Alleged N450m Fraud: Court dismisses ex-minister’s no-case submission
Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, April 12, dismissed the no-case submission filed by…
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Death toll rises to 41 in fresh Benue attack, residents say
Armed intruders have struck again in Benue, one of the troubled states experiencing deadly attacks and destruction of properties in central Nigeria,…
Scores killed in fresh attack on Zamfara villages
Bandits have on Wednesday attacked two villages in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing some people. The bandits attacked a mining…
Why Reps panel resolved to summon Osinbajo, Magu, others
In a daring move, a committee of the House of Representatives has decided to invite Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to appear before…
U.S. army trains Nigerians on confronting Boko Haram
Some 12 U.S. soldiers have trained Nigerian troops on a six-week advice-and-assist mission in Jaji, Kaduna State, Pentagon has said. The department,…
Admission into Military School Zaria closes next month
The ongoing sale of admission forms into the Military School Zaria will close on the nineteenth of next month (19/05/2018). A release…
2018 budget: Saraki warns 20 Senate committees
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday gave a warning to chairpersons of Senate committees on the need to submit their reports…
Senate suspends lawmaker who challenged adoption of electoral act amendment
The Senate on Tuesday suspended a senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, for accusing his colleagues of working against President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election plans in…
Buhari blames Gaddafi for killings across Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday publicly blamed former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who was killed seven years ago for the ongoing killings…
How Nigerians hastened my declaration – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has clarified his Monday’s declaration of intention to run for another term in office on the platform of the…
Sagay panel asks JAMB to clarify N36m ‘swallowed by snake’
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has sought clarification on the N36 million cash allegedly swallowed by a snake at the…
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 13.34% in March, says NBS
Nigeria’s inflation rate measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped from 14.33 in February to 13.34 per cent in March…
Herbalist caught with wife’s corpse in Ilorin
Policemen on stop-and-search operations at Osere Junction around Eid Road in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, got more than they bargained for as…
NANS urges Akeredolu to reverse increase in tuition fees
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passionately appealed to Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo to reverse recent increase in the tuition…
FIRS, EFCC partner to track tax defaulters
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are to deepen and strengthen their collaboration to track…
Kaduna approves N10,000 monthly to 17,139 wards heads to fight polio
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Kabiru Mato, said the state government has approved a monthly allowance of N10,000 for…