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Two policemen killed in Zamfara governor’s convoy crash

An accident involving the convoy of Zamfara state Governor, Bello Matawalle has claimed the…

Imota rice mill ready in seven months – Lagos govt

The Lagos State Government has said its 32 tonnes capacity Integrated Rice Mill at…

Twitter apologises for locking Aisha Yesufu’s account

Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, has unlocked and tendered an apology to activist…

Housewife conspires with former father-in-law, brother-in-law to kill her new husband

The Police in Kebbi have arrested a wife, Auta Dogo, for allegedly conspiring with…

Politician arrested for ‘insulting the president’

Police in Zambia have arrested an opposition leader, Chishimba Kambwili, and charged him with…

Many injured as traders, revenue officials clash in Ebonyi market

Several people sustained injuries in Abakaliki on Wednesday when traders at the Abakpa Main…

FG backtracks, reduces visa fees for Americans

Barely 24 hours after the US Embassy in Nigeria announced a new visa regime…

NCC approves spectrum for trial of 5G in Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved spectrum for the trial of Fifth Generation…

Detention order: We’ll consult with Sowore on next step – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said he would consult with his client,…

Harvard’s fresh student deported on arrival at US airport over social media posts made by his friends

A 17-year-old Palestinian student, Ismail B. Ajjawi, was detained and deported after touching down…

Court rejects Sowore’s application challenging his detention

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by…

Flood kills four, renders hundreds homeless in Yobe

No fewer than four persons have so far been confirmed dead while hundreds of…

Sowore to DSS: I’ve never visited Dubai, #RevolutionNow protests not coup plan

The convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, disputed the allegation by the…

I’ve not seen a lazy man like my husband of 20 years, he prefers to sleep and complain, wife tells court

A Customary Court in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan, on Tuesday, dissolved a 20-year marriage between Rofiat…

Man drowns while trying to swim to Britain

The body of an Iraqi migrant who tried to swim across the Channel from…