Year: 2016
Crawford VC urges FG to review scrapping of Post-UTME
Prof. Olurotimi Ajayi, the Vice-Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to review its cancellation…
House of Assembly approves death sentence for kidnappers
The Lagos State House of Assembly has on monday November, 28 approved death sentence for kidnappers, whose victims died in…
Thai Crown Prince to be proclaimed new king
The Thai parliament on Tuesday said Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to become the king of Thailand. Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, President…
Retired police officers demand access to NHIS services
Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (REPON) has appealed to the Federal Government to enable its members to continue to access…
Expose perpetrators of violence against children – Stakeholders
Stakeholders on child protection in Gombe State have called on Nigerians to join hands in exposing any adult caught violating…
Bizzare! Woman dies twice in Ogun community
A young woman has reportedly died twice in Orimedu area of Ajegunle community, Ogijo, Ogun State. ‘Orimedu Tailor’ as she…
Lace material thief gets N20,000 bail
A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday granted N20,000 bail to a 31-year-old man, Tunde Ayinla, who allegedly stole a bundle…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway gridlock: FRSC suggests alternative routes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists plying Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to take alternative routes as a fuel-laden tanker…
Burundian president’s advisor survives assassination attempt
The Presidency on Tuesday said unknown gunmen tried to assassinate a key advisor of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, wounding him…
Eko Disco metered 60 per cent of consumers –Official
Mr Oladele Amoda, the Chief Executive of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), says the company has metered over 60 per…
FRSC assures free-flow of traffic
The Imo Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday said it had made arrangement to ensure free-flow of…
Plane carrying Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia
A chartered aircraft with 81 people on board, including a Brazilian first division football team heading to Colombia, has crashed…
Ambode, Dangote, others eulogise Late Olaniwun Ajayi
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the thoughts and ideas of the late Sir Olaniwun Ajayi proffered workable and…
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Breaking: Ambode budgets N812.99b for 2017
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday presented the 2017 budget of N812.99 billion to the State House of Assembly…
Nine Philippine troops, president’s guards hit by blast
Nine members of the military were wounded, including seven from the country’s elite Presidential Security Group (PSG), in a roadside…
Our reforms will ease Pensioners’ hardships – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured that his administration’s reforms would ensure that Nigerians who spent the “productive years of…
Lagos, World Bank partner on delivering affordable housing units
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is partnering with the World Bank to deliver qualitative and affordable housing units to…
Lagos shuts 13 hospitals over quackery
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has shut 13 health facilities across the state over quackery.…
How I deposited US dollars for Justice Ajumogobia – Witness
The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday heard a witness describe how foreign currency was moved from Justice Rita…
UN appoints Nigeria’s Olufemi Elias Registrar International Residual Mechanism
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the appointment of Olufemi Elias as Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for…
Again, gunmen abduct seven in Epe
Gunmen in military uniform have abducted seven people at a farm in Epe area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. PM News…
Lagos Assembly approves death penalty for kidnappers
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday approved death sentence for kidnappers, whose victims died in their custody. The…
Buhari: Tinubu didn’t work against APC in Ondo poll
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has said there was no truth in reports suggesting that he and the leadership of the…
Ondo Poll: How Mimiko orchestrated PDP’s loss to APC – Kashamu
Senator Buruji Kashamu has revealed that the refusal of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, to listen to advice on…
Street Party: Lagos diverts traffic on Victoria Island
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is to divert traffic within Victoria Island as a result of the first ‘Lagos…
Ondo poll: Makarfi-led PDP faction to challenge results
The Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has resolved to challenge the outcome of…
Ondo election, victory for democracy- Imo Deputy Gov
The Deputy Governor of Imo, Prince Eze Madumere, on Monday, said the All progressives Congress’s (APC) victory in the Ondo…
Kebbi APC dismisses insinuations of internal dispute
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi, has dismissed insinuations of any dispute between Gov. Atiku Bagudu and his predecessor,…
NAFDAC to introduce mobile testing laboratories
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will introduce mobile testing laboratories to curb…