Year: 2016
NEMA confirms twin bomb blasts at Madagali market
Mr Sa’ad Bello, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Coordinator in charge of Adamawa and Taraba, has confirmed twin bomb…
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Breaking: President Mahama of Ghana concedes defeat to Nana Akufo-Addo
President John Mahama of Ghana has conceded defeat to the opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the just concluded 2016 general…
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Breaking: 10 killed as twin blasts hit Adamawa
Two explosions ripped through a bustling market in northeast Nigeria’s Madagali town Friday morning, and a survivor says they killed…
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Why beautiful Lagos ladies prefer fairly used pants, brassieres
Some ladies in Lagos said they prefer buying fairly used pants and brassieres because they were durable and could get…
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53 persons burnt to death in multiple accidents – FRSC
The Edo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed that 53 people died in the…
Supreme Court upholds Ayade’s election as Cross/R governor
The election of Governor Ben Ayade as governor of Cross River State has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The…
Vietnam Flood: Death toll rise to 24
Six more people have been reported dead in central Vietnam’s floods, bringing the death toll in the region to 24…
Man who assaulted security guard gets N200,000 bail
An Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court in Lagos on Friday granted N200,000 bail to a 50-year-old man, Monday Alfred, who allegedly beat…
Unemployed thief bags N50,000 bail
An unemployed man, Chukwukere Akachukwu, who allegedly broke into an apartment and stole N108,000, was on Friday in Lagos granted…
Police arrest 2 syndicates circulating fake US dollars
The Police in Enugu have arrested two suspects for printing and circulating fake U.S. currency notes (dollars) and for swindling…
Edo to become prosperous economy in 3 yrs – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that his administration’s desire is to make Edo the most prosperous economy in…
Miss Nigeria set to be crowned Dec. 19
The 40th Miss Nigeria will be crowned on Dec. 19, the organisers of Miss Nigeria 2016, Daily Times of Nigeria…
Oil rises on hopes for non- OPEC output cuts
Oil prices extended gains on Friday on optimism that non-OPEC producers would agree to cut output following a cartel agreement…
South Korean parliamentarians vote to impeach President Park
South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal. Members of parliament voted…
Bayelsa Govt bans indiscriminate grazing
The Bayelsa Government has restricted the activities of herdsmen in the state to the Bayelsa Palm area. Gov. Seriake Dickson…
Rivers rerun election: Politician advocates peaceful conduct
Chief Ambrose Owuru, the presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, has called for peace and order during Saturday’s legislative rerun…
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Court rescues alleged corrupt judge, SAN on bail conditions
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of a Lagos High Court Ikeja on Thursday varied a bail condition granted Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia and…
Obafemi & HID Awolowo: Their untold love story (Part 1)
Why did Chief Obafemi Awolowo describe HID, his wife, as a jewel of inestimable value? Here are the reasons By…
Man killed as gunmen attack viewing centre
An unidentified middle-aged man was reportedly killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers, who invaded a sports viewing…
Multiple accidents claim several lives in Edo
Several lives and unknown amount of money were on Thursday lost in a ghastly multiple accidents involving a petrol tanker,…
FG flags off school feeding programme in Anambra
*FG releases N53m to serve meals to 76, 690 pupils *3.4m pupils to be fed across 17 states The National…
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Christmas: Lagos crashes rice price, fixes N13,000 for a bag
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on December 15 to Lagosians…
FIFA bans ex-SAFA boss, Nematandani over match-fixing
Former South African football boss Kirsten Nematandani was banned for five years by FIFA’s ethics committee on Thursday in connection…
D’Banj, 2face, Tiwa Salvage, others for One Lagos Fiesta
Hundreds of artistes are gearing up for this year’s One Lagos Fiesta (OLF), an event meant for the celebration of…
Water rate: We didn’t appoint consultant to collect revenue-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Thursday clarified the controversy surrounding the collection of all water abstraction related revenues, saying that…
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Eid-el-Maulud: FG declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration. The Minister of…
US offers solution to Nigeria’s economic recession
The United States Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr John Bray, on Thursday said that Nigeria would be able to overcome her…
Father, mother and son missing as two boats collide in Badagry
The Police in Lagos on Thursday declared missing a father, mother and son after two boats collided in Badagry area…
Transformer fault throws Sokoto city into darkness
The breakdown of a 15 MVA electricity transformer has thrown most parts of Sokoto City and its environs into darkness.…