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The Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Thursday struck out a motion filed by Sen. Rashidi Ladoja, challenging the powers of Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State to gazette and approve “beaded crowns and coronets” to…

The Nigerian police have confirmed the arrest of an officer caught on camera harassing a young Nigerian for being in possession of an iPhone. PREMIUM TIMES reported how a video clip posted on Twitter on…

The Federal Government says it will henceforth penalise any airline whose staff collude with baggage handlers to tag names of innocent travelers on bags containing illicit drugs on out-bound flights.…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged the security agencies to put their acts together and deal ruthlessly with bandits, kidnappers and other security challenges in the country. The Chief of Defence…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday said that whenever anyone makes a search on Google, they are  consulting Ifa the Oracle. The traditional leader said that without ‘Ifa’, Google would not have been created News Agency of…

Mohammed Rimi, Nigerian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, says  446 Nigerians are currently serving different terms in the UAE prisons. Rimi broke the news during President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Freed Acting Director of Lagos State Fire Service Rasaki Musibau said he could not recognise the two suspects arrested by the police because he was blindfolded by his abductors. Musibau told a jubilant crowd on…

The Buhari Media Organisation on Wednesday asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Code of Conduct Bureau to pursue their cases against former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to a logical…

The International Monetary Fund has cautioned Nigeria and other developing countries from taking loans from China due to unfavourable loan conditions.The Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets…

A senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service has died after he was attacked by a swarm of bees while on patrol duty. Abba Abubakar, an officer operating at the Seme customs command, along Ashipa axis of Badagry, Lagos, met…

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) says it has pulled down 30 out of 80 distressed buildings marked for demolition in Lagos Island. Olalekan Shodehinde, general manager, LASBCA, disclosed…

When you feel you are the victim of unfaithfulness or something is amiss in your relationship, it is time to pay more attention to the phone behaviours of your partner. Though, signs of cheating are…

An Igboseree High Court, Lagos Wednesday gave suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, till May 17 to get a counsel to defend the criminal charges against him. Justice…

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Wednesday outlawed expensive funerals in the state, Punch Metro reports. Passing the bill entitled a Law To Control Burial/Funeral Ceremonial Activities in the State,…

Popular Nigerian female pastor, Nonnie Roberson is dead. Roberson who doubled as the President of Nigerian Women in Clergy, died Wednesday morning, following abdominal pain. One of her associates, Elder Theophilus…

Contrary to a news report currently trending on the social media, the South West Zonal Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief (Mrs) Kemi Nelson has denied lobbying for a position in the…

Nigerian oil magnate, Femi Otedola took to Instagram to celebrate his fellow Billionaire and longtime friend, Aliko Dangote on his 62nd birthday, being today, April 4, 2019. Sharing a photo of Dangote, who is…

The Nigerian Air Force on Wednesday said it had carried out successful air strikes on 8 camps of armed bandits in Zamfara state, killing scores of them in the operations. It added that those who escaped with…

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says the bench warrant issued against him is “merely academic.” Kanu, who is facing trial alongside other Biafran activists for alleged…

Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy. It measures 40 billion km across - three million times the size of the Earth - and has been described by…

At a time plastic bottles are causing nuisance in the environment, parents in Morit International School, Ajegunle, Lagos have found an economical use for them. The school now allows parents to pay their children’s…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the National Judicial Council (NJC), of bias in handling the case against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. IPOB in a statement by its…

Rasaki Musibau, acting director of the Lagos fire service, and six others who were abducted on Saturday have regained freedom. The victims were abducted along the Itoikin-Epe road in Ikosi-Ejirin local council…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Tuesday reaffirmed the need to work together to further consolidate on the strong relationship and mutual…