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Buhari swears in 4 advisers, perm. sec.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on four Special Advisers and a permanent secretary at the Presidential…

Boko Haram suicide bombers head for Europe

Thousands of Nigerian refugees indoctrinated in Boko Haram camps are heading to Europe’s shores as a famine intensifies, security sources…

Hypocrisy of condemnation of the arrest of a blogger by the EFCC

By Nelson Ekujumi If there is anything about the human being which makes him dreaded and feared among the creatures…

A land flooded with milk and money – Trouble!

Kole Omotoso Everything in Nigeria is a miracle. So, when people go for months and even years without salary and…

Brazil’s Senate votes to remove President Roussef

In a marathon 20-hour session that lasted until the early hours of the morning Wednesday, Brazil’s Senate voted to move…

Breaking: 11 newborn babies killed in hospital fire

At least 11 newborn babies have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the country’s…

Russia to build strong economic relations with Nigeria

Nikolay Udovichenko, ambassador of Russia in Nigeria said on Tuesday in Abuja that his country would build a strong economic…

Pictures: Serena Williams out of 2016 Rio Olympics

World No. 1 Serena Williams lost a tough third round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Tuesday night. Here are…

Breaking: Serena Williams out of Rio Olympics, loses in singles round three

World No. 1 Serena Williams lost a tough third round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Tuesday night. After being…

No concessionary foreign exchange rate for pilgrims – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked claims in certain quarters suggesting that prospective pilgrims have been granted concessionary…

Edo PDP Crisis: Court orders parties to maintain status quo

An FCT High Court on Tuesday ordered parties involved in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo governorship primaries to maintain…

Looters in trouble as AGF takes over high profile cases

The Attorney -General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has directed agencies with prosecutorial powers to compile pending cases…

3 Nigerians create records at Rio Olympics

At least three of the many Nigerian athletes in the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games created records of sorts…

Indiscipline: AIG Ali reads riot act to officers

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The new Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, Abdulmajid Ali has read…

Pictures: Buhari receives outgoing Vietnamese ambassador

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the outgoing Vietnamese ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Hoang Hgoc Ho at the State House,…

Agriculture remains top priority – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will continue to accord agriculture premium importance through programmes and initiatives designed to…

Man stabs wife with screwdriver

A 31-year-old father of one, Sunday Dennis, was on Tuesday brought before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for…

Blatter to attend FIFA ban appeal

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will appear in person at the Court of Arbitration for Sport for his August 25…

Lagos vows to seize houses, hotels used for kidnapping

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it will henceforth seize houses and hotels used as hideouts for…

2 transformer vandals bag 6 years imprisonment

An Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has sentenced Akeem Azeez, 23, and his cohort, Quadri Yusuf,…

54 varsity students denounce cultism in Benue

No fewer than 54 students from various tertiary institutions in Benue have denounced their membership of cult groups. The students…

Prepaid meter thief bags 2 months imprisonment

A Karmo Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Yaknan David to two months imprisonment…

Buhari mourns Gen. Ogundeko.

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the pioneer Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS),…

Court extends order prohibiting hospital from suspending staff

The National Industrial Court has extended by another 14 days the interim injunction it granted restraining the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital,…

Bus conductor docked for assaulting passenger

A 27-year-old bus conductor, Segun Adamu, was on Thursday docked before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly…

Lagos demolishes 350 structures under high tension

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the demolition of structures under high tension lines across the State, with 350…

New UBEC Secretary vows to revamp basic education

Dr Hameed Bobboyi, the New Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has pledged to revamp basic education in order…

Gernot Rohr signs two-year deal as Nigeria’s technical adviser

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that German Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year deal to work as a technical…

Okada rider docked for plying restricted route

A 21-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Rasaq Jaiyesimi, who allegedly plied one of the prohibited routes in Lagos State, was on Tuesday…

Nasarawa to install automated flood warning devices

Nasarawa state government said on Tuesday that it has concluded arrangements to install automated flood warning devices in all coastal…