Amaechi left huge debt burden for Rivers – SSG
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Chief Kenneth Kobani, has accused the immediate past administration of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi of leaving a huge debt burden...
View ArticleTwo suspects dead in Paris police raid
Aljazeera Two suspects linked to Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris died after police raided an apartment in a northern suburb of the French capital, a prosecutor said, correcting an earlier report that...
View ArticleBuhari’s reaction to Yola bombing on twitter
"May God rest the souls of the dead, heal the injured, and comfort the bereaved." ~ Pres. @MBuhari — President Buhari (@NGRPresident) November 17, 2015 "The enemies of humanity will never win. Hand in...
View ArticleYola blast: Relatives besiege hospital
Relatives of victims of Tuesday’s blast in Yola have besieged the Specialists Hospital, Yola, to claim the remains of their loved ones. Many of the relatives who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria...
View ArticleBritish court jails couple over enslaving Nigerian for 24 years
NAN The Harrow Crown Court in northwest London, has convicted a British couple who was found guilty of keeping a Nigerian immigrant enslaved for more than two decades. Damaris Lakin, the Crown...
View ArticleUS commends NDLEA boss over drug control efforts
The US Consul General, Mr John Bray, has commended the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr Ahmadu Giade, for providing 10 years of outstanding leadership to the agency. A statement...
View ArticlePoll: Arase deploys DIG, helicopter in Kogi
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Wakama Sotonye to take charge of security for the...
View ArticleJonathan’s ex-aide drags PDP to court over chairmanship
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Mr. Ahmed Gulak, a former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party to court over the vacant position of...
View ArticleAppeal court upholds Ortom’s election
NAN The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, on Wednesday upheld the verdict of the Election Tribunal which affirmed the qualification and election of Samuel Ortom as governor of Benue. Mr Terhemen...
View ArticleCar crushes highway sweeper in Lagos
A highway sweeper under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority on Wednesday lost her life when a vehicle knocked her off the Third Mainland Bridge to the ground. A Correspondent of the News Agency...
View ArticleBiafra Radio: Lawyers battle over representing Kanu
A mild-drama ensue on Wednesday at Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court as two lawyers, Gabriel Egbule and Vincent Obetta, battle over who would represent, Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra. Kanu is...
View ArticleJobless man in custody for allegedly defiling 15-year-old cousin
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 25-year-old unemployed man, Asimiu Adebayo, at the Kirirkiri Prisons, Apapa, Lagos for allegedly defiling his cousin. The Chief Magistrate, Mr...
View ArticleNDLEA siezes illicit drugs, nabs 72 suspects in Edo
Alexander Okere, Benin The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has siezed a total of 13,498 kilograms of illicit drugs, comprising cannabis sativa, also known as Indian hemp, in Edo State. The State...
View ArticleBuhari proposes N465.6bn supplementary budget
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday laid before the National Assembly a supplementary budget of N465.6bn for 2015. Out of the figure, N460bn was allocated to recurrent expenditure, with subsidy on...
View ArticlePetrol price soars as scarcity persists across the country
NAN Pump price of petrol has continued to increase in towns across the country as scarcity of the product persists on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A survey by NAN in major cities...
View ArticleCourt rejects Saraki’s fresh application to halt CCT trial
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a fresh application by Senate President Bukola Saraki seeking an order of interim injunction halting his trial on charges of false assets...
View ArticleFather of suspected Paris attacks’ mastermind denounces him
NAN Abaaoud father of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is suspected by European authorities of being one of the masterminds of the Paris terrorist attacks, has rejected his son’s behaviour and denounced him in...
View ArticleFrance identifies all victims in Paris attacks
NAN The French government said at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday in Paris that all the 129 people killed in the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday have been identified. Manuel Valls, the Prime Minister...
View ArticleExplosion rocks Kano GSM market
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View ArticleSenate approves $200m foreign loan for Lagos
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday, approved $200m foreign loan being the third tranche of the $600m which Lagos State requested for from the World Bank through the Federal Government...
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