Year: 2016
Abducted Kaduna lawmaker regains freedom
The Police on Wednesday confirmed the release of Ibrahim Ismail, a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, who was…
Naira slides further, now N400 to one Dollar
The Naira on Wednesday dipped further against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency exchanged at about N400…
2 killed as police, robbers engage in gun duel
Two persons were shot dead on Wednesday in Enugu during a gun duel between men of the underworld and the…
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Mugabe orders arrest, detention of Zimbabwean Olympic team
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe instructed the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Police Republic, Augustine Chihuri to arrest and detain the whole…
Lawmaker urges states to pay workers’ outstanding salaries
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Chukwudi Onyereri, has urged state governments still workers’ salaries to pay them…
INEC faults Alegeh on inconclusive elections
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the remarks of outgoing President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Augustine Alegeh,…
Explosion rocks Damaturu, welder killed, Army officer injured
A welder was killed in his workshop on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State when an explosion went off. Three persons…
Association set to clampdown on underage bus conductors
The Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) on Wednesday said it had concluded plans to curb the prevalence of underage…
Police recruitment: Okiro okays conduct of aptitude tests
The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Mike Okiro on Wednesday said the aptitude test for recruitment into the Nigeria…
Sen. Sani condemns kidnap of Kaduna state lawmaker
Sen. Shehu Sani, chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic debts, has condemned the abduction of Mr Ibrahim Ismail a…
Dabiri urges Nigerians in Diaspora to improve Nigerian economy
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, on Wednesday, advised Nigerians…
Frenchman stabs British woman to death in Australia
A 29-year-old Frenchman shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) as he stabbed a British woman to death and wounded two…
Gas explosion kills 1 in Damaturu
A welding gas explosion in Damaturu on Wednesday killed one person and caused panic, making people scamper for safety. Lt.…
LIRS seals Protea Hotel
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has sealed Protea Hotel, close to Kuramo Waters, over alleged failure to remit…
NCC arrests 15 pirates, seizes goods worth N60m
The Lagos zonal office of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has arrested 15 suspected pirates and seized goods worth N60…
GOtv introduces GOtv Lite ‘Small Pepper’ package
Leading up to its fifth anniversary celebration in October, GOtv on Tuesday 23 August, unveiled a new package called GOtv…
NSCDC decries begging among IDPs
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has decried high rate of street begging among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Ezeonwuka calls for Dalung’s resignation
Following the poor performance of Team Nigeria at the just-concluded Rio Olympics, the proprietor of Rojenny Stadium, Oba, Anambra, Rommy…
Usmanu Danfodiyo Varsity denies death of students in auto crash
The authorities of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, on Wednesday, said that none of its students lost his or her…
Security guard docked over criminal conspiracy, theft
A Security Guard, Odu Nathaniel (52), was on Wednesday brought before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing…
Ghana president releases men who threatened judges
Ghana President, John Mahama, has ordered early release of three men convicted over death threats against Supreme Court judges made…
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One killed, 4 houses burnt in Benin tanker fire accident
More than four houses gutted by fire Wednesday morning at Upper Mission junction along the Benin-Auchi express road after a…
Kidnapper of 17-year old girl appears in court
A 36-year-old man, Ezechi Uwazie who allegedly abducted a 17-year-old girl, has appeared before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The…
NAFDAC seals bakery over use of potassium bromide
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger said it had sealed a bakery in…
Cross River governor’s brother in EFCC cell over N2.4b scam
Dr. Francis Ayade, a brother to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has been arrested by operatives of the…
Niger govt. to incorporate sports in schools curriculum
The Niger State Government on Wednesday said it would incorporate sports into the curriculum of its primary and secondary schools.…
Environmental health workers decry poor hygiene in Kaduna abattoirs
The Kaduna State chapter of the Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria has decried the unhygienic conditions prevalent in abattoirs…
FG, Delta govt. collaborates to check Lassa Fever
The Federal Ministry of Health says it is collaborating with Delta Government to enhance disease surveillance and curtail the spread…
Police nab transformer vandal, dealer in Enugu
e The Police in Enugu have arrested an electric transformer vandal, Chibuike Nwosu, who also deals on vandalised electric transformer…
Flood destroys 300 houses in Yobe
Alhaji Musa Jidawa, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday, said that over 300 houses, farmlands and…