Year: 2016
Minister Sirika: Nigeria serious about a new national carrier
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has assured that government would soon start implementation of recommendations on…
Chibok schoolgirls can’t be found again, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo declared on Saturday that the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists,…
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Nnamani’s parting shot: PDP ‘party of mercenaries, rent seekers’
Former Nigerian Senate President Ken Nnamani has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. But unlike some political jobbers in recent times,…
Lassa fever: Ogun victim responds to treatment
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The health condition of the lady diagnosed to be Lassa fever patient in Ogun state is perfectly encouraging,…
I had never wanted to be a police officer— Lagos PPRO Badmos
Dolapo Opeyemi Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP) who was recently appointed as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…
Two AAU buildings gutted by fire
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The departments of Civil Engineering and Philosophy in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, were Thursday night…
Kidnapped Deeper Life pastor regains freedom
Kazeem Ugbodaga Twelve days after he was kidnapped, State Overseer, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Kebbi State, Pastor David Onubedo was…
UPDATE: Lassa fever kills 101 in Nigeria
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up…
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Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum wins Lagos City Marathon
Kazeem Ugbodaga/Taiwo Adelu Abraham Kiptum of Kenya beat other top marathoners across the world to win the first Access Bank…
More terrorist groups to pledge allegiance to IS in 2016, says UN
Islamist sect, Boko Haram and 33 other militant groups from around the world have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic…
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Two collapse as Lagos Marathon gets underway
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos City Marathon which commenced around 7:30am on Saturday is still underway. The much anticipated marathon event has…
Bird flu: Kano State Govt. kills 340, 000 birds in 2 months
The Kano State Government said on Friday it had so far killed over 340, 000 birds since bird flu resurfaced…
Perm. Sec. in Police net over alleged attempt to sell baby
A serving Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, Dr Wisdom Sawyer, has been arrested by the Police over alleged attempt to sell…
Don’t sack workers, FG begs oil companies
Following alleged plan by major oil companies to lay off 10,000 workers due to the dwindling price of crude in…
Soldiers nab 5 suspected kidnappers of timber merchant
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Five suspected kidnappers a popular timber merchant have been arrested by soldiers of 19 Battalion of the…
Minister seeks collaboration with Goethe Institute
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for collaboration between the ministry and the Goethe Institute,…
Tade Ogidan to Afolayan: You’ve done your dad proud
Funsho Arogundade Tade Ogidan, a Nigerian frontline screenwriter, cinematographer and producer, has praised the ingenuity of Kunle Afolayan on his…
Abia Warriors: We didn’t sell Chikatara for $700k
Taiwo Adelu The management of Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia has disclosed that Rwanda 2016 Africa Nations Championship, CHAN,…
Man attacked by epilepsy while driving, kills beggar, Injures 3 others
Femi Adi/ Kaduna A commercial driver on Friday in Kaduna killed a beggar and injured three other persons after he…
We’re probing PDP lawmaker over forgery of certificate of return – Edo Speaker
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has explained reasons why a candidate of the Peoples…
Lawyer husband killer arraigned in Ibadan
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN A Nigerian lawyer, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran who stabbed her husband, Mr. Lowo Oyediran Ajanaku to death on Tuesday…
Lagos And The Menace Of ‘Danfo’ Drivers
By Samuel Omojoye For me, it was like a scene from a blockbuster movie. It was such a horrendous scene…
Freight Forwarders want SON back at seaports
The founder of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr Boniface Aniebonam has advocated for the return of…
Apapa Customs Area 1 Command generates N23.4bn
By Falobi Moses The Customs Area One Command, Apapa under the leadership of Comptroller Egbudin Willy has told statkeholders at…
Lagos partners Finland on security, energy
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has struck a bilateral agreement to partner with Finland in key areas of security,…
Lagos commissions mobile courts
Henry Ojelu The Lagos State government Friday inaugurated five mobile court buses for road traffic offenders with a pledge to…
159 suspected hoodlums arrested, 8 cops injured
Kazeem Ugbodaga Suspected hoodlums have injured eight policemen in a raid on a criminal hideout at Iddo Terminus, while 159…
Malian base used by Nigerian police contingent under fire
An operational base used by a contingent of Nigerian policemen on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in strife-torn Mali has…
AGF urges NASS to join TSA for transparency
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has called on the Leadership of the National Assembly to allow for Treasury…