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George Weah is Liberia’s new president-elect

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

George Weah, former world footballer of the year has been announced winner of Liberia's presidential election run-off.

Angry Osun workers begin indefinite strike, close secretariat

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Angry Osun State civil servants this morning commenced an indefinite strike to protest over incomplete salary being paid them by…

Gunmen kidnap monarch in Rivers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gunmen have kidnapped the paramount ruler of Mgbuolua in Rundele community in Rivers state, Eze G.A.O Omodu.

Motorists get petrol free of charge in Abuja

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday sealed a filling station in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, for allegedly…

Photo News: Osinbajo visits filling stations to assess fuel supply

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has visted fuel stations in Lagos to assess the availability of petrol at filling stations.

Christmas tragedy: Policeman kills colleague in error

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A police officer in Yenagoa was inadvertently shot and killed by a fellow policeman during a gun duel between the…

Video: President Buhari’s softer side exposed

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Here is the 55-minute documentary on President Muhammadu Buhari that describes his governance style and ‘softer side’, in the words…

Nigerian soldiers repel Boko Haram attack

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nigerian troops on Monday repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents at a security check point few kilometres away…

N64bn fraud: Olejeme Reacts To Her Detention By EFCC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The former chairman of Nigeria Security Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme has reacted to her detention by the…

SERAP to Buhari: It’s moral outrage for Nigerians to suffer fuel scarcity

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take bold action in tackling the persistent…

Vice President Osinbajo spends Christmas at fuel depots

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Presidency says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will be visiting fuel depots in Lagos on Monday to monitor the loading of…

Nigerians in America don’t want to return to their huts – Trump

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

United States’ President Donald Trump described Nigerians as people living in huts which they would not want to return to…

Police begin stop and search operations nationwide

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has directed immediate commencement of Stop and Search operations throughout the yuletide period.

How Governor Dickson’s former aide died in Patience Jonathan’s hotel

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Police in Bayelsa on Saturday confirmed the death of a former aide to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, Mr…

Gunman kills 4, injures 8 during Christmas carol in Kaduna

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

No fewer than four people have been killed and eight others injured in an attack by a lone gunman at…

More than 100 killed in Philippines tropical storm

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

More than 100 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with…

2 days to Christmas, Lagos in lockdown

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Chaotic traffic scenes continued in Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital on Saturday morning with commuters spending hours on the road…

Christmas warning: Don’t accept wrapped gifts from strangers – Police

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Mr Dibal Yakadi, on Saturday advised Nigerians against accepting wrapped gifts from strangers during…

Petrol pump price hits N250 per litre

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The supply and price of petrol in Anambra have worsened as customers now pay between N250 and N300 per litre…

I-G bans SARS from conducting stop and search operations

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force…

Police Declare Badoo Cult Kingpin, Alaka Wanted

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Police Command has declared a popular independent oil marketer and prime suspect of the Badoo cult killings…

Fire guts NAFDAC headquarters

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The headquarters of National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja has been gutted by fire…

Latest: Pirates abduct 10 sailors in Niger Delta

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Pirates have kidnapped 10 sailors from a merchant ship off the coast of southern Nigeria in the latest attack in…

UN rejects Trump’s Jerusalem recognition as Israel’s capital

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem…

Badoo Strikes again, wipes out family of three in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The deadly Badoo members have struck again at Ibeshe area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, killing three members of a…

Another PDP rep defects to APC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Another member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the House of…

Sheer Bliss! When governor’s son proposed to governor’s daughter

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

This was exactly the feelings of Fatima Ganduje, daughter of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State when her heartthrob, Abolaji…

Presidency: FEC meeting’ll extend till Thursday

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Presidency on Wednesday said the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, will extend…

N1.47bn fraud: EFCC Releases Innoson boss on Bail

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released Nnewi, Anambra-State born Industrialist, Chief Innocent Chukwuma on bail.

Lagos Arraigns late GTB’s founder’s brother over Land Fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned a brother of late founder of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and property developer,…

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