Human right abuse: Army Court sentences soldier to death
One soldier been sentenced to death, while others are to serve various jail terms following the judgment delivered today by the General Court Martial of 7 Division
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Nigerian, Ikechukwu, gets 18 years in Vietnam prison for import scam
A Southern Vietnam court has sentenced a Nigerian to 18 years in prison over a fake customs enforcement scam, state media reported on
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Non-indigene won’t succeed me, says Amosun
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has said that he will not allow a non-indigene to succeed him in 2019. He said this
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Mikel, others nominated for Nigerian Awards for Sporting Excellence
Seven Nigerian sportsmen and women who distinguished themselves this year have been nominated to be honoured during the maiden Nigerian Awards for Sporting
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2019: No automatic ticket, Buhari will follow due process, says Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination for second term will follow the due
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US plotting to discredit World Cup, says Russian senator
A top Russian senator said on Thursday he had credible evidence of the United States plotting to “discredit” the 2018 World Cup his
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2019: Northcentral governors, leaders urge Buhari to contest
Governors and some political leaders from the North central geo-political zone yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election. The governors and some
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BREAKING: Senate okays two RECs, rejects one
The Senate on Thursday approved the nomination of Ambassador Rufus Akeju (Lagos) and Dr. Mahmuda Isah (Kebbi) as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the
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Seven medical workers union members die in auto crash in Kano
Seven members of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, including two from Kano were confirmed dead on Tuesday in an auto crash
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Adamawa: 105 killed in Mubi, Numan attacks
No fewer than 105 persons have been confirmed dead in two deadly attacks in Adamawa State in the last 48 hours, with several
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How teenage suicide bomber killed 50 in Mubi mosque
Scores of people lost their lives in two separate attacks in Adamawa State on Tuesday. In Mubi, a teenage suicide bomber attacked a
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World Cup draw halts Eagles friendly plans
The Nigeria Football Federation has halted talks with the European and South American football associations seeking to play warm-up matches with the Super
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Full text of former President Robert Mugabe’s resignation letter
President Robert Mugabe’s resignation letter was read out by Zimbabwe parliamentary Speaker Jacob Mudenda to lawmakers gathered at a conference centre in Harare
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BREAKING: Zimbabwe’s exiled former vice president to return home today
Tweet Share Pin it +1 Former Zimbabwean Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. AFP Photo Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Wednesday return home more than
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Diezani pushed Jonathan to remove me as minister, says Oduah
Senator Stella Oduah has alleged that she was removed as Minister of Aviation in 2014 at the prompting of the then Minister of
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Soldiers chain man to motorcycle in Lagos, drag him on street over feud with girlfriend
An electronics dealer in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Lukman Lambo, may have to undergo a surgery to regain the use of
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Apple sells MekaMons, robots developed by a Nigerian, Adekunle
A budding Nigerian robotic, Silas Adekunle is on the verge of breaking into the Millionaire group as Apple Stores in the United States
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Drama as DSS operatives stop EFCC from arresting ex-DG, Oke
Officials of the Department of State Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were involved in a showdown for over 13 hours
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NNPC completes 539km of gas pipelines
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday said it had so far completed 500 kilometres of gas pipelines between 2010 to date as
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Don suggests Kenya model to Nigeria’s herdsmen
A university don has slammed pastoral nomadism as outdated and urged the Nigerian government to prevail on herdsmen to embrace the zero grazing model
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Rumble in PDP over the race for chairman
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remain divided ahead of the party’s December 9 convention. The convention, which is billed as the panacea for
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Army raids militant camp in Rivers State, recovers decomposing human skulls and ammunition
The Nigerian Army says it recovered from militant camp in Omoko, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers, cache of arms and seven decomposed
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Teenage suicide bomber kills 30 in Mubi
A suicide attack by a teenage boy after early morning prayers at a Mosque has claimed the lives of at least 30 persons
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Russia denies nuclear accident after radioactive pollution detected
Russian nuclear agency Rosatom on Tuesday denied its facilities experienced any incidents following reports of contamination by Ruthenium 106 radioactive isotope in parts
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Buhari congratulates Obiano, promises Nigerians credible elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised to give Nigeria free and fair elections, no matter which way the results swing. Buhari made the
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BREAKING: Kaduna Education Commissioner, Prof. Nok, dies
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Jonathan Andrew Nok, is dead. He was born on 11 February 1962 and hailed from Nok
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N13bn contracts: Anyim may spend Xmas in jail as EFCC obtains warrant to detain him for 30 days
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured a remand warrant to further detain a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
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Obaze dumps contesting governorship election results, hails Obiano as APC accepts result
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 18 poll in
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Nigeria floats $3bn bond to fund budgetary expenditures
The Federal Government has floated the much awaited US$3 billion dual series bond to fund approved budgetary expenditures. A statement from the Federal Ministry of
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Chef drugs ex-minister, Kalu Idika, robs him of N10m
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Peter Odion, the chef of a former Minister of Finance, Dr Kalu Idika, for his involvement
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