Year: 2016
Man stabs friend to death
A 24-year-old man, Godwin Simon, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing…
Kebbi to host Fulani cultural festival
The Kebbi Government is to host the annual Fulani cultural festival, Hottungo, in January 2017. Alhaji Ibrahim Kamba, Commissioner of…
Mimiko tasks successor on zero polio eradication policy
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Wednesday called on the incoming administration in the state to sustain the zero…
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Breaking: Ambode, Bagudu officially launch Lake Rice
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart from Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday official launched the long awaited…
Man remanded for killing father, stabbing mother
Babalola Rotimi Junior, 24, had been remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons for the alleged murder of his father and stabbing…
Lagos lawyer seeks divorce
A legal practitioner, Kasoki Olekanma, on Wednesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 15-year-old marriage.…
Breaking: James Ibori out of prison
Former Governor James Ibori of Delta State has been released from prison in the United Kingdom. Reports say he was…
INEC conducting acceptable elections- Akeredolu
Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor-elect of Ondo State, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is conducting acceptable elections. Akeredolu made…
Edo, NATA to collaborate to boost job creation
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has promised to collaborate with the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) in order to boost…
Nigeria will not collapse- Cleric
Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor of the Catholic Diocese of Awka has said Nigeria will not collapse against the prediction of doomsday…
Benue governor congratulates Tor Tiv-elect
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has congratulated the new Tor Tiv-elect, Prof. James Ayatse, over his emergence as the fifth…
LASU student bags Don Etiebet’s 2016 award
– Dosumu Ololade, institutions a final year student of the Lagos State University (LASU), has emerged the winner of the…
Assembly re-introduces bill to impose levy on road users
The Sokoto State House of Assembly, resolved on Wednesday, to re-introduce a bill for a law that would impose levy…
Teen docked over alleged rape
Toheed Akinleye,19, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. The accused,…
Recession: Nigerians turn to football betting for survival
Many adults and students in Ilorin have resorted to football betting as a way of surviving the current economic recession…
Med-View expands operations to Monrovia, Freetown
Med-View Airline has expanded its operation in the West African sub-region, extending flight services to Monrovia, Liberia and Freetown Sierra…
Xmas: Police ban fireworks in Adamawa
The Police in Adamawa Police has renewed the ban on fireworks during the yuletide period across the state. The police…
Court arraigns teenager for fingering minor
An 18-year-old boy, Kossy Nsofor, who allegedly fingered a minor, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The…
Christmas: Police caution Niger residents against accepting gifts
The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Mr Muazu Zubairu, on Wednesday cautioned residents of the state against accepting wrapped gifts…
31 killed in Mexican fireworks market explosions
A string of explosions at a fireworks market in Mexico on Wednesday killed at least 31 people, and more than…
Mixed reactions trail 2016 Abuja Carnival
Critics note that although the just concluded 2016 edition of the Abuja Carnival between December 3 and December 6 was…
Yuletide: CAN advises Christians against indebtedness
Bishop Peter Ogunmuyiwa, Coordinating Chaplain, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised Christians to eschew borrowing money to celebrate yuletide.…
Christmas: Yobe supports Christian communities with clothes, food
The Yobe Committee on Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), has donated clothes and food items to Christian…
Army denounce video clip on alleged soldiers’ mistreatment
The Nigerian Army said the current video clip being circulated on some soldiers alleging mistreatment, lack of food and water…
Bayelsa records N3.5bn revenue surplus
Bayelsa Government said its unspent fund as at the end of November stood at N3.5billion, bringing to an end five…
Cross River first lady partners with fashion designers
Mrs Linda Ayade, wife of Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has offered to provide a platform for fashion designers…
Coca Cola buys African bottling for $3.15bn
Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to sell its majority stake in Africa’s largest Coke bottler to the Coca Cola Company for…
6 die in hotel fire in Western India
A Senior Police Officer said at least six people had been killed in a fire outbreak in a prominent Hotel…
Yuletide: NSCDC to deploy 6,000 personnel across Lagos State
The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it will deploy 6,000 personnel to provide…
2017 budget: Plateau Assembly promises speedy passage
The Plateau House of Assembly has promised to ensure quick passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill of N133 billion submitted…