Police arrest man with 88 bundles of fake dollars
The Niger State Police Command on Monday arrested one Abubakar Suleiman with 88 bundles of fake dollars, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. The command’s spokesman, SP Abigael Unaeze, while parading...
View ArticleAddressing Nigeria’s five-million housing deficit by 2030 difficult – Obasanjo
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for smart policies that can stimulate investment in housing development to address the five million housing deficit in the country....
View ArticleAGF authorised Maina’s reinstatement –Documents
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Indications emerged on Monday that a former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticleAfrican Church priest: I crawled in bush for hours to escape, says bishop
Samson Folarin The Bishop of the African Church, Ondo Central Missionary Diocese, Rt. Revd. Samuel Ojo, has lamented the killing of the Chaplain of the church, Revd. David Ayeola. Ayeola was killed by...
View ArticleMetuh’s trial: Court orders Jonathan to appear on Wednesday
• PDP chief wants ex-president as witness, Dasuki disagrees • My achievements are not lies, Buhari replies Jonathan Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered President...
View ArticleThe forgotten history of Rodin’s Napoleon, found in New Jersey
Napoleon Bonaparte and Auguste Rodin are both household names in their own right. But a bust of the French emperor created by the master sculptor faded into oblivion in an American town, only to be...
View ArticleFive things to know about Kenya
Kenya is one of east Africa’s leading economies with a crucial tourism sector based on safaris and tropical beaches. As it heads to the polls on Thursday, here is some background. – Kenyatta father to...
View ArticleMaina got N22m salary arrears – PDP
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said it was not surprised by the Federal Government’s controversial decision to reinstate Maina. The party also alleged that Maina had been paid N22m...
View ArticleNigeria open to more investment, says Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said Nigeria was open to business and more investment. Osinbajo who chairs the nation’s Economic Management Team said this at a bilateral...
View ArticlePirates kidnap six from German-owned ship in Port Harcourt
Six crew members from a German-owned container ship, including the captain, have been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, maritime security analysts said. The Sea Guardian consultancy...
View ArticleBREAKING: I’ve ordered Jonathan to appear in court Wednesday, says Judge
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday confirmed that he had signed a subpoena compelling former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court on...
View ArticleN2bn fraud: Maina on the run
President sacks him, queries Head of Service HoS submits report to Buhari, says Dambazau lied EFCC traces Maina to Kaduna, marks his $2m house AGF approved ex-pension chief’s return –Documents He got...
View ArticleHandover federal roads to states, Tambuwal appeals to FG
Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has appealed to the Federal Government to hand over federal roads in the country to state governments for effective management so...
View ArticleAnambra to pay accumulated leave allowances in November- Obiano
The Anambra Government says it will pay the accumulated arrears of leave allowances owed its workers in November 2017. A statement made available to journalists in Awka on Tuesday stated that Gov....
View Article264 million children worldwide not in school – UNESCO
Some 264 million school-age children and young people worldwide were not in education in 2015, the United Nations culture and education agency UNESCO said on Tuesday. The agency, in a progress report...
View ArticleCambridge website crashes after Hawking fans devour free thesis
A Cambridge website on Tuesday crashed because so many people wanted to read an online doctoral thesis by British astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking, the university said. The site went down on the first...
View ArticleAfrican leaders pledge to stamp out child marriage
African political leaders, activists, and local chiefs joined forces on Monday to commit to ending child marriage in West and Central Africa. More than a third of girls in the region are married under...
View ArticleBREAKING: Buhari arrives in Niger for ECOWAS Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Niger to attend a meeting on common currency for the West African sub-region. The President left Nigeria early hours of Tuesday for Niamey, Republic of Niger,...
View ArticleWe won’t accept less than N50, 000 as minimum wage – Labour
The Kwara State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Abdulyekeen Agunbiade, has called on the Federal Government to review the minimum wage in the country. The NLC chairman made the call in...
View ArticleTambuwal advises FG to handover roads to states
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to handover Federal roads to states governments for effective management of the roads. Tambuwal gave the advice when he...
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