Year: 2016
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Obasanjo blasts Igbo: You are suffering from spirit of individualism
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged people of the South East zone to shy away from the spirit of individualism…
Court convicts 4 men for robbery
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced four men to five months imprisonment each for robbery. The convicts:…
NIMASA shuts down 3 facilities
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) has shut down three facilities for non-compliance with provisions of the ISPS code.…
Yuletide: Ado-Ekiti residents lament high cost of foodstuff
Some residents of Ado-Ekiti on Thursday lamented the high cost of foodstuffs and other essential commodities as the festive period…
Kwara government procures dialysis machines
The Kwara Government has purchased dialysis machines and other accessories for the treatment and management of kidney diseases. Gov. Abdulfatah…
Yuletide: FRSC deploys 36,000 personnel, ambulances, patrol vehicles
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Thursday said it had deployed 36,000 personnel comprising regular and special marshals across…
Youths protest highway blockage by security agents
Youths in Mangu on Thursday staged a protest over the blockage of highways by security agencies in Mangu Local Government…
Lagos Taskforce arrest 4 land grabbers
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences on Thursday said it had arrested four notorious land grabbers…
Aero yet to resume flights in Abuja
Aero Contractors is yet to resume flights at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in spite of promise made by…
Ogun traders decry low patronage this Yuletide
Few days to Christmas, traders in Abeokuta on Thursday decried low patronage, which they attributed to the current economic recession…
Breaking: Relegation-haunted Crystal Palace sack manager Pardew
English clubside Crystal Palace Football Club on Thursday sacked manager Alan Pardew with the club 17th in the Premier League.…
3 remanded over alleged arms deal in Makurdi
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded three men over alleged illegal arms deal and membership of a militia…
Yuletide: NSCDC assures Ondo residents of security
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, says it has made adequate deployment of personnel across…
FIFA Rankings: Nigeria ends 2016 as 51st
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ending 2016 on FIFA’s world ranking in the 51st position. The ranking table on the website…
Bricklayer remanded for fingering child
A bricklayer, Friday James, who allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl, was on Thursday remanded in prison on the orders of…
Bayelsa targets N150m monthly revenue from environmental sanitation
The Bayelsa Government says it is targeting N150 million monthly revenue from activities of the state environmental sanitation authority. Mr.…
South Africa sack football coach after outburst
Ephraim Mashaba has been sacked as South Africa coach, the country’s football association confirmed on Thursday. His sack was coming…
Delta Police rescue abducted monarch
The Delta Police Command on Thursday in Warri said that has rescued the Ovie of Agbarha-Warri Kingdom, Orhifi Orovwagbarha, who…
Jigawa to boost IGR through agriculture- Governor
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa said the state government had developed strategies to boost its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through…
Lagosians rush to purchase Lake Rice
The residents of Lagos State on Thursday crowded the centres where the state government’s “Lake Rice’’ is being sold for…
Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Japan
A wind-fanned fire engulfed 140 buildings in central Japan on Thursday with hundreds of residents advised to evacuate their homes,…
Reckless truck driver gets 7 months
A Mararaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old driver, Peter Daniel, to six months imprisonment for manslaughter. The…
LASG begins sale of Lake Rice
The Lagos State Government on Thursday commenced the sale of Lake Rice as part of the MoU between the state…
Unpaid salaries: Taraba workers shut down state secretariat
Workers in the employment of Taraba State Government under the auspices of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) on…
Malaria in pregnancy leads to miscarriage- Gynaecologist
Dr. Nathaniel Adawole, a gynaecologist, has warned that untreated malaria in pregnancy could lead to miscarriage and stillbirth. Adewole with…
Former Nasarawa lawmaker dumps PDP for APC
A three-term member, who represented Karu/Keffi/Kokokona Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wadada, has moved from the Peoples…
Buhari congratulates veteran journalist, Oyebola, at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated renowned journalist, author and publisher, Chief Areoye Oyebola, as he clocks 80 years on Dec.…
Yuletide: NDLEA clears 5 major drug joints in Kano
Alhaji Hamza Umar, the Commandant of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano, on Thursday said his officers…
Husband divorces wife, wants late husband’s possessions
A 38-year-old woman, Amudalat Agboola, whose husband on Thursday approached a Lagos Island Customary for dissolution of their five-year-old marriage,…
Buying children Christmas clothes is tradition- parents
Some parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have said that buying Christmas clothes for their children is tradition that…