Year: 2016
Man who died with lover not policeman – CP
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Mr Sam Okaula, has said that the man who died of generator fume…
Labourers drown colleague for stealing phone
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two labourers in Lagos prison for touring and drowning their colleague for…
British Muslim women face triple penalty in job market
A parliamentarian committee said on Thursday in London that Muslim women are the most disadvantaged group in Britain’s job market,…
Changes in original line failed- Siasia
Samson Siasia, the Dream Team IV coach, admitted that some five major changes to his original team line-up, failed to…
Man beats wife to death over sex
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ has ordered the remand of 42-year-old Josiah Johnson in prison custody for allegedly beating his wife to…
Man injures lover’s right eye
A 39-year-old man, Ikechukwu Jerry, was on Thursday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his lover. The…
Missing Malian soldiers found dead in River Niger
A military source has confirmed that the five Malian soldiers who went missing after a terrorist attack in Mali’s central…
Eiye cultists nabbed during anniversary in Lagos, Ogun
No fewer than 39 suspected cultists belonging to the Eiye Confraternity have been arrested in Ogun and Lagos states metropolis.…
Hillary Clinton’s connection with Nigeria’s Gilbert Chagoury exposed
Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state have exposed the connection between the US Democratic presidential…
Man docked for raping sister-in-law
A 29-year-old man, Tijani Ibrahim, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly raping his…
Germany announces counter-terrorism measures
The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering a series of new security measures that include making it easier…
Man arraigned for raping church member
A 31- year-old man, Damilare Balogun, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping ‘a church…
World Bank supports agricultural sector with $50m
The World Bank has pledged to support Nigeria’s agricultural sector with 50 million dollars towards the restoration of agricultural livelihood…
Katsina Gov. appoints new Scholarship Trust Fund boss
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Isa Ahmed as the new Director-General of the…
NPA to review port concession agreement
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, on Wednesday, said that the port concession agreement would…
UK launches 24-hour visa service in Nigeria
The UK has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours.…
Nasarawa Dep. Gov. extolled for obeying traffic rules
The Dep. Gov of Nasarawa State, Mr Silas Agara, has been commended by some Lafia residents for consistently obeying traffic…
Hajj: Minister advises pilgrims to be good ambassadors
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has advised FCT intending Muslim pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to…
Nsukka Jailbreak: 6 escaped prisoners rearrested– Prisons Controller
Mr Isaiah Amariri, the Enugu State Controller of Nigeria Prisons Service, said on Thursday that six of the inmates that…
Flood displaces 801 persons in Zamafara
Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed, Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Zamafara, on Wednesday said more than 801 persons were displaced…
Unity Schools: Mixed reactions trail ban on PTA levies
Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA) levies in the 104 unity colleges across the country by…
Rio Olympics: Nigeria play Denmark in quarter-final pairings
Following are the pairings for the quarter-finals round of the Rio Olympics men’s football event, with the matches scheduled for…
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Breaking: Police capture man who climbed Trump Tower
Policemen have captured a man who tried to scale the side of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this…
UNESCO D-G arrives Nigeria on 3-day working visit
Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General, arrived Nigeria on Wednesday, on a three-day working visit. She was received at the Nnamdi…
FCT minister appoints new directors
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Monday approved the appointment of new directors to head the various departments of…
Man scaling Trump Tower in New York rescued by police
A man who scaled the Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday for more than two hours using what looked…
Health workers protest non payment of 7-month salary
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of primary healthcare workers attached to health centres across the 23 local government areas of Rivers…
Valencia defeat NPFL All-Stars 2-1
The Nigeria Professional Football League All-Stars side lost 2-1 against Valencia in their first game of the NPFL La Liga…
AFRIMA 2016: AU to announce official host city Monday
The African Union Commission in partnership with the International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, will on Monday,…