Year: 2016
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
N255m armoured cars: Court can’t stop EFCC from arresting Oduah
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application by former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, seeking an order…
Wike flags off Bonny jetty reconstruction
Gov. Nyeson Wike of Rivers on Wednesday flagged off the reconstruction of Bonny Jetty at Bille/Bonny/Nembe Waterfront in Port Harcourt.…
Religions abhor killing, says Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday…
Traffic offenders to undergo psychiatric test – Minister
Minister Muhammad Bello has directed that any motorist who beats traffic light should be arrested and taken immediately for a…
Police arraign man for assaulting housewife
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 49-year-old man, Abas Odeh, in an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin for allegedly assaulting…
Haiti postpones presidential election
Haiti has postponed presidential election planned for Sunday in the wake of a devastating strike by Hurricane Matthew, election authorities…
Amosun honours paralympics silver medalist
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has donated N1million and training kits to Mrs Latifat Tijani, an indigene of the state…
LASG promises to reduce building collapse
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday promised to reduce incidents of building collapse in the state to the barest minimum…
EFCC quizzes FUTA VC, bursar for alleged fraud, corruption
Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology (FUTA) Akure and the Bursar, Emmanuel Oresegun were on Wednesday quizzed…
”Badagry would change in nearest future” : Lawmaker
Various programes carried out by the Lagos State Government in Badagry will transform the ancient city to a mega city,…
Reps task police to facilitate release of ex-minister, husband
The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja, directed the Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS) to facilitate…
FRSC prosecutes 274 traffic offenders
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) prosecuted no fewer than 274 traffic offenders for 352 offences in Onitsha, the commercial…
Edo Election: Group advises Ize-Iyamu to accept defeat
A pressure group, Edo Youths Coalition, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just-concluded governorship poll in…
Rooney tired of questions over best position
The debate over whether Wayne Rooney is best as a striker, a number 10 or in midfield has become a…
”Karma” is responsible for Kim’s attack: Kardashian’s body guard
Steve Stanulis, Kim Kradashian’s ex body guard has on Wednesday come out to say that ”Karma” is responsible for Kim’s…
Kogi governor, assembly tango over council administrators
Richard Elesho/ Lokoja The Kogi State Government and the House of Assembly are currently at loggerheads over the suspension of…
Man pleads guilty to sexually abusing 2-year-old daughter
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded, at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, one Idris Abu, who confessed to…
Kano govt. reactivates asphalt, quarry plants
Mr Aminu Aliyu, Managing Director of Kano State Road Maintenance Agency (KARMA), says the state government has reactivated asphalt and…
ECOWAS Court adjourns Kanu’s case
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s alleged fundamental human rights breach case against the Federal Government…
University admissions: Is NECO losing relevance?
At no time in the history of University admissions had parents and students been through the kind of trauma they…
Butcher docked for stabbing man in stomach
For allegedly stabbing a man with a bottle and dispossessing him of his money, a 28-year-old butcher, Mustapha Awolu, on…
Lagos headteacher bolts with school’s N300,000
A 38-year-old headteacher, David Ijadele, who allegedly stole N305, 200 from Rich Way School, Ikosi-Ketu in Lagos, was on Wednesday…
Court adjourns Dasuki’s case till Oct 21
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned retired Col. Sambo Dasuki’s case till Oct. 21 pending the outcome of the…
Recession: Families advised to focus on preventive healthcare
The Enugu State Ministry of Health on Wednesday advised families and individuals to focus on preventive healthcare to save money…
Thieves burgle SERAP office, steal money
On the night of 3 October 2016, unknown people broke into the offices of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)…
Nigeria elected into Council of International Civil Aviation
The 39th Assembly of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has elected Nigeria into its council for the next three years.…
Egyptian parliament to quiz lawmaker over virginity tests comment
The Egyptian Parliament said on Wednesday in Cairo that it would question a lawmaker over his call for obligatory virginity…
Obama can “go to hell” Philippines president
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines President has again blasted the United States, and this took another caustic turn Tuesday, when he threatened to “break…
The real trouble with Nigeria
In his acclaimed publication ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’ published 33 years ago, in 1983, the late Chinua Achebe pointed out…
Police ban speed breakers in Zamfara
The police in Zamfara have banned the use of all forms of speed breakers or limiting materials on public roads,…