Year: 2016
Lagos to be Africa’s first Smart City after Dubai deal
…Pact Will Attract Multi Billion Dollar Investment To State, says Ambode The Lagos State Government and the City of Dubai…
Jalekun Yisau, 9 others jailed 17 years for N115m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on June 17, 2016 secured the conviction of one Jalekun Omitawoju Yisau and…
Transfers: Van Gaal heading to AC Milan, as Real Madrid begin Pogba talks
Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, ex-Ajax head coach Frank de Boer and Andre Villas-Boas are in contention for…
FG, Niger Delta Militants agree on 30-day Ceasefire
The federal government and militant groups in the Niger Delta, which includes the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which has claimed…
Its illegal to freeze Fayose’s account, Ajulo tells EFCC
Dr. Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional Lawyer and former national secretary of the Labour Party has described the freezing of Governor…
FG shuns warnings, repairs pipelines damaged by militants
The Federal Government have started the repairs of the damaged pipelines in the oil-rich region which were destroyed by the…
Jonathan’s former aide, Dudafa gets N500m bail
Former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (alias Taiwo A.…
Police nabs 2 men for allegedly raping 6-year-old in Kaduna
Two persons, Yahaya Umar and Muhammed Auwal were arrested by the police in Kaduna on June 13 for allegedly raping…
NASS sex scandal: Nigerians call on legislators to be cautious
A cross section of Nigerians on Monday called on the National Assembly to be cautious while reacting to the sexual…
Laws should not restrict freedom of worship – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that laws should not be made to restrict the freedom of worship in the…
Senate probes aviation industry frauds
The Senate has commenced an investigation into the disbursement and utilisation of 40 million dollars Afrix Loan and N86 billion…
Synagogue church turns down request for documents, says witness
Dr Olusegun Oyenuga, a state witness in the ongoing trial of two engineers charged with negligence and manslaughter in the…
Group protests exclusion of Bayelsa from Ambassadorial nomination
A group of Concerned Bayelsa Indigenes on Monday protested against the exclusion of Bayelsa from the list of ambassadorial nominees…
Osinbajo tells business practitioners to embrace arbitration
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged business practitioners to embrace commercial arbitration for the desired speed in dispute…
Edo 2016: APC election committee recommends reconciliation meeting
The All Progressives Congress (APC) seven-member election committee for Edo governorship primary had recommended that the party should organise a…
Residents desert Ikorodu community following gunmen attack
Kazeem Ugbodaga Residents of Elegbete and surrounding villages in Ikorodu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have abandoned their homes following the…
Man in soup after pouring hot soup on policeman
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court, on Monday remanded 33-year-old Emmanuel Imole in prison custody for allegedly pouring hot soup on a…
Wizkid drops new single with American producer, Swizz Beatz
Nigerian musician, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, is about to drop a new single with his American producer, Swizz…
Man pours hot soup on police officer
For allegedly pouring hot soup on a police officer, an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court, on Monday remanded 33-year-old Emmanuel Imole in…
Donald Trump fires campaign manager
Donald Trump has fired his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Monday in the face of sagging poll numbers and a…
Kano metropolis flooded after 10 hours rain
Some parts of Kano metropolis were flooded on Monday following prolonged rainfall. The rains, which began Sunday midnight, persisted till…
Edo 2016: Ize-Iyamu emerges PDP’s candidate
Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Monday emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 10 governorship election…
Corruption hinders distribution of prepaid meters – Expert
An indigenous meter manufacturer, Mr Atilade Bolarinwa, on Monday listed finance, technical partner influence and corruption as major reasons why…
Borno doctors opt out of nationwide strike
The Borno chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) said its members would not participate in…
EFCC to arraign former NNPC GMD, others on July 4
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearrested oil magnate, Jide Omokore, and a former Group Managing Director of…
Lagos warns residents against blocked Ogun river
The Lagos State Government has warned residents to keep up the Ogun River, near the Kara Cattle Market which was…
Jolly Nyame’s trial stalled by witness absence
The trial of former governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame, was stalled on Monday in an FCT High Court Gudu, due…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Yoruba nation needs you now
By Adebayo Adeyinka My dear Asiwaju, I am compelled to write this open letter to you because of the state…
Naira falls in free float
The naira plunged against the US dollar on Monday after Nigeria’s government scrapped its fixed exchange rate and allowed market…
Strange disease kills 7 in central Tanzania
Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s Minister of Health, on Monday in Dar es Salaam said that a strange disease in central Tanzania…