The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested the duo of Timothy Adegbaji Ademiju and Taiye Shittu Habibulahi, a student of ...
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Internet subscribers in Nigeria fall to 92.4m – NCC
Internet subscribers in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks fell to 92,446,687 in November 2016, from the high of 93,176,061 in October, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ...
Read More »Lagos Assembly prescribes death penalty for kidnappers
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a law aimed at checking the spate of kidnapping in the state , with stiffer penalties including death sentence ...
Read More »Soldiers find another Chibok girl with six-month-old baby
The Nigerian army on Thursday said another Chibok schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists almost three years ago had been rescued along with her six-month-old ...
Read More »U.S puts Osama Bin Laden’s son on terror blacklist
The United States on Thursday designated Hamza bin Laden, son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, as terrorist, the State Department said in a ...
Read More »Hayatou under probe for alleged abuse of office
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Issa Hayatou, has been referred to Egyptian prosecutors for investigation over allegations of abuse of office. BBC Sports ...
Read More »Nigerians mock Osinbajo, Obasanjo for New Year song
It is the country of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and pop stars Davido and Wizkid. But a more unusual set of singers grabbed the spotlight ...
Read More »Borno: LG Chairman denies Vice’s alleged link with Boko Haram
The Chairman of Kaga Local Government in Borno State, Alhaji Lawal Wasaram, on Thursday, denied the claim by the Nigerian Army that it had arrested ...
Read More »Man gets N100, 000 bail for allegedly threatening elder brother’s life
An Upper Area Court sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Thursday released a man, Labaran Badamasi, on a bail of N100, 000 for allegedly threatening ...
Read More »Health alert: Catfish causes cardiovascular diseases – Medical doctor
A medical practitioner, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, said on Thursday in Abuja that excessive consumption of catfish could increase the chances of developing cardiovascular diseases. Adeolu, ...
Read More »Accidental gunshot injures two in Aso Rock
An accidental discharge from a gun of one of the security agents attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, injured a female worker ...
Read More »Business travel tips for Nigerians in 2017
By Ndem Ndem Business travel is inevitable for most people in the Nigerian workforce. Aside from the fact that it contributes a lot to the ...
Read More »Borno: Army arrests two LG bosses over links to Boko Haram …as soldiers kill 3 female suicide bombers in Gwoza
Two council officials with alleged links with Boko Haram insurgents have been arrested in Borno State...
Read More »FG N5,000 payment claim mere propaganda, says Fayose …ignore critics, payment is real – Presidency
Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has described the N5,000 the federal government said it had started paying to the poor in Nigeria as a mere propaganda and advised them to stop running government ...
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