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Governor Kayode Fayemi has terminated the appointments of all his political aides with effect from July 31. The termination is contained in a memo signed by Mr Foluso Daramola, the Secretary to the State Government, […]

An Ikeja special offences court in Lagos has sentenced Baba Ijesha, the embattled actor, to 16 years in prison for sexual assault involving a minor. The Yoruba actor has been in a protracted legal battle […]

The court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has asked National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to address the sublicense requests from MultiChoice Nigeria Limited by Metro Digital Limited. Metro Digital is a multi-channel terrestrial digital satellite […]

Four families occupying a two-storey building at Onipanu area of Lagos on Tuesday night scampered to safety before the building collapsed to the ground. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management […]

The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has explained why everybody living in the state should obtain its upgraded Resident Identity Card (LAG ID Card). General Manager, LASRRA, Engr. (Mrs.) Ibilola Kasunmu said the new […]

A member of the House of Representatives Akin Alabi has declared the Labour Party (LP) will not get up to 15 votes in his polling unit. Alabi, who is the lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara federal constituency, […]

No fewer than 16 passengers are feared dead after their boat capsized around Mile 2 area of Lagos State. Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said that at about 7.45p.m., on Friday, it received a distress […]

As Muslim faithful across the nation celebrated the Eid el-Kabir yesterday, clerics, heads of government and traditional institutions, and thought leaders reflected on the state of the nation and prayed for an urgent national rebirth. […]

Nigerian diplomats have advocated independence, respect for authority and self worth as the hallmark of politicians and people occupying high offices in the country. The former Nigeria’s ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Patrick Dele Cole, and […]

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has slammed a popular prophet in the state, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, otherwise known as Odumeje, saying he attempted to stop the demolition of his church building. Mr Soludo stated this […]

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has returned back to the country from France The Nation reports Tinubu travelled to France on June 27 for “important meetings”. “He […]

An Oyo-based okada rider, Tosin Adedokun, who found a missing mobile phone and returned it to its owner, one Siyanbola Akinkunmi, has got N50,000 cash as reward for his honesty. In an interview with Saturday […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has become President Buhari’s son-in-law after wedding Nana Hadiza, Buhari’s third daughter shared with his first wife, Safinatu. The wedding Nikai took place at the Presidential Villa Mosque […]

Some ram sellers in Lagos State on Thursday decried low patronage of the sacrificial animal for Sallah by Muslim faithful. Some of the traders told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at ram markets in […]

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has explained why the state government demolished the church building of a popular prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, otherwise known as Odumeje. The church, Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance […]

Tuesday’s attack on the Kuje prison is an indication that Nigeria’s security architecture has failed, Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said. Mr Lawan stated this on Thursday when he led a delegation of the leadership of the […]

A Kenyan High Court has frozen the account of Flutterwave accusing Africa’s biggest fintech firm of money laundering. The Nigerian firm is one of seven entities suspected to have been used as conduits for money […]

The embattled British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party and effectively as prime minister. Mr Johnson announced his resignation Thursday afternoon at 10, Downing Street, London. He said […]

The Westminster Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom ruled Thursday that David Nwamini (Ukpo), the alleged organ harvesting victim in the case involving former Nigerian Senate President Ike Ekweremadu’s case, is not a minor. The […]

The terrorist attack on the Kuje prison in Abua occurred despite the fortification of the prison and other prisons nationwide, interior minister Rauf Argegbesola said on Thursday. Mr Aregbesola, in a statement by his spokesperson, […]