Year: 2016
Nanny docked for stealing employer’s jewelery
A 26-year-old nanny, Joy Amachi, who allegedly stole her employer’s gold jewelry worth N10 million, on Wednesday appeared before a…
U-20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria defeat Canada
The Falconets of Nigeria on Wednesday salvaged their pride with a 3-1 defeat of their Canadian counterparts in their second…
Dasuki: Court adjourns till Dec. 7
The trial of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and others was adjourned till Dec. 7 for further hearing following a concession…
Former Usmanu Danfodiyo Varsity VC dies
A former Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto, Prof. Adamu Ngaski, is dead. The renowned Professor Emeritus of…
Police, Unilorin collaborate to strengthen security
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr. Olusola Amore, has called for a pragmatic synergy between the Police and the…
Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree declaring that his country will not become a member of the…
2 men docked for assaulting police officer
The police in Ogun on Wednesday arraigned two men, Osamudiamen Odigie, 24, and Esoeosa Odigie, 31, for assaulting a police…
Lagos BRT Operator donate classrooms to Ikorodu School
The operator of the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Scheme, Primero Transport Services, on Wednesday, donated classrooms to Majidun…
NPA union tells FG to fix Tin Can, Apapa ports roads
The Senior Staff Union of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to fix the bad…
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Beware: Trailer accident causes another gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Scene of the accident involving five articulated vehicles on kara bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway Photo NAN Scores of commuters were…
3 jailed for stealing in church
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced three men to 22 months imprisonment for stealing from a church. Magistrate Helen…
NSCDC investigates pipeline attacks in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is investigating the claims of pipeline attacks…
Fuel scarcity: Arik Air scales down flights
Arik Air on Wednesday announced the reduction of flights due to the lingering scarcity of JET A1 (aviation fuel). The…
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Police foil attempt to kidnap oil magnate Femi Otedola
An attempt to kidnap a Nigerian oil magnate, Femi Otedola, has been foiled by the Nigeria Police Force. The Force…
ASUU strike cripples academic activities in UniUyo
The one-week warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has crippled academic activities at the University…
Yam thief bags 2 weeks community service
For breaking into a shop and stealing 10 tubers of yam, a 22-year-old unemployed man, Olatunde Saheed, is to carry…
Man stabs father to death in Jigawa
A 30-year-old man, Muhammad Adamu, has allegedly stabbed his father to death in Mairakumi village in Malammadori Local Government Area…
Plateau first lady celebrates birthday with IDPs
Mrs. Regina Lalong, wife of Plateau Governor, on Wednesday, visited some camps hosting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in the state,…
Reports on 20% price reduction false, says MultiChoice
Pay-TV company MultiChoice Nigeria, has described as misleading and inaccurate recent media reports accusing it of unfairness to Nigerian subscribers.…
Pray for us, Sand Super Eagles urge fans
Isiaka Olawale, the Captain of Sand Super Eagles, on Wednesday, appealed to football enthusiasts to pray for the team in…
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Lagos gets first 13% oil derivation by December-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has disclosed that the state will get its first 13 percent derivation from being an…
Judiciary must fight corruption, says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said it was fundamental for the judiciary to fight corruption in order to protect…
22,430 cultists surrender in Rivers
Rivers State government on Tuesday concluded the first phase of the state Amnesty Programme as 22, 430 cultists accepted amnesty…
Protesters storm Lagos governor’s office, decry police harassment
Activities at the offices of the Lagos State Governor and House of Assembly were on Tuesday paralysed as residents of…
Boko Haram kills another lieutenant colonel
Boko Haram has killed another senior Nigerian soldier, army sources said on Tuesday. B.U. Umar, a lieutenant colonel and commanding…
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Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens
Despite the best efforts of Mark Zuckerberg to downplay Facebook’s role in the election of Donald Trump, the scrutiny of…
Bureau de Change operators go underground
Foreign currencies transaction at the Bureau de Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market has been stifled since the…
Late Ibrahim Dasuki buried in Sokoto
The late 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, who died on Monday night in Abuja, was laid to rest…
Russian minister charged with $2m bribe
Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been accused of taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover. Russia’s main anti-corruption…
Senate rejects Buhari’s ambassadorial nominees
The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the entire list of 46 non-career ambassador-nominees forwarded to it for confirmation in October by…