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Egypt’s former president sentenced to 40 years in jail

Egypt’s deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was on Saturday sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges of leaking secret…

Sex Scandal: Mine is mistaken identity – Rep

Mr Samuel Ikon, one of the three House of Representatives members accused of sexual indiscretion in the U.S., has dismissed…
Court orders CBN to release N82bn to Akwa Ibom communities

Bank customers to submit bids ahead of naira float

Commercial banks have asked customers to submit bids ahead of the start of new interbank foreign exchange trading on Monday.…

Ogun Correspondents Chapel holds annual Ramadan lecture

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The annual Ramadan lecture of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ogun State Council…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno probes diversion of rice meant for Boko Haram victims

The Borno Government has directed security agencies to investigate alleged diversion of large quantities of rice meant for feeding Internally…

Nigerian Army, British Military in joint contemporary training

The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that the essence of joint military training with British Military Advisory Training Team was…

PDP’s festering sore

The Peoples Democratic Party’s self-inflicted problem is festering. Ali Modu Sheriff, removed as chairman at PDP’s Port-Harcourt convention, is not…

Nigerian businessman dupes Chinese companies of N49.6m

Paul Iyoghojie A Nigerian businessman who duped Chinese companies of N49.6m has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for…

Army urges for calm as it begins shooting exercise in Badagry

The 243 Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Friday says it will hold a field training which will involve shooting…

APC delegates accredited for Edo governorship primaries

Accreditation of All Progressives Party(APC) delegates for the primaries to select the governorship candidate of the party ahead of the…

ECOWAS community court of justice elects new president

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Saturday in Abuja elected Justice Jérôme Traoré from Burkina Faso as its new President.…

In Pictures: Chinese woman turns car boot into ‘barbecue pot’

A Chinese woman in the East China city of Jinan has turned the boot of a car into a ‘carbecue’,…

“People are now scared of keeping monies in banks”- EFCC boss

Ibrahim Magu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday revealed that due to the ongoing anti-corruption…

An Open letter to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on future of Yorubaland

By Adebayo Adeyinka My dear Asiwaju, I am compelled to write this open letter to you because of the state…
Ex-Governor Joshua Dariye: Killers of his father arrested

N1.2bn Fraud: Ex-Banker admits Dariye operated account illegally

A former staff of the defunct All States Trust Bank, Adonye Roberts, on June 17, 2016 told a Federal Capital…

Final year IMT student jailed 2 years for fraud

Justice M.N Yinusa of the Federal High court, Enugu has sentenced Frank Joseph and his accomplice, Muonwuba Valentine, a final…

Minister condoles with NUJ over journalist’s death

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has condoled with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the…

House of Reps probes 3 members over sex scandal

Nigeria’s House of Representatives is set to probe three members alleged to have committed sexual misconduct in the United States.…

Niger warns: Boko Haram now has an army

Niger’s defence minister, Hassoumi Messaoudou, told Radio France International on Friday that regional leaders needed to “rethink Boko Haram” and…

Ajimobi finally constitutes cabinet one year after

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN More than a year after he was sworn in for a second term, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo…

Court of Appeal dismisses SEC appeal against Ndidi Onyiuke

The Court of Appeal Court in Lagos, on Friday dismissed the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), appeal challenging a lower…

NECO offers last chance to pupils writing Unity Colleges exam

Barely few hours to the second test of the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), qualified candidates still have an opportunity…

Bread price to go up again, say Masterbakers

Chief Simeon Abanulor, the National Chairman, Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, said there would be a hike…

Ikorodu Utd FC players escape death

Lagos-based Ikorodu United FC players and officials were on Friday involved in an auto accident while travelling to Makurdi for…

1,200 policemen for Edo APC primary election

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Command has announced the deployment of no fewer than 1,200 policemen to provide security for…

Masari promises to be fair to Edo governorship aspirants

Governor Aminu Masari, Chairman of the Committee deployed in Edo State by the national body of the All Progressives Congress…
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PDP Crisis: IG holds meeting with Sheriff, Makarfi

In a bid to find a lasting solution to the protracted crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), the Inspector-General…

Lagos clarifies eviction of Tarzan, Metro Ferry operators from jetties

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Friday said its decision to serve eviction notices to Tarzan Marine Enterprises and…

Odigie-Oyegun mourns ex-NUJ chairman, Chuks Ehirim

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has condoled with the Nigerian Union of Journalists…

Internet fraudster jailed 10 years

Justice H.A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday convicted Frank Emem and sentenced him…