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Customs comptroller reads riot act to smugglers

Mr Yusuf Lawal, the new Comptroller Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, Owerri, said the unit will go tough on…

Sex slavery, child prostitution on alarming increase in Rivers – Group

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Trafficking in children and the use of under aged girls for prostitution and sex slavery is increasing…
Faisal Maina: sentenced to 24 years imprisonment

Court orders arrest of Maina’s son

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the revocation of the bail granted to Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed…

Ex-Police CSP Carol Afegbai summoned by Edo Judicial Panel

Mrs. Carol Afegbai, a Chief Superintendent of Police (retd), has been summoned by the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry.
Prince Arthur Eze donates N200m to Azman varsity

Buhari congratulates Arthur Eze at 72

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday rejoiced with Arthur Eze on the occasion of his 72nd birthday, which comes up on…

JUST IN: Senate begins process to confirm Yakubu as INEC Chairman

The Senate on Tuesday read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking confirmation of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as chairman, Independent…
Court

Court dissolves 10-year marriage over marathon sex

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, dissolved a 10-year- old marriage between one Basirat Adeyoyin and estranged husband,…

Residents laud council on road rehabilitation

Residents of Egbe-Idimu Local Government Area in Lagos State on Tuesday commended the Council for the re-reconstruction of three township…

Trump imposes $15,000 Visa bond for visitors from Africa, others

A new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travellers from a dozen African countries, including Nigeria, to pay…

NUJ reacts to killing of Nasarawa APC Chairman

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Nasarawa Council, has tasked security agencies to intensify efforts at finding the killers of…

Plastic surgeon Adepoju suspended by Medical Council

Lagos plastic surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who has been in the eye of the storm recently, has been indefinitely suspended by…

Lagos agencies pledge support to FG’s e-waste management

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Tuesday pledged to support the Federal Government…

Oba of Benin, Queen Owamagbe welcome baby girl

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare 11, and one of his wives, Queen Owamagbe have officially announced the birth of a…
Vice-Chancellor of UniAbuja, Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah says ongoing strike by a faction of ASUU in the institution is divisive, unnecessary.

UniAbuja signs MoU with firm on accident, emergency services

The University of Abuja has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with First Paramedic and Global Educational Services for quick…

IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu, Uche Mefor are at war

By Nehru Odeh  There seems to be a crack within the Indigenous People of Biafra, as the deputy leader, Uche…

39,070 Nigerian travellers shun coronavirus test

No fewer than 39,070 passengers who arrived in Nigeria has shunned COVID-19 test.

Amaechi apologises to Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has apologised to Nigerians for the breakdown on the Abuja-Kaduna rail locomotives which occurred between…

Lagos-Ibadan train service begins December

Commercial train service between Lagos and Moniya Ibadan, will begin on 7 December, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, the managing director, Nigeria…

PDP mourns chairman killed by bandits

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed sadness over the killing of Alhaji Lawal Dako, the chairman of the party…
NLC at the end of its NEC in Rivers State issues an ultimatum of December 1 to state governments to implement the new minimum wage.

Petrol price increase: NLC, TUC say no strike plan yet

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said they have not yet adopted strike as a weapon to…

Lagos engages youths on nation-building

A representative of the Lagos state government on Monday met with some youths for a nation-building mentoring session.

Lai Muhammed’s ultimatum to CNN: The full letter

Nigeria's Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed doubled down Monday on his attack against the CNN over its story on…

CAPPA demands inquiry on Lekki shootings

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for an international inquiry into the killing and maiming of…

Abiru proposes antidote for national challenges

Mr Tokunbo Abiru, APC's candidate for the Lagos East bye-election, has said that quality representation at the National Assembly is…

Ogun housewife brutalises 12-year-old boy over missing N5000

A 40- year- old housewife,  Iswat Taofeek, has been arrested by the police in Adatan area of Abeokuta, the capital…
Mosquitoes

Yellow fever hits Benue

Dr Godwin Oyiwona, Benue Supervisory Commissioner for Health has disclosed cases of Yellow Fever disease in three Local Government Areas…
APC

Edo 2021 Appropriation Bill passes second reading

The Edo 2021 Appropriation Bill on Monday passed through the second reading at the state House of Assembly.

Police brutality: Edo panel orders ex-policewoman to appear over murder charge

The Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry sitting in Benin, on Monday ordered a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, Mrs.…
Five corps members recently abducted on Ifon/Owo road in Ondo State explain how they were kidnapped and released after paying N5m ransom

138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said that 138 members of the National Youth Service  Corps (NYSC)…

Shocker: Teenage girl sets ex-lover’s house, girlfriend ablaze in Lagos

A teenage girl has set his ex-lover's house and his girlfriend ablaze in FESTAC area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.