Year: 2016
Lagos journalist’s assault suit against Customs fixed for Sept. 29
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Sept. 29 to hear the application to re-list a suit by…
Court upholds Ali Modu Sheriff’s removal as PDP chairman
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday upheld the removal of Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff as the Chairman…
Sallah: Dealers in food items groan over poor sales
Dealers in food items in Hadejia, Jigawa have expressed concern over low patronage, with just a few hours to the…
SON impounds 30,000 pieces of steel bars in Kwara
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has impounded 30,000 pieces of steel bars of different brands and sizes in 20…
Ikpeazu use of state High Court is wrong – SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Samuel Okutepa has said that it is wrong for Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of…
Sallah: NSCDC deploys 870 personnel in Sokoto State
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), says it will deploy no fewer…
6 convicted over counterfeit Customs paper
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board said six persons were sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos to two…
Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Usman get N500m bail
Justice M. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos today July 4, 2016 granted bail to Nenadi Esther Usman…
Suicide bomber attacks near U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the American consulate in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, early Monday morning, injuring two people,…
Rivers INEC Commissioner is a contractor for Gov Wike – Senator Abe
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Rivers South East Senatorial District in…
Sallah: FRSC deploys 600 patrol vehicles, 50 ambulances
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said it had deployed 600 patrol vehicles, 15 tow trucks, 50 ambulances, 85 motor…
Troops ambush Boko Haram terrorists, kill 4
Nigerian troops early Monday ambushed a column of suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Gerere Junction, Kukawa Local Government Area, on…
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Olympics: Man City stop Iheanacho from playing for Nigeria
ihe Kelechi Iheanacho will not take part in the Rio Olympics with Nigeria, after leaving it up to Manchester City…
Juan Mata to join Everton after Mourinho snub
Everton are trying to convince Juan Mata to join Ronald Koeman’s revolution at Goodison Park, with the Spain international aware…
Wole Soyinka mourns Elechi Amadi
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has described the Late Captain Elechi Amadi as a soldier and poet, a captive of…
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France beats Iceland 5-2, setting up semi-final with Germany
Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts…
Oyo assures workers on payment of salaries
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Oyo State Government is seeking the understanding of workers and pensioners over the N29bn wage deficit representing…
Lagos to stem maternal death at grassroots
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is set to stem maternal death rate at the grassroots. One of the ways…
Six die in auto accident
The Federal Road Safety Commission in Kogi says six persons died on Saturday in an accident on Ajaokuta-Itobe-Ayangba road in…
EFCC arrests Senator Iyiola Omisore
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, after…
Police rescue Babcock varsity graduate from kidnappers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has rescued a graduate of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Justina Anochie, 27,…
Traders relocate from Alade market Ikeja
Kazeem Ugbodaga After 20 years of sustained resistance, all traders in Alade Market, Ikeja have begun relocating to a newly…
Amnesty Stipends: Dickson begs ex-militants for patience
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appealed to ex-militants to be calm and exercise patience…
Pictures: Prof Wole Soyinka in Ebedi
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was recently a guest at the Ebedi International Writers Residency in Iseyin, Oyo State. Here…
Soyinka in Ebedi: Of hunters and storytellers
WALE OKEDIRAN ‘’Wale, No formal programme please. I was alarmed when I read, in one of your earlier mail, something…
Police recover 8 stolen vehicles from trans-border thieves
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has recovered eight stolen vehicles…
Police alert Lagos residents of robbers’ new tricks
The Lagos State Police Command has alerted residents on the new antics of criminals, particularly at night, before carrying out…
Abia governorship: AGF advises Ikpeazu, Ogah on what to do
Mr Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has advised parties involved in the Abia governorship…
Arteta, Arsenal captain bows out, joins Man City coaching crew
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal captain has announced his retirement from football and in a surprise twist, he said he would be…
Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 2,500 personnel in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara, said on Sunday that it had deployed 2,500 personnel across…