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Court adjourns Buruji Kashamu’s case till June 19

Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for the umpteenth time adjourned till June 19 the…

Gov Ayade Turns Heat On Civil Servants

Reuben Bojor/Calabar New Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has turned the heat on the civil servants as…

Staff steals Ex-minister’s N20m luxury watches, accessories

Paul Agbota, a domestic staff of a former Minister of External Affairs, who allegedly stole watches and luxury accessories valued…

Nigeria To Benefit From Bill Gates’ $776m Hunger Fund

Melinda Gates announced on Thursday that she and husband Bill’s foundation will spend $776 million tackling hunger in Nigeria and…

Saraki Hopes To Emerge Senate President

Jamiu Yisa Senator Bukola Saraki has expressed confidence that with the feelers he is getting and the goodwill of his…

Man Sells Son For N300k

Josephine Odum-John The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly selling his 2-year-old…

Air Bag: Mazda recalls fresh 75,000 cars

Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) on Thursday filed a fresh recall for 75,000 cars in Japan to replace air bag inflators…

Police rescue abducted Kogi commissioner

The Police in Kogi on Thursday announced the rescue of the state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Stephen Maiyaki…

Mubarak to stand trial again over 2011 killing of protesters

CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters…

78 killed, many injured in gas blast in Ghana

Over seventy-five dead bodies have been retrieved at the Goil Filling Station at the Nkrumah Circle in Accra that caught…

Rivers ban consumption of local gin after the death of 22 persons

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has banned the consumption of local gin popularly called Ogogoro following the death of…

VIDEO: Saviour Godwin, Taiwo Awoniyi star as Nigeria bash North Korea 4-0

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Thursday in New Plymouth got their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign in New Zealand back on…

Gov. Wada dissolves 5th Kogi House of Assembly

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Wednesday dissolved the 5th Kogii House of Assembly after completing the statutory four-year tenure…

SON siezes fake baby diaper worth over N200m from 3 Chinese

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday intercepted 10 containers of suspected fake baby diapers worth over N200million allegedly…

Bomb kills two, injures 33 in Maiduguri

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb hidden in a pile of scrap metal beside a busy road has killed two people…

Nigerian military responsible for death of 8,000 – Amnesty

ABUJA (Reuters) – More than 8,000 people have died while being held prisoner by Nigeria’s armed forces in the campaign…

Gov. Dickson signs Widows Protection Bill into law

Bayelsa on Wednesday outlawed harmful traditional practices as Gov. Seriake Dickson signed into law the Widows and Widowers Protection Bill…

Police arrest wanted fraudster, 12 others in Abuja

The police in the FCT have arrested a suspected fraudster and member of car theft syndicate on its wanted list,…

Nigerian Army warns public on fake recruitment on internet

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its attention had been drawn to the activities of a syndicate extorting money from…

Buhari to review Amnesty International report on military torture

President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledges receipt of the Amnesty International report on Nigeria titled “Nigeria: Stories of horror in their…

Dead terror suspect planned to kill US police officers

New York (AFP) – A 26-year-old security guard shot dead by police and the FBI in Boston plotted to behead…
David Mark urges citizens to elect credible leaders

I joined politics to serve God and humanity – David Mark

Senate President, David Mark, in Abuja on Wednesday, said he joined politics in order to serve God and humanity. Mark…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Ekweremadu lauds legislative institute over 161 draft bills

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has lauded the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS), for drafting 161…
David Mark urges citizens to elect credible leaders

Senate passes Sexual Offences Bill, Rapists get life imprisonment

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015 which prescribes life imprisonment for rapists and those who have…

Edo prunes 2015 Budget following economic downturn

Jethro Ibileke/Benin As most states in the country now face the hash reality of the downturn of the economy, Edo…

N4.6bn Scam: Three CBN staff, others land in prison

Three employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and three staff of Wema Bank, were on Wednesday, remanded in…

Ambode gives ultimatum to miscreants

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday presided over the inaugural Security Council Meeting, where he issued a…

Over 22 persons dead in Rivers after drinking local gin

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Over 22 persons have been confirmed dead in Bonny Island, Bonny, and Woji in Obio Akpor local…

Grandpa arrested for kidnapping in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested a 53-year old grandfather, Fred Ikhimu Arobi, suspected to be leader a…

Osinbajo visits Onitsha, commiserates with accident victims

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday commiserated with the people and government of Anambra over the tanker accident, which claimed 69…