Year: 2016
Motorist hits 6 security personnel in Zamfara –FRSC
Six security personnel have been reportedly hit by a motorist, resulting in the death of four of them in Talata-Mafara,…
Lagos charges miners against degrading the environment
The Lagos State Government has charged miners in the state to desist from degrading its environment through their mining activities.…
Court remands 2 women over alleged contempt
Two women were on Tuesday ordered to be remanded in Ilesa Prisons by an Osogbo Magistrate’s’ Court for disrespecting the…
FRSC, stakeholders to ensure sanity on roads
The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sango-Ota, Ogun, Mr Leye Adegboyega, has urged stakeholders to collaborate with officials…
Kebbi LG targets 700 children for polio immunisation
The Bunza Local Government Council of Kebbi, says it targets 700 children in the area for immunisation against polio which…
UNDP launches report to accelerate gender equality
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched Africa Human Development Report 2016 to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in…
Army gives out dedicated GSM lines to public
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday gave dedicated GSM lines for the general public to call for any information or request…
Chevron appoints Esimaje Brikinn as GM, PGPA
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has announced the appointment of Mr Esimaje Brikinn as General Manager of Policy, Government and Public…
Man kills friend over lady friend struggle
The Enugu State Police Command has commenced the trial of a suspect who allegedly killed his friend over a lady…
DPR seals 19 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed 10 filling stations in Sokoto and Kebbi states for allegedly…
Nigeria Referees Association set for 2016/2017 NPFL
The Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) has said that its members were ready to continue to officiate creditably in the 2016/2017…
Oil hits $55.33 after OPEC agreement
Crude rose above 55 dollars a barrel on Monday as rising prospects of a tightening market after last week’s OPEC…
Nasarawa gov assures public of quality healthcare delivery
Gov. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Monday renewed his administration’s resolve to deliver quality and affordable healthcare services…
Saraki mourns Kuforiji-Olubi
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Monday, mourned the late Mrs. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, a former Minister of…
Arrest of Journalist: Kogi NUJ boycotts govt activities
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kogi council on Monday directed journalists in the state to boycott government activities to…
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Customs intercepts container of Jollof Rice, Yam Porridge, Egusi from India
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20ft container of “READY TO EAT FOODS’’…
Rerun elections: River Govt. declares three days fasting
The Rivers State Government has declared a three-day fasting to seek God’s intervention for peace and order in the state,…
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How ex-NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi converted N4.5bn to US dollars- Witness
A star witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Adamu Usman Yusuf, Monday told a Federal High Court…
Blatter loses appeal against 6-year ban
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, the Court of Arbitration…
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FG bans importation of vehicles through land borders from 2017
The Federal Government has banned the importation of vehicles into the country through land borders. In a statement on Monday…
Ambode raises police death insurance benefit to N10m
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced an increment to the death insurance benefit for police…
Jimmy Carter got me my Green Card, I never applied for it-Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday disclosed that he never applied for an American Green Card and that it…
Banker docked over alleged US$93,000 fraud
A banker, Obinna Ezenwaka, who allegedly defrauded a businessman to the tune of 93, 000 US dollars, was on Monday…
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Dangote’s liaison with kidnappers murdered, body dumped in gutter
Istifanus Bello Gurama, a senior strategist with Dangote Industries Limited, who was reportedly kidnapped three weeks ago, has been murdered.…
LASU appoints new acting Heads of Department
The Lagos State University (LASU) had approved the appointment of Dr Oluwaseun Bello as the Acting Head, Department of English,…
President Buhari meets with Liberian leader, Sirleaf
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met with the Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, behind closed doors. It was…
Breaking: Judge, wife’s absence stall arraignment
The arraignment of Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja and his wife, Olabowale, who is the…
11 killed, scores wounded in Pakistan hotel fire
A huge fire engulfed several floors at a multi-storey hotel in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, killing…
Farmers to make rice affordable by 2017
Rice farmers have assured Nigerians of their readiness to make the price of rice affordable and accessible by 2017. Mr.…
Fake U.S. embassy in Ghana shut down
Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra, run by a criminal network that had…