Year: 2016
Police, NSCDC to hold grounds in liberated areas – Minister of Defence
The Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and civil Defence Corps will henceforth hold ground in the areas that have…
Man, 31, arraigned for fondling woman’s breast in Lagos
For allegedly fondling a woman’s breast, a 31-year-old man, Yusuf Akpata, was on Thursday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court…
Buhari fighting “necessary war’’ against corruption — Sen. Lawan
Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC- Yobe) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade as a “good’’ and “necessary war’’ worthy of…
Germany signals interest in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
Nigeria’s quest to expand its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market into Europe received a major boost on Thursday as a…
57 million Nigerians now have access to financial services-CBN
The Bankers Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said 57 million Nigerians, which represents 66 per…
Senate urges Military to beef up security in IDPs camps
Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Thursday urged the Military to beef up security in the Internally displaced Persons(IDPs) camps in…
Amosun calls for better land border security
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has urged the nation’s Interior Ministry to ensure that it budgets more…
Dickson stops borrowing to pay salaries
Bayelsa State Government has asked its workforce to brace up for the global economic challenge, as the practice of augmenting…
Glo ends sponsorship of Nigeria Premier League
The partnership agreement between next generation network, Globacom, and the League Management Company, in which the telecommunication outfit sponsored the…
UNAIDS charges FG to increase local funding for HIV/AIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged the Nigeria’s Federal Government scale-up local funding to close the…
Towards 2030 HIV-free Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government’s projection to end the reign of the dreaded HIV/AIDS pandemic by 2030 in Lagos…
Suspended lecturer sues KASU
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State University, KASU, lecturer, Dr. John Danfulani, who was suspended by the school authorities for an alleged…
Man docked for N300m land scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Victor Ochola before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High…
Money Laundering: Prosecution rejects ex-Gov Akwe Doma’s document
The trial of Aliyu Akwe Doma, a former Nasarawa State governor, and two others, continued on Wednesday before Justice A.…
Buhari resumes from 6-day vacation
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday resumed work at the State House in Abuja after a 6-day vacation. In compliance with Section…
Pumping machine thief dies inside well
Yusuf Muhammed It was a sad end for a man who allegedly tried to steal a pumping machine in a…
Mama Taraba loses at Supreme Court
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The hope of Nigeria having the first female elected governor was finally dashed by the Supreme Court on…
African Basketball League to partner with TRACE
The African Basketball League, ABL, has secured a ground breaking partnership deal with TRACE as the official TV and digital…
UNAIDS charges FG to scale-up funding for HIV/AIDS
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged Nigeria’s Federal Government to scale-up local funding to…
Partnership with EFCC essential to curb oil theft – Army
Brig Gen S. O. Olabanji, Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that the Economic and…
Enyimba eye winning start in Champions League campaign
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Champions League, Enyimba Football Club of Aba have vowed to begin their campaign…
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Murtala Nyako wrongly removed, Appeal Court rules
After 18 months of being removed from office, former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako has now gotten some restitution…
Dambazau praises Lagos over N4.8bn security equipment for police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) on Wednesday described the security equipment purchased by the…
LAGBUS driver bags 10 hours community service for reckless driving
A LAGBUS driver, Idowu Oladipopu, was on Thursday sentenced to 10 hours of community service by Magistrate Bola Olagbegi-Adelabu for…
Court of Appeal nullifies impeachment of former Gov Nyako
The Yola Division of Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday declared the impeachment of former Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa…
Nigerians laud Astymin as more winners emerge in promo
As more winners emerge every day in the Astymin Get Alert Promo, ceaseless accolades have begun to trail the brand…
Bakers to raise price of bread in Kogi
Kogi Union of Bakers says it will increase the price of bread in the State in line with current cost…
Cabal of Corruption in Buhari’s oil ministry, Kaduna IPMAN alleges
Femi Adi/Kaduna There is a cabal of corruption working at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its affiliate, Petroleum Product…
100,000 Nigerians live outside Nigeria as refugees – U.S
Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, on Thursday said that about 100,000 Nigerians were currently living…
Artefacts Rescuers Association kicks against Digital Museum
The Artefacts Rescuers Association of Nigeria (ARAN) says the proposed digital museum to be inaugurated later in the year may…