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Libyan migration department spokesman, said on Tuesday in Tripoli that no fewer than 100 bodies, presumably of sub-Saharan boat migrants,...

Buhari to security agencies: Save Nollywood from pirates

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed law enforcement agencies to step up their efforts to curb the menace of pirates in...

We have jammed Radio Biafra transmission signals, says FG

The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it had succeeded in jamming the transmission signals of Radio Biafra, which had...

Woman bolts with lover’s $200 at hotel room

A 24-year-old woman,Vera Opara, on Tuesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing her lover’s...

Kenya: Nairobi gears for nude protest march ahead Obama’s visit

Kenya’s Republican Liberty Party has notified of its intention to mobilise 5,000 men and women to protest naked against President...

Man arraigned for beating mother-in-law, injuring her

Plumber to court: Pastor responsible for my wife’s pregnancy

A plumber, Olusola Owolabi, on Tuesday urged an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti State to dissolve his 15 years marriage...

I have no regrets establishing Public Complaints Commission, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said he had no regrets establishing the Federal Public Complaints Commission (FPCC) when he...

NLC: Buhari, Osinbajo’s voluntary salary cut cosmetic

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Tuesday that the voluntary salary cut undertaken by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice...

Nokia to re-enter mobile phone market in 2016

Finnish telecoms network maker, Nokia, has confirmed it might start designing and licensing mobile phone handsets under its brand name...

Otti’s claims on emissaries false, says Ikpeazu

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said he did not appeal to Alex Otti, his opponent in the April...

Filling station manager bolts with N2.1m

A filling station manager in Ilorin, Kwara State, AbdulRahman Maruf, is facing trial at an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly...

Wimbledon: Djokovic, Serena hit the dancefloor

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams revived an old tradition as the Wimbledon winners celebrated their titles by dancing together to...

LMC’s goal scorer’s award named after Yekini

The League Management Company (LMC) has said plans are in place to name and unveil a trophy for the highest...

Akpabio’s alleged N2.5bn bribe to Akwa Ibom REC raises dust

The Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Obong Paul Ekpo, has taken a swipe at the...

FG pegs $1 at N160 for pilgrims to Israel, S/Arabia

The Federal Government has pegged $1 at N160 for intending pilgrims to Israel and Saudi Arabia in 2015, Mr John-Kennedy...

N1.9bn money laundering: Oronsaye, ex-Head of Service arraigned

Former Head of Service, Stephen Oronsaye, on Monday, appeared at a Federal High Court in Abuja charged with money laundering....

Buhari vows to build on Yar’Adua’s peace moves in Niger Delta, directs NNPC to review crude oil swap deals

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Abuja, assured investors that his administration will implement far-reaching reforms to boost accountability and...

Dogara: Subsidy can only be removed by amending Price Control Act 1977

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has said any call for the removal of petroleum subsidy can...

13 killed, seven injured, 56 houses razed in Kaduna

el-Rufai calls for replacement of NNPC with new organisation

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has called for the replacement of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with a...

Upgrade of Colleges of Education will strengthen education, says former NUT scribe