Gov. Abubakar sacks Bauchi SSG, dissolves cabinet
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Thursday dissolved his cabinet, sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Bello Ilelah and disengaged
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Nigerian Army demotes Major-General to Brigadier-General
A Military Special Court Martial on Thursday demoted Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani, one time Chief of Transformation and Innovation Centre of the Nigerian Army,
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Governors, IGP meet over State Police, funding
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) in the early hours of Thursday met with the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris over the issue
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Court remands ex-Jigawa gov, Saminu Turaki, in prison
Barely five days after a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, granted bail to a former Governor of Jigawa State,
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Police nab courier-turned drug peddler in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Stanley Arinze, for allegedly transporting hard drugs (Tramadol) worth N17.2 million from Lagos
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30,000 security personnel for Lagos LG election
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni, on Tuesday announced that 30,000 police personnel and other security agencies would provide
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Bodies of couple missing for 75 years found
The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps, have been found on a shrinking glacier,
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Ondo gets licence to mine bitumen
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Tuesday announced the award of a licence to Ondo State Government to mine its rich deposit of bitumen, said to
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I won’t dump APC for PDP – Sen. Andy Uba
Senator Andy Uba has described as untrue news making the rounds that he planned to dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the
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Zimbabwe needs $274m for 2018 election
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will need $274m to finance the 2018 presidential and parliamentary elections, in which President Robert Mugabe plans to contest.Zimbabwe is
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Gunmen abduct two Catholic priests in volatile eastern Congo
The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) says gunmen kidnapped two Catholic priests in an area at the centre of over two years
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150 Nigerian students get $2m scholarships to study in America
The United States Government has offered 150 Nigerian students within the Lagos Consulate District scholarships worth $2m to study in various universities in
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Calabar fire death toll now 11
The death in the fire at the Linc Oil and Gas tank farm in the Calabar free trade zone facility on Sunday is
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Okorocha says No to restructuring of Nigeria, wants repackaging
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has rejected calls for the restructuring of the country, insisting that what Nigeria needs is repackaging to
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Sokoto uncovers 706 ghost, unqualified students for scheme
The committee set up by the Sokoto State Government to verify the actual number of students entitled for scholarship has uncovered 706 fake
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Health Minister blows hot, suspends eight more NHIS top officials as HMOs tackle Yusuf
The Federal Ministry of Health, on Monday, announced the suspension of eight officials of the National Health Insurance Scheme following more facts uncovered
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Nigerians still believe in PDP – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that Nigerians still have confidence in the capacity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to lead
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Spanish football federation president, Villar, arrested
Angel Maria Villar, President of the Spanish football federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol, RFEF), and FIFA vice-president, was on Tuesday arrested along with
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Germans intensify Ujah chase, City drop Iheanacho
German Bundesliga newcomers Hannover 96 have stepped up their pursuit of out-of-favour Nigeria forward Anthony Ujah who is reportedly eager to ditch his
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Jehovah’s Witnesses vow to appeal Russia ban in European court
Jehovah’s Witnesses said on Tuesday it would appeal a ban on its activities in Russia at the European Court of Human Rights in
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Late passage of budget destroys economy – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday condemned the late passage of the budget by the Senate, saying it destroys the economy. Obaseki
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Call for Boko Haram peace talks masks ethnic tensions
A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram has waged a bloody eight-year insurgency are urging the Islamists to enter
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Loss to Raccine won’t affect NPFL promotion chase, says Coach Elechi
The Coach of Go Round FC, Port Harcourt, Ngozi Elechi, says his team’s 1-3 loss to AS Raccine in Lagos on Saturday would
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Police arrest mum over death of son
The Enugu State Police Command have launched an investigation into the death of one Fidelis Asogwa, suspected to have been killed by his
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18 senators under probe for alleged N367.5b fraud
Eighteen senators are under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N367.5billion fraud, it was learnt yesterday. Seven are
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Parents of kidnapped Lagos pupils pay N31m ransom
Parents of the six abducted pupils of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla Epe, have paid N31m ransom to the criminals who kidnapped their
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Bomb kills 12 year-old boy in Borno hamlet
A 12 year-old Fulani cattle breeder was killed in a bomb blast at Muna Delti area of Jere Local Government Council of Borno
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Why I sacked 93 top military officers in 1999 – Obasanjo. Drops his English name, Matthew.
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says his decision to retire 93 top military officers on his assumption of office in 1999 has gone
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Abia Speaker orders policemen to shoot FRSC officers for stopping wife’s car
The Abia State House of Assembly Speaker, Chikwendu Kalu, on Saturday, allegedly ordered some policemen in the state to shoot officers of the
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Police ignore Senate order to recall officer on 21-year suspension
Almost two years after the Senate asked that Sergeant Amos Olaniyan, who was verbally suspended from service for 21 years, be reinstated, authorities
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