Year: 2016
In 2015, N64bn was spent on travelling, only N19bn on roads – Finance Minister
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun has revealed how billions of naira was spent on travelling by public office holders in…
Ukraine to invest $1bn in Ajaokuta steel company
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Valeriy Aleksandruk has said that his country is ready to invest one billion dollars into…
Herdsmen not suppose to carry AK 47, says Ndume
Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Ali Ndume on Thursday advocated stiff measures to deal with all forms of criminalities in the country…
Niger Delta militants attack Chevron facility
Militants attacked a Chevron platform in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region late on Wednesday, the United States energy company said…
Quickly facilitate return of stolen funds, Buhari tells UN
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to facilitate the faster recovery…
SUBEB: Plateau Govt. recovers looted N2.7bn
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says he has recovered N2.7 billion looted through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)…
Special court martial to try two Nigerian Army generals
The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a Special Court Martial to try two of its officers for undisclosed offences. The…
FG can’t sustain civil servants N165bn monthly wage bill – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said on Thursday in Lagos that the N165 billion monthly salaries to federal civil…
Herdsmen: Edo traditional rulers call for deployment of military operatives
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As the menace of herdsmen continue to generate tension nationwide, traditional rulers in the six local government areas…
Edo guber: REC worried over proliferation of arms
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Samuel Olumekun, has expressed…
Viber deepens chat experience with encryption feature
Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps with more than 711 million unique users worldwide has announced the complete…
Liverpool reach Europa League final
Jurgen Klopp remains on course for silverware in his first season in charge after Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach the…
Judge chides Ecobank’s counsel for disrupting court proceedings
There was drama at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today when senior members of the bar accused Ecobank’s…
Lagos Govt. demolishes 45 shanties at Iba
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Thursday demolished 45 shanties at LASU round-about in Iba…
Reps order immediate re-seal of Kogi Assembly
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to immediately re-seal the Kogi State…
2019: PDP set to win all 36 states – Okowa
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to win all…
My involvement with Sanusi’s letter to Jonathan – Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi has cleared the air on his involvement in the letter written by former governor of the Central Bank…
Abuja workers cry out over transporters’ strike
Some commuters in the Federal Capital Territory are groaning under the indefinite strike embarked upon mass transport workers. Junior workers…
Biafra: Appeal Court reserves ruling on Nnamdi Kanu’s bail
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Thursday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader…
Buhari to visit Katsina Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday visit his home state, Katsina. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State who disclosed this…
17 killed as bus falls off bridge
Seventeen people have so far been confirmed dead when a bus fell off a bridge into a dry river bed…
My wife paralysed me- Retired Civil Servant
A 67-year-old retired civil servant, Mr Ganiyu Ahmed, on Thursday filed for divorce before Mr Adegboyega Omilola, President of Igando…
Ambode endorses 4-year term for LG chairmen
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed four-year tenure for Local Government chairmen and other elected council representatives. The governor…
Jonathan’s cousin drags FG to court over his detention
Akin Kuponiyi Mr Azibaola Robert, a Niger-Delta activist who also is a cousin to Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has…
Hurray! Free varsity education for prisoners
Prison inmates throughout the country now have hope of a quality higher education with the gesture by the National Open…
Police drivers to pay for damaged patrol vans
Police drivers of damaged patrol vehicles will henceforth pay the cost for the repair. The police on Thursday said it…
Traffic Gridlock: Lagos demolishes 84 gated streets
The Lagos State Government says it has demolished 84 street gates which were shut against motorists before the 12 midnight…
Appeal Court reserves judgment in Metuh’s bid to stop trial
The Court of Appeal has reserved ruling on the appeal filed by Chief Olisah Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of…
The Slap Heard Around The World; The Shame Watched Around The World
By Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò I would like to start this piece by thanking the owners of Channels Television in for…
My wife’s ‘brother’ slept with her-Husband
For sleeping with her supposed brother, a 40-year-old man, Mr Sunday Oladipupo, has asked an Orile Agege Customary Court in…