The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a former Director-General, Institute of Agriculture…
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Military begins Operation Crocodile Smile in Ogun State
• Kanu not negotiating with FG, says lawyer The Nigerian Army would soon introduce a new security operation with the code name: “Crocodile smile’’ in…
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The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the release of Assistant Commissioner of Police Emmanuel Adeniyi and his driver, who were abducted on Wednesday.…
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Former American sports star, O.J. Simpson has been freed from prison after spending nine years behind bars at a Nevada prison. According to reports, he walked…
View More O.J. Simpson freed from jailO.J. Simpson out of jail Oct 1
Onetime sports star, O.J. Simpson could be freed tomorrow from prison in Nevada, where he has been held since 2008 for a botched robbery. However,…
View More O.J. Simpson out of jail Oct 1Ikpeazu: Governors only banned IPOB
The governor of Abia state Okezie Ikpeazu, says it is up to the federal government to defend the decision to brand the Indigenous People of…
View More Ikpeazu: Governors only banned IPOB‘zero tolerance for human trafficking’
Nigeria has restated zero intolerance for human trafficking, saying it has put in place strong measures to eradicate the menace in the country. The Ambassador/Permanent…
View More ‘zero tolerance for human trafficking’URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS: Governor Ikpeazu harps on the need for urban physical planning
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has used the occasion of a meeting with stakeholders to harp on the need for good urban planning and…
View More URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS: Governor Ikpeazu harps on the need for urban physical planningBahraini court upholds 15-year jail terms against 7 dissidents
A court in Bahrain has upheld 15-year jail terms handed down to seven citizens as the Manama regime presses ahead with its crackdown on human…
View More Bahraini court upholds 15-year jail terms against 7 dissidentsREV. FR. Cyriacus Onunkwo buried – As Governor Okorocha assured his killers would pay the price
Rev. Father Cyriacus Onunkwo of Orlu Catholic Diocese who was kidnapped on Friday, September 1, 2017 and was found murdered by his abductors has been…
View More REV. FR. Cyriacus Onunkwo buried – As Governor Okorocha assured his killers would pay the priceGunmen storm palace of Olubadan
Five men armed with A-K47 riffles on Monday invaded the palace of Olubadan at Popoyemoja where the monarch was installing newly chiefs. The gunmen, who…
View More Gunmen storm palace of OlubadanCrime: We have arrested 1,000 kidnappers, robbers, IGP boasts
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said the Nigeria Police Force has arrested more than 1,000 kidnappers and armed robbery suspects. The IGP…
View More Crime: We have arrested 1,000 kidnappers, robbers, IGP boastsSanders warns Trump over Iran nuclear deal
US Senator Bernie Sanders has denounced President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran nuclear accord, warning that backing away from the agreement could hurt America’s…
View More Sanders warns Trump over Iran nuclear dealBombshell: Customs intercepts another 2,671 pump action riffles
The Tin-Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2,671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey through profiling approach. The Comptroller-General of NCS,…
View More Bombshell: Customs intercepts another 2,671 pump action rifflesOperation Crocodile Smile II to target Badoo Boys
The Nigerian Army has said that its planned military operation in the South West, code named Operation Crocodile Smile ll, is targeted at the Badoo…
View More Operation Crocodile Smile II to target Badoo BoysNegotiations with US would be ‘waste of time’: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed prospects for engaging in negotiations with the United States, saying doing so would be a “waste of time” as…
View More Negotiations with US would be ‘waste of time’: Rouhani51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries on Wednesday lined up to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been…
View More 51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weaponsLet anti-corruption fight be holistic, Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has asked the Federal Government to fight corruption within the ambit of the law. “The fight against corruption must be…
View More Let anti-corruption fight be holistic, WikeCustoms intercept 18 exotic cars in Abuja
Officials of Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja have intercepted a total of 18 exotic cars. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hammed Ali,…
View More Customs intercept 18 exotic cars in AbujaSoldiers repel B’Haram attack, kill 18
Nigerian soldiers of the 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades have repelled an early morning daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations…
View More Soldiers repel B’Haram attack, kill 18Chief Imam, 16 others killed in renewed B’Haram attacks
Violent Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram, has killed the Chief Imam of Kurmiri Village in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, Ustaz Goni Bukar…
View More Chief Imam, 16 others killed in renewed B’Haram attacksAnambra Police CP talks tough, says IPOB members risk death
The Anambra State Police Commissioner, Garba Umar, on Monday, warned that members of the of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, risk death. The state…
View More Anambra Police CP talks tough, says IPOB members risk deathProbe Yar’Adua’s death, Senator Sani ask Buhari
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on local and Foreign debt, Senator Shehu Sani, APC, Kaduna Central Monday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency,…
View More Probe Yar’Adua’s death, Senator Sani ask BuhariOperation Python Dance withdraws from Abia
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for…
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