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Bank Managers Face Criminal Trial
An Asaba high court in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, has adjourned till next year for continuation, the trial of three…
Jonathan leads FG delegation to Yakowa’s burial today
The Federal Executive Council devoted its weekly meeting on Wednesday to the honour of six victims of last Saturday’s fatal…
2 killed in Nigerian bank robbery
Two persons were killed by armed robbers while no fewer than five others sustained injuries during a bank robbery in…
Pension boss snubs Nigerian senate
The Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Wednesday failed to…
27 Die in Nigerian road crash
At least 27 people on a truck laden with cattle and sheep have drowned after the vehicle plunged into a…
27 Dead As Truck Plunges Into River
At least 27 people on a truck laden with cattle and sheep have drowned after the vehicle plunged into a…
Soyinka Wins Awo Leadership Prize
Professor Wole Soyinka has been named winner of the first ever Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership, instituted in honour of…
Terrorism: Britain Warns Citizens To Avoid Nigeria
Following the spate of terrorist attacks, kidnappings, armed robbery and petty crimes in the country, the British government has warned…
Okada Riders In Fresh Protest
Thousands of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders, this morning embarked on a peaceful procession in Lagos to protest the…
Yero Announces Burial Plans For Yakowa
New Kaduna governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has formally announced burial arrangements for the late Kaduna governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa…
Late DIG’s Siblings Fight Over Property
The siblings of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ganiyu Olanrewaju Dawodu, are fighting over property left by…
Reps Reject Police Trust Fund Bill
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of the Nigeria Police Reform Trust…
Woman Jailed 3 Months For Stealing Husband’s Wig, Gown
A Kubwa Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year old woman, Elizabeth Akinagbe, to three months imprisonment for stealing. The…
DPR Threatens Erring Filling Stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kano State has threatened to shut filling stations found selling fuel above the…
Insecurity Killing Nigeria’s Nation’s Economy –Gen Abubakar
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday expressed worry that the insecurity in the country was affecting the…