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Presidency explains why Buhari missed meeting on IDPs in New York

The Presidency on Saturday refuted reports that the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…

Sallah Tragedy: 5 dead, 17 rescued as ferry capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck as Muslims celebrated the Sallah festival. At least five people have been confirmed dead and 17…

Lagos Speaker mourns The Nation newspaper assistant editor

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff…

We place priority on safety, not arrests – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it does not derive fulfillment in arresting motorists but in creating road safety…

Nigerians paying the salaries of people abroad – SON DG

The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, has said that Nigerians must change their consumption…

Hajj Stampede: Shehu Sani mourns Hajiya Bilkisu

Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has described the late Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf as a woman who lived an exemplary life…

Gov Lalong, his deputy, others turn part-time teachers

Governor Lalong promises to become ‘part-time teacher’ to boost education in Plateau State and has compelled his deputy, Prof. Sonni…

Hajj: Gombe declares five pilgrims missing

Five pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing in Saudi Arabia, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
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Gunmen attack DSS office, kill policeman

Some gunmen on Friday night attacked the headquarters office of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Lokoja. Mr Emmanuel…

PICTURES: Buhari, King of Spain in bilateral meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari attends bilateral meeting with His Majesty, Don Felipe VI, King of the Kingdom of Spain at the…

Nigeria shuns meeting for IDPs, angers US, EU

The absence of Nigeria’s United Nations Mission at a meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally…

Oshiomhole lied about Bayelsa guber primary – Sylva Campaign Org

The Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports purporting…

Nigeria de-listed from polio-endemic countries

Eromosele Ebhomele It is good news for Nigeria as the World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced that polio is…

Girl, 18, jailed 14 years for luring boy, 17, to death

A teenage girl lured a bright student to his death at the hands of three knife-wielding boys in a murder…

Nigeria committed to a transparent, accountable public revenue system – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent…

Nigeria working to be AIDS-free by 2030, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that Nigeria is working and hoping to be AIDS-free by 2015 as it…

200 Boko Haram fighters surrender in Borno

The Nigerian Army said on Friday that 200 suspected Boko Haram terrorists had surrendered after the military overran their territories…

Powerful Nigerians trying to sabotage war against Boko Haram – Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army has warned those it described as “unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts” specifically in Borno State and the North…

Army chief fetes wounded soldiers

In a bid to motivate soldiers and give them a sense of belonging, the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.…

High school fees not guarantee for quality education – Educationists

An educationist, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, says fees being charged by private schools is not a guarantee for access to quality…

Boko Haram fighters kill at least 15 in Niger village raid

Reuters – Islamist Boko Haram militants operating out of Nigeria raided a village across the border in southern Niger and…

Lagos government set to acquire 2 new helicopters

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State government will acquire two new helicopters for safety and emergency rescue purposes between now and…

Don’t assess Buhari yet -PDP BOT scribe

Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has observed that 100 days of the present…

Police arrest 46 cultists in Edo

The Police in Edo arrested 46 suspected cultists ‎in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday. The…

Iroh warns Buhari over Saraki’s travail

Eromosele Ebhomele Former Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Eddie Iroh, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency as…

Mobile court convicts 25 motorists

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Mobile Court, Kakau Unit in Kaduna, has convicted 25 motorists of various offences. Mr…

Two suspected cultists arrested for robbery

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nemesis caught up with two suspected cultists in Ogun State as they were arrested by the Police operatives…

Sagay frowns at perpetual injunction against criminal prosecution

The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has frowned against the granting of perpetual injunction…

Kidnappers shoot bizman after collecting N30m ransom

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta . An Abeokuta-based oil magnate, Mr Akeem Lawal, 36, was kidnapped and shot after the kidnappers were paid…

Nigerians blast Saraki for lying that he was not stoned

Nigerians have hit back at Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for lying that he was not stoned at Thursday’s Eid…