Year: 2016
Couple, 1 year old son die in Sokoto inferno
Tragedy struck on Tuesday night in Sokoto when a couple and their one-year old son reportedly lost their lives in…
Nigeria Customs destroy N147m poultry products in Benin
Poultry products worth over N147 million illegally imported for the yuletide season have been impounded and destroyed by operatives of…
Breaking: 15 Boko Haram insurgents killed in fierce encounter with soldiers
Despite claims by the Nigerian military that the Boko Haram insurgents had been crushed, fighters of the murderous sect on…
Domestic violence on women should be checked- Lawyers
Some Lagos based lawyers have stressed the need for adequate measures to be put in place to check the spate…
Crime rate on Kogi road worries security expert
A security expert in Kabba, Kogi, Mr Olutola Obamero, has called on the state government to check the activities of…
2017 Hajj: Kano tells pilgrims board to begin preparation
The Kano State Government has directed the Pilgrims Welfare Board to commence preparations for the 2017 Hajj operation. The Acting…
Building contractor faces N755,000 fraud charge
A 50-year-old building contractor, Henry Chibueze, who allegedly obtained N755, 000 under false pretences, was on Friday brought before an…
Magu, Babachir receive queries from Attorney-General
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has queried David Babachir Lawal, the Secretary…
Bee farmers urge FG to support beekeeping business
Women in bee farming (apiculture) have appealed to government at all levels to encourage and support bee farming to attract…
Sokoto Govt approves N164. 4m for stadium expansion
The Sokoto State Government has approved N164.4 million for the renovation and expansion of the Giginya Memorial Stadium, Sokoto. The…
FRSC impounded 255 vehicles during Xmas holiday
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) impounded 255 vehicles across Lagos State during the Christmas holiday. Mr Hyginus Umeje, the…
Why ban on knockouts appear slack – Police
The police says there is little they can do to effectively enforce the ban on the use of fireworks and…
Wizkid, Yemi Alade named Africa’s best at SoundCity MVP Awards Festival
Nigerian singers Wizkid and Yemi Alade, have been named ‘African Artiste of the Year’ and ‘Best Female Artiste’ respectively at…
NDLEA intercepts tonnes of illicit drugs in Sokoto
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, said it had seized 2.5 tonnes of Rohypnol valued at over…
Reps advises FG on liberated IDPs from Sambisa forest
The House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has urged the Federal Government to come up with…
Serena Williams announces her engagement
Thirty-five-year-old tennis star Serena Williams says she is engaged to Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of social news website Reddit. The…
Boko Haram: Nigerians in South Africa commend FG
The Nigerian community in South Africa has commended the Federal Government for flushing out Boko Haram insurgents from the Sambisa…
Anambra donates automotive industrial park land to FG
The Anambra government has donated 80 hectares of land to the Federal Government for the construction of an automotive industrial…
Ekiti monarch sacks chief over dishonesty, indiscipline
A first class traditional ruler in Ekiti State and Oloye of Oye, Oba Oluwole Ademolaju, has ordered the removal of…
2 Edo APC Chieftains sent to prison for murder
An Oredo Magistrates court in Benin on Thursday ordered the remand in prison custody of two chieftains of the All…
81 police families to be rendered homeless
The Nigeria Police in Lagos State, on Thursday said three more buildings housing 81 police families would be pulled down…
Pandemonium over bomb scare at FCE Yola
There was a pandemonium at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, on Thursday over a bomb scare following the…
No plastic, only contaminated rice in Nigeria – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said laboratory result of the suspected fake…
Shekau video mere terrorists propaganda – Army
The Nigerian Army has described the video purportedly released by the Boko Haram showing its leader as “mere terrorists propaganda.”…
Accident claims 3 lives, 4 injured on Ijebu-Ode/Ore Highway
Three persons were confirmed dead on Thursday in an accident involving a white Toyota truck and Mazda Bus at Fari…
I tried to kill myself, ex-world boxing champion says
Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton tried to kill himself when he suffered from depression after quitting the ring, the…
Gov Ajimobi budgets N207b for 2017
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday presented N207, 671,495,300:00 as the 2017 budget of the state to the…
Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder
Serena Williams has used the social media platform Reddit to announce that she is engaged to its co-founder, Alexis Ohanian.…
Nadal beats Berdych on return to action
Rafael Nadal beat Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-4 on Thursday in his first match since October at the Mubadala World Tennis…
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US expels 35 Russian diplomats over cyber attack
U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats including shutting down of two Russian compounds in…