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Activist Deji Adeyanju granted bail

The Kano State High Court on Monday granted bail to Deji Adeyanju, after spending 67 days in detention. Mr Adeyanju was freed on bail when his matter came up in Monday...

Breaking: Buhari in attendance as APC caucus meets over election postponement

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has just kicked off a meeting of its national caucus to discuss the way forward after the last-minute postponement of the 2019...

Election Postponement: IPMAN directs members’ filling stations to reduce fuel price

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members nationwide to reduce petroleum pump price from N145 per litre to N140. This...

NIN-SIM: SERAP sues Buhari over failure to unblock phone lines of 72 million subscribers

SERAP blames successive govts, NASS for 2019 election delay, threatens to sue

Socio-Economic Rights uand Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigerians to “hold successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 and the leadership...

Dollar weakens as trade deal hopes buoy riskier assets; Aussie, kiwi firm

The dollar fell versus a basket of its peers on Monday as rising expectations of a U.S.-Sino trade deal led investors to shift away from the safety of the greenback into...

Pictures: Ambode receives ICC world cup trophy in Lagos

Lagos State governor Akinwumi Ambode receives the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World cup trophy at Lagos house, Alausa. Lagos State Governor, Mr....

Family petitions Amosun over land grabbing

A retired civil servant in Ogun state, Akinlolu Erukilede, 76-year-old who hailed from Igbira in Ondo State has petitioned the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle...

Buhari

Sokoto rice farmers canvass Buhari’s re-election, members get input

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Sokoto State chapter, on Tuesday canvassed for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari on Feb. 16, for continuity...

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Eight killed, others injured in Ogun road accident

A road accident on Sunday has left eight persons dead while two others, including an expectant mother and toddler,  were  injured. The accident  occurred at Ewekoro,...

Viral video shows Customs officer shoot man dead over alleged N5000

A viral video has shown an official of the Nigerian Customs Service shoot a man dead along Lagos/Benin Road on Sunday. Breaking: Viral video shows Customs officer shoot...