Year: 2016
Masari promises to be fair to Edo governorship aspirants
Governor Aminu Masari, Chairman of the Committee deployed in Edo State by the national body of the All Progressives Congress…
PDP Crisis: IG holds meeting with Sheriff, Makarfi
In a bid to find a lasting solution to the protracted crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), the Inspector-General…
Lagos clarifies eviction of Tarzan, Metro Ferry operators from jetties
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Friday said its decision to serve eviction notices to Tarzan Marine Enterprises and…
Odigie-Oyegun mourns ex-NUJ chairman, Chuks Ehirim
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has condoled with the Nigerian Union of Journalists…
Internet fraudster jailed 10 years
Justice H.A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday convicted Frank Emem and sentenced him…
Abducted wife, daughter of Ogun ex-deputy speaker freed
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Relief has come the way of the former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly,…
Victims of Nimbo killing buried amidst tears
Emotions rode high at Nimbo, Enugu State on Friday as nine of the victims of the April 25 attack on…
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Jennifer Keshi arrives Nigeria ahead of father’s burial
Jennifer Keshi, the first daughter of late former coach of Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has arrived Nigeria from the U.S.…
Petrol sells below N145 in some stations- survey
A litre of petrol now sells below the official benchmark of N145 in some stations in the Lagos, a survey…
ASUU to partner FG in checking brain-drain
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is to partner with the Federal Government to attract and retain the best…
Student-pastor bags 3 years imprisonment for burglary
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old student-pastor, Akintunde Olatunde, to three years imprisonment for burglary.…
Remi Tinubu distributes 250 GCE forms to Lagos students
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos Central), on Friday distributed 250 General Certificate of Education (GCE) forms to students to enable them…
Taxi driver docked for assaulting policeman
A 38-year-old commercial taxi driver, Iseuru Ekpe, who allegedly beat up a police officer, was on Friday charged before an…
EgyptAir second black box pulled out of sea
The second black box of the doomed EgyptAir plane that crashed last month killing all 66 people on board was…
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 18 in Adamawa
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have killed 18 people in Kuda-Kaya village of Madagali area in restive northeast…
Military arrests 19 Niger Delta Avengers, foils attack on Agip pipeline
The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Friday said it…
Lagos street named after Tuface Idibia
Music icon, Tuface Idibia who just returned from his Kenyan trip recently was welcomed by to a nice surprise –…
You are a thief, Maradona tells Sepp Blatter
Former Argentinian football star Diego Maradona on Friday accused FIFA’s former president, Sepp Blatter, of stealing while at the helm…
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Olamide, Timaya, Harry Song for peace concert in Niger Delta
For peace to reign in the Niger Delta, popular Nigerian musicians have been scheduled to participate at a concert in…
LIRS seals 18 hotels for tax evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) says it has sealed 18 hotels for failing to remit N34.79 million hotel…
U.S. Consul to help curb crime in Lagos
The United States Consulate-General in Lagos has initiated a discussion for security stakeholders in the state to reduce crime and…
LG Electronics launches mosquito-repelling TV
The Indian arm of South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc says it has begun selling a TV with a feature that…
Buhari and the challenges of sainthood – A rejoinder
Remi Oyeyemi I have just finished reading the powerful article by Sonala Olumhense with the heading “A Funny Thing Happened…
Investors confidence to be boosted by new CBN forex policy- Economist
An economist, Mr Uche Uwaleke, has said that the new foreign exchange policy will reduce uncertainty in the forex market…
Woman bathes lover with acid
A woman in Pakistan, who allegedly attacked a man with acid for refusing to marry her after a four-year relationship…
Parents of boy killed by Alligator at Disney resort speaks out
The family of the 2-year-old boy who was killed when an alligator dragged him into a man-made lake at a…
Pictures: Lecture for Femi Osofisan’s 70th birthday
To mark the 70th birthday of prolific writer, Femi Osofisan, a lecture was held at the Trenchard Hall of the…
Convicted money launderer forfeits $86,000 to Govt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has obtained conviction on a case of suspected money laundering brought against Duru…
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Pictures: President Buhari Confers With Tinubu in London
President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in London, on Thursday…
Lagos shuts CWAY, others for public safety
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut down two water producing companies in Lagos, CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science…