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Pirates abduct eight people in Rivers

Pirates attack boat, abduct 2 monarchs, security escort

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia…

Motorcycle rider arraigned for snatching handbag containing N800k

A 33-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Alfred Philip, was on Thursday charged in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, for allegedly snatching…

Ejigbo residents jubilate over road construction

Cyriacus Izuekwe The residents of Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos State, western Nigeria, have hailed the determination of the state…

Accountant arrested for paying self salary arrears

Cyriacus Izuekwe A female accountant, Mrs Sola Amusu, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for paying herself…
APC Group endorses Sen. Izunaso for Senate President

Kogi elections: No automatic endorsement for APC aspirants

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, said there would be no automatic endorsements for any candidate in its primaries…

Ogun police parade 27 suspects

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As part of its efforts to rid the state of crimes, the Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday…

Lagos shuts 2 Redeemed Churches, 20 other religious centres

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government shut down 22 religious houses, including two churches belonging to the Redeemed Christian Church…

Insurgency: NEMA evacuates 5,000 people from Dikwa LGA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had evacuated 5,000 starved persons from liberated hinterland communities in…

Mobil pumps N160bn into NDDC in 14 years

Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, says it has contributed N160 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission…

Guber poll: Abatemi-Usman dismisses Kogi Central APC adoption of consensus candidate

A top contender in the governorship primary election of Kogi State All Progressives Congress, APC, holding on Saturday, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman,…

English football fan Wins N1.5m jackpot on Winners Golden Bet

‪With just N500 stake, a Nigerian won the sum of N1,521,052 on the coupon of Winners Golden Bet last weekend.…

Suicide bombers attack Chad army camp—Security officer

A security officer at the Kaiga Ngouboua base in the Lake Chad region, said on condition of anonymity, that two…

Site engineer bolts with employer’s building materials

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted a N100,000 bail to a 38-year-old site engineer, Makinde Ayodele, for allegedly…

Dogara condoles with El-Rufai over father’s death

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, condoled with Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State,…

Kaduna APC threatens to sanction erring members

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has threatened to punish any of its members who violates the party’s…

Shopkeeper bolts with employer’s N600k

A shopkeeper, Chinelo Ihenacho, who allegedly bolted with her employer’s N600,000, was on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Ihenacho,…

How Fake And Substandard Drugs Get To Nigeria

Last year, Duke University Press published “Speculative Markets: Drug Circuits and Derivative Life in Nigeria” by Kristin Peterson, who teaches…

NAF alerts public on existence of fake Facebook account

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says a Facebook account in the name of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…

Man drags bank manager wife, her lover to Okija Shrine over property

Cyriacus Izuekwe The battle between a husband and his wife over property has taken a new dimension as the man…

Ogun CP charges LG bosses to support war against criminals

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In his quest to ensure that Ogun State remains crime free, the state Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali…

Pastor, 67, arrested for defiling girl, 10 in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 67‎-year old pastor and grandfather, Felix Adebayo, has been nabbed by operatives of the Edo State Police…

Rivers govt. to penalise customers of fake contractors

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The sole administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, Felix Obuah has warned companies and corporate organizations against…

$1bn: MOSOP condemns protest against implementation of UNEP report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has reacted to the demonstration by a handful of…

I’m not behind Lamorde’s probe, says Saraki

Eromosele Ebhomele Senate President Bukola Saraki late Tuesday denied sponsoring the petition against Ibrahim Lamorde, the chairman of the Economic…

Months to election, Dickson swears in 22 perm secs, others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state who is seeking reelection in December governorship elections, on Monday inaugurated…

Rivers commission summons ex-commissioner

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the Chibuike Amaechi administration in Rivers has summoned a former Commissioner for Agriculture, Emmanuel…

Nigerians in Diaspora cannot vote now – Buhari

Nigerians living abroad will have to wait before they can realise their dream of participating in elections taking place at…

Buhari slams NASS jumbo pay, fumes at RMAFC

President Muhammadu Buhari has rebuked the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission for approving excessive remunerations for some political office…

National Identity card will enhance credibility of voting process – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the national identity card project is important as a means of confirming Nigeria’s population,…

Group warns CJN against diminishing integrity of NJC

Eromosele Ebhomele The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State, CSCEO, a civil rights group based in Osun…