Year: 2016
Breaking: Olusola Oke, AD candidate arrested in Ondo
There are reports that the governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has been…
Court rules on bench warrant for ex-Gov Ladoja 25 Nov
A Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria Friday adjourned till 25 November to decide whether to issue…
FRSC warns motorists against using expired tyres
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists to desist from using expired tyres, to stem road crashes in…
300 Wrestlers to participate in self-defence workshop
The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) on Friday said that it would target young talents for its pool of wrestlers…
President Buhari inaugurates boards of NNPC, NCDMB, NNRA
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday challenged members of the newly inaugurated boards in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to ensure…
US concerned over deaths in Kano
The United States Government on Friday expressed its concern over last Monday’s deaths that resulted from clashes between people in…
APC warns members over violence in Apapa-Iganmu chapter
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday warned that it would not condone violence or…
EFCC secures conviction of serial hacker
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, said it has secured the conviction of one Chidi Onouha, a…
NAGAFF hails Senate on Maritime University Bill
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, on Friday, said Senate’s passage of the Bill establishing the Maritime University…
NDLEA confiscates 5,000kg of cannabis in Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday said it had seized…
FG providing necessary support for troops – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said as the fight against Boko Haram insurgency entered crucial stage, the…
Saraki tasks Chevening Alumni on nation building
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday reminded members of the Chevening Association of Nigeria of their expected roles in the…
FG to begin Lafia abattoir renovation Nov 21 – Commissioner
The Federal Government would commence renovation work on the Lafia Central Abattoir on Monday, Nov 21, according to Alhaji Lawee…
Sokoto Transport coy generates N42.8m revenue
The Sokoto State Transport Company has generated N42.8 million revenue between May 2015 and May 2016, an official said on…
Breaking: Appeal court adjourns indefinitely judgment on Jegede’s appeal
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned judgment indefinitely in the appeal filed by substituted governorship candidate of the…
1,000 mothers get N35m nutritional support in Jigawa
No fewer than 1,000 expectant mothers in Kirikasamma in Jigawa, have benefited from a N35 million nutrition support programme initiated…
Man arraigned for beating father’s tenant
For allegedly beating up his father’s tenant, Abayomi Shorungbe, 47, was on Friday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court…
INEC issues timetable for outstanding FCT election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued a timetable and schedule of activities for outstanding councillorship election in the…
Obiano promises quality, affordable healthcare
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has renewed his promise to provide quality, affordable and accessible healthcare services to the people…
Recession: Ex-minister urges Nigerians to be patient, prayerful
Dr Hassan Lawal, a former minister of Labour and Productivity, has urged Nigerians to be patient and prayerful while President…
Power outage was caused by system collapse-EKEDC
The management of Eko Electricity Company (EKEDC) on Friday said that power outage currently being experienced by its customers on…
Dozens detained at Istanbul University
Police detained 73 academics at Yildiz Teknik University, in Istanbul on Friday as part of an ongoing crackdown in the…
PRO NIS urges Plateau residents to report illegal immigrants
Mr Lipdo Nangwang, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Plateau, has called on Nigerians to promptly report suspicious…
Man’s body dissolved after falling in hot spring
A 23-year-old man who accidentally fell into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park and died was dissolved in the…
We’re determined to stamp out kidnapping in Lagos-Ambode
Lagos State Government, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said his administration is determined to stamp out kidnapping and violent crime from…
Suspected tout docked for damage, snatching of handbag
A 23-year-old suspected tout, Tosin Oyedele, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly damaging a car…
UPDATE: Police confirm two more explosions in Maiduguri
The Borno Police Command on Friday confirmed two more explosions after a separate suspected suicide bombing in Maiduguri. Mr Damian…
Council seeks foreign investors for its palm wine business
Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, Enugu State, on Friday said that it would soon seek national and foreign investors that…
Man docked for bathing neighbour with hot water
A 31-year-old man, Victor Obi, was on Friday charged before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly pouring hot…
Google tasks youths on creative contents
Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, the Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa, on Friday advised youths to be content…