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Ex-council CSO pleads guilty to impersonating army officer

Guilty-racked 33-year-old former Lagos Council Chief Security Officer, Umar Usman, risks three years in jail for impersonating an army officer…

FG accords top priority to infrastructure development – Osinbajo

osinbajo The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, said the Federal Government would continue to accord priority to infrastructure…

Thrift institution marketer bolts with market women’s N1m

An employee of a thrift institution – CNN Credit Ltd, Jackson Umem, who allegedly defrauded the organization of some market…

Officials yet to name Team Nigeria to Rio 2016 Paralympics

With just two weeks to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the Nigeria Paralympics Committee (NPC) has yet to name the…

Three in court for attacking policeman

Three men on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly injuring a policeman with a broken bottle as…

Cargoes should leave Lekki deep seaport under 24 hrs – Customs

The Zone ‘A’ Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General Eporwei Edike, has said that cargoes should be…

ICT academies promote self-employment – Operators

Nigerians operating in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry say it is now impacting the lives of youths by…

4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam

Four World Bank officials had been reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti…

Buhari felicitates with Prof. David-West on 80th birthday

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday congratulated Prof. Tam David-West on his 80th birthday anniversary, and commended his steadfastness and forthrightness…

15-year-old docked for stealing cable wires

A 15-year-old boy, Ayo Oladele, was on Thursday brought before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun over the alleged theft…

Breaking: Fulani herdsmen attack Enugu community again

Suspected Fulani herdsmen, Thursday morning, attacked Ndiagu Attakwu community, in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, killed ‎a…

NSCDC arrests man for raping IDP in Borno

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno on Thursday said that it had arrested a 40-year-old man…

12 killed, dozens wounded in American university attack

Twelve people were killed and others wounded in an attack on a university in Kabul, the Afghan capital, a spokesman…

Civil War Memoirs: Why I have to kill Igbos – Benjamin Adekunle

Stories abound about the exploits of the late Brigadier General Benjamin Adekunle during the country’s civil war from 1967-1970. The…

Death toll in Italy’s quake rises to 247, many still missing

Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but…

Desmond Tutu hospitalized for infection

Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted himself to a Cape Town hospital on Wednesday “for treatment to a recurring infection,” according to…

Ondo Election 2016: The politics of mad men with hoes syndrome

Kunle Ajayi. I have watched with keen interest the intrigues that has enveloped the politics leading to the emergence of…
First Bank staff arraigned for 'stealing' customer's money

Why we hid NNPC’s dollars, FirstBank, others explain

Some banks on Wednesday clarified their positions on the alleged suspension from the foreign exchange market transaction by the Central…

CBN re-admits UBA into FOREX Market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has re-admitted the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc into the Foreign Exchange Market…

Abducted Kaduna lawmaker regains freedom

The Police on Wednesday confirmed the release of Ibrahim Ismail, a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, who was…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira slides further, now N400 to one Dollar

The Naira on Wednesday dipped further against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency exchanged at about N400…
Enugu Police

2 killed as police, robbers engage in gun duel

Two persons were shot dead on Wednesday in Enugu during a gun duel between men of the underworld and the…

Mugabe orders arrest, detention of Zimbabwean Olympic team

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe instructed the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Police Republic, Augustine Chihuri to arrest and detain the whole…

Lawmaker urges states to pay workers’ outstanding salaries

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Chukwudi Onyereri, has urged state governments still workers’ salaries to pay them…

INEC faults Alegeh on inconclusive elections

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the remarks of outgoing President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Augustine Alegeh,…

Explosion rocks Damaturu, welder killed, Army officer injured

A welder was killed in his workshop on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State when an explosion went off. Three persons…

Association set to clampdown on underage bus conductors

The Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) on Wednesday said it had concluded plans to curb the prevalence of underage…

Police recruitment: Okiro okays conduct of aptitude tests

The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Mike Okiro on Wednesday said the aptitude test for recruitment into the Nigeria…

Sen. Sani condemns kidnap of Kaduna state lawmaker

Sen. Shehu Sani, chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic debts, has condemned the abduction of Mr Ibrahim Ismail a…

Dabiri urges Nigerians in Diaspora to improve Nigerian economy

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, on Wednesday, advised Nigerians…