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Drunken soldier fatally shoots Customs officer In Lagos
A bombed soldier has allegedly shot a Customs officer dead at Seme border in Lagos State, Persecondnews reports. The tragic incident, it was...
N2.5bn bulb Onions destroyed by fire in Sokoto
No fewer than 200,000 bags of onions worth N2.5 billion have been destroyed by fire at the Ramin Kura local onion storage facility...
Twitter deletes Buhari’s tweet on “Nigerian Civil War’’
Twitter, the social media giant, has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweets on Biafra civil war, a comment that drew the ire of...
UPDATE: Ethiopian Airline cargo plane slides into grass at Lagos Airport
A cargo plane skidded off and slid into the grass while taxiing after landing at the Murtala Muhammed 2 airport in Lagos...
USAID, UNICEF partner to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for 300,000 people in Northwest Nigeria
In its commitment to bolster up Nigerian government’s initiative to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara...
Ambassador recalled after wife throws caution to the wind, assaults store clerk over shoplifting allegation
An ambassador’s wife brawl at a public store over allegation of shoplifting has cost her husband his job as he is being recalled...
NNPC to acquire equity in Dangote, five other private refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is considering equity participation in some private refineries in the country in keeping with its...
Aborted protest in Abuja: Omoyele Sowore, Saharareporters publisher, shot
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters, an online newspaper, has been hit by a teargas canister shot at him by the police in...
Again, terrorists on motorbikes strike in Niger State, seize 200 students
Niger State is on the boil again as no fewer than 200 students of Islamiyya School at Tegina in Rafi council area have...
2023 polls,insecurity: Restructure Nigeria now, zone Presidency to South, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders tell Buhari
Ahead of the 2023 polls and the worsening security situation in the country, the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has demanded...
Chelsea win the Champions League
Chelsea football club have won the UEFA Champions League for the second time in their history as a Kai Havertz goal was enough to see...
COVID-19: Okonjo-Iweala at UBA forum, calls for vaccine equity in Africa for sustainable recovery from virus
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has canvassed tackling inequality in global COVID-19 vaccine distribution for Africa’s sustainable...
Nigeria sliding into a state of anarchy fast, Catholic Archbishop Martins warns
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, says Nigeria is gradually drifting into a state of anarchy, urging the Federal...
2023: Amaechi romances Atiku for Vice-Presidential ticket, wants Atiku’s INTELS/NPA deal restored — PSN exclusive
..”Amaechi, a former member of PDP and one-time governor of Rivers State’s desperate quest for the actualisation of a long-standing political ambition,...
Views From Abroad: Nigeria Is a Failed State by Robert Rotberg
Nigeria has long teetered on the precipice of failure. But now, unable to keep its citizens safe and secure, Nigeria has become a...
President Buhari appoints Farouk Yahaya as new chief of army staff
President Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. The new COAS is a member of RC...
