Year: 2016
Curfew in Zamfara as mob kills 8 over alleged blasphemy
No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged…
Troops kill 3 kidnappers, destroy camps in Bauchi State
Troops of 33 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have killed 3 armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps in Bauchi State. This is…
Disgraced U.S. swimmer Lochte loses sponsorship
Swimwear manufacturer Speedo and fashion label Ralph Lauren on Monday said they were dropping their sponsorship of the disgraced U.S.…
Benue legislators refund car loans to EFCC
Governor Samuel Ortom has said that 22 state legislators have started refunding car loans they collected for personal vehicles to…
DSS smashes kidnap rings in Benue, Cross River, Lagos
The Department of State Services (DSS) has smashed a kidnapping syndicate responsible for gruesome killings and kidnappings in Benue State.…
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Security men bar #BringBackOurGirls from Aso Rock
An attempt by the members of the #BringBackOurGirls group to march to Aso Rock was halted on Monday by a…
Edo Election: INEC begins voter education, to stem apathy
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo said on Monday that it had commenced voter education to stem voter…
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Lagos@50: FG, States must not allow our cultural heritage to die-Ooni
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the weekend charged Nigeria’s Federal and State Governments not to…
Jigawa Speaker donates N1m for NECO scratch cards
The Speaker, Jigawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Idris Garba, has donated N1 million to 105 candidates to purchase scratch…
Ambode approves N15.5m for varsity entrepreneurs
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday approved N15.5million as seed funding and grants for final year students enrolled…
Muslim clerics endorse child-spacing for healthy family
Some Islamic clerics in Zaria, Kaduna State, have identified child spacing as the best option to establish an ideal, healthy,…
Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian with 18 gold medals
At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68…
BREAKING: Ondo 2016: Eyitayo emerges PDP governorship candidate
Former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), on Monday, emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
Kaduna govt to ban sale of high energy bulbs
The Kaduna State Government said on Monday that it would soon ban the sale of high energy consuming bulbs, as…
LASG begins training, accreditation of bus conductors
The Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) on Monday urged bus conductors in the state to be civil in their dealings…
DELSU sacks six corrupt lecturers
No fewer than six lecturers of the Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka were sacked by the institution’s Governing Council for…
Dream Team’s sacrifice, efforts gave Nigeria medal- Danagogo
Tammy Danagogo, immediate past Minister of Sports, says Dream Team’s efforts and sacrifice in the midst of nothing is responsible…
Kebbi environmental law defaulters to be sanctioned
The Kebbi Urban Development Authority (KUDA), has vowed to sanction defaulters of environmental laws in the state. The General Manager…
Olympic flag goes to Tokyo as Rio 2016 ends
The Rio Olympics ended on Sunday with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, ushering in the official handover to 2020 hosts…
Brazilian girl shares bedroom photos with Usain Bolt
After a wild night of partying a twenty-year-old student from Rio has shared photos of what appear to be her…
Osinbajo urges NBA to assist FG chart new course
osinba Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to support the Federal Government chart…
The world is waiting to hear our stories – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the world is eager to hear the nation’s stories through the…
Stakeholders condemn reduction of work days
Labour leaders, lawyers, academics and other stakeholders have condemned the move by Imo, Benue and Sokoto to reduce the working…
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Some Nigerians want reduction of working days – Survey
Some stakeholders have expressed support for the decision of Imo and Benue governments to reduce working days to boost agricultural…
Court orders police to disclose information to MRA
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Police and Inspector General of Police to disclose to Media…
Ezekwesili advised to contest for presidency in 2019
Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, the Convener of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) and former Minister of Education, on Saturday, said President…
Mayowa Ahmed dies in South African hospital
The Ovarian cancer patient, Ahmed Mayowa, who spent many years at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for treatment has…
Suicide bomber on bike kills 3 in Cameroon market
A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed three people and wounded 24 at a market in north Cameroon, where armed…
Police hold aptitude test for applicants August 22
Police Service Commission ( PSC) says it will conduct aptitude test for shortlisted applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police…
Death of CJ’s Son: Gov Dickson orders probe
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has expressed deep shock over the untimely death of Mr. Wariebi…