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LASG to Muiz Banire; ‘Stop lying, we didn’t serve you 48-hour demolition notice’

The attention of Lagos State Government has been drawn to a statement credited to Mr. Muiz Banire over a routine contravention notice served on a property sited at No. 24A, Remi Fani-Kayode Street, Ikeja...

Developing Story: ‘Baba Sala’ down with a stroke, seeks financial aid

Veteran comic-actor Moses Olaiya, better known as Baba Sala, has reportedly suffered a stroke and has sought help from Nigerians. According to PUNCH, the octogenarian personally made the appeal on Wednesday at a briefing on his biography entitled...

“I remain Zimbabwe’s ruler” – Arrested Mugabe resisting military pressure

President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday. The source said Mugabe is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a...

ICPC arrests Justice Kabiru Auta over N220m fraud

Agency Report   The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had arrested a former Kano State High Court Judge, Justice Kabiru Auta, for an alleged N220 million fraud. Spokesperson of the...

FG revokes resident permits of expatriates in Atiku’s, other companies

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has revoked the resident permit of expatriate staff of six companies operating in the country including Intels Nigeria Ltd., said to belong to former Vice...

Zimbabwe Military Takeover: Buhari sues for peace

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday called for calm, peace and respect for the constitution in Zimbabwe. In  a statement signed by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, he...

Aare Ona Kakanfo: students In Solidarity Visit To Adams, Make Case For Scholarship

Nigerian students under the banner of the  National Association  of Nigerian Students Union (NANS ) on Tuesday, declared  avowed support for the choice of  Dr Gani Adams as the 15th  Aare OnaKakanfo Of Yoruba land,...

Breaking: Zimbabwe Military Takeover; Mugabe says he’s under house arrest- Zuma

President Robert Mugabe is under house arrest in Zimbabwe, South African President Jacob Zuma said in a statement Wednesday after the Zimbabwean military appeared to have taken control of the country. “President Zuma spoke to...

Over 250 more Nigerians return from Libya Tuesday; 407 in eight days

Eight days after 149 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, another batch of 258 on Tuesday came back home from the North African country where they had been stranded en route Europe. The News Agency of...
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FG links 2,671 seize rifles to dismissed IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

The federal government says the 2,671 seized pump action rifles illegally imported into the country from Turkey could be traced to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The government said this...