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Panic grips Maiduguri residents over sporadic gunshots

Residents in the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, became apprehensive on Sunday…

25 million refugees travel 2bn kilometres yearly for safety, says UNHCR

No fewer than 25 million refuges across the world travel two billion kilometres yearly…

Suicides: NAFDAC to regulate sale of sniper

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has announced it would…

2019 recruitment: NDA shortlists candidates for interview [See Full Lists]

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has released names of applicants, who participated in the…

Ousted Sudan president, Omar al-Bashir, for trial soon

Sudan’s chief prosecutor said on Saturday that ousted President Omar al-Bashir would be sent…

Supreme Court orders AGF, Police, COAS to pay N25m damages for invading PUNCH Newspapers premises in 1994

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the award of N25m damages to Punch Nigeria…

EFCC unseals houses allegedly linked to Fayose in Ekiti

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has unsealed some properties it allegedly linked with…

Now I want to be called the First Lady, Aisha Buhari declares

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, announced her decision to…

Three rescued as building collapses in Lagos

Three people escaped death on Thursday when a storey building collapsed at Shangisha area…

Over 20 percent Nigerians suffer from mental illness – Psychiatrist

Over 20 percent of Nigerians are suffering from different forms of mental illnesses, a…

Abaribe emerges Senate Minority Leader

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has…

Senate President sets up ad hoc committee, adjourns to July 2

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, swore in a 12-member ad…

Lagos teacher dies in auto crash on her way to work

A public secondary school teacher in Lagos identified as Mrs Ikeji, on Tuesday, died…

Explosion at Port Harcourt Mall not terrorist attack – Police

The Rivers State Police Command has ruled out terrorist attack in the Wednesday explosion…

Power firm throws Lagos community into darkness for assaulting official

The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has reportedly cut off power supply to seven…