Year: 2016
Kalu defects to APC, promises to add value to party
A former Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, on Wednesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), with prayer…
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Breaking News: Rasheed Gbadamosi dies at 72
Foremost industrialist and Co-Chairman, Lagos @50 Planning Committee, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi is dead. He died at the age of 72.…
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Lagos shuts 10 Degrees, 5 other event centres, night clubs
The Lagos State Government has shutdown the popular 10 Degrees event centre, the Haven and four other event centres and…
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Outrageous! Edo assembly approves N200m house for rich Oshiomhole
In what could be described as outrageous, the Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday amended the state pension bill…
Sultan’s 10th Anniversary- Celebrating a royal icon
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar…
FG congratulates Bala, new IMSO Chairman
The Federal Government has congratulated Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative (ARP) to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Dikko Bala, over…
Osun pensioners protest over unpaid pensions, gratuity
The Osun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday said that it would continue to disrupt activities…
LASU lecturers join ASUU warning strike
Lecturers of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Wednesday complied with the one-week nationwide warning strike declared by the Academic…
Jigawa Govt denies owing workers salaries
Jigawa Government on Wednesday refuted online media report that it was among states owing backlog of salaries of civil servants.…
Police arrest 4 over killing boy for ritual
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Mr. Emmanuel Ishaya of Ushata village in Nasarawa Local Government area for…
FG recovers N4.2bn
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Wednesday said it had recovered N4.2 billion in remittances from collecting…
FAAN inaugurates new facilities at Lagos airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it had inaugurated three ultra-modern carousels and conveyor belts at the D-Arrivals…
Trump’s gold bracelet fuels conflict-of-interest debate
A gold bracelet worn by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump during a television appearance in the U.S. has fuelled a…
Woman organises own kidnap, extorts N5m from relations
The police in Rivers State have paraded a 22-year old woman, Janet Okoro who masterminded her own kidnapping and extorted…
Osun pensioners protest over unpaid pensions, gratuity
The Osun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday said that it would continue to disrupt activities…
NLC conducts free medical tests for Kwara workers
The Kwara Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday commenced 10-day free medical tests targeting 4,000 workers in the…
NGO trains Lagos teachers on techniques, research
Mr Bankola Sadipe, Coordinator, Early Child Educational Foundation (an NGO), on Wednesday said it would train teachers in all the…
60% of terrorists now are not Nigerians – Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, said that judging by the current activities of the Boko…
260 Missing children found via mobile app
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Wednesday announced that 260 children missing in the last six months, had…
Youth sexualy abuses 10 year-old boy
The Police in Oyo on Wednesday instituted a criminal charge against a 20- year old youth, Collins Obi, for allegedly…
NOUN to create complaints website — VC
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), is working to set up a website to handle complaints from its students,…
Ex-Speaker Edo Assembly suspended for 3 months
A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has been suspended for three months, over an…
Ondo APC spokesman alleges death threats to his life
Mr Abayomi Adesanya, the Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, on Wednesday raised the alarm over…
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Update: 3 burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
Three people have been burnt to death in the multiple accident involving six vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. General…
Abuja chamber okays FG’s request to borrow $30bn
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says it supports Federal Government’s request to borrow the 30 billion dollars…
NSCDC apprehends 3 suspected Boko Haram insurgents
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday said it had arrested three suspected…
BREAKING: Senate ignores transportation minister, passes Maritime Bill
On Wednesday The bill for establishment of Nigerian Maritime University at Okerenkoko in Delta State, scaled second reading at the…
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NASS entrance remains shut for second day
The main entrance of the National Assembly on Wednesday remained shut as youth protest against corrupt politicians enters day two.…
Denmark to boost Nigeria’s milk production
Denmark’s Minister Counsellor in Nigeria, Mr. Jacob Erikstrup, on Wednesday said his government and some Danish companies’ planned to support…
Bosch Power Box set to change lives of Artisans in Nigeria
German-based multinational, Bosch Group (www.Bosch.com), is set to bring the BPB concept to African artisans, the informal sector, often the…