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ISWAP fighters ‘outgun’ troops, kill 10, take one hostage in Borno

ISWAP members Ten troops were killed and one was taken hostage in clashes with IS-linked jihadists in Borno...

NDLEA seizes 14.4kg of cocaine at Abuja airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade...

ASUU vs FG: Will ASUU call off strike today?

ASUU president, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi The hope of the ongoing face-off between the Academic Staff...

NCDC confirms 550 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, total jumps to 70,195

Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.The...

2023: Zoning of President is counter-productive – Olawepo-Hashim

Olawepo-Hashim The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Trust (PT) in the 2019 presidential election, Mr...

Angry mob set three suspected armed robbers on fire in Delta

An angry mob in the early hours of Tuesday morning set three suspected armed robbers ablaze along Okumagba avenue...

10 royal stools out of 93, vacant in Lagos ― Govt reveals

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government has revealed that 10 stools out of the 93 traditional...

INSECURITY: Hold private talks with Buhari, Uzodinma urges Reps

OWERRI— Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has appealed to the leadership of the House of Representatives to hold a private audience with President Muhammadu Buhari on the current security...

FG reduces fuel price with N5

The Federal Government has reduced the pump price of petrol, from N168 to N162.44 per litre with effect from...

90-year-old woman becomes first person in the world to take the COVID-19 vaccine

90 years old Margaret Keenan is the first person to take the COVID-19 vaccine. According to media personality,...

Despite killings, statewide records show Buhari did better in Borno ― Zulum

Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum (L) and President Muhammadu Buhari Notwithstanding recent...

EXTRA: 178 street beggars arrested in Kano

Web image: Street beggars The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 178 suspects in Kano metropolis for violating...

Court sentences 2 men to 24 months imprisonment for extortion

An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Monday sentenced a 19-year-old cobbler, Umar Mohammed, and...

Suspension of Agbazure not enough – Abia APC

Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a surprise the news of the suspension of...

Lagos division of Court of Appeal has over 4,630 appeals, 6207 motions pending

The President of the Court of Appeal Justice Monica B. Dongban-Mensem has said that there are over 4,630...

Stakeholders demand stringent measures against perpetrators of sexual gender based violence

Stakeholders working around issues of women and girls have called for stringent measures...

Physically challenge persons protest marginalisation, shut Oyo secretariat

Scores of physically challenged persons across the 33 Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Monday, blocked...

Oyo Secretariat shut as physically challenged persons protest alleged marginalisation by Makinde

SCORES of physically challenged persons across the 33 Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Monday, blocked the roads...

International Civil Aviation Day: Minister says Aviation sector roadmap still on course

Hadi Sirika As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2020 International Civil Aviation...

#EndSARS: Buhari issues strong warning as fresh protests begin

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the government will deal decisively with “any act of hooliganism hiding...