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Boko Haram war: US now ready to sell attack helicopters to Nigeria

The United States administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack…

Nowoola emerges Ijebu-Ode PDP Chairman

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Otunba Gbolahan Nowoola, a business tycoon, has emerged as the new People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in…

Ogun assembly approves creation of 37 LCDAs

The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed into law the Local Government Amendment Bill 2016, for the creation of…

In 2015, N64bn was spent on travelling, only N19bn on roads – Finance Minister

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun has revealed how billions of naira was spent on travelling by public office holders in…
Appeal Court affirms victory of Senators Mohammed Ndume and Sen. Kaka Lawan of Borno South and Central Districts in February 25 election

Herdsmen not suppose to carry AK 47, says Ndume

Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Ali Ndume on Thursday advocated stiff measures to deal with all forms of criminalities in the country…

Quickly facilitate return of stolen funds, Buhari tells UN

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to facilitate the faster recovery…

SUBEB: Plateau Govt. recovers looted N2.7bn

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says he has recovered N2.7 billion looted through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)…

Special court martial to try two Nigerian Army generals

The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a Special Court Martial to try two of its officers for undisclosed offences. The…

FG can’t sustain civil servants N165bn monthly wage bill – Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said on Thursday in Lagos that the N165 billion monthly salaries to federal civil…

Edo guber: REC worried over proliferation of arms

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Samuel Olumekun, has expressed…

Judge chides Ecobank’s counsel for disrupting court proceedings

There was drama at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today when senior members of the bar accused Ecobank’s…

Lagos Govt. demolishes 45 shanties at Iba

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Thursday demolished 45 shanties at LASU round-about in Iba…

2019: PDP set to win all 36 states – Okowa

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to win all…

My involvement with Sanusi’s letter to Jonathan – Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi has cleared the air on his involvement in the letter written by former governor of the Central Bank…

Abuja workers cry out over transporters’ strike

Some commuters in the Federal Capital Territory are groaning under the indefinite strike embarked upon mass transport workers. Junior workers…

Biafra: Appeal Court reserves ruling on Nnamdi Kanu’s bail

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Thursday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader…

Buhari to visit Katsina Monday

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday visit his home state, Katsina. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State who disclosed this…

17 killed as bus falls off bridge

Seventeen people have so far been confirmed dead when a bus fell off a bridge into a dry river bed…

My wife paralysed me- Retired Civil Servant

A 67-year-old retired civil servant, Mr Ganiyu Ahmed, on Thursday filed for divorce before Mr Adegboyega Omilola, President of Igando…

Ambode endorses 4-year term for LG chairmen

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed four-year tenure for Local Government chairmen and other elected council representatives. The governor…

Jonathan’s cousin drags FG to court over his detention

Akin Kuponiyi Mr Azibaola Robert, a Niger-Delta activist who also is a cousin to Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has…

Hurray! Free varsity education for prisoners

Prison inmates throughout the country now have hope of a quality higher education with the gesture by the National Open…

Police drivers to pay for damaged patrol vans

Police drivers of damaged patrol vehicles will henceforth pay the cost for the repair. The police on Thursday said it…

Traffic Gridlock: Lagos demolishes 84 gated streets

The Lagos State Government says it has demolished 84 street gates which were shut against motorists before the 12 midnight…

Appeal Court reserves judgment in Metuh’s bid to stop trial

The Court of Appeal has reserved ruling on the appeal filed by Chief Olisah Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of…

My wife’s ‘brother’ slept with her-Husband

For sleeping with her supposed brother, a 40-year-old man, Mr Sunday Oladipupo, has asked an Orile Agege Customary Court in…

Accident: 7 Kano students, driver buried amid tears

The seven Kano State students and their driver who died along Lagos-Ibadan expressway were on Thursday buried in Kano, amid…

Operation Crackdown: Nigerian troops under fierce attack from Boko Haram

Nigerian Army troops involved in the clearance of Boko Haram terrorists and rescue operations in Sambisa forest nicknamed “Operation CRACKDOWN”came…

Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Adeniji Adele dies at 60

Former Lagos State Commissioner, Ademola Adeniji Adele has died early Thursday in India. Family sources say that former Commissioner of…
Late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua: son Aminu jailed in Yola

Yar’Adua’s memory indelible in our hearts – Saraki

Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s senate president has paid tribute to late Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, stressing that, Yar’Adua can never…