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The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday, said it promoted a total of 31,652 officers in the last four years. Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, quoted the Chairman, Sir Mike Okiro, as making the disclosure at a decoration event in Abuja. Ani said: …...

Days after lawyers under the aegis of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led other civil society groups to challenge an obnoxious Land Use Charge implemented by the Lagos state government, officials of the Directorate of State Security (DSS) yesterday stormed venue of the...

DIY enthusiasts are warned against mishandling tools after being called to free a man “who took tightening nuts to a new level”. Firefighters have warned of the dangers of mishandling tools after a man’s genitals became trapped in a ring spanner. Crews were called to assist A&E staff with a...

•Fears that housemate may be bad influence on other students V ice Chancellor of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Prof. Adaobi Obasi, has said that Nina, one the housemates in the on-going Big Brother Naija (BBN) reality show is one of her students and would be kept under close … via...

Arrangement has been concluded for the maiden VCN Wheelchair Tennis Championship holding at the Tennis Courts of the National Stadium, Lagos. The national championship is expected to bring top wheelchair tennis players from different parts of the country. Tennis coach Kayode Savage, who is the...

Despite Nigeria’s exit from recession, its economic situation remains challenging and policy implementation needs to move quickly and comprehensively, if the country is to reap its long-term potential, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF, which stated this in its latest...

In a chilling account reminiscence of what is obtainable in a thriller film, a mother of two, Rebecca Bitrus, who is believed to be an indigene of Borno State, has recalled how she watched her three-year-old son, Jonathan, drown in a river before she was raped and impregnated by … Read more...

The Kogi state government has denied reports that Fulani herdsmen killed 25 persons in Ogane-Nigu and nearby communities in the Eastern Senatorial Zone of the State. New Telegraph earlier reported that herdsmen invaded Kogi communities when everyone had slept. The assailants also invaded...

Lewis Hamilton remains hopeful of signing his bumper new Mercedes contract before he opens the defence of his Formula One championship in Melbourne next weekend. The new season gets underway a week on Sunday, and following a strong fortnight of winter testing, Hamilton will start as the...

The Kaduna Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered Globacom Limited to pay $69, 212.38 to its former Installation Technician, Souleymane Thera, for unlawfully terminating his appointment. Besides, the court also ordered the telecommunication outfit to pay Thera...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has warned stakeholders in the power sector to stop holding clandestine meetings against the Federal Government for ‘political capital.’ The minister, who accused the power firms of blackmail at the 25th monthly power sector...

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) was once a major player in the polity, but the group’s influence has waned over time even as it is presently dogged by controversy over the utilisation of London- Paris Club refund and other bailout funds it received from the Federal Government in the …...

Lawyers at the weekend expressed worry over influx of fake lawyers despite policy of Seal and Stamp put in place by their umbrella body—the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). FOLUSO OGUNMODEDE reports Notwithstanding a policy of seal and stamp put in place to curb infiltration of quacks or … Read...

Worried by increasing traffic gridlock across the state, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State Government has directed the State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to collaborate with the federal government agencies and the drivers’ unions...

The Emir of Kano, M u h a m m a d u Lamido Sanusi at the weekend canvassed inclusion of traditional rulers in governance if security challenges bedeviling the country must be a thing of the past. According to him, government at all levels must give traditional rulers … Read more via...

A cleric, Prophet Sunday Iyunade, yesterday lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for contesting the latest corruption perception index released by the Transparency International (TI) about Nigeria. Iyunade, who is the President, Pentecostal Sanctuary Bible Ministries, with...

Ayoung presidential aspirant, Ahmad Bwari, has berated the recent visit of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that it has not yielded any positive result because the visit rather betrayed the President. His words: “I expected that during the visit, President Buhari would offer a solutions to...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday laid wreathe on the graves of the 73 victims of Fulani herdsmen attacks who were gruesomely murdered on New Year day and given mass burial by the Benue State government, stating that certain forces are behind the sustained killings. Chief...

Allow us check their security profile – Police The controversial issues of house help have remained a big problem in Nigeria over the years. It is either the house helps are being maltreated by their masters, or the house helps have become nightmares in their masters’ homes. Sunday Telegraph …...

Following the spate of insecurity and uncertainty spreading across the country, wealthy Nigerians have spent a total of N3.6 billion on the purchase of 62 armoured vehicles of various make for personal use in the last two years. Investigations carried out by our correspondent revealed that the...