Year: 2016
Update: All passengers released from hijacked Libyan plane
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Friday said all passengers have been released from a hijacked Libyan plane in Malta,…
Abule Egba Flyover 70% completed
Work on the Abule-Egba Flyover on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway has reached 70 per cent completion, an official has said. An…
Enugu Assembly confirms Emehelu chief judge
The Enugu State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Ngozi Emehelu as the substantive chief judge of the state. The…
Mobile Court convicts 44 motorists in Jos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Plateau Command on Friday convicted 44 motorists for various traffic offences. The corps Public…
Update: 65 passengers released from hijacked Libyan plane
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has confirmed that 65 passengers have been released from a Libyan plane that was hijacked…
Eko DISCO official beaten over disconnection
An official of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (DISCO), Mr. Francis Idoko, was on Friday beaten by residents of a…
Malta airport resumes normal operations
Malta International Airport on Friday resumed normal operations, hours after a Libyan internal flight was hijacked and diverted to Malta.…
Kebbi Assembly confirms 18 LG sole administrators
The Kebbi State House of Assembly on Friday confirmed 18 local government sole administrators nominated by Gov. Atiku Bagudu. The…
Police arrest 3 robbery suspects in Rivers
The Rivers Police Command has arrested three armed robbery suspects caught while trying to rob a new generation bank at…
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Miss Nigeria begins “Green-Girl’’ Project
The new Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi, has commenced work on the “Green-Girl” Project, a Miss Nigeria Initiative, preparatory to representing…
Yuletide: NSCDC mobilises 100 personnel across Badagry
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Badagry on Friday said it had mobilized more than 100 of…
Buhari lauds Lagos, Kebbi on LAKE Rice
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Lagos and Kebbi state governments for the successful partnership that gave rise to the local…
Woman docked for stealing N394,300 in Benin
A 32-year-old woman, Magdalene Abu, was on Friday arraigned before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court, Benin for allegedly stealing the sum…
Lagos wine sellers happy with patronage
Two days to Christmas, some wine sellers in Lagos metropolis said they were enthused by the high patronage. The traders…
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Breaking: Libyan plane with 118 passengers aboard hijacked
A Libyan aircraft with 118 people on board has landed in Malta after being hijacked, according to local media. The…
Road accident claims 5 lives in Anambra – FRSC
Five passengers of an Onitsha bound commercial vehicle on Friday lost their lives when the Toyota Previa vehicle they were…
NAFDAC mops up imported fruit juices in Kaduna
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday commenced mop up of banned foreign fruit…
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Germany’s Christmas market attacker killed in Italy
Anis Amri, the chief suspect in the deadly terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin this week, was killed…
Yuletide: Transport fare up in Ore
Inter-transport fare from Ore in Ondo state to other parts of the country has increased, three days to the beginning…
Man defiles neighbour’s under aged daughter
A 69-year-old man, Cosmos Umoren, was on Friday docked in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s…
Five killed in Ghana gas station explosion
No fewer than five people were killed and dozens of others injured following an explosion and fire at a gas…
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Lagos faces water and sanitation crisis, UN raises alarm
UN human rights expert, Léo Heller, on Thursday, called for increased funding for water and sanitation in the 2017 budget…
Winners of the 2016 Headies Awards
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Aubameyang among finalists for African footballer of the Year
African Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in the running to win the award for a second successive season…
Army alerts public to fleeing Boko Haram terrorists
The Nigerian Army has urged the public to be vigilant as remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists are fleeing to…
Chibok schoolgirls to celebrate yuletide with parents
The 21 rescued Chibok schoolgirls are to enjoy Christmas and New Year festivities with their parents, Malam Garba Shehu, the…
Maritime journalists enlarge exco
The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) recently constituted a three-man electoral committee, chaired by Mr Uzor Odigbo, to…
LG boss charges leaders to place premium on youths development
The Sole Administrator of Agege Local Government, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Gbenga Abiola, has charged the nation’s leaders across the country…
Lagos opens CMC office in Epe to resolve disputes
The Lagos State Government has opened a new Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC, in Epe area of the state to help…
Lagos to make LAWMA regulatory agency
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said that the ongoing reform in waste management in the state will make the…