Government orders foreign miners to leave Zamfara in 48 hours
The Federal Government yesterday ordered foreign miners in Zamfara State to leave within 48 hours. It also announced the suspension of mining…
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Woman dies as jeep plunges into Ogun river
A private Lexus Jeep on Sunday plunged into the river on Ijebu-Ode/Benin Expressway, killing a woman and injuring her daughter, an official…
Father, son who raped, impregnated 13 year old girl arrested
The Lagos State Police Command’s Gender Unit has arrested a 44-year-old man and his 19-year-old son for allegedly raping and impregnating a…
JAMB warns UTME candidates as countdown begins
As the countdown begins for the 2019 UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates to adhere strictly to…
Okorocha inaugurates 38 boards
The outgoing governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday inaugurated 38 different board chairmen, governing council as well as government agencies in…
Drug-trafficking: Another Nigerian arrested in Saudi Arabia – Presidential aide
Another Nigerian has been arrested in Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia for allegedly smuggling about 1,138g of cocaine, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to…
Onnoghen resigns over graft charges
Nigeria’s most senior judge has resigned, his lawyer said on Friday, less than two months after he was charged with non-declaration of…
Court admits more evidence against ex-gov Lamido over N1.35bn fraud
A Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, April 5, 2019, admitted more documents, presented to it by the Economic…
50 civilian JTF, others killed in Zamfara — Speaker
The Speaker of the Zamfara State House Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, on Friday said no fewer than 50 persons including members of…
Police arrest two suspected killers of freshly graduated Doctor
Nigeria Police Force Friday said it has arrested two armed robbers suspected to be responsible for the death of Stephen Urueye, a…
12,974 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in 2 years – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 12,974 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya in two years. The agency said the returnees…
FEC approves new employment scheme for 60,000 youths
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a new scheme that is targeted at creating employment for 60,000 Nigerians aged 18-25 years.…
Setback, as Court nullifies Adeleke’s candidacy
Justice Oathman Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja, has nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as candidate…
Wike declared winner of Rivers poll
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has been declared the winner of the state’s governorship election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
‘Orji Kalu is not an Igbo leader’
Some concerned people from the South-East have called on a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to stop parading himself as…
Results of 2019 mock UTME released —JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its 2019 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted on April 1.…