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Bedwetting: Teenage housewife assaults step-daughter’s private parts with red-hot rod

  For ventilating her anger at her five-year-old stepdaughter for bedwetting by thrusting a hot iron rod in her private part, an 18-year-old...

Just in: Transport Minister, Amaechi, wants railway vandals tried for manslaughter

  Worried by vandalism of railway infrastructure across the country, the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has suggested manslaughter charge for suspected...

Midnight raid on Igboho’s house: DSS says arms stockpile, violent insurrection against Nigerian state real reasons for bloody attack

Barely five days after the Federal Government announced the arrest and repatriation of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...

BREAKING: At last, Nigerian Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)

After a decade-long log-rolling and politicisation of the bill, the Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The bill had gotten...

Nnamdi Kanu: We will deal with his collaborators, says FG

Still in the euphoria of a successful extradition, the Federal Government has promised a fair trial of the self-styled leader of the Indigenous...

Nigeria, With Over 10m Out-of-School Children, Highest ln Africa — Minister

Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 10. 1 million Out-of-School children, so declared the Minister...

Treason: Nnamdi Kanu hauled into court in Abuja

Fugitive Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been arrested and extradited to Nigeria, was on Tuesday hauled...

Again FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline till July 26

The Federal Government on Tuesday approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number -Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) data verification until...

Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma, goes to jail

For aiding and abetting the plundering of state funds during his nine-year rule, a former South African President, Jacob Zuma, is to cool...

Hundreds of commuters stranded as Abuja-Kaduna train develops fault en route to Abuja

The Abuja-Kaduna train service on Monday suffered a breakdown en route to Abuja few minutes after take off leaving hundreds of commuters stranded....

After securing regional court ruling, SERAP drags FG before African Union Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

  “These anti-media bills are the latest threats to freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom in the country. The bills...

Just in: Pres. Buhari puts off London medical trip

The Presidency has announced the postponement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s journey to London, United Kingdom for a medical check up earlier scheduled for...

It’s inescapable for Nigeria to borrow for infrastructure development- Senate President

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, says the only option left for the Nigerian government to fund infrastructure is borrowing, describing the country...

Buhari allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles squad

  President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday approved allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in...

FG pays N24bn to 413, 630 beneficiaries of Special Public Works Scheme

The Federal Government has settled the stipends of 413,630 beneficiaries under the 774,000 Special Public Works Scheme to the tune of N24 billion....

Smuggling, Crude Oil Theft: NNPC, EFCC, Others Partner to Tackle Economic Crime

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies and...