Year: 2016
Prepaid meter thief bags 2 months imprisonment
A Karmo Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Yaknan David to two months imprisonment…
Buhari mourns Gen. Ogundeko.
President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the pioneer Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS),…
Court extends order prohibiting hospital from suspending staff
The National Industrial Court has extended by another 14 days the interim injunction it granted restraining the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital,…
BRT Drivers’ Protest: LAMATA promises speedy resolution
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Tuesday said it would leave no stone unturned to resolve the impasse…
NAFDAC issues license to produce structured water
The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has licensed an indigenous company to produce the first…
Bus conductor docked for assaulting passenger
A 27-year-old bus conductor, Segun Adamu, was on Thursday docked before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly…
Lagos demolishes 350 structures under high tension
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the demolition of structures under high tension lines across the State, with 350…
New UBEC Secretary vows to revamp basic education
Dr Hameed Bobboyi, the New Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has pledged to revamp basic education in order…
Gernot Rohr signs two-year deal as Nigeria’s technical adviser
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that German Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year deal to work as a technical…
Okada rider docked for plying restricted route
A 21-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Rasaq Jaiyesimi, who allegedly plied one of the prohibited routes in Lagos State, was on Tuesday…
Nasarawa to install automated flood warning devices
Nasarawa state government said on Tuesday that it has concluded arrangements to install automated flood warning devices in all coastal…
SERAP tells EFCC to release blogger Abubakar Usman
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “immediately and unconditionally release…
Man docked for attempting to rape pregnant woman
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 25-year-old unemployed man, Ismail Akorede, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged attempted…
Council boss to pay soldier’s hospital bill
Paul Iyoghojie The Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area is to pay the hospital bills of the soldier stabbed by a…
BRT drivers protest salary delay
Commuters in Lagos on Tuesday groaned as drivers of the Lagos State’s Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) downed tools over the…
Iba monarch’s kidnap: Traditional rulers must be at alert-Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has charged traditional rulers and residents of the state to be on security alert in…
BREAKING: Abia Governorship: Court of Appeal reserves judgement
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday in Abuja reserved judgment in the Abia Governorship tussle. Justice Morounkeji Ogunwumiju-led four other…
Woman sleeps with son for money ritual
52-year-old Yvonne Banda from Ndola, Zambia, has revealed how her son has been sleeping with her every Wednesday for ritual…
Military vows to apprehend culprits of Nembe attack
The Joint Military Force deployed to the Niger Delta has vowed to apprehend the militants who attacked its base and…
Manchester City sign Everton defender, John Stones for £47.5m
Manchester City have signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5m, making him the world’s second most expensive defender. The 22-year-old…
5 injured after Police broke traffic rule
No fewer than five persons were seriously injured on Monday in an accident that occurred when a police bullion van…
5 killed in Ogun auto accident
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Five persons were confirmed dead Monday afternoon in a motor accident which occurred in Sagamu township, Sagamu Local…
Nigerian women enter Italy for prostitution- UN
The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that about 3,600 Nigerian women arrived Italy by boat in…
Couple die minutes apart after 63 years of marriage
An American couple married for over six decades has proven that even death is not strong enough to keep the…
Thousands rendered homeless as flood destroys 5,300 houses in Kano
At least, 5,300 houses have been destroyed by flood in Kano with thousands of residents rendered homeless. Massive flood swept…
Hoeness to return as Bayern president
Uli Hoeness will run in Bayern Munich’s presidency elections in November, the club has announced. 64-year-old Hoeness was previously Bayern…
Don’t demolish 1,000 houses, AI begs Gov El-Rufai
Amnesty International (AI) has called for an urgent international action to stop the Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai from…
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Why details of Abacha’s loot are being delayed- World Bank
The World Bank has again asked for more time to release details on the spending of recovered loot by late…
Manchester United re-sign Pogba for world-record £89m
Paul Pogba said “the time is right to go back to Old Trafford” after completing his world-record £89m transfer to…
Paul Pogba rejoins Man Utd for world-record £89m
Paul Pogba said “the time is right to go back to Old Trafford” after completing his world-record £89m transfer to…