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Crisis Rocks Boko Haram Camp As Founder's Son Is Killed
There is currently crisis in the camp of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of the Boko Haram sect. Ba’a Idirisa, son of late Muhammed Yusuf, who is leader of the group in N…
Man jumps into Lagos lagoon, lands on logs of wood - Police
Just days after a man jumped into the Lagos Lagoon, another male has dived into the same popular water body from Third Mainland Bridge. The unknown man was said to have alighted from a vehicle belong…
Insecurity : Group calls off protests against Buhari, service chiefs
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) on Thursday, February 27, called off a planned protest against the service chiefs in Nigeria. The students' association while throwing its weig…
Repentant Terrorists To Enjoy Foreign Education - Senate Bill
The proposed National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalisation and Integration of Repentant Insurgents in Nigeria’ will get its funding from the Universal Basic Education Commissio…
Europa League : Mikel Arteta blames Arsenal player as gunners lose to Olympiakos
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has blamed his goalkeeper, Bernd Leno for his side 2-1 loss to Olympiakos in the Europa League on Thursday. He said the German could have done better after conceding from a…
Coronavirus: Nigeria Confirms First Case
Nigeria confirmed it's first “presumptive” case of the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 2,814 people with 82,589 cases in six continents on Thursday, 27 February.The case is an Italian ci…
I Am Going To China To 'Destroy Coronavirus' – Nigerian Prophet (Video)
A concerned man of God has taken on the mantle to personally wage war against the deadly Corona virus. A video of the clergyman identified as David Kingleo Elijah of the Glorious Mount of Possibility…
Zamfara Governor Forces Teachers To Eat Poor Quality Meal Provided For Students
The Zamfara state governor has ordered the school teachers in the state to start eating along side their students, he made the order after he visited some schools and discovered that the quality of f…
Just In : 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 state Assembly over purchase of 820 buse…
Gov. Abdulrazaq reacts to alleged attack on APC chairman
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has reacted to the alleged attack on the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Bashiru Bolarinwa.AbdulRazaq in a statement issued by…
Immigration Service debunks bribery allegation video
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied conflicting video and reports trending on media over bribery allegations by its officials. The Service Public Relation Officer, Mr Sunday James disclo…
NEMA receives another batch of 116 Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received another batch of 116 Nigerians, who volunteered to be repatriated back to Nigeria from Libya. The Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territ…
Police arrest 3 teachers for alleged rape of students in Ekiti
The police in Ekiti State have arrested three secondary school teachers for allegedly having carnal knowledge of female students who were deemed to be minors. The three suspects, who are currently be…
Police arrest suspected killer of AEDC staff in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command, said it has arrested Vitus, over alleged murder of a staff of the Abuja Electrical Distribution Company (AEDC). The suspect allegedly stabbe…
CoronaVirus : Reddington Hospital Chinese Patient Tests Negative
The Lagos State Government (@followlasg) has said that the Chinese citizen who presented himself at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja (@ReddingtonLagos) yesterday and suspected to have Corona virus has …
Benue : Fire razes Gboko Sec. school hostel
A 100-bed capacity boys’ hostel at the Government Secondary School, Gboko in Benue State on Wednesday caught fire Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, the state Commissioner of Education confirmed the incident to …
De Bruyne reveals what Pep Guardiola did to help them defeat Real Madrid
Belgium international Kevin De Bruyne has made it clear that Pep Guardiola's team selection against Real Madrid in the Champions League came as a surprise to all the players. Manchester City who are …
LAUTECH expels 45 students for involvement in examination malpractices (Full list)
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has expelled 45 students for their involvement in examination malpractices. The list of the affected students was contained in the report of th…
You can't ban street begging - Council of Ulama blasts Kano Gov. Ganduje
The Kano Council of Ullama’s has given a hard knock on Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over his banning of streets begging in the State, describing it as an action in futility which was hurriedly tak…
Repentant Boko Haram Members & Their Wives Arrive Maiduguri In Military Aircraft
Former Boko Haram members and their wives who recently surrendered to troops in Niger Republic have arrived Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.The former terrorists arrived at Maiduguri airport in a …