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A Makurdi High Court has sentenced the two surviving kidnappers and murderers of Fr John Adeyi to death by hanging. Father Adeyi, the Vicar General of Catholic Diocese of Otukpo and Parish Priest of Catholic Church Okpoga, was in…

The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba has ordered that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Moshood Salvador, and 10 others should be remanded in the prison custody over the alleged murder of the party…

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor announced his defection at a meeting with local government chairmen and…

The explosion occurred due to a combination of the vehicular defect and human errors and the government has vowed to prosecute the owner and driver. The Lagos State government has announced that it has discovered the owner of the…

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed not to reconcile with some politicians he described as “traitors”. El-Rufai said this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, on Tuesday. The Governor said he…

Less than twelve hours after some of their colleagues renounced their membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and joined other political parties, two Senators from Oyo State, Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo South), and Abdulfatai…

A new drug to treat recurring malaria has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recurring malaria is said to have affect 8.5 million people around the world every year. Tafenoquine, as the drug is called, can…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has alleged that Federal Government was using the Police and other security forces to pull down democratic institutions built at a great price. The allegation was due to the invasion of the…

An aspiring prophet has been arrested in Ethiopia after he failed to bring a dead man back to life. Getayawkal Ayele had tried to revive the corpse of Belay Biftu by lying on top of him and repeatedly yelling "Belay, wake up". It…

Three suspected cultists have been killed at Somolu, Lagos Mainland after rival cult groups went berserk. Those killed include leader of Eiye cult group in the area, Tunde Awokoya, 36, alias Chop-Up, one Gabriel and another unnamed…

Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s wife, Toyin Saraki, has called out Nigeria police Force over their statement on the siege at their residence in Abuja yesterday. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Force, Jimoh Moshood,…

A houseboy identified as Mayowa Ogunmola, who confessed to selling his master’s N10m Toyota Prado Land Cruiser for N50,000 has been arrested by the Lagos state Police. The arrest of the houseboy came after his boss, Femi Mayaki, of…

•Police ‘didn’t block Saraki’s house’ A very lawful means will be used to compel Senate President Bukola Saraki to appear before the Police investigative team to defend his integrity over the Offa robberies, the police said…

To encourage banks to give credit to the real sector of the economy, at single digit rates, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has offered to complement the banks. Speaking yesterday after the end the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)…

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, has said though it is not in his character to celebrate birthdays, he is proposing to celebrate his 90th birthday anniversary on August 26 because his late father, who died in 1989, did…

The minister of transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has said that the federal government will extend the Lagos – Ibadan railway project to the Apapa seaport for the effective movement of goods through the rail line. Amaechi, who stated…

A socio-cultural group, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, says Tuesday’s defection of some national assembly members from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not affect President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. Akin Malaolu,…

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has pledged to deliver Adamawa to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general election. Bindow made the declaration at a political rally organised by the state chapter of the APC to welcome him back…

Sterling Bank tweeted an advert that was interpreted as a diss towards other banks. The symbols of other banks were incorporated into the advert. Some of the other banks responded with shades of their own, but GTBank did not respond.…

In a bid to reduce the spread of fake news in India and stop the mob lynching happening in India at an alarming rate the government have begun a massive clampdown on a spread of fake news on social media including WhatsApp. This…

The closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for Investigative Maintenance Test earlier slated to begin on July 27, 2018, has been shifted to August 24 the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has announced.…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, on Tuesday, banned men of the force from operating in mufti and the use of commercial buses while on patrol in the state. In a press statement on their Facebook page, the police…

It will take a miracle for CEO of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, and his deputy, Mofe Boyo to wriggle of their present ordeal unscathed following debt crisis that is threatening their positions in the company. The recent decision by a London…

Nigeria will attempt to re-sell the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (Disco), which was returned to it in 2015 by a core investor after declaring a force majeure on its operation of the network, as well as two gas power generation…