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Feb 27, 2020

JUST IN: One dies in Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road crash

A yet-to-be-identified girl is said to have been killed in a fatal accident that occurred at the Ahiaeke axis of Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Expressway. Sources in t...

Feb 27, 2020

BREAKING: Lyon accepts Supreme Court’s verdict on Bayelsa

Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has accepted the final decision of the Supreme Court on its judgement that nullified his victory at th...

Feb 27, 2020

BREAKING: Man jumps into Lagos Lagoon

Another man has alighted from an UBER car and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on the Third Mainland axis. The incident is coming less than two weeks after a man...

Feb 27, 2020

BREAKING: Police avert clash in APC secretariat

The timely intervention of the Police on Thursday prevented what would have been a bloody clash between pro and anti Oshiomhole protest groups at the national S...

Feb 27, 2020

BREAKING: Court declares impeachment of former Kogi deputy governor illegal

A High Court sitting in Lokoja has declared the impeachment of Simon Achuba, former Kogi deputy governor by the State House of Assembly as illegal, null and voi...

Feb 27, 2020

APC to Bayelsans: Accept Supreme Court judgement

The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the people of the state to accept the judgement of the Supreme Court that nulli...

Feb 27, 2020

544kg illicit drugs seized in Anambra

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it seized 544.53kg of illicit drug in Anambra State between January and February 26, 2020....

Feb 27, 2020

BREAKING: Ambode loses bid to stop probe by lawmakers over purchase of 820 buses

Justice Yetunde Adesanya of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the s...

Feb 27, 2020

Sharapova retires from tennis at 32

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is “saying goodbye” to tennis at the age of 32. In an article written for Vogue and Vanity Fair, Sharapova said...

Feb 27, 2020

My police friend gave me uniform, says fake sergeant

A fake Police Mobile Force (PMF) Sergeant arrested for flaunting Lagos Traffic law has said he got the uniform he was wearing from his policeman friend. The...

Feb 27, 2020

Analysts predict naira devaluation to N400/$

The naira has been tipped to depreciate by between 10 and 20 per cent next year as the impact of falling crude oil prices and foreign exchange reserves persist....

Feb 27, 2020

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for pilgrims over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said. The government is “suspending...

Feb 27, 2020

200 students stranded as fire razes Benue school

Over 200 students of Government Secondary School, Gboko, Benue State have nowhere to lay their heads following a fire incident that razed down their hostel on W...

Feb 27, 2020

S’Court: our decision final no matter how anybody feels

The Supreme Court declared on Wednesday that in line with its rules, “it shall not” review its judgment. It said the only condition that could warrant a revi...

Feb 27, 2020

Senators decry death of ‘good ones among us’

Senators were in a solemn mood on Wednesday. They regretted the death of the good ones among the lawmakers in the Upper Chamber. The senators were emotion...

Feb 27, 2020

Failure to arrest culprits shows FG’s insincerity on killings –Bishops

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on Wednesday said the Federal Government had not shown willingness to end the spate of killings by the Boko Haram ins...

Feb 27, 2020

ISWAP abducts civilian JTF chief in Chibok •Buhari urges military to change tactics

Members of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have abducted the Head of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) in Bambula community in Chibo...

Feb 27, 2020

Buhari inaugurates new National Assembly Service Commission

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in Ahmed Kadi Amshi and 11 others as Chairman and members of the National Assembly Service Commission. The cere...

Feb 26, 2020

BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Lyon And APC’s Application For Lacking In Merit

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review of the judgment which sacked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Baye...

Feb 26, 2020

BREAKING: APC suspends Obaseki’s aide

An aide to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi, has been suspended from the ruling All Progressives Congress for allegedly engaging in acts of thugger...