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Car kills mechanic, throws him off Obalende Bridge

By Paul Iyoghojie Tragedy occurred on Obalende Bridge on Saturday at about 4 pm when a fast-moving Kia saloon car…

Buhari sacks Vice Chancellors appointed by Jonathan

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked vice-chancellors appointed by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan for the Federal universities set up by the…

Buhari to give befitting golden prize to cleanest LG

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said on Saturday that the cleanest Area Council in the territory would receive a…

How PDP settled Kogi Assembly leadership crisis – Osiyi

Godwin Osiyi, the erstwhile factional speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, has said that the leadership crisis in the House…

Honour Murtala Muhammed, don’t mourn him, Buhari tells Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged Nigerians to honour former Head of State, late Murtala Muhammed instead of mourning him,…

Experts lauds introduction of stun guns by I-G

Some security experts and lawyers in Lagos on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the proposed adoption of stun guns…

Lassa fever: annual recurrent budget of death for the poor – Don

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Professor of Microbiology, Dennis Agbonlahor, has described Nigeria’s negligence of the menace of Lassa fever as “annual…

NAPTIP appoints new commander for Benin zone

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A new Commander has been appointed for the Benin Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of…
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Lassa fever: Delta State fumigates major markets

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt AS part of its proactive measures against the spread of Lassa fever in the state, the Delta…

Many young girls aged 10 to 15 are defiled on Valentine’s Day

Many young girls between the ages of 10 and 15 are defiled on Valentine’s Day, Mrs Felicia Bello, the Matron,…

Biafra has come to stay, says Nnamdi Kanu from jail

The head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu has stated that “Biafra has come to stay”…

Bizman loses N5m tax to fraudster

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 54-year old man has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Ejigbo, Lagos State,…

Pastor, 50, rapes member, 18 in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The pastor of Agape Baptist Church, Pastor Oprite Amakiri, 50, has been arrested and detained at the…

11 FUNAAB students bag scholarships

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has awarded…

Mixed feelings as Nigerians react to Murtala Muhammed’s passing

On February 13 1976, Nigeria’s then head of state, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was assassinated as military ruler barely a…

Gov. Ayade shuts out Oyegun, APC bigwigs from Calabar stadium

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has shut out big wigs of the All Progressives Party from the the…

Ponytail gives female suicide bomber away

A would-be suicide bomber who refused to detonate her explosives in northeast Nigeria was identified as she tried to flee…

Why Wike is rightfully elected governor of Rivers – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday gave reasons while Nyesom Wike was affirmed as the validly elected governor of Rivers. Justice…

Rivers: INEC presents Certificate of Return to APC assembly member

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Friday issued a Certificate of Return to Hon Victoria Wobo Nyeche…

Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victims

Police in Kogi on Friday shot and killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued three kidnap victims at a border area…

Police kill two suspects on bank robbery operation

Men of the Osun Police Command on Friday killed two suspected armed robbers in Ikirun area of the state, while…

Sanction governors who fail to conduct LG polls – Ndoma-Egba tells Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to sanction state governors who failed to conduct local government elections at the appropriate…

Mother of 3 excretes 80 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport

Saidat Hassan, 48, and mother of three children, on Friday, allegedly excreted 80 wraps of white powdery substances that tested…

King’s son loses N6.5m to contractor

Paul Iyoghojie An aluminium installation specialist, Bolakale Yekini, 47, has been arrested by the police at Ikoyi Division, Ikoyi, Lagos…

Buhari eulogises Olubadan, as body is interred

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday called on Nigerians to emulate the exemplary lifestyle of Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I…

OEAS calls for creation of Biafra self defence units

The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS) has called for the creation of self defense units for protesting Biafra agitators…
Sule Lamido

Money Laundering: Lamido’s trial gains momentum as EFCC tenders more documents

The trial of a former Jigawa governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, and two others…

6 arrested over kidnap, murder of Ubulu-Uku king

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The police in Delta State has arrested six persons in connection with the kidnap and gruesome murder of…

Gov Wike hammers Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has suspended the State Commissioner for Finance, Dr Fred Kpakol and…

Amosun swears in 6 new aides

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Barely 24 hours after swearing four Special Advisers, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has approved the appointment of another six…