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Buhari approves new board of directors for NNPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as provided for…

EFCC docks Omokore, ex-NNPC chiefs

Prince Jide Omokore, the oil mogul linked with several under-the-counter deals with former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke was docked…

N1.4b Fraud: Ex-Kogi LG boss loses post-conviction bail bid

Convicted former Caretaker Chairman of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, Gabriel Daudu, on Monday lost his post conviction…

Ahmed Musa joins Leicester City

Premier League champions Leicester City have agreed a deal with CSKA Moscow to sign Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa, the player’s…

Ebonyi uncovers 250 ‘ghost’ teachers, 57 others receiving double salaries

The Ebonyi Government says it has uncovered about 250 ghost teachers in its pay roll. Chief Hycinth Ikpor, the Chairman…

Eid-el-Fitri: TUC urges Muslims to promote peace

Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has called on Muslims faithful to promote peace to enhance national growth and development.…

NGO pays fine to free 40 inmates in Suleja

The Peace Corp of Nigeria (PCN), a Youth NGO, on Monday paid fines to free 40 inmates at the Suleja…

Eid-el-Fitri: Police promises hitch-free celebration in Abuja

The Police in the Federal Capital Territory have assured residents of the area of adequate security during the Eid-El-Fitri celebration.…

Troops foil suicide attack on Borno IDPs camp

The Nigerian Army says its troops on Monday averted two separate bomb attacks by three female suicide bombers in Mungonu…

Eid-el-Fitri: Abuja Airport witnesses moderate traffic

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday witnessed moderate movement of passengers ahead of the Eid-el-Fitri celebration as all…

BREAKING: CBN sacks Skye Bank chairman, appoints new Board Chairman

CBN removes Skye Bank chairman, MD, others, appoints Mr Tokunbo Abiru as new MD, and Alhaji M K Ahmed as…
Lagos Airport to undergo brief power shutdown on Wednesday

Eid-El-Fitri: Low turnout of passengers at Lagos airports

The two domestic Airports in Lagos on Monday witnessed a low turnout of passengers travelling to celebrate the Eld-El-Fitri holidays…

Lagos journalist’s assault suit against Customs fixed for Sept. 29

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Sept. 29 to hear the application to re-list a suit by…

Court upholds Ali Modu Sheriff’s removal as PDP chairman

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday upheld the removal of Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff as the Chairman…

Sallah: Dealers in food items groan over poor sales

Dealers in food items in Hadejia, Jigawa have expressed concern over low patronage, with just a few hours to the…

SON impounds 30,000 pieces of steel bars in Kwara

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has impounded 30,000 pieces of steel bars of different brands and sizes in 20…

Ikpeazu use of state High Court is wrong – SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Samuel Okutepa has said that it is wrong for Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of…

Sallah: NSCDC deploys 870 personnel in Sokoto State

The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), says it will deploy no fewer…

6 convicted over counterfeit Customs paper

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board said six persons were sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos to two…

Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Usman get N500m bail

Justice M. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos today July 4, 2016 granted bail to Nenadi Esther Usman…

Suicide bomber attacks near U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the American consulate in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, early Monday morning, injuring two people,…

Rivers INEC Commissioner is a contractor for Gov Wike – Senator Abe

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Rivers South East Senatorial District in…

Sallah: FRSC deploys 600 patrol vehicles, 50 ambulances

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said it had deployed 600 patrol vehicles, 15 tow trucks, 50 ambulances, 85 motor…

Troops ambush Boko Haram terrorists, kill 4

Nigerian troops early Monday ambushed a column of suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Gerere Junction, Kukawa Local Government Area, on…

Wole Soyinka mourns Elechi Amadi

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has described the Late Captain Elechi Amadi as a soldier and poet, a captive of…

France beats Iceland 5-2, setting up semi-final with Germany

Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts…

Oyo assures workers on payment of salaries

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Oyo State Government is seeking the understanding of workers and pensioners over the N29bn wage deficit representing…

Lagos to stem maternal death at grassroots

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is set to stem maternal death rate at the grassroots. One of the ways…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

Six die in auto accident

The Federal Road Safety Commission in Kogi says six persons died on Saturday in an accident on Ajaokuta-Itobe-Ayangba road in…
Iyiola Omisore: Gov. Adeleke begging to join APC - Omisore

EFCC arrests Senator Iyiola Omisore

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, after…