Year: 2016
3 docked over alleged membership of secret society
Three men, Adegbite Sadia (20), Shaeed Bakare (22), and Akinlabi Farouq (29), were on Monday brought before an Ota Magistrates’…
Ex-acting NIMASA DG, others, get new trial date
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Dec. 13 for the continuation of the trial of a former…
International Passport validity extended by 10 years
Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that the President Buhari administration is considering extending validity…
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Breaking: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Kabul mosque
A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people in a suicide attack inside a Shia Muslim mosque in the…
Be wary of quackery in lab services -expert
A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Mr Chinenye Nwekpe, on Monday warned Nigerians against patronising quack laboratory services. Nwekpe, who is the…
Obtain new permit, Police tell tinted glass car owners
The Ebonyi Police Command says it will start impounding and prosecuting drivers of vehicles with factory fitted tinted glasses who…
Saudi shuts down 908 private health institutions
Saudi Health Ministry on Monday shut down 908 private health institutions for various violations in the last six months, a…
Breaking: Supreme Court Justice Sylvester Ngwuta docked over corruption
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money…
Sarkozy out of France’s Republican presidential race
France’s first Republican presidential primary has ended in a surprising runoff between two former prime ministers and halted a political…
Plateau PDP chieftain appeals for Hirse’s release
Chief Alexander Mwolwus, a PDP Chieftain in Plateau on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate the immediate release…
Kebbi calls on farmers to repay agric loans
The Kebbi State Government has called on the farmers who benefited from the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ agricultural loan programme to…
Kebbi Govt urges farmers to repay agric loans
The Kebbi State Government has called on the farmers who benefited from the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ agricultural loan programme to…
Between the Holy Spirit and Google
In this days when everything has gone ‘E’, Google appears to be getting more attention than it deserves. When you…
Works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reaches 32% completion
Mr Kayode Ibrahim, the engineer supervising section one of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation contract, by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works…
NATA strike: Niger govt urges suspension, calls for dialogue
The Niger government has called on the state chapter of Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), to suspend its two day…
Lawmaker to fumigate Enugu council area against mosquitoes
Mr Obinna Okenwa, the lawmaker representing Enugu South-Urban Constituency in Enugu State House of Assembly, has volunteered to fumigate Enugu…
Obama: I can’t guarantee Trump won’t pursue campaign rhetoric
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama says he can not guarantee that president-elect Donald Trump will not pursue some of his…
APGA chieftain invokes CKC spirit
Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, a chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has called for divine intervention in the feud between…
India train derailment: death toll rise to 140
One survivor said he was sleeping around 3 a.m. Sunday as the train traveled through northern India. “All of a…
Enugu govt to inaugurate 4 completed road projects
Enugu State Government says it has earmarked four completed road projects for inauguration in December as part of efforts to…
Pirated product as poisonous as adulterated drug – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that “a pirated product is as poisonous as an…
Medical student disowns father, commits suicide
“You are not my father”, that was the last statement from Olounde, a medical student in England, who returned home…
Merkel announces bid for fourth term in “difficult times”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced late on Sunday that she will run for a fourth term in office in general…
Andy Murray is World’s No. 1, beats Djokovich 6-3 6-4
After a season in which he had already reached dizzy heights, Andy Murray saved the best to last by outclassing…
Gov Ahmed seeks urgent prison reforms
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Sunday called for an urgent reform of the prison system in the country.…
Ondo poll: How candidates stand
Next Saturday, the people of Ondo State will exercise their rights in a historic election, which has already left the…
Indian train disaster: President Buhari condoles with PM Modi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed deep sorrow and regret over Sunday’s train disaster in India that killed more than…
FG gives education to children displaced by Boko Haram
Tomorrow the Federal Government will commence an education advocacy program for school-aged children displaced in the North East States of…
30 countries for Calabar Carnival, says official
No fewer than 30 countries are expected to participate in the 2016 Annual Calabar Carnival, Mr Gabriel Onah, Chairman, Calabar…
Costa’s strike sends Chelsea to top of Premier League
Diego Costa’s 10th goal of the season moved Chelsea top of the Premier League as their sixth straight win saw…