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Dismissed US soldier nabbed in Owerri for defrauding visa seekers
A dismissed US soldier identified as Garrick Slacks, has been arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the Imo State Police Command, for allegedly defrauding Nigerians with fake promises to secure visas and…
Official: General Buratai orders formation of five new Nigerian army bases
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has approved the formation of five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) for the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five new FOBs…
Defection: PDP Battles Crises In Kano, Kwara, Benue, Five Other States
The recent gale of defections by top ranking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked crises in at least nine state chapters of the opposition party. Kano, Kwara, Benue, Kogi, Gombe…
Killings: Buhari sends 1,000 security personnel to Zamfara
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the deployment of 1,000 security personnel to Zamfara state to stem the killings in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the security personnel comprise…
Nigerian Female Footballer, Asisat Oshoala Gives Advice As She Buys Her Parents A Mansion (Photos)
Super Falcons player, Asisat Oshoala, who won the African Female Footballer Award at CAF Awards this year, has surprised her parents and siblings with her new gift. She bought her parents a mansion in Costain area of Lagos, and she…
If you feel lightheaded while standing up, ‘you may be at risk of dementia’ – Study
People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded while standing up may be experiencing a drop in blood pressure called orthostatic hypotension. Dementia is an overall term that describes a group of symptoms associated with a decline in…
Buhari didn’t want alliance with Tinubu in 2013 – Galadima
The Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress, Buba Galadima, said President Muhammadu Buhari was against forming an alliance with a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, who had nominated Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Buhari’s…
Gridlock: Lagos shuts five bonded terminals
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has closed five illegal bonded terminals and five other buildings in the Ajegunle area of the state. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had last week ordered the closure of all illegal bonded terminals in…
My dad’s autopsy inconclusive, says MKO Abiola’s daughter
Hafsat Abiola-Costello, a daughter of the winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, has said the autopsy conducted to unravel the circumstances surrounding her father’s death is inconclusive.…
UI ranked Nigeria’s best, ABUAD tops private varsities
The University of Ibadan, Oyo State has been adjudged the best Nigerian university in the July Webometric ranking of world universities. The 70-year-old Nigerian premier university emerged the best among 100 Nigerian tertiary…
2019: INEC budgets N1.8bn for possible presidential run-off
…to spend N4.6bn on unforeseen expenses The Independent National Electoral Commission has budgeted the sum of N1.8bn for a possible Presidential run-off in 2019. A run-off or rerun is a second-round election that takes place after the…
Pension fund assets hit N8.14tr, says PenCom
The total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion as at the end of May, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) said yesterday. PenCom spokesman Peter Aghahowa added that the assets rose from N7.52 trillion in December 2017.…
EFCC detectives to quiz Ekweremadu over assets
Detectives are to quiz Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu tomorrow on some assets linked with him. He is expected at 10a.m. at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja. This is the second time in a week that…
My abduction story, by Melaye
*Senator: I was on top of tree for 11 hours CONTROVERSIAL senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) yesterday explained his alleged abduction last week. Senator Ben Murray Bruce alleged that Melaye was abducted on Thursday when he was…
APC patrons launch battle to sack Saraki’s supporters
*Struggle for control rocks party in Kwara *PDP aspirant won’t quit for defectors Senate President Bukola Saraki’s political future is causing ripples in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki, who is the…
Actors petition censors board over movie demonising Tiv culture
Association of Tiv Actors, Nigeria, has petitioned the National Film and Video Censors Board over the movie, ‘Magdalene’ directed by Kenneth Nwawueze for greatly misrepresenting and demonising Tiv culture on Marriage. President of…
We have the misfortune of having a Senate leadership without integrity – Senator Adamu
Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said that the eight Senate is unfortunate to have bad leadership. In an interview with Daily Trust, the lawmaker representing Nasarawa west senatorial district hinted that Senate president, Bukola Saraki…
DisCos distributed 93,219 prepaid meters within three months – NBS
Nigerian electricity distribution companies (DisCos) distributed 93,219 prepaid meters between January and March, according to data from the power sector report of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report said the number of…
God has removed stones from our rice, says Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, has described the defection of some national assembly members from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as “the removal of stones from (the party’s) rice”. Mohammed spoke in his…
Demographics show Buhari will record landslide victory in 2019 – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the campaign of the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari, says demographics have shown that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2019 presidential poll. In a statement on Sunday, Keyamo…
Defection: Oshiomole’s emergence saved APC from collapse – Okorocha
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has called on stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomole as he stabilises the party. The Imo governor…
Pastor nabbed for kidnapping retired Major
The Assistant Pastor of Jesus Favour Ministry Church at Ugbiyokho in Egor local government, Pastor Kenneth Okafor, has been arrested for the abduction of retired Major Stephen Omoigui and his sales girl. Major Omogui and his sales…
Buhari will congratulate me as President elect in 2019 – Moghalu
Former Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu said he is looking forward to President Buhari’s congratulatory call to him as President-elect in 2019. Professor Moghalu made the pronouncement on the…
Police nab fake currency note producer
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a suspected fake currency note producer. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Sunday that the suspect, one Collins Oputa, was nabbed on July 26.…