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From all indications, the transition programme for a new administration in the 56-year-old University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG) has been concluded. The 12th Vice Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has settled down for business. The VC who assumed office on Monday, November 11, 2017 hit the …...

The Makurdi, Gboko, Otukpo and Katsina-Ala dioceses of the Catholic Church are to convert the grave of the 73 persons killed by suspected herdsmen in the New Year Day carnage in Benue State to a pilgrimage centre and a … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

Ebonyi State Goverment Three policemen posted to foster peace at the boundary axis between Ikwo Local Council and Cross River State were murdered by unknown gunmen at Ofunakpa in Ikwo Local Council of Ebonyi State. Though the Ebonyi police command … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

Nigeria’s senior women national team, the Super Falcons, have landed in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan for the 2018 WAFU Cup of Nations tournament starting on Wednesday. .@NGSuper_Falcons arrive Abidjan for WAFU Cup of Nations… — The NFF (@thenff) New Coach Thomas Dennerby was at the head of the …...

D’Tigers head coach, Alex Nwora is certain that his team will qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China regardless of some of his best hands missing out for the qualifying campaign in Mali. Nigeria are drawn in Group B and will take on --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News

Africa’s First Olympic Bobsled Team The Nigerian skeleton athlete at the on-going 2018 Winter Olympics made her first official training yesterday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, amidst complaints by athletes and officials from the various countries about the biting cold weather in read more...

The Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a banker in court over alleged stealing. The suspect, Mr Adejare Sonde, was on Monday brought before Justice A. A. Akinyemi of the Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta for allegedly … Read more...

Mr Damian Chukwu, the Police Commissioner in Borno, says the 10 women rescued from Boko Haram were neither police women nor wives of police personnel. Ibrahim Idris, IGP Chukwu made the clarification while addressing newsmen during the monthly police officers meeting on Monday in Maiduguri. He …...

A video of a two year, 11 month-old pupil of Chrisland School, Lekki, Lagos portraying her alleged serial defilement by the school’s supervisor was played on Monday at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The video was played during the testimony of Miss Olive Ogedengbe …...

Nigeria’s Super Falcons PHOTO: CAF The Nigerian senior national women football team, the Super Falcons, on Monday departed Abuja for Ivory Coast, venue of the maiden West African Football Union (WAFU) Women’s Cup tournament. Maureen Mmadu, the team’s assistant coach, told … read more via The...

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce the monthly salaries of the National Assembly members and ministers. The Emir also lamented that military personnel defending the country are earning meagre salaries while lawmakers and ministers earn a lot. Sanusi...

In line with global best practice in the use of technology and automated solutions, the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has introduced recently an Electronic Revenue Assurance (ERA) System for Hotels, Restaurants, Night Clubs and Event Centres in Lagos State Read more via...

Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted four containers loaded with prohibited Tramadol pharmaceutical products with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N110 million. Customs CG, Hameed Ali The Customs Area Comptroller (CAC), Mr Jibrin Musa, told journalists on Monday in...

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to complete the ongoing construction of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line latest January 2019. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, gave this assurance at on-the-spot...

A former Governor of Kano State and Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, may dump the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is said to be waiting on the outcome of peace moves initiated last week by President Muhammadu Buhari, to resolve intra-party crisis...

Northern elders have alleged that the late President Musa Yar’Adua and President Muhammadu Buhari were imposed on the region by external forces and interest. They, however, threatened to resist another attempt to impose another candidate, come 2019. This position was made when they met in Abuja...

A good governance advocacy organization, Human and Environmental Developmental Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has given the National Assembly a seven-day ultimatum to start the process that will lead to the confirmation of nominees submitted by the Executive to it or face litigation. HEDA gave...

I Was Saved By A Drug Addict From Sleeping In A Police Cell; Man Reveals. Photo by dainformant(m): 6:13am A Nigerian man Akande Olutobi, has narrated how he was saved by a drunkard and drug addict from sleeping in a police cell during his undergraduate days. The business development … Read...