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NiMET predicts isolated rains today over Abuja, Ibi, Yola and Jalingo, Mambila and southern states; also forecasts clouds and thunderstorms

BREAKING NEWS: Boko Haram key leaders wiped out in air raid, Abubakar Shekau fatally wounded

African Leaders asked to jumpstart youth involvement in governance

Rivers APC berates Wike, accuses him of lying to NBA, other Nigerians

Rivers group warns Sylva against ‘deadly’ media attacks on Justice Mary Odili

Hajj: Bauchi stops 8 pregnant women

Dickson orders payment of 2 months salaries to Niger Delta Varsity lecturers, tells ASUU to call off strike

Access, Airtel, Innjoo Mobile, News Express, others endorse Yudala Zero Gravity

Anambra police in harvest of arrests •DPO, 3 other officers shot, police vehicles burnt, buildings destroyed

ABUTH resident doctors commence 3-day warning strike

Group says death of Bayelsa CJ’s son in Abuja swimming pool ‘suspicious and mysterious’; seeks probe

Police launch manhunt for Sokoto gay marriage organisers

Troops launch fighting patrols in Bauchi, kill armed kidnappers

FG begs Islamic Bank for assistance

6 university lecturers lose jobs over sexual harassment

DSS cracks down on bandits in Benue, Katsina, Edo, Rivers, Zamfara and Kaduna

Kaduna Govt. to ban sale of high-energy bulbs

Delta records new case of Lassa Fever

40,000 Nigerian pilgrims arrive Saudi Arabia for 2016 Hajj, move from Madina to Makkah in batches

Umahi visits family of tortured teenager, orders her return

New Zone 9 AIG vows to evolve effective strategy to clashes between herdsmen and farmers

FG re-activates construction of new Oyo-Ogbomoso road project with N6bn

Group petitions BPP, seeks investigation of CCB’s proposal for purchase of secretariat

PDP on self discovery for victory in 2019, says Dickson

Okorocha for treatment in India: Government House sources

Corruption, security top agenda as U.S. Secretary of State visits Nigeria

The world is waiting to hear our stories, says Lai Mohammed

Aregbesola under fire for spending N140m on anniversary celebration

Anglican Church commences construction of trauma centre for Boko Haram victims

Niger Govt. to partner police on improved security

Obi not involved with Next operations: Spokesman

NLC to apply ‘no pay, no work’ rule on salary

Cross River signs pact on 26 megawatts gas power turbine with Dubai firm

My husband will make Edo an investment haven —Mrs. Obaseki

Hajj 2016: Pilgrims cautioned against hunger, stress