Year: 2016
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
There is corruption in EFCC – Magu
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Friday said there is corruption in every…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Reckless drivers kill 70 FRSC officials
At least, 70 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, were killed this year by reckless drivers across the…
“There’s corruption everywhere”- Ibrahim Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called for inter-agency collaboration to…
Amosun to commission, allocate workers’ estate
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun will on Monday inaugurate the state government’s housing estate built for public servants. A statement…
Roll back malaria: Rotary Club distributes 1,000 mosquito nets at Ife
About 1,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets were distributed at the Ile Oduduwa, the Enuowa Palace of the Ooni of Ife,…
Lagos urges massive turnout for by-election in Ifako-Ijaiye
Lagos State Government on Friday urged all registered voters of Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to come out enmasse to vote during…
I-G raises probe panel on officers’ allowances
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment…
Rise against cultural genocide, Buhari urges world leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on world leaders and stakeholders in the culture and tourism sector to rise against cultural…
Merit, not quota, makes nations great -Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has identified the importance of merit in giving reward and said that quota system was detrimental…
Winners of Kwara mini-marathon gets N2m scholarship
The Skylarks’ Club of Omu Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, says it will award N200,000 scholarship…
Gambian leader Jammeh accepts defeat in presidential polls
Gambian ruler Yayah Jammeh has conceded defeat to rival Adama Barrow after the presidential polls, an aide to the Information…
President Buhari meets King Mohammed VI of Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday,…
Kogi Assembly calls for sustenance of JTF
The Kogi House of Assembly has urged the Kogi Government to sustain security Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the army…
Gov. Ugwuanyi assures of support for NPFL Super4
The League Management Company (LMC) says the Enugu State Government has assured it and football fans of a successful hosting…
Buhari meets King Mohammed VI of Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday,…
Security man docked for damaging N3m car
A 35-year-old security man, Jacob Ishi, who allegedly drove dangerously and damaged a car worth N3 million, was on Friday…
I-G raises probe panel on officers allowances
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment…
6, 346 youths get NPower jobs in Kaduna State
A total of 6, 346 youths have been recruited for the Federal Government’s NPower jobs in Kaduna State. The News…
Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh trailing main rival in presidential vote
Partial results showed Gambia’s President, Yahya Jammeh, trailing his main rival in a presidential election on Friday, raising the prospect…
Radio journalist kidnapped in Benue
The Benue Police Command said a Radio Journalist, Mrs. Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, had been kidnapped on Friday in her house in…
Delta Govt trains 2000 unemployed youths
The Delta Government said on Friday that it has trained no fewer than 2000 unemployed youths on digital online jobs.…
Man docked for escaping from lawful custody
The police on Friday arraigned 33-year-old applicant, Kallamu Yahaya, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly…
BREAKING: Court orders immediate release of Shiite leader
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday ordered the unconditional release of detained Shiite’s Islamic leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky…
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Breaking: Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh concedes defeat
President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, the…
Sex-starved housewife gets divorce
A sex-starved housewife, Sherifat Asimiyu, on Friday, approached an Ibadan Customary Court sitting in Agodi to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage…
It is a crime to build house without toilet
An expert in public health, Mr. Taiwo Oso, on Friday, said it was a criminal offence for an individual to…
Nigerian singer Flavor shines in Onitsha progress booster show
Life Continental Lager Beer, the brand that supports progress, has yet again rewarded thirty new entrepreneurs, with 7.5 million naira…
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18 killed as passenger bus plunges into lake
Chinese authorities say 18 people have died and two more are in hospital after a small passenger bus plunged into…
Four suspected sea pirates arrested in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy on Friday at Masunkiri in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa, arrested four suspected sea pirates in…
Heaps of refuse take over Enugu
Some residents in Nsukka town on Friday decried the inability of Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA) to evacuate heaps…