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Pound sinks to a 31-year low as Britain quits EU

The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets Friday as Britain…

NPFL issues live broadcast rights to Brila, Beat FM

Sports Radio Brila FM and Megalectrics Limited became the first radio stations to be issued Radio broadcast rights of the…

Bianca Ojukwu’s mother passes on

The death of Mrs Caroline Chinweolu Onoh (Mmili-Aku; Nee Eke), the wife of former governor of old Anambra State, late…

Autonomy for LGs: I’m helpless, Obasanjo tells NULGE

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented his inability to assist in restoring the autonomy of local governments in…

Judge’s ill-health stalls Rickey Tarfa’s trial

The trial of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, was on Thursday stalled due to ill health of the…

Pictures: Buhari hosts Judiciary to breaking of fast (Ramadan)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, 23 June hosted members of the Judiciary to breaking of the Ramadan fast at the…

Police launch operation to rescue 5 kidnapped workers

The Cross River Police Command said on Thursday that it had launched an operation to rescue five construction workers kidnapped…

Passenger trains collide, 100 injured

Nearly 100 people were injured Thursday when two passenger trains collided head-on in the South African city of Durban, the…

Shell pipeline in Imo blown up

The police have confirmed an attack on a facility belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Awarra, Ohaji/Egbema Local…

New IGP orders officers to declare assets

All officers from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Inspector-General of Police, will henceforth declare their assets,…

Easy oil money to blame for our woes – Osinbajo

Having an easy source of revenues denied Nigeria the opportunity to engage in the critical thinking and prioritization that usually…

EFCC closes case against ex-Gov Akwe Doma

The trial of a former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and two others, continued on Thursday with the…

Abandoned brick factory claims lives of 4 children

No fewer than four children and some domestic animals have reportedly lost their lives in an abandoned Federal Government bricks…

Impostor jailed 7 years

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday secured the conviction of Gabriel Charles in a case of impersonation…

EFCC warns fraudsters dropping Magu’s name

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has warned fraudsters to stop dropping the name of its chairman, Ibrahim Magu,…

Why I didn’t sack Arase when I assume office-Buhari

Kazeem Ugbodaga President Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons why he did not sack ex-Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, when…

Cleric suspended for taking selfies with ‘Kim Kardashian’

A high-profile Pakistani cleric who posed for selfies with a controversial model famed for her suggestive photos has been suspended…

Cook in court for allegedly poisoning food

A cook, Anthony Adomaya, who allegedly poisoned the food of his employer’s guest, on Thursday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’…

Customer imprisoned for stealing bar owner’s handbag

A Kado Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a customer of a palm wine bar to seven…

Keshi’s funeral details announced

The dates for the funeral rites of the late Super Eagles’ captain and coach, Stephen Keshi, have been fixed for…

1,201 police officers promoted in Jigawa

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Jigawa, Mr. Mohammed Mustapha, on Thursday, said 1,201 officers and men of the command…

Lagos public schools to wear new look next session – Deputy Governor

The Lagos State Government says renovation and reconstruction will commence in the state’s public schools when the students go on…

Man arraigned for raping 6-year-old

The Kaduna State Government, on Thursday, arraigned one Haruna Tukur, 24, in court for allegedly raping a- six-year-old girl in…

Ben Murray-Bruce reacts to AMCON takeover

Common Sense Advocate and Chairman, Silverbird Group, Sen Ben Murray-Bruce has reacted to the takeover of three assets of the…

Britons vote on EU membership

Report from London said voting began at 41,000 polling stations across Britain early Thursday in a referendum on whether or…

3 killed, 14 injured in ghastly accident

Kazeem Ugbodaga Three people have died and 14 others injured in a ghastly motor accident around Berger area of Lagos,…

2 remanded in prison for car theft

An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Thursday remanded two men, Kelechi Aniakor, 30, and Adewale Raji, 26, in Ilesa…

Lagos dedicates June 25 to clearing of drains, canals

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, on Thursday, said the June 25 environmental exercise would be dedicated…

90-year old man kidnapped in Ekiti

A nonagenarian, Pa Ajagunna Adalumo, has been kidnapped in his home at Oke-Ijebu in Ikole Ekiti, a family member, Bimbo…

Army averts bomb explosion in Maiduguri, arrests 2

The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it averted a bomb blast in Maiduguri after detonating an Improvised Explosive Device…