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Businessmen and women wept uncontrollably on Monday, following an early morning fire at the popular Balogun Market in Lagos. Billions...

FIRS generated N1.19trn in third quarter of 2014

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday said it generated N1.19 trillion from taxes between July and September, 2014....

U.S. Coast Guard commends NIMASA, offers advice on port security

‘Provision of wagons, locomotive will boost cargo movement’

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday said the provision of more wagons and locomotives would boost the movement of...

Insurgents have ruined Northern economy, says Yuguda

Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State said on Monday that the economy of the Northern region has been shattered by...

NGX drops further by N301bn on losses by blue chips

Market capitalisation records 0.31% growth

Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday reversed to the upward trend after depreciating for five consecutive days...

Lamido: Kwankwaso, Wamakko are traitors

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has described his counterparts in Kano and Sokoto states, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Aliyu...

Divers retrieve one of two black boxes from crashed AirAsia jet

Divers retrieved one of the black boxes Monday from the AirAsia plane that plummeted more than two weeks ago into...

56 die after drinking poisoned beer

It was an event to bury the dead and celebrate thereafter. But the celebration has turned to a tragedy as...

Messi: I’m going nowhere

Four-times World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi, shot back angrily Sunday at rumours that he could leave Barcelona after...

Presidential declaration: My take away, by Fashola

On Thursday 8th of January, 2015, the PDP came to Lagos, warts and all, in furtherance of a presidential campaign...

Ambode: I’m in this race to serve

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, has reiterated the core reason for...

From left: Chief Bisi Akande; governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and the running mate, Hon. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto during the official flag-off campaign ceremony at the Permanent Trade Fair Complex, Sokoto State…on Sunday

Jonathan to Buhari: Call your supporters to order

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation has called on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General...

Fashola signs N489b 2015 Budget into law

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, on Sunday, signed into law the 2015 Appropriation Bill with a pledge that his...

After five years, Oteh quits SEC

Five years after piloting the affairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh has left as the...

Rivers APC office bombed

The political crisis in Rivers State deepened on Sunday morning with the bombing of the office of the All Progressives...

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State (middle) signing the Year 2015 Budget into law at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Marina…on Sunday. With him are: His deputy, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (second right); Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ben Akabueze (second left); his Finance counterpart, Mr. Ayo Gbeleyi (right) and Lagos State House of Assembly member, Hon. Hodewu Suru Avoseh.

N2bn trial: No trace of contractors who received N1.7bn from Babangida Aliyu, witness tells court

I have nothing to do with Buhari’s poster, says Babangida Aliyu

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Sunday disassociated himself from the poster circulating on the social media linking him...

Lamido: APC will be defeated in Jigawa