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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin has offered to pay Libya returnees in the state a stipend of N20,000 monthly. The monarch on Wednesday said N4.6 million would be paid to 78 returnees in three months as part of his support for them. He also said that those who had acquired skills, under the state …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate arrest of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa and other Presidency officials for the embarrassment caused the nation by the false claim that the family of human rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr, conferred an award on President Muhammadu Buhari.

On Thursday the Holy See stated that a reported interview between Pope Francis and an Italian journalist, which claims the Pope denied the existence of hell, should not be considered an accurate depiction of Francis’ words, but the author’s own “reconstruction.”

The police in Enugu State have commenced investigation into the alleged beheading of a lady, Susana Enejere, by a man in Ugbene Ajima, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state. Ebere Amaraizu, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, who disclosed this in a statement in Enugu on Thursday, said the killing took place on Monday. “It was gathered that the …

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, have said they will continue to talk about the corruption perpetrated under the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a Chinese national, Li Yanping, before Justice Babatunde Quadri of a Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly concealing the sum of $300,000 (N108m) while attempting to board a flight to Dubai. The EFCC said in a statement that Yanping failed to inform the officers of the Nigerian Customs Service as required by …

An angry grand mother who caught her grandson, 24-year old Aminu Imran  stealing his friend’s phone has handed him over to the police for prosecution in Lagos. The incident happened at Igbojuwo Street in Itire area of Lagos where they resided. It was reported that Imran was charged before Isolo Magistrates court and sentenced to three months imprisonment without an …

A young man has landed in a hospital after his ex-girlfriend injured him badly with a razor blade in Sapele area of Delta state. According to reports, the man had already broken up with the girl who is said to still have interest in him. The girl was alleged to have been reporting the guy to his mother and sisters …

Many residents of Lagos are groaning as a result of the vehicular restriction on major roads in the state, compounding the traffic gridlock in the metropolitan city. The roads were blocked because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to the state. As part of measures to control the traffic situation, the Lagos state government declared Thursday a work-free day. It also …

The three senators from Kaduna state, led by Shehu Sani on Thursday blocked the approval for a $350million loan request by Governor Nasir El-Rufai.