Year: 2016
PENGASSAN suspends planned strike
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: The ultimatum by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN to embark on a…
Arms Deal: How I received N108m from Badeh – Witness
At the resumed trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, on Tuesday,…
Jealous lover to die by hanging
A Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba Tuesday sentenced a man, Lucky Anyali, to death by hanging for murder.…
Top Accessory Designer, Urez Kulture Unveils Its 2016 Hatinator Collection
Award winning Nigerian accessory label, Urez Kulture recently unveiled its new 2016 named the ‘Hatinator collection’. This avant-garde collection is…
Carpenter allegedly rapes teenager at gunpoint
The Enugu State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into an alleged rape of a 15-year old at gun…
NAFDAC seals bakeries, water factories in Kaduna
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday sealed two bakeries and four sachet water factories…
2 Indian climbers die on Mount Everest
Two Indian climbers who had been missing on Mount Everest were confirmed dead by authorities on Tuesday. Their bodies were…
Serving military officer remanded over armed robbery
The Police in Ekiti on Tuesday charged a serving Military man, Olasoji Damilola, 30, and Koki Tunde, 26, before an…
Ill health stops Metuh’s trial
The trial of the National Publicity Secretary, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, suffered a setback today. The trial,…
Human remains point to a blast on crashed EgyptAir
Sources in the Egyptian-led investigation committee said on Tuesday in Cairo that the initial forensic analysis of passengers’ remains points…
65,000 ‘ghost workers’ off civil service payroll
Dr Joe Abah, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, says the Federal Government has saved over N185 billion since…
Gov. Ben Ayade launches Callywood
In Nigeria, there’s been the Nollywood, Kannywood and now the newly incorporated Callywood, as Governor Ayade of Cross River State…
Buhari appoints Babandede new immigration boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Babandede as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service…
Court adjourns trial of ex-NIMASA boss to 27 May
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed May 27 for continuation of trial of a former Director-General of…
Kidnapping: IG deploys helicopter, mobile cops to Kogi
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has approved the deployment of a helicopter and more policemen to Kogi…
Mourinho to fulfil Man Utd dream
Jose Mourinho was on the verge of fulfilling his dream of managing Manchester United on Tuesday after Louis van Gaal’s…
Ja’afaru is new Controller-General of Nigeria Prisons
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ahmed Ja’afaru as the new Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service…
Desmond Tutu’s daughter loses church licence after gay marriage
Desmond Tutu’s daughter has been forced to give up her duties as a priest in South Africa’s Anglican church after…
Nokia to sack 15,000 workers
Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is likely to cut about 15,000 jobs globally as part of a cost-cutting scheme, following its…
DPR seals 15 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed no fewer than 16 petrol filling stations in Sokoto and…
Lagos shortlisted for 100 resilient cities network
The Rockefeller Foundation on Tuesday expressed optimism that Lagos State might become one of the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) in…
Court declares PDP caretaker committee illegal
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday declared the recently constituted caretaker committee of the People’s Democratic Party…
Police arraign okada riders found in robbers’ den
Two motorcyclists, Musa Badamasi and Yusuf Ibrahim, on Tuesday appeared in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Nasarawa…
Oil drifts lower on stronger dollar
Oil dipped Tuesday as a stronger US dollar and progress in controlling wildfires in Canada’s crude-producing Alberta province dampened prices.…
Driver docked over theft of beer
A 39-year old driver, Ademola Adesanya, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged stealing cartons…
LSWC blames epileptic water supply on gas shortage
The Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC) said on Tuesday that the disruption of water supply to the metropolis was due…
Hairdresser steals phone, dollars
A 26-year old, hairdresser, Kikelomo Fagbenro, on Tuesday appeared at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing an…
INTELS in illegal free zones controversy
By Kayode Dunsin Multi-billion dollar maritime behemoth, INTELS appears to be deep in a sizzling issue of illegality and impunity.…
Oil marketers set to flood market with petrol
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it is ready to flood the market with fuel as it…
What we do to get forex for oil import – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it gets credit line from outside investors to access foreign exchange…