Year: 2016
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240 migrants perish in Mediterranean Sea off Libya coast
More than 240 people have died in boats in the Mediterranean Sea this week, according to officials, as horrifying new…
Google announces 24 million Euros to fund media projects
Over 100 media groups and projects are set to share 24 million Euros (25.7 million dollars) in grants handed out…
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Don’t give Oshiomhole N200m for house, SERAP tells Gov Obaseki
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Governor Godwin Obaseki not to sign the amended law by the state…
89-year-old, 3 others imprisoned for malicious damage
jail An 89-year-old man, Alabi Oyedele, and three others were on Thursday sentenced to 15 months imprisonment by an Osogbo…
Niger govt. to equip 4 tertiary institutions
The Niger State Government has approved N84.408 million for the purchase of science equipment and construction of laboratories in four…
Firm donates 3 vehicles to Nigerian Army
An indigenous automobile firm, Innoson Motors, on Thursday, donated three customised vehicles to the Nigerian Army. Presenting the vehicles at…
Artist calls for patronage to boost tourism
Mr Ukeka Orji, a renowned Artist and proprietor of Kaka Art Inspirations, has attributed poor patronage and lack of peace…
Defiant Hillary Clinton tells Americans, ‘never ever give up’
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night made her first public appearance since delivering her concession speech a week ago today, making…
500,000 worshipers storm Calabar for Olumba’s birthday
The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) says more than 500,000 worshipers are expected at the birthday celebration of…
Entertainers ought to reap from creative works -D’banj
One of Nigeria’s renowned entertainers, “D’banj,’’ born as Dapo Oyebanjo, says artistes ought to reap from their creative works. D’banj…
ASUU strike: Academic activities crippled at EBSU
The warning strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has paralyzed academic activities at Ebonyi State University…
Crochet braids: The latest fad
Amid the preference for Brazilian Hair as a fashion statement by ladies, the Crochet Braids appear to be making waves…
Chamber hails Dangote Group for sponsoring Trade Fair
The Kano State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA), has commended the Dangote Group for sponsoring the 37th…
Court adjourns trial of Kuku’s aides
An FCT High Court in Wuse on Thursday adjourned hearing in a case of alleged corruption against Lawrence Pepple and…
3 in court for stealing goat
Police on Thursday arraigned three persons at an Ire-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, Ekiti state, for allegedly stealing a goat. The accused…
Nasarawa governor bans road blocks by LGs
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has directed all the local government councils in the state to desist from mounting…
Police remands 15-yr-old over assault
A 15-year-old boy, Tegah Okagbare, was on Thursday handed over to the police by an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo…
Kebbi govt. warns illegal miners
The Kebbi State Government has warned illegal miners to obtain the official permit and form cooperative societies to benefit from…
Court adjourns Adegboruwa’s trial
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday further adjourned to Jan. 30 continuation of the trial of a rights…
Kaduna Police gets new CP
Mr. Agyole Abeh has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State. Abeh, who assumed office on…
Dbanj sued over N100m debt
Known by his stage name D’banj, Nigerian singer and entertainer Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo is currently involved in a court case…
Students beg Gov Amosun over withheld WAEC results
Students of public schools in Ogun State who sat for the May/June 2016 West African Examination Council (WAEC) Senior Secondary…
Nigerians should embrace exercises -sports medicine practitioner
A Sports Medicine Practitioner in Ekiti Sports Council, Emmanuel Ige, on Thursday advised Nigerians, especially civil servants to embark on…
Buhari mourns ex-minister, Rasheed Gbadamosi
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the Government and people of Lagos State on the death of former Minister of National…
Gov. Dickson to focus on infrastructure development
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has expressed his readiness to consolidate on the developmental plans of the state. He said…
We’re determined to win war against corruption — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that the ongoing anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria will be won in spite of the fact…
Lagos State lost a great son in Gbadamosi -Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday expressed shock over the passage of foremost industrialist and economist, Chief Rasheed…
Kidnapped Ibadan cleric regains freedom
A cleric, Rev. Biodun Ogunbekun, who was kidnapped on his farm at Kufi on the Olorunda-Aba road in Ibadan on…
Police nabs 3 internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected internet fraudsters. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday…
Lagos-Ibadan crash: FRSC tells motorists to be careful
Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned motorists to be extra cautious on the Lagos-Ibadan…