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14 passengers escape death in Ondo

No fewer than 14 people escaped death on Sallah day when an articulated vehicle laden with gas fell on a…

Accident kills 11, injures 16 in Niger

No fewer than 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux…

l’ll complete, deliver all onging projects – Fayose

Gov. Ayodele Fayose said on Tuesday said that all the ongoing capital projects will be completed and inaugurated before vacating…

Sallah: Police beef up security in Zamfara

The Eid-el-Kabir was marked on Tuesday all over the world which is the tenth of the month of Dhul Hijja…
NFVCB, film makers begin move to ban smoking in movies

Quitting smoking may lead to weight gains, but will reduce risk of death – Study

Quitting smoking may cause you to gain weight and initially lead to a higher risk of diabetes, but it will…
President Tinubu salutes General Abdulsalami Abubakar

Ex-head of state urges politicians to shun politics of bitterness

Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) on Tuesday enjoined politicians to shun politics of bitterness and hatred.

Nigeria’s capital importation in second quarter stands at $5.51bn

Nigeria's capital importation as at the second quarters of 2018 stood at $5.513 billion, says the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
ATM queue at first bank Ipaja

Bleak Sallah: Civil servants lament non payment of salaries

Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday attributed non-payment of salaries by the Federal Government as reason…

Police confirm arrest of alleged killer of Ekiti monarch

The police in Ekiti on Tuesday the arrest of a a mentally challenged person who allegedly stabbed to death the…

Nigeria’s making steady progress towards food sufficiency – Buhari

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed delight over Nigeria’s steady progress toward food sufficiency.
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Man goes on killing spree in China, stabs girlfriend, relatives to death

Six people were killed after a man went on a killing spree in southern China, stabbing his girlfriend and her…

Tinubu, Fashola, Adebule, others offer Eid prayers in Lagos

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, has urged urged Nigerians to eschew all forms of violence ahead of…
PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus

Eid-el-kabir: PDP asks Nigerians to offer special prayers for a rescuer

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus, has called on Nigerians to use the Sallah…

FMBN seeks N500bn recapitalisation

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) plans to recapitalise to the tune of N500 billion, its Managing Director, Mr…

N30bn Mining Intervention Fund: Ministry accesses N15bn

Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, has said the ministry has been able to access N15…

Eid-el Kabir: prices of food items rises in Benin markets

Prices of some food stuff, including livestock in some markets in Benin have gone up due to the Sallah.

Photo News: Lai Mohammed marks sallah in hometown

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday mark this year’s eid-el-kabir in his hometown, Oro, Kwara State.

Microsoft claims win over ‘Russian political hackers’

Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says.

11 hikers killed in Italy flash floods

At least 11 people were killed in southern Italy when heavy rain flooded a deep mountain gorge filled with hikers,…

Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet

Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet on Tuesday, with President Hassan Rouhani insisting that Tehran's military strength was only…

One million pack India flood relief camps

More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in India's Kerala state to escape devastating monsoon floods that have…

Multiple rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul, clashes underway

Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, as officials said fighting had broken…

Eid-El-Kabir: Emir Sanusi leads Eid prayer, preaches peace, love

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi II on Tuesday called on Nigerians to continue to live in peace with…

Ex-LASU Registrar, Amisu, dies at 69

Former Registrar of the Lagos State University, Owolabi Amisu, has died at the age of 69.

Eid-El-Kabir: Ganduje urges Muslims to imbibe spirit of sacrifice, love

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has called on Muslims to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice and love as they…

Eid el-Kabir: Chief Imam decries high level corruption

The Chief Imam of Ijebu-Ode, Alhaji Mufutau Ayanbadejo, has decried the spate of corruption in the country, and urged President…
Tributes to Wole Soyinka at 90

Soyinka condoles with Ghana over death of Kofi Annan

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has condoled with the people of Ghana over the demise of former Secretary General of…
Rivers APC chieftain, Ojukaye Flag-Amachree

Wike tried to bribe me with N200m to betray my party – APC Chairman

Despite the suspension of the Port Harcourt constituency 3, Rivers State by-election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the…

Chief Iwuanyanwu is dead

A former journalist with Radio Nigeria and Champion newspaper, Chief Chyna Iwuanyanwu has died in Abuja after a brief illness.…

No vehicular movement in Yobe on Sallah day

The Yobe government has placed a 12-hour restriction order on movement of vehicles across the state during the Eid prayer…