Year: 2016
Gov. Bello of Niger calls for peaceful LG polls
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has enjoined people of the state to ensure peaceful conduct during the Saturday local government…
National Hospital designates isolation wards for Lassa fever management
The National Hospital, Abuja (NHA) says the hospital has designated isolation wards for the management of suspected Lassa fever outbreak…
Customs CG orders officers to declare assets within 14 days
Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali (rtd), has directed officers of the Nigeria Customs Service to make full disclosure…
Pastor Adeboye bags OAU honorary doctorate degree
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate…
Lassa Fever hits Lagos, patient quarantined in LUTH
Kazeem Ugbodaga The dreaded Lassa Fever that has killed over 40 people in the country has hit Lagos, with the…
CHAN 2016: Eagles arrive Kigali, begin training immediately
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles arrive Kigali, Rwanda Friday just in time to begin their campaign in this year’s…
How Samuel Ladoke Akintola was killed – son
The scion of the family of the late Premier of the defunct Western Region, Ambassador Abayomi Akintola, has given graphic…
Ezekwesili identifies causes of public education collapse
The former Minister of Education, Dr.Oby Ezekwesili, yesterday said that the inconsistent economic policies of federal government is responsible for…
Amodu, Eguavoen, others pay tributes as Stephen Keshi buries wife
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Benin City, the capital of Edo state literally stood still Friday as the ancient city turned the…
Anglicans penalise US church over gay marriage
The Anglican Church has slapped sanctions on its liberal U.S. branch for supporting same-sex marriage, a move that averted a…
Pump Price: DPR to fine violators N1m, shut stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that henceforth, any oil marketer caught manipulating the pump price of fuel…
#ArmedForcesRemembranceDay: Nigerians reflect on sacrifices of fallen heroes
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has urged Nigerians to reflect on the sacrifices of fallen heroes who laid their lives…
Unidentified caller threatens to blow up airports in South Korea
South Korean police said they have on Friday heightened security at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul after they received…
Oil Theft: EFCC Arraigns 12 persons, Vessel
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today arraigned 12 persons, two companies and a vessel, MV PSV DEBY before…
EFCC docks ex-LG boss over N3m land scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 15, arraigned a former Chairman of Kaduna South LGA, Bala Isa…
Oyo police recover 16 exotic cars
The Oyo State Police Command says it has recovered 16 exotic cars stolen by suspected armed robbers. The Commissioner of…
Arik Air commences flights from Nigeria to Gabon
Arik Air on Friday introduced a new flight service between Nigeria and Gabon as part of the airline’s expansion programme…
Olisa Metuh wears new look after days in EFCC custody
Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh is to remain in Kuje prison till Tuesday, January 19, when his…
Arms Deal: Buhari orders EFCC to probe Badeh, military chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Economic Financial Crimes Commission to investigate former Chief of Defence Staff, Chiefs of Air…
Show love to fallen heroes’ families, Amosun charges Nigerians
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, has advised Nigerians to always show love and affection to…
Boko Haram has killed nearly 1,200 people since 2013 – Cameroon
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists have killed nearly 1,200 people in neighbouring Cameroon’s far north since 2013, the communications minister in…
Customs intercepts poultry products concealed in truck parcels
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters Compliance Team, Idi-Iroko axis, has intercepted 100 cartons of smuggled frozen poultry products concealed…
Wike swears in new Rivers acting CJ
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Governor of Rivers State, Friday swore in Justice Adama Iye Iyayi -Lamikanra as the…
Male migrants banned from German pool after sexual harassment
Male asylum-seekers have been banned from a German municipal indoor swimming pool after incidents where women bathers complained of sexual…
Heads to roll as Buhari orders EFCC to probe ex-Service Chief, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe former service chiefs and serving officers…
Oshiomhole begs Buhari to pardon 66 soldiers charged with mutiny
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant Presidential pardon to the…
Glo urges Eagles to redeem Nigeria’s pride at CHAN 2016
Major sponsor of Nigeria’s national teams, Globacom, has tasked the Home-based Super Eagles to ensure a quality representation and make…
How Jonathan threatened to cage me —Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has revealed how former President Goodluck Jonathan threatened to cage him after…
330,000 women die during child birth —WHO
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 330,000 women died during child birth worldwide in 2015, says the World Health Organisation, WHO. Sub-Saharan…
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Ambode urges unity among Nigerians
Kazeem Ugbodaga As the nation marks this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has urged Nigerians…