Year: 2016
Gov Okorocha sacks information commissioner, others
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has relieved the Commissioner for Information in the state, Dr Vitais Ajumbe of his…
Nigeria raises N183 billion in short-dated treasury bills
Nigeria sold N183.24 billion worth in treasury bills at an auction on Wednesday, with mixed yields on all the tenors,…
Hillary Clinton says time off campaign trail is a ‘gift’
In her return to the campaign trail after a bout with pneumonia, Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she did not…
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Ibori’s conviction stands despite bribery evidence-UK
Jailed former Nigerian state governor James Ibori’s convictions remain valid despite evidence a British police officer took bribes during the…
Feyenoord shock Manchester United 1-0 in Europa league
Manchester United produced a lacklustre display as their Europa League campaign began in defeat at Feyenoord. Jose Mourinho made eight…
Textile union endorses Obaseki for governor
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has endorsed Mr Godwin Obaseki as the next…
Ambode approves N740m compensation for LFZ host communities
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved a total sum of N740,461,432.00 as compensation for host communities of…
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Companies plead guilty in Patience Jonathan’s $15m saga
The four companies charged alongside a former Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo Dudafa, and two…
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome kicks against divorce
Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, the General Overseer of Believers Love World, aka Christ Embassy who is separated from his wife, in…
Man abandons wife in hospital over unpaid N.5m bill
A mother of seven, Mrs Uzoamaka Onu, 39, has been abandoned by her husband at the New Mayor Hospital and…
Woman tells court husband plans to kill her
A teacher, Mrs Precious Anthony, who resides at Karu Village, Abuja, has asked a Jikoyi Customary Court to dissolve her…
Ambode donates N5m to students with new Bio-gas technology
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday donated N5 million to two students of the Lagos State College Of…
Woman, boyfriend hanged for extramarital affair
A Pakistani mother-of-three and the man she was allegedly having an affair with were hanged from a tree on Thursday,…
Landlord remanded for stabbing tenant to death
For allegedly stabbing his tenant to death over space to dispose of used water, Gbade Metibemu is to be remanded…
Man docked for poisoning neighbour’s soup
For allegedly pouring a poisonous substance in a neighbour’s pot of soup, a trader, Gordon Daniel, on Thursday appeared before…
Man tests wife’s fidelity with fake charm
A father of three, Olanrewaju Aluko, on Thursday said he prepared a fake charm for his wife, Tolu, to swear…
Ambode charges HR managers on virile public service
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has charged apex public officers in charge of Human Resource Management in the State…
Army kill four Boko Haram members, capture one
The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed four Boko Haram members near Jororo and Tombaeji villages in Geidam Local…
Woman to sweep court premises for seven days
A 29-year-old woman, Christiana Waheed, was on Thursday ordered by an Oshogbo Magistrates’ Court to sweep the court premises for…
Man remanded in prison for stealing from Mosque
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, an unemployed man, Jubril Aja, who…
Kebbi gov. sacks 17 LG sole administrators
Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi has announced the removal of 17 Local Government Sole Administrators in the state. Bagudu told…
NASS working with Buhari to address challenges- Sen. Wamakko
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, representing Sokoto Central in the Senate, has said that the National Assembly would work closely with President…
Okonjo-Iweala might never be found guilty of corruption- Ahmed Joda
The chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s transition committee, Ahmed Joda, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, might never be…
Mother sought men to rape 10-year-old daughter
The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed last month in a gruesome crime that shocked the United States told police…
Unity Bank sacks 215 workers
Unity Bank Plc, on Wednesday, sacked no fewer than 215 of its employees as part of its reengineering strategy for…
Minister blasts PDP over call on Buhari to resign
The Federal Government has slammed the PDP for once again asking President Muhammadu Buhari to quit, calling the former ruling…
Donald Trump casts doubt on Hillary Clinton’s stamina
Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed doubt about Hillary Clinton’s ability to campaign for an extended period of time in a…
Mourinho drops Rooney from Man Utd squad
Striker Wayne Rooney has been left out of Manchester United’s 20-man squad for Thursday’s Europa League tie in Rotterdam against…
Amosun, Dickson laud tourism potentials of Ojude Oba Festival
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has commended the organisers of the annual Ojude Oba Festival, saying it has helped…