Year: 2016
Latest Edo official results by INEC
Official Results by INEC 1. Esan West LGA APC 13,114 PDP 16,311 2. ORHIONWON LGA APC – 15,262 APGA –…
Osinbajo to visit Zamfara on Friday
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will visit Zamfara on Friday to inaugurate projects executed by the state government. Local…
Lassa fever: No new case in Plateau – Health Commissioner
Dr. Kunden Deyin, Commissioner of Health in Plateau said there was no fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.…
Much ado about NiTel/MTel sale to NatCom
On October 8, 2016, ntel, Nigeria’s fifth mobile network and, according to their website and social media platforms, Nigeria’s first…
Hijrah 1438: Osun declares Monday public holiday
The Osun Government on Thursday declared Monday, Oct. 3 as a public holiday to mark the Islamic New Year, 1438.…
2015/2016 NPFL champions to get N40m prize money
The champions of the 2015/16 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season are to get N40m from the Merit Award of…
Imo govt saves N1.2bn after LG workers audit
Imo State Government has saved N1.2 billion after it carried out verification of local government workers in the state, an…
Man killed after winning lottery in Lagos
35-year-old Ejike Onyejekwe has been killed in the Festac Town area of Lagos State. The victim, who lived on 21…
16,353 cases of delayed flights recorded in 6 months-NCAA
Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 16,353 cases of delayed flights between January and June, statistics from the Consumer Protection…
Ogun signs agreement to build 2nd largest refinery
The Ogun State Government has signed an agreement with a consortium of four private firms to build a refinery, proposed…
Soludo’s demand for apology is a joke
In his rather hasty reaction to my petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on the criminal diversion of…
Edo election: Collation of results begins Thursday
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Mr Sam Olumekun, says collation of results for the governorship election in the state…
Sudan accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur
Dozens of children in Darfur have died writhing in agony, allegedly killed by chemical weapons dropped on them by their…
US warns Russia over Aleppo bombing
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned his Russian counterpart that Washington will end Syria talks unless Moscow stops…
Congress rejects Obama veto of Saudi 9/11 lawsuits bill
Congress has voted to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to…
Ambode mourns passage of former IGP, Iyang
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed sadness over the death of a former Inspector General of Police,…
N600m Fraud: Ex-Naval Chief, Jubrin, 2 Rear Admirals get N100m bail
Justice A. S. Umar of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 granted bail to…
Champions League: Barcelona win at Monchengladbach
Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Borussia Monchengladbach and make it two wins out of two in this…
Troops kill 9 Boko insurgents, capture 2 AK-47 rifles
The Army on Wednesday said its troops, Operation Lafiya Dole, had killed nine suspected terrorists at Bulabulin, Borno. In a…
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Breaking: OPEC agrees cut in oil output in first deal since 2008
OPEC agreed on Wednesday modest oil output cuts in the first such deal since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi…
Lagos Trade Fair will address economic recession – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the 2016 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) would open opportunities to…
Vandalism: NNPC solicits traditional rulers’ support
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru has called on traditional rulers and…
Former police I-G Etim Inyang dies at 85
A former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Etim Nyang, has died in Lagos at the age of 85. His son,…
Man, woman found dead in Umuahia brothel
The police in Abia on Wednesday confirmed the death of one unidentified man and a woman in a brothel in…
Edo poll: Electoral officer confirms ballot box snatching at Ekpoma
Mr Lebari Nduh, INEC Electoral Officer in Esan West Local Government Area, has confirmed that hoodlums had snatched a ballot…
NASS crisis: Jibrin vows to continue anti-corruption crusade
Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin, former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation who was suspended on Wednesday, says he will follow…
Nigeria is already getting out of recession –Minister
Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance, on Wednesday said that the nation was already getting out of recession, saying…
Oshiomhole, INEC planning to rig Edo poll at collation centres – PDP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm that Governor Adams Oshiomhole…
APGA calls for cancellation of Edo guber poll
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the ongoing Edo State governorship election, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu,…
House of Reps suspends Abdumumin Jibrin
The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC-Kano), the embattled former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, for…