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Dickson orders suspension on sale of Bayelsa properties

…demands compilation on sold assets The Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has ordered the immediate suspension of the ongoing…

Senate won’t pass social media bill, says Saraki

Nigeria’s Senate president says a controversial social media bill being considered by MPs will not be passed. Human rights group…

Niger’s presidential election heads for run-off

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou won 48.4 per cent of the votes in Sunday’s elections, the electoral commission said, Reuters news…

NSCDC deploys 600 personnel for UTME centres

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ogun State Command, has deployed 600 personnel to all the UTME…

BREAKING: Gianni Infantino elected new FIFA president

Gianni Infantino has today been elected as the President of FIFA for the remainder of the current term of office…

APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun takes a break

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Friday disclosed that he will take a…

Oyegun goes on break, hands over to Segun Oni

‎ The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Friday disclosed that he will take…

Minister visits Yoruba-language newspapers, vows relentless anti-graft war

The Federal Government has said that no mount of orchestrated attacks or campaign of calumny against those they believe to…

Buhari behind my ordeal, Dasuki tells court

Former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Mohamed Dasuki opened up at Abuja High Court Friday, alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari…

3 arrested with N2m stolen telecoms cables

Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested two men for allegedly…

Appeal to your members, not Buhari —Osun Govt tells NMA

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday described as misplaced the call by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)…

BREAKING: Supreme Court confirms Rev King death sentence

The Supreme Court has confirmed the verdict of the lower courts by confirming the death sentence of Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo,…

Reverend King to die by hanging, Supreme Court dismisses appeal

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There is no reprieve for Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King over his death sentence for murder. The…

Lagos police boss arrests driver, conductor over impersonation

Cyriacus Izuekwe Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has arrested a driver and conductor for allegedly painting their vehicle…

Man, 60, arrested over serial rape of girl, 13

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 60-year-old man, Abdulahi Mohammed, has been arrested and charged before Ogba Magistrates’ court for allegedly engaging a…

Owoseni orders arrest of cemetery worker over death of trader

Cyriacus Izuekwe Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni has ordered the arrest of a cemetery attendant, Monday Lawrence, for…

Nigerians slam Sunday Oliseh over resignation

Taiwo Adelu The resignation of Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the early hours of Friday has continued to…

Maro Itoje: The inspiring story of Nigerian groomed as future England captain

In a sport that requires ferocious power and unrelenting drive, it is no surprise that the hulking figure of Maro…

To die or not? Supreme Court decides Reverend King’s fate today

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Supreme Court will give the final word today whether Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King should…

The naira-dollar blues by Reuben Abati

“My brother, e ku exchange rate oh.” “Excuse me?” “I am greeting you. I am saying how are you and…

Lagos cancels sanitation for UTME

Kazeem Ugbodaga mbode The Lagos State Government has lifted the restriction order on human and vehicular movement during the February…

IGP grieves with families of Yola blast victims

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has condoled families of Yola blast victims while calling for calm. In a…

Four dead, 14 wounded in Kansas shooting

Four people were killed and 14 were wounded, several of them critically, when an employee opened fire at a lawn…

BREAKING: Sunday Oliseh resigns as Super Eagles coach

Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh has announced his retirement from his first major job as coach in the early…
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Ali Modu Sheriff gets March 31 ultimatum to quit

a A Group known as Restart Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Project has given Ali Modu Sheriff March 31 ultimatum to…

Lagos charges residents to assist police flush out criminals

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged residents of the state to assist the police in flushing out bad…

2016 UTME begins Saturday

The 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will begin Saturday, 27 Feb and will “not be more than 14 days,”…

INEC releases timetable for Edo, Ondo guber elections

mahmood The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the conduct of Edo and Ondo states governorship…

Bomb explosion at police station kills 4 in Yola

Reuters: Several explosives seized from Boko Haram militants blew up at a police station in northern Nigeria on Thursday, killing…

We’ll transform national museum to world standard – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday vowed to transform the National Museum in Lagos to a modern-day cultural…