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Lagos sets to prosecute kidnappers of Iba monarch

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced moves to charge the suspected kidnappers of the Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola…

Black Vladimir Putin arrested for screaming in supermarket

The President of Russia has never gone HAM in a West Palm Beach Publix, so obviously its not that Vladimir…

Man seeks divorce over threat to life

After 27 years of nuptial bliss, a man, Atoyebi Lawal, on Tuesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos…

Ambode moves to clean Ikoyi, Victoria Island off illegal structures, shanties

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has set up a committee to clean Ikoyi, Victoria Island off illegal structures…

FG to create 758,500 jobs through agriculture

The Federal Government says it will create jobs for over 758,500 youths across the country under the Youth Employment in…

ECOWAS seeks more Police support in fighting terrorism

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in West Africa(GIABA), on Tuesday, sought more support from the…

Update: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

NIMASA to fully enforce ISPS Code

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to ensure full implementation and enforcement of the International Ships and…

RTEAN president advocates local government autonomy

Alhaji Isiwele Shehu, President of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), has called on state governments to allow…

No prepaid meter, no payment of electricity bill, consumers threaten EKEDC

Electricity consumers in Ijeshatedo in SuruLere Local Government Area, Lagos State, have threatened not to pay their monthly electricity bills…

Cross River House of Assembly to address multiple taxation

The Cross River House of Assembly (CRHA) on Tuesday assured operators in the transport sector that it was working on…

Prophet nabbed for defiling minor

The Police in Anambra have arrested an acclaimed Prophet with Jesus Miracle Ministry, Ifite-Awka, Ekene Aboji, 35, for allegedly defiling…

Court discharges Catholic priest charged with rape

The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ochigbo, charged with the rape of a 10-year-old…

Ezekwesili, others protest with sealed lips at Aso Rock road

Dr Oby Ezekwesili and other members of the BringBackOurGirls campaigners on Tuesday staged a dramatic protest at the road leading…

Nigerian Brewery workers docked for stealing malt drink

Two workers of the Nigerian Brewery, who allegedly stole 30 cartons of canned Amstel Malta, on Tuesday appeared before an…

Covenant University to offer post-career jobs to retired soldiers

The Covenant University, Ota in Ogun, said on Monday that it planned to offer post-career jobs to retired Armed Forces…

Sokoto State to recruit 500 Teachers

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, said on Tuesday that the state government would employ 500 teachers to be deployed…

NAGAFF wants customs to stabilise import duty

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Tuesday said that the constant upward review of duty on…

IOM delivers aid to 12,000 IDPs in Borno

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Nigeria, has distributed 3,000 non-food relief item (NFI) kits to internally displaced people (IDPs)…

Clearing and forwarding agent docked over N3.5m fraud

A 34-year-old clearing and forwarding agent, Taiwo Orerere, was on Tuesday docked at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court over…

Kaduna govt appoints sole administrators of state-owned institutions

The Kaduna State Government has appointed, Prof. Shehu Dalhatu and Prof. Emmanuel Chom, as sole administrators of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic,…

FRSC ready for Ember months

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Tuesday said it had concluded arrangements to ensure the safety of the nation’s…

KDSG interdicts LGA chair, two other staff

The Kaduna State Government has sacked the Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Kaduna South Local Government, Alhaji Yahaya Shinko, with…

Ex-NTA boss complains of neglect

The former Director General of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr Patrick Ityoher, has cried out for being neglected by…

Breaking: Militants blow up another pipeline in Delta

Niger Delta militants have blown up another major pipeline in Delta State despite the ongoing military “Operation Crocodile Smile” in…
A boat carrying migrants

Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean

The Italian coast guard has saved 6,500 migrants most believed to be Africans, off the Libyan coast in 40 separate…

FG to replicate RUFIN programme nationwide

The Federal Government has expressed its determination to replicate the Rural Institution Building Programme across the country. Mr Appeh Auta,…

5 killed as suicide bomber attacks presidential palace

ive persons were confirmed killed when a suicide car bomb exploded close to the Somali president’s residence in Mogadishu Tuesday,…

Borno govt. to relocate IDPs from 3 LGAs

The Borno Government announced on Tuesday that it planned to immediately relocate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Konduga, Mafa and…

Man stabbed to death for selling phone with bad battery

The Imo State Police Command has taken into custody a man who stabbed his neighbour to death for selling a…