March divorce from the European Union after MPs Wednesday opposed Brexit without a…

More Photos: LASEMA uncertain about number of people rescued from collapsed building

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) was uncertain about the number of people rescued, after a four storey building…

Building collapse:  Adebule visits injured pupils in hospital

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Oluranti Adebule, has assured the public, especially parents and guardians of Ohen Private Nursery /Primary School,…

Man convicted of fraud, jailed four months

Justice P. I. Ajoko of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced one Ogundiran Tosin Iyanu to four months…

General elections: PFN congratulates Buhari, regrets violence, bloodshed

The National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari over his…

EFCC arraigns four internet fraud suspects in Ibadan

The Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned four suspected internet fraudsters before…
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N11.5bn fraud: Court adjourns Akala, others’ case due to witness’ absence

Justice Olalekan Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Wednesday adjourned the trial of the…

Wicked! Mother burns child with hot iron

A 12-year old juvenile is struggling to sit and sleep after her mother and sister allegedly ganged up and took…

Atiku sympathises with families of victims of Lagos Island collapsed building

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate in the just concluded election, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday sympathised with victims of…

Collapsed building: Sanwo-Olu condoles with families of children who lost their lives

Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with families of children who lost their lives in the collapsed three-storey building…

Southwest APC hails Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, others’ victory at the poll

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Southwest zone on Wednesday hailed the Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ogun State…

6 arraigned for alleged thuggery, inciting disturbance

Six men charged with alleged thuggery and inciting public disturbance on Wednesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Minna.

May to hold vote on no-deal Brexit

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will ask lawmakers to rule out Britain leaving the EU without an agreement on Wednesday…
EFCC sends important message to motor dealers

EFCC arrests 24 suspects for internet fraud ,1 for vote buying

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin has arrested 24 suspects for internet fraud and one other for…

2 persons docked over alleged threat to life in Osun

Two men, Isaac Akinola and Oluwatoyin Akinola on Wednesday appeared before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court charged with malicious damage of…

South Africa’s debt too high to weather global crisis – cenbank

South Africa’s rising debt trajectory will make it difficult to weather a significant global economic downturn, the central bank deputy…

Saudi women’s rights activists stand trial in criminal court

Several Saudi Arabian women rights activists stood trial on Wednesday for the first time since a group of them were…

Environmentalist advises FG on early flood warnings

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Yerma, has advised the Federal Government to urgently alert the public on possible early flood.

Police arraign farmer for allegedly stealing 150 cows, killing 50 others

The police on Wednesday arraigned a farmer, Sanda Bakura, in a Mgistrates’ Court in Minna for allegedly stealing 150 cows…

Leather products policy: FG inaugurates committee on implementation

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has inaugurated the “National Steering Committee” to implement Nigeria’s leather products…

Asia shares stumble, sterling at mercy of yet another vote

Asian shares drifted lower on Wednesday as a risk-off mood settled on markets while a frazzled pound awaited its fate…

Killings: Kaduna government imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew in Kajuru LGA

The Kaduna State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the troubled Kajuru Local Government Area.

NNPC confirms recruitment

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has opened its portal for recruitment of fresh graduates and experienced professionals…

MAX groundings: Norwegian Air to seek compensation from Boeing

Norwegian Air on Wednesday said it would seek compensation from plane maker Boeing for lost revenue and extra costs after…

Ebonyi guber poll: APC rejects result, heads to tribunal

Sen. Sonni Ogbuoji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9 governorship election in Ebonyi, says…

EU tax blacklist: UAE’s inclusion down to poor communication – UAE bank executive

The European Union’s decision to include the United Arab Emirates on its blacklist of tax havens was due to “lack…

Venezuela’s Guaido to open up oil industry

Venezuelan congress head, Juan Guaido, is preparing a groundbreaking reversal of late President Hugo Chavez’s energy industry nationalization, allowing private…

UK announces tariff cuts, border plans for a no-deal Brexit

Britain said on Wednesday it would eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods and avoid a so-called hard…

NLC charges Shettima to pay owed pension, gratuity before handover

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) on Thursday appealed to Gov. Kashim Shettima to clear the N20 billion being owed pensioners in…

Crash: Carleton University, art community mourn Adesanmi

Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Professor Pius Adesanmi, who was aboard the Ethiopian Airlines Airbus 737…