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Sacked Lagos Doctors for Recall, says Head of Service
The Head of Service of Nigeria’s Lagos State, Mr Adesegun Ogunlewe, has hinted that the government might recall some of…
Witness stuns EFCC at Finbank chiefs trial
An employee of Finbank Plc, Mr Ifeanyi Obiekwe, on Tuesday exonerated the bank’s former Managing Director, Okey Nwosu, and three…
Another police officer shot dead in Anambra
Unidentified gunmen have killed a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Emmanuel Ochiobi, attached to the Central Police Station, Onitsha…
Governor Chime Floors opponent
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Moves by forces within the Enugu state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to sack…
Nigeria: security forces stumble on bomb factory
Security forces found weapons and bomb-making stocks during a house raid Saturday in the violence-plagued central Nigerian city of Jos,…
Nigerian Market Falls further
The Nigerian stock exchange ended the week , shaving about N51 billion from the market capitalization, with which it opened…
Plateau government begs journalists
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau on Thursday apologised to journalists for government’s failure to address their grievances before their boycott of government…
Diamond Bank grows income, profit in Q1
Nigeria’s Diamond bank has reported close to 50 per cent jump in its first quarter earning this year, compared to…
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UEFA Champions final: Predict and Win $1,000
All is set for the UEFA champions league final between Chelsea FC and FC Bayern Munchen. UEFA has appointed Portuguese…
Mimiko: I have served my people diligently
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, highlights the successes recorded by his administration within three years and speaks on political…
Iran rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week’s Friday prayers to protest against what it described…
100 Divorcees, Widows Tie The Knot
Kano State government, north central Nigeria, on Tuesday through the state Hisbah Board and the Emirate Council sponsored the marriage…
Phone hacking husband wants divorce
A Nigerian customary court based in Ojo, a suburb of Lagos will decide 22 May whether to grant a divorce…
Japan Airlines Lands In Profitland
Japan Airlines (JAL), which went bankrupt two years ago in one of the country’s biggest-ever corporate failures, on Monday logged…
Akwa Ibom kick boxer macheted to death
Akwa Ibom kick boxer Alexander Joseph, nick named “Ibom”, has been killed by gunmen. According to the News Agency of Nigeria…
Turkish, African media agree on collaboration
Participants at the Turkey-Africa Media Forum which ended on Friday in Ankara have agreed to establish a common platform to…
Bandits snatch council workers’ salary in Yobe
Gunmen on Friday invaded Fune Local Government Secretariat in Yobe State and carted away staff salaries for April. Alhaji Maina…
Boko Haram: Raid yields bombs, guns, trucks of cans
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security forces in Kano northwest Nigeria during a dawn raid today discovered a number of Sub machine guns,…
Lagos government set to evict sacked doctors
The Lagos State Government has given an eviction notice to the recently sacked doctors who are still living in official…
Plateau State: Herdsmen slaughter family of 7
Suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria have hacked and shot to death seven sleeping family members at a Christian village in…
Sony, Panasonic shares in big fall
Sony and Panasonic shares plunged to their lowest levels in more than three decades on Friday as investors fretted about…
2 Rep members For Trial Over SEC bribe
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja As controversies continue to trail the ongoing probe of the Security Exchange Commission by an Adhoc…
Justice Salami set to get back job
Felix Nnamdi/ Abuja Nine months after he was removed from his duty post, the suspended President of the Court of…
Governor Oshiomhole’s murdered aide buried
The remains of Olaitan Oyerinde, the Personal Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo State, was laid to rest on…
Nigeria jacks up electricity rates
After several denials about plans to review upwards, electricity tariffs, Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday in Abuja formally…
Unilever shareholders approve N5.29b cash payout
The shareholders of Unilever on Thursday approved N5.29 billion dividend declared by the company for the financial year ended Dec.…
Audu v Wada: Tribunal reserves judgement
The Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has reserved judgment in the petition filed by Prince Abubakar Audu of Action Congress…
Ex-Senator Omisore sues Nigerian newspaper
Former Senator Iyiola Omisore has sued Global Media Limited, publisher of the National Mirror for N1 billion for alleged libel.…
Severe windstorms forecast for Nigeria’s Southsouth
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned states in Nigeria’s South-South region to prepare adequately for severe windstorms as…
Benue: Pregnant woman remanded over murder charge
A 38-year-old pregnant woman, Mwuese Manger of Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region, was…