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Kachikwu’s diplomatic shuttle aids Barkindo’s emergence as OPEC’s Scribe

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said diplomatic shuttles by the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu,…

Cote d’Ivoire begins process of writing new constitution

The process of writing a new Constitution in Cote d’Ivoire has begun with the formation of a committee of experts…

Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers of lawmaker’s sister

The Bayelsa Police Command has apprehended three out of the six suspects that allegedly abducted Mrs Seighe Samson, younger sister…

FIFA dismiss report of Infantino probe

FIFA denied on Friday reports in German media that president Gianni Infantino was under investigation for a possible ethics violation.…

Nine dead, others injured in Lagos accident

Reports reaching us has it that no fewer than nine persons have been confirmed dead after an 18-seater commercial bus…

3 soldiers , 4 civilians killed by Militants

Three soldiers and four civilians were among the seven persons killed, Wednesday evening by a militant group suspected to be…

Lagos @ 50: Soyinka replies Eko Foundation

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, has described a paid advertisement published by the EKO Foundation in the Punch of 2…

Amosun lauds ACOMORAN for creating jobs for youths

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun has commended the state chapter of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners & Riders…

Niger Delta Militants attack more oil pipelines in Bayelsa

The Niger Delta Avengers militant group said on Thursday through social media that it had blown up a third crude…

Saraki’s trial to resume June 7

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has fixed June 7, 8 and 9 for the continuation of the trial of…

EFCC boss to probe corruption in IDPs camps

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Mustapha Magu has vowed to ensure that there is…

Boxing great, Muhammad Ali in hospital

Boxing great Muhammad Ali is being treated in a hospital for a respiratory issue, a spokesman for the former world…

Niger Delta Avengers strike again, destroy Shell pipeline

The Niger Delta Avengers in the early hours of Friday claimed responsibility for another catastrophic attack on an oil facility…

Army confirms killing of 6 soldiers by Niger Delta Avengers

The 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin, has confirmed Wednesday attack on military houseboat in Ejere community in Warri South Local…
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Recruitment: Police shortlist 338,227 applicants

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday said it shortlisted 338,227 applicants out of the 911,438 that applied for recruitment…

Reps delist petroleum products from price control

The House of Representatives on Thursday de-listed petroleum products from list of commodities being regulated by Federal Government as enshrined…

Gov Ganduje swears in SSG, 6 permanent secretaries

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Thursday swore in the newly appointed Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji…

JAMB adopts 180 as cut-off mark for varsity admission

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and tertiary education stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja adopted 180 as the cut-off…

Ethiopian airline gives 50 free tickets to Nigerian Facebook users

As part of celebration to mark 70 years of flight operation around the world, the management of Ethiopian Airline is…

Niger Delta militants kill 6 in attack of NNPC boat

Niger Delta militants have attacked a boat belonging to NNPC in the Warri area of Delta state, killing at least…

EFCC docks AVM Oguntoyinbo for N166m bribe

In continuation of its efforts in bringing corrupt public officers to justice, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on…

Oyo bans smoking in public places

Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill banning smoking in public places in the state. The “Bill…

Reps probe alleged killing of civilians in South East

The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Human Rights, National Security and Intelligence, to investigate the alleged…

Nigeria’s Mohammed Barkindo becomes OPEC scribe

Nigeria’s Mohammed Barkindo will serve as the Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), for the next…

Super Eagles now occupy 61st position in world football

Nigeria now occupy the 61st position in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. This represents an upward movement by…

Oba of Benin funeral rites: Crown Prince performs Ukpukpe rites

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The burial rites for the late ‎Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, continues on Thursday morning with the Crown…

Riot in Ilaro as police kill okada rider

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Commercial motorcyclists popularly called okada went on the rampage in Ilaro, headquarters of Yewaland, Ogun State on Thursday…

Auchi Poly shut as students damage 100 cars

Some students of Federal Polytechnic Auchi in Edo, on Thursday protested the “no school fees, no exam” policy adopted by…

Angry daughter punches mother in Mushin

A 25-year old unemployed woman, Bilikisu Abodunrin, charged with beating her mother was on Thursday arraigned before Magistrate M.K.O Fadeyi…

Elephant attacks Schwarzenegger in Africa

Action movie star and former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had a real-life adventure in Africa, when he was on a…