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Osun declares Monday public holiday to mark ‘Isese Day’

The Osun Government has declared Monday, Aug. 22 a public holiday to mark the annual Isese Day (Traditional Worshipers’ Day).…
Blessing Okagbare led women's relay team.

Rio Olympics: Nigeria women’s relay team finishes last

Team Nigeria relay team, led by Blessing Okagbare, on Saturday finished last in the women’s 4x100m relay at the ongoing…

Usain Bolt ends Olympic career by thanking fans

Usain St Leo Bolt ended his Olympic career with another gold in the 4×100 metre relay race, anchoring his Jamaican…

Man butchers girlfriend, sister for refusing to abort pregnancy

A man by the name Stephen Shut Jang in Sabon Gari, Tudun Wada, Jos, Plateau State, has been arrested for…

Germany clinches women’s soccer gold with 2-1 win over Sweden

In the women’s soccer gold medal match, Germany defeated Sweden 2-1 on Friday. Both teams had missed scoring opportunities in…

Buhari supporters beg ‘BringBackOurGirls’ group to shelve march

A group, Buhari Media Support Group, (BMSG), has appealed to the “BringBackOurGirls” to shelve its proposed demonstration to the Presidential…

Debt Recovery: Airline operators warn NAMA

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has cautioned service providers, especially the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), to tread cautiously…

Emefiele emerges President of African Central Banks

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been elected as the President of the…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira suffers further loss against dollar

The Naira on Friday suffered further loss against the dollar at the parallel market as it lost one point to…

ASUP withdraws strike notice as FG opens negotiation

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on has withdrawn its notice directing members to begin a nationwide strike on…

FG committed to rehabilitation of North-East – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment toward sustainable reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery of the North-East region.…

Speaker Dogara, minister, others plot against Bauchi governor

Some top politicians from Bauchi state on Friday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja, alleged wrongdoings,…

Navy foils attempt to kidnap 13 foreign nationals

The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempt by suspected sea pirates to hijack and abduct 13 foreign nationals on board…

Oil marketers seek police support

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) led by the BOT chairman, Alhaji Aminu Abdulkadir has called on the…

Yellow Fever kills 400 in Angola, DRC, WHO to vaccinate 14 million

Yellow Fever has killed 400 people in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, as the World Health Organisation,…

11 military officials die in bus crash

The South African National Defence Force says 11 of its personnel died in a bus crash on Friday. “A total…

Calabar Light Rail ready for use

The multi-billion Naira Calabar Light rail project, the first in Nigeria, would soon be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

Abused 4-year-old child tells police her name is ‘Idiot’

The little girl was abused so badly she had a black eye, dried blood in the corner of her mouth…

Donald Trump’s campaign chairman resigns

The Republican Candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman, Paul Manafort has resigned on Friday, days after he was effectively demoted…
LIRS

Tax evasion: LIRS begins sealing of firms

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Friday appealed to operators of firms to perform their civic responsibility by…

Businessman remanded for N3.8m fraud

A Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday remanded a businessman, Abba Abubakar, in prison custody for alleged…

Buhari holds secret talks with Speaker Dogara, Pastor Tunde Bakare

For the second time within a month, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Speaker of…

Kaduna govt. releases 15 prison inmates

The Kaduna State Committee on Prisons Decongestion on Friday said it had set free 15 inmates from the Kaduna Central…

PDP Convention: Rivers govt to sue police, DSS

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has disclosed that the state government will sue the police and…

Ikeja Electric debunks report on Bariga fire incident

The Management of Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc on Friday debunked a media report that an electricity spark from its wires…

El-Rufai inaugurates Inter-Faith Peace Centre in Kaduna

An International Centre for Inter-Faith Peace and Harmony has opened in Kaduna, where more than 20,000 people have died in…

Budget Padding: A new way to steal ?

Tony Ogunlowo As the budget padding controversy rages on members of the public wonder what’s next. When it comes to…

Police Recruitment: 110,469 applicants shortlisted

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday said it shortlisted 110,469 applicants out of the 338, 250 applicants invited for…

Aregbesola’s hidden treasure in Osun State

Abiodun KOMOLAFE, “I hope that my achievements in life shall be these – that I will have fought for what…

3 pipeline vandals arrested in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested three suspected pipeline vandals in Eket Local Government Area of the state. The…