Stop DSS from investigating corruption, financial crimes, says Falana
Activist-lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has advised the Federal Government to restrain the Directorate of State Service (SSS) from corruption Investigation. Falana gave the
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Kogi state HOA speaker, Umar Imam resigns
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Imam, has resigned. He reportedly resigned on Tuesday night to avoid being impeached
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La Liga rejects payment of Neymar buyout clause
Spain’s football league refused to accept a 222 million euro ($260 million) cheque on Friday in a new twist to Neymar’s ‘transfer of
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Gunmen abduct Ikeja council clerk, demand N20m
Gunmen on Wednesday morning kidnapped the Ikeja Local Government Clerk, Shamsideen Abiodun Omotayo. Omotayo was whisked away at Imota, Ikorodu, while on his
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Kaduna: 672 intending pilgrims transported— Official
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday, said it had transported 672 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj. The board’s
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Ortega now world’s second richest
Founder of Zara, Amancio Ortega, has mysteriously become the second riches person in the world, edging out Jeff Bezos. According to Forbes, Ortega’s
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Two fake blind beggars arrested at Imo varsity
Policemen attached to the Imo State University, Owerri, have arrested two fake blind beggars on the varsity’s campus. Their arrest, our correspondent learnt
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NSCDC arrests two suspected child traffickers in Ekiti
The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested two “notorious” child traffickers. Its
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Constitution review: Reps to revisit power devolution in September
Like the Senate promised, the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that lawmakers would in September revisit the review of the 1999 Constitution,
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Police arrest ‘lunatic’ for killing step-sister
The Enugu State Police Command said on Tuesday it has arrested one Chima Odo, suspected to be a lunatic, over the alleged killing
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No ID number, no passport from 2018 — NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service says from January 1, 2018, anybody without the National Identification Number, issued by the National Identity Management Commission, will
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Foreign investors pump N86b into Dangote Cement
Dangote Industries had a roaring time yesterday on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), selling 410 million shares of Dangote Cement valued at N86.1
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Africa’s largest rice mill opens
The Federal Government’s diversification programme yesterday received a boost, with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo commissioning Africa’s largest parboiled rice mill in Argungu, Kebbi
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October 1 Igbo quit notice stays, Arewa group insists
The coalition of Northern Group said in Abuja on Tuesday that the October 1, 2017 ultimatum given to Igbo living in the North
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America is not seeking regime change in North Korea but a dialogue – U.S diplomat
The United States government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of state has said, amid tensions over Pyongyang’s
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VCs in trouble for taking N5.7m furniture allowance
Vice-Chancellors of some Federal universities collected over N480, 000 as furniture allowance monthly, National Universities Commission (NUC) chief Abubakar Rasheed has said. The
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Ibadan-based broadcaster, four others arraigned over alleged murder
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday remanded an ace broadcaster in Ibadan, Oriyomi Hamzat , 37, and four others in Agodi prison
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Boko Haram: Buratai, Abubakar relocate to Maiduguri
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddiq Abubakar, have relocated to Maiduguri
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Unbelievable: Baby born with pregnancy in India
A baby in India was born “pregnant” with his half-formed twin in a rare case that has astonished the medical fraternity in the
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My husband lazy in bed, no longer satisfy me, woman tells court
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved the 10-year-old marriage between one Iyabo Adedayo and her husband, Babatunde, over lack of
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Herbalist drags wife to court for committing adultery
A herbalist, Adekunmola Kayode, on Tuesday dragged his wife, Mojisola before an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court for alleged infidelity and asked the court to
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Catholic priest arrested for booking teenager for sex
A 55-year-old Catholic priest has been arrested in the Philippines for allegedly booking a 13-year-old girl for sex through a pimp, police and
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Okonjo-Iweala denies making utterances against Buhari
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied social media reports that she made utterances against President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the
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Arthur Eze embarks on a multi-million Naira water dam project to aid Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
A well- known philanthropist, oil mogul and billionaire businessman, Prince Arthur Eze, has embarked on a venture aimed at solving the water problem
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Economist wants FG to reduce cost of governance
An Economist, Dr Charles Nwaekeaku on Tuesday in Abuja advised the Federal Government to reduce the country’s overhead and other costs rather than
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FRSC seeks arrest, prosecution of Abia Speaker, wife even as he disowns orderly
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the recent shooting of two of
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Migrants storm border fence from Morocco into Spain
Some 200 migrants stormed a high fence between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta early on Tuesday, with 73 managing to get
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Osinbajo hosts Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday received the visiting Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, at the Presidential villa, Abuja. Akufo-Addo arrived at the Villa
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Adefarati’s son, Agagu’s brother, Olowolabi, others in Ondo commissioners’ list
The son of a former Governor of Ondo State, late Chief Adebayo Adefarati, Adegboyega and the younger brother of late Governor Olusegun Agagu,
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We told Buhari not to rush back to Nigeria – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Tuesday has stated that the governors who visited President Muhammad Buhari in the United Kingdom last week also advised
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