Senate screens 23 out of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees
‘Buhari not sick, only exhausted by problems affecting Nigerians’
We’ll close Abuja airport runway for only six weeks, Amaechi insists
Arrest Warrant on Fayemi, A Joke Taken Too Far, Says APC
Grant resigns as Ghana head coach
Osun pensioners reiterate support for Gov. Aregbesola
Let’s convert our mosques to school -Emir of Kano
#BBNaija: Eviction fever sets in as five housemates get nominated
AFRIMA seeks support for culture as AUC elects new chairperson
Nollywood producer, Seun Egbegbe to appear in court from detention
I’m unaware of plan by Ibori to join APC, says Gov Okowa
2020 Olympics: Federation calls for early preparation
We confirm receiving Buhari’s letter to extend vacation-senate
Eight schools in Lagos obtain potable water, toilet facilities
Our son’s health deteriorating, Duru family cries out

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Man disappears after wife delivers triplets
Mrs Queen Udekwe, 35 years old, previously gave birth to a set of triplets and was abandoned by his husband in the hospital immediately after birth.
Nigeria will stop fuel importation by 2019 – Kachikwu
Nigeria will stop importing refined petroleum products by 2019, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said on Tuesday in Abuja.
Poor standard equipment retards performance-weightlighter
kiti weightlifting team on Tuesday complained on the poor and obsolete equipments used over the years, which is a major contributing factor to their non-performance in games.
Poor equipment retards performance-Weightlifter
Ekiti weightlifting team on Tuesday complains on poor and obsolete equipment used over the years, which is a contributing factor to the state unsuccessful performance in games. They made an appeal to the state government and sports philanthropists to provide it with quality and standard equipment.
U.S. government defends Trump’s travel ban as states warn of chaos
U.S President Donald Trump’s administration defended an order which suspends the U.S. refugee programme and prohibits travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations as within the president’s authority.
Syrian President Assad says Trump’s Islamic state ban promising
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. President Donald Trump prioritising the fight against jihadists by Islamic State was promising, although it was too early to expect any practical steps, state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.
Man 25, kills father with axe in Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested a 25-year-old man, Abdulhamid Abdullahi, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father, Abdullahi Shuaibu.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Alhaji Jinjiri Abdul, who disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, said the suspect was arrested in Kirikasamma Local Government Area of the state on Feb. 5.
“On Feb. 5, we received a report around 3:30 a.m. that one Abdulhamid Abdullahi allegedly attacked his father with an axe.
“According to the suspect, he mistakenly killed his father while he was trying to attack his elder brother, whom he suspected to have stopped the deceased from allowing him to get married.
“The suspect told us that he pursued his elder brother who ran to their late father’s room,and the father came out to see what was happening.
“Immediately he stepped out of the room, the suspect axed him three times and broke his head,” Abdul said.
The police spokesman said that the victim was rushed to Hospital in Birniwa Local Government Area and he was later referred to Nguru Hospital in Yobe, where he was confirmed dead.
“As I am speaking with you, the suspect is here with us and we are taking him to court immediately,” Abdul said.
N199m fraud: Court adjourns Oronsaye’s case
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday adjourned till March 1 for adoption of addresses in a case of alleged breach of trust and diversion of N190 million filed against Mr Steve Oronsaye.
Photos: Police recover millions allegedly paid to INEC officials by Wike
Pictures have emerged of millions of naira allegedly paid to INEC officials by Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike during the recently conducted re-run poll in the state.
Hunger breeds revolution, FG warned
An appeal has gone to the Federal Government to “take urgent steps and ward off hunger and possible revolution in the land”
We are committed to fixing our economy – Ag President
The Acting President Prof. Yomi Osinbajo has said that ‘with complete focus on improving the economy every day, the recession will soon be history.’
UNILAG bans tight-fitted trousers, mini-skirts, others among students in new dress code
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has, in a new dress code it issued to the students of the institution, banned tight-fitting clothes such as tight pair of trousers, mini-skirts, blouses and other body revealing ones.
Court orders forfeiture of N75m found in Ozekhome’s account
Mike Ozekhome, a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, is in trouble as the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N75 million found in his account.
Opon Imo: Real reason WAEC honoured Aregbesola
Governor Aregbesola has been honoured by WAEC for taking the lead in digital education in Nigeria. This truly is a tremendous opportunity for Aregbesola to help more Osun students get access to quality education.
Dogara queries N2.7trn spent on power sector
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, has queried the utilisation of N2.74 trillion spent on the power sector from 1999-2015, saying the sector depreciated more as more funds were pumped into it. Dogara, who was speaking at a 2-day stakeholders Interactive dialogue/workshop on the Nigerian Power Sector organised by the […]

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