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Boko Haram: What NAF did to insurgents
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) logistics...
FAAC: FG, States, LGAs share N769.52bn for July [See breakdown]
The Federal Government, States and Local Government Areas (LGAs) shared N769.52 billion as federal allocation for the month of July. Mr Ahmed Idris,...
Report anybody with gun injury – Ogun police tell hospitals
The Ogun State Police Command has appealed to hospitals operating in the state and other neighbouring states to report any patient with bullet...
Ngige threatens to sanction banks, gives reason
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has threatened to sanction banks, who sack workers indiscriminately, saying they ought to declare...
Ohanaeze blows hot over alleged murder of woman by herders in Enugu
The Apex Igbo Social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has condemned the brutal killing of one Mrs. Pat Ngwu in Enugu State. Mrs Ngwu’s body...
GCSE results: Pass rates and top grades edge upwards
There has been a slight increase in the GCSE pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year, despite concerns about the...
British Heart Foundation: A colourful image of blood vessel cells wins competition
A colourful image of blood vessel cells has won this year’s Reflections of Research competition, run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Image...
Burning Grenfell effigy model ‘was joke about friends’
Image caption The model was burned at a bonfire party in south London on 3 November 2018 Figures pictured on a cardboard...
World sport: 10 photos we liked this week – 12-18 August
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world this week: Hachioji, Japan, 18 August: Petra Klingler of...
Brexit: Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson insists that with “energy and creativity” a Brexit deal can be struck...
Traditional horse-racing in South Africa’s Eastern Cape
Image copyright Shaun Swingler Image caption Lubabalo has been racing horses since he was just five years old, which is not uncommon for...
Migration: UK cannot end freedom of movement on Brexit day, experts say
Image copyright Getty Images Migration experts say the UK cannot end freedom of movement from the EU on Brexit day because it...
Cross River guber: Ex-minister, Usani accuses Oshiomhole of refusing to submit his name
A former Minister of Niger Delta, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has accused the National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole...
Benue indigenes floor FG as court orders CBN to pay N8bn to communities over military invasion
The Federal High Court, on Monday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately pay the sum of N8 billion to Tiv...
Lagos Assembly rejects Sanwo-Olu’s commissioner-nominees
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, confirmed 35 out of the 38 nominees of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for appointment as Commissioners...
Police speak on releasing notorious cult financier on Gov. Obiano’s order
Anambra State Commissioner of Police, John Abang, has denied releasing the Eke Awka market leader, Emeka Agummadu on the order of the state...
