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It’s fake news: No herders attack on Prof. Soyinka’s Abeokuta home — Son
The story making the rounds that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka’s house in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, was attacked by Fulani herdsmen...
Unity, Peace of Nigeria Imperative, says VP Osinbajo
Worried by divisive tendencies among Nigerians, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged Nigerians to shun threats to the country’s unity and peace. According...
Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, is overvalued, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s currency, the Naira is overvalued at the official market by about 18.5 per cent, advising...
War against cultism: Lagos Police nab 19 suspects at Alakuko
In its relentless war to rout cultists and other bandits, the Lagos State Police Command on Monday captured 19 suspected cultists during...
N7bn corruption charge: Reprieve as ex-Gov. Kalu’s retrial halted by Abuja court
A former Abia Governor, Orji Kalu, on Monday got a reprieve as a Federal High Court in Abuja temporarily halted his re-trial...
HIV-racked 70-year-old man arrested for raping 5-year-old toddler
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A 70-year-old man has been apprehended by the police for serially raping a five-year-old girl in Gwer West...
NNPC makes $108.84m Crude Oil, Gas Export Sales, ₦8.71bn surplus in November 2020
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded export sales of crude oil and gas for November 2020 to the tune...
SERAP flays World Bank’s $500m electricity fund approved for Nigeria
The $500 million funds approved to improve access to electricity in Nigeria between 1999 and 2020 has drawn the ire of the...
U S. Pres. Biden’s endorsement of Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG excites Buhari
The United States endorsement of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General’s position...
Lagos Police Commissioner’s Special Squad smokes out cultists, bandits from hideouts, nabs five
A special strike force of the Lagos State Police Command has whupped some criminals after a successful smoking of some black...
Breaking: Tragedy: Ekweremadu slumps, dies
A former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has lost his elder brother, Chief Mathias Ekweremadu, the Enugu State Commissioner for Transport....
Retired IG-P Adamu’s tenure elongation: An illegality, breach of Police Act, Constitution — Senior lawyers
President Muhammadu Buhari’s elongation of the tenure of retired Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, for three months has received a swipe...
Faisal, Maina’s son, jumps N60m bail, bolts to U.S.
Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, who is standing trial alongside his father, for laundering pensioners’ money to the tune of billions, has...
United Nations says eating less meat can help reduce risk of pandemic
The United Nations Environment Programme says eating less meat can help reduce the risk of a pandemic, and also save the environment....
Insecurity: Gov. to FG: All citizens should be licensed to carry guns
Overwhelmed and frustrated by the deteriorating security situation in the state, Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku has asked Federal Government to grant all...
A Peep into Air Peace New E-195 Aircraft
Nigeria’s airline Air Peace has taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 this week. Registered 5N-BYF, the new E-195 provides a 2-2 seating configuration but...
