Year: 2016
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Patience Jonathan’s $15m: EFCC places witnesses under security watch
As the trial of former aides of ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan begins on Tuesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Anambra establishes Community Farm Development Programme
Anambra government has introduced a Community Farm Development Programme (CFDP) to provide farmers with inputs, tractor services and link them…
Police arraign man over alleged 419
The police in Ota, Ogun on Friday arraigned a man, who allegedly defrauded a woman of N500,000 in the guise…
Sokoto govt. to train 150 LG staff in agriculture
The Sokoto State Local Government Service Commission would soon embark on the training of over 150 council officials in various…
APGA chieftain seeks prayers for Buhari
A chieftain of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Katsina State, Alhaji Umar Tata, on Friday urged Nigerians to…
CNS swimming competition to foster good relationship- Adm. Ibok
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok Ibas, says the annual CNS Swimming Competition supported by the force…
Kwara closes 10 private schools built with wood
The Kwara Government on Friday said it had closed down 10 private schools built with wooden slabs and operating without…
2,535 Kaduna pilgrims return home
A total of 2,535 pilgrims from Kaduna State have arrived home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Abdullahi…
Displaced criminals from Zamfara run to Nasarawa — Al-Makura
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has said that criminal elements dislodged by recent military operation in Zamfara have infiltrated…
Sokoto spends N180m to rebuild 2 Girls’ Arabic Schools
The Sokoto State Government has reconstructed two Girls’ Arabic Secondary Schools in Sokoto city at the cost of over N180…
Many Lagos beggars deceptive, says Task Force boss
Many beggars on Lagos streets feign illness to deceive innocent persons and get alms from them, the Chairman of the…
2016 Hajj: Saudi Authority commends Nigerian Pilgrims
A Saudi minister in charge of Hajj on Thursday commended Nigerian pilgrims to this year’s pilgrimage for their discipline and…
2 soldiers, 15 Boko Haram insurgents killed in fierce fighting
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers and 15 Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle in…
FCT traders, transporters decry scarcity of smaller naira denominations
Traders and transport workers in the FCT have decried the paucity of smaller naira notes in the economy as an…
Naira sustains fall against major currencies
The Naira on Thursday crashed further against the major currencies in all the segments of the market. At the interbank…
Policewoman who killed black man charged with manslaughter
A female Tulsa police officer was charged with first-degree manslaughter Thursday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.…
Dangote’s $17b refinery gets AFREXIMBANK funding support
The African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) on Thursday said that it would assist the Dangote Group to access foreign exchange and…
Many Lagos beggars deceptive, says Task Force Chairman
Many beggars on Lagos streets feign illnesses to deceive innocent persons and get alms from them, the Chairman of the…
Nigerians eagerly await Pele
Ex-internationals on Thursday said that Pele’s visit to the country would inspire young people to attain their goals. The great…
NSCDC seals 3 illegal oil lubricants factories, arrests 50 persons
Security agents on Thursday sealed three oil lubricants blending factories operating illegally and producing fake products in llorin and Ogbondoroko,…
NEC endorses FG’s measures to beat recession
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday in Abuja expressed support for the plans and proposals of the Federal Government…
12,680 pilgrims return to Nigeria, says NAHCON
A total of 1,2680 pilgrims to this year’s hajj have so far been transported back to Nigeria five days since…
Navy parades suspected member of Niger Delta Avengers
The Nigeria Navy on Thursday paraded a suspected member of the Niger Delta Avengers at its base Warri, Delta. Commodore…
U.S. announces new plans for fighting terrorism globally
The U.S Deputy Secretary of State, Mr Antony Blinken, said on Thursday that his government had devised new plans for…
Court grants bail to ex-Adamawa governor, commissioner
A Yola High Court on Thursday granted bail to the immediate past governor of Adamawa, Bala Ngilari, arraigned over alleged…
FCT Police arrest 36 armed robbery suspects
The FCT Police Command said it had arrested 36 armed robbery suspects for various crimes in the territory. The FCT…
Dariye dumps PDP again
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday suffered slight setback as one of its senators, Joshua Dariye, announced his defection…
Edo Poll: 9 arrested for alleged impersonation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Security operatives in Benin, Edo State, have arrested nine persons, including a military officer said to be on…
Gunmen burn home of ex-Rivers’ assembly leader
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Gunmen have burnt the home of former Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly and a…
Poll shift won’t affect Edo guber – INEC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the people of Edo State that the shift of…