Year: 2016
Christmas: Parents scramble for second hand clothes
With the cost of living skyrocketing each day in Nigeria due to the economic recession, some parents in Yenagoa, the…
Man nabbed for enticing married woman
The police in Kano on Monday arraigned Kabiru Iliyasu in a Magistrates’ Court for enticing a married woman. Iliyasu, 40,…
Police confirm deaths of 2 female suicide bombers in Borno
The Borno Police Command has confirmed the death of two female suicide bombers, who blew themselves up in an attempt…
Court strikes out Lekki Gardens MD’s motion for bail variation
An Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate Court on Monday struck out a motion filed by the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Mr.…
Caritas bags Best for Reputation Management at ACE 2016 Awards
Caritas Communications, Africa’s pioneer energy, oil and gas specialist reputation consultancy has emerged the best Reputation Management Consulting firm at…
101-year-old paedophile bags 13-year prison sentence
A 101-year-old paedophile – one of the oldest convicted criminals in British legal history on Monday was sentenced to 13…
Southwest will punish Buhari in 2019 – Fasehun
Founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun, has described the marginalization of the Yorubas in President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Breaking: Fifa fines England, others £80,000 for displaying poppies
Fifa has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. England and Scotland…
Kebbi to pay N1bn tuition fees for students in tertiary institutions
The Kebbi State Government says it has set aside N1 billion for the payment of tuition fees of fresh and…
Lagos creates website to verify authenticity of number plates issued by MVAA
The Lagos State Government says it has created a website – www.lsmvaapvs.org, through which motorists and law enforcement agencies could…
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Truck drivers block Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway to protest N10,000 tax
Protesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Lagos generates N287b IGR in 2016
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday disclosed that the state government, despite economic recession generated N287 billion as…
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El-Rufai loses control in Southern Kaduna as 24-hour curfew is imposed
The Jema’a Local Government of Kaduna State on Monday imposed 24-hour curfew on Kafanchan and its environs to forestall breakdown…
Kano Fire Service bans cooking in markets
The Kano State Fire Service has banned cooking in all markets across the state. The Director of the state Fire…
Youths protest killings in Kaduna state
Against the backdrop of incessant killings in the southern part of Kaduna state, youths in the area have staged a…
Muslim woman donates rice to over 50 Christian widows for Christmas
Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani has donated some bags of rice and other food stuff to over 50 Christian widows and their…
Jigawa Govt constructs 6 junior secondary schools
The Jigawa Government says it has constructed six additional junior secondary schools in Buji Local Government Area. Malam Murtala Aliyu,…
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Dangote in Forbes’ world’s most powerful persons’ list
Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been named along other world leaders such as Russian…
Emir stresses importance of Zakat, distributes N5.7m grains
The Emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Najib Hussaini, on Monday stressed the importance of zakat (alms giving) as enshrined in one…
3 arraigned over alleged armed robbery
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of three accused persons in Ilesa Prison over alleged armed…
Yuletide: FRSC deploys officers to accident prone areas
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Pankshin Unit Command says all are set to massively deploy its officers to man…
Chinese declared wanted over attempted murder in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has declared a Chinese national, Mr Yang Zhong, wanted over alleged attempted murder of another…
Things will be better in 2017- Lai Mohammed
The Minister for Information, Arts and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended Nigerians for their perseverance and understanding, urging them…
Owerri Prison enjoys peace, stability despite congestion
The Imo State Command of the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) on Monday said it still enjoy peace and stability in…
74 journalists killed worldwide in 2016
Seventy-four journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide in 2016, the majority of whom 53 died as a result…
Duterte wants daily executions in Philippines
Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups on Monday condemned as “barbaric” President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to restore the death penalty…
538 electors choose between Trump, Clinton today
Six weeks after the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, the battle for the White House is yet to be over…
2017 budget can accelerate economic dev -commerce chamber
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd, (ACCI), says the projections of the proposed 2017 appropriation are capable of…
Militiamen attack East Congo prison
Militiamen in eastern Congo attacked a prison on Monday, engaging in gun battle with security forces amid heightened tensions as…
FRSC reduces emergency clinic response to 15mins
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it has reduced its emergency mobile clinic response time to 15-minute in road…