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Nigerian Air Force strikes Boko Haram’s vehicle workshop, storage facility

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had degraded Boko Haram terrorists’ logistics, vehicle workshop and a weapon storage facility…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

Nigeria loses N4trn annually to illegal mining – Senate

The Senate on Thursday said the country was losing about N4 trillion to illegal mining activities annually and ordered investigation…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Herdsmen v Vigilante: One shot dead, another injured in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday confirmed that a shoot-out between Fulani Herdsmen and members…

I’ll sell govt-owned companies to only competent people, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation policy, noting that,…

Kogi Polls: Arase deploys 15,969 policemen, restricts movement

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has deployed 15,969 police officers, one Deputy Inspector General of…

Lagos takes custody of defiled toddlers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has taken custody of the two toddlers that were allegedly defiled by their father’s…

Shoot civilians, go to jail – IGP tells policemen

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has stated that the era of shooting civilians by the…

N113m: Court acquits ex-SSG of corruption charges

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A High Court in Benin, capital of Edo state, presided over by Justice Esther Edigin, on Thursday struck…

Fashola the link between Lagos and FG, says Ambode

…vows to uphold good governance Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday described his predecessor and Minister of Works, Power…

Ekiti government seals off banks, telecoms firms over tax evasion

Eromosele Ebhomele The Ekiti State Government, western Nigeria has sealed off the business premises of some banks and telecommunications service…

Nigerian governors to slash salaries of political office holders

Nigerian governors have agreed that the salaries of political office holders be slashed as they aim to cut cost. The…

Adamawa Blast: Hospitals commend public response to blood donation

Hospital officials in Adamawa have lauded public response to the call to donate blood to victims of Tuesday night blast…

UN condemns Yola attack

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, on Thursday condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack in Yola, Adamawa, North-East of Nigeria, which claimed…

Lai Mohammed to re-jig NTA, FRCN, others

Eromosele Ebhomele There are indications that Nigeria’s new Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, would soon begin the…

EFCC, Italian Police bust criminal organisation, arrest 62

…Three more Nigerian nationals arrested by EFCC About 750 police officers from the Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Belgian, Georgian, Turkish…

Boko Haram is most ruthless terrorist group, has killed more than ISIS in Syria, Iran

The jihadi group Boko Haram have been revealed as the most brutal terror organisation last year, killing more people than…

UPDATE: 14 dead, over 100 injured in Kano blasts

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…

PICTURES: Nigerians keep vigil at fuel station

By Seun Bisuga Nigerians are pretty confused right now, they do not know who to blame for the long queues,…

Buhari sacks corrupt high court judge

Justice Lambo Akanbi, of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, has been retired compulsorily, by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed…

Suicide bombers kill 12, injure dozens in Kano

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…

Buhari calls for more vigilance after Yola, Kano attacks

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide…

Nigerian troops, police arrest Boko Haram kingpins

Nigerian troops attached to 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another…

Man kills four own children in Kaduna

A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an…

Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano

A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…

Fuel Subsidy: Buhari seeks approval of supplementary budget

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of a supplementary budget to cover mainly the 413 billion naira ($2.1…

Security remains my top priority, Ambode assures Lagosians

…Hosts outgoing and incoming members Of State Security Trust Fund Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening restated his…

45 killed in road accidents in Kogi

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says 45 persons lost their lives in 61 road crashes in different parts of…

Jobless man, 42, arrested for stealing neighbours food

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year old hungry jobless man has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates court for allegedly stealing…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel scarcity bites harder in Auchi, hits N180 per litre

Scarcity of petrol has continued to bite harder in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo as the price…

Yola blast: Relatives besiege hospital for remains of loved ones

Relatives of victims of Tuesday’s blast in Yola have besieged the Specialists Hospital, Yola, to claim the remains of their…