Year: 2016
Lagos taskforce arrests 3 notorious ‘Awawa’ cult members
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested three notorious members of the ‘Awawa Boys’ cult group who…
Nigerian students berate Amaechi over comments, seek apology
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, over what it described as…
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We are not owing Shuaibu Amodu N25 million – Edo Govt
The Edo State Government has denied owing the late former Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Shuaibu Amodu,…
Students protest, issue Gov Amosun 48hr ultimatum
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Students of Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu Ijebu, on Wednesday gave Governor Ibikunle Amosun 48 hours…
Kidnapped Kogi judge regains freedom
Justice Isiyaka Momoh-Jimoh Usman of the Kogi Customary Court of Appeal has been freed by his abductors. A statement issued…
Court of Appeal dismisses Dasuki’s attempt to stop trial
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to discontinue his…
Sambo Dasuki’s trial adjourned again
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the case of alleged diversion of N13.6 billion against retired Col.…
104 LG staff struggle to break career stagnation
Kazeem Ugbodaga No fewer than 104 Local Government staff in Lagos State are jostling to break the long period of…
Lawyer’s absence stalls Raymond Dokpesi’s trial again
The trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc., Mr Raymond Dokpesi, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday…
30 dead as bus falls into ravine in India
A bus skidded off a hill road into a ravine in north-eastern India killing 30 passengers, police said Wednesday. The…
Fuji music star Saheed Osupa gains admission
Famous Fuji star, Saheed Akorede Okunola aka Saheed Osupa, yesterday joined 3,236 others who were matriculated at the University of…
Pistorius walks without his prosthetic leg in court to avoid jail
Oscar Pistorius shuffled without his prosthetic legs through a Pretoria court on Wednesday to demonstrate how vulnerable he is without…
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69 air passengers escape death as plane catches fire
Jet Airways airlines, on Wednesday, said its passenger plane, Flight 9W 2839, with 69 people on board, made an emergency…
Lagos warns boat operators against blackmail
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, has warned boat operators in the state against blackmailing the government as…
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya and twin clocks 60 years today
The senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya and his twin sister, Mrs Kehinde Hassan clocks…
Ogboni cult splits 16-year old marriage
A 35-year-old housewife, Tomilola Ogundele, on Wednesday asked an Ikole Customary Court to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage to Olanrewaju Aluko…
Nigerians shun Yankari Games Reserve, visit South Africa for tourism
Despite the abundance of tourist sites in the country, many Nigerians still prefer to travel to South Africa for tourism.…
Police recruitment: 5 applicants nabbed in Nasarawa for forgery, theft
The police in Nasarawa have confirmed the arrest of five applicants during the ongoing police recruitment exercise in Lafia over…
Alligator drags toddler into lagoon at Disney resort in Florida
An alligator dragged a two-year-old boy into a lagoon at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida late on Tuesday, defeating…
Ambode urges corps members to pay attention to entrepreneurial training
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged corps members to pay serious attention to the entrepreneurial training initiated…
Lecturer calls for transparency in the recruitment of teachers
Mr Greg Esheye, a lecturer at the Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo, has called for transparency in the recruitment…
FG releases 1,470 tonnes of grains to Adamawa
The Federal Government on Wednesday presented 1,470 tonnes of grains to farmers across the 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa…
Obanikoro spits fire from US, says I won’t submit to EFCC
Former Minister of State for Defence and one time Nigeria’s ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has condemned yesterday’s raid…
NSCDC to train 1,000 private security guards
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it would train 1,000 private guards on protective and effective life…
Osun Hijab crisis: Cleric calls for caution
A cleric, Pastor Dotun Ajileye, on Wednesday, advised religious leaders in Osun to exercise restraint with their utterances over the…
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Samuel Eto’o weds longtime girlfriend in Italy
Ex-Cameroon international and former Barcelona and Chelsea striker, Samuel Eto’o on Tuesday got married to his long-term girlfriend, Georgette Tra…
Death toll in Ghana’s flood rises to 10
The death toll in the flood in the southern Ghana city of Cape Coast has increased from five to 10,…
Pictures: Bayo Onanuga, NAN MD, visits EFCC
The new Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit…
EFCC docks two impostors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Mohammed Sufyanu and Abbas Attahiru, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the…
Angry husband sets wife ablaze in Benin
A middle-aged man simply identified as Onya, has been arrested by the police in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly setting…