Customs constitutes management, appoints DCGs
The Nigeria Customs Service has reconstituted its management and announced some key appointments to rejig the service for effectiveness and better efficiency. The
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$43.4m, contract scam: Govt may drop SGF, NIA boss
Suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Ayo Oke are to be
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Collapsing wall kills 22 guests at wedding party
At least 22 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India. The guests had taken shelter from
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Herdsmen attack police van, kill four cops in Delta
Four policemen were feared dead following attack by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen along the farmlands alleged to have been forcefully taken
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Tinubu: PDP will win nothing in Lagos council poll
All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has predicted an abysmal showing for the Peoples Democratic Party in the 22 July council
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Court strikes out Suswam’s N10bn suit against DSS, AGF
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a N10billion suit filed by former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam against the Department
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2 Nigerians shot dead in South Africa
The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Wednesday that two Nigerians were shot dead in Western Cape Province of that country. Mr
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Falae’s son’s widow sues airline for $100,000
The family of ex-Ondo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, the late Deji Falae, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to
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NGO proposes stricter laws to curb child abuse
Alliance Against Child Abuse and Molestation (ACAM), an NGO, on Wednesday proposed stricter laws against offenders to reduce the rate of child abuse
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Another batch of 250 Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Wednesday that another batch of 250 Nigerians would voluntarily return to the country from Libya
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BREAKING: Osinbajo presides over FEC, reverts to 10am
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is currently presiding over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council. The meeting started at about 10am at
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IBB’s daughter weds on Friday
Former military President, retired Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, will on Friday in Minna, Niger State give out his last daughter, Halimat, in marriage.
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Boko Haram victims get $500m U.S support
U.S. has announced additional $500 million in humanitarian assistance to to support the people affected by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in
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Hollande to handover to Macron on Sunday
French President Francois Hollande will formally hand power to his newly elected successor Emmanuel Macron at 10 am local time (4.00 a.m. ET)
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Release of Chibok girls excites U.S.
The release of 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls by their Boko Haram captors, after three years, is heart-warming, the U.S. government declares. Mr
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Wife wants 14-year-old marriage dissolved over excessive sex
A woman, Foluke Ojo, has approached a magistrates’ court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, seeking the dissolution of her marriage with
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Juventus beat Monaco again to advance to Champions League final
Juventus of Italy on Tuesday qualified for their second UEFA Champions League final match in three seasons with a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory
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Nasarawa signs MoU with Chinese coy to build fertiliser plants
Nasarawa state government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company, BEIDOU Automatic Equipment company for the procurement of
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Anger in Indonesia over jailed Christian governor
Hundreds of people gathered outside Jakarta’s city hall on Wednesday to voice support for the Indonesian capital’s Christian governor, who was jailed for
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Bomb scare causes panic on Saudi airliner
Airport officials say an apparently mentally unstable man caused panic among passengers on a airliner heading for Cairo from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
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‘Iranian Messi’ taken to police station
An Iranian student had to be taken to a police station at the weekend – because he looks too much like Lionel Messi.
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Tupac documentary announced
An authorized documentary on the life of Tupac Shakur has been announced. Amaru Entertainment—the company established by the late Afeni Shakur to release
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EFCC clears air on Magu’s visit to Rivers Chief Judge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared the air on the visit of its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu to the
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Turkey, Israel clash over Jerusalem
Tensions have resurfaced between Turkey and Israel, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticising the “racist and discriminatory” treatment of Palestinians. Israel responded by summoning
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Police in Delta probe death of commander
The police in Delta are investigating the murder of the Ughelli Area Commander, ACP, Usman Ndanbaba, by unidentified persons, the Commissioner of Police,
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Police rescue three, arrest kidnappers in Imo forest
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command on Tuesday stormed the dreaded Avu Forest in the Owerri West Local
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Lanre Gentry, Mercy Aigbe’s hubby sent to prison
Mr Lanre Gentry, the husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison for alleged wife battering, in the latest twist
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National Assembly raises budget by N143b
Federal lawmakers have raised the 2017 budget estimate by N143 billion. A harmonised Approptriation Bill will be passed tomorrow. President Muhammadu Buhari in December
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Constitution Review: Reps devolve more Power to States. Joint account abolished. Independent candidacy approved
The House of Representatives Special Ad-hoc Committee has heeded the stringent call for true federalism and restructuring of the country by granting the devolution
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Bizare! DPO shoots man dead, injure others in Lagos
A trigger-happy Divisional Police Officer (DPO) on Sunday night shot dead a fashion designer, Jamiu Ayoade and injured two others. The incident occurred
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