Year: 2016
Ondo APC crisis: ”I fear no juju”- Jigawa governor
Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State says he is not afraid of charms and will conduct the Ondo APC primary…
Edo 2016: Oyegun urges electorate to vote for APC
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has appealed to the people of Edo State…
Nigeria should not be blacklisted again – GIABA
The inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in West Africa(GIABA)on Thursday said Nigeria cannot afford to be…
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Breaking: Another airline, First Nation shuts down operations
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that the First Nation Airlines has shut down its operations in the…
Applicant jailed 16 weeks for criminal trespass
A Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old applicant, Ashiru Idris, to 16 weeks imprisonment for…
Lagos laments gross abuse of govt infrastructure at grassroots
The Lagos State Government has lamented gross abuse of government infrastructure at the grassroots level. The Special Adviser to the…
EKEDC condemns incessant attacks on its workers
Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Communications, Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC), has condemned incessant attacks on electricity workers by…
MOSOP condemns murder of human rights lawyer
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has condemned the gruesome murder of the…
Mother Teresa to be made a saint
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, is set to become a Catholic…
Adultery crashes housewife’s 14-year-old marriage
A mother of three has lost her 14-year-old marriage to adulterous behaviour as an Igando Customary Court in Lagos granted…
Governor Wike sacks 17 local government caretaker committees
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely 24 hours after the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, suspended four commissioners for three months, the…
Pedestrians appeal for expansion of Ojota foot bridge
Some pedestrians have appealed to Lagos State Government to expand the pedestrian bridge in Ojota to accommodate higher volume of…
80.9% of sex convicts in Lagos prisons abused during childhood
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 80.9 percent of sex convicts and inmates awaiting trial for sexual and gender based violence in…
No child should choose between education and food- Imoke
Former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke, said on Thursday that his foundation, Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF), would ensure…
Official says Dutch companies not leaving Nigeria
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Thursday, said that the current economic situation in Nigeria…
Kumuyi calls for peaceful co-existence among Christians, Muslims
Pastor William Kumuyi, General Overseer, Deeper Life Bible Church, has called on Christians and Muslims faithful in Nigeria to learn…
Kebbi earmarks N3.6b for rehabilitation of schools
Kebbi State Government says that it has earmarked N3.6 billion for the rehabilitation and construction of primary and junior secondary…
NCAA dismisses airlines fold up claims
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Thursday, dismissed claims that some airlines were winding down their operations in the…
Five docked over burglary, stealing
Five persons appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos on Thursday over alleged burglary and stealing. The accused are…
Workers besiege Aero Contractors over indefinite leave
Aviation unions on Thursday besieged the head office of Aero Contractors Airline at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. The…
Imminent price fall of rice predicted
Chief Anthony Ndubuka, a major rice dealer in Umuahia, has expressed optimism that the price of rice would soon fall…
Okada rider bags N100,000 bail for plying prohibited route
An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has slammed a N100,000 bail on a 40-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Hameed Safaliu, for…
Cocoa institute reinstates 91 sacked workers
The 91 workers sacked in 2013 by the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, have resumed work on Thursday. Welcoming…
Convicted officials deserves National Hall of Shame- Primate Ositelu
Rev. Rufus Ositelu, the Primate of Church of the Lord Worldwide, has called on Federal Government to set up National…
Teenager bags six months imprisonment for burglary
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man, David Tunde Aderogba, to six months imprisonment for burglary. The Magistrate,…
Ban Ki-moon extends wishes to new Brazilian president
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended his best wishes to Brazilian President, Michel Temer, as he began his tenure. The…
Man docked for alleged stealing
A 23-year-old man, Innocent Falodun, on Thursday appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly burgling a house and stealing…
Kaduna govt. worried over poor budget implementation
The Kaduna State Government has expressed worry over poor utilisation of funds made available to Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs)…
Teenager sentenced to 10 days community service
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man, Biodun Lukeman, to 10 days community service…
UN chief calls for peace, stability in Gabon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has on Thursday in New York, urged all concerned political leaders in Gabon to maintain peace…