Year: 2016
N6.8bn Fraud: Absence of counsel stalls ex NAMA boss’s trial
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed Dec. 2 for continued trial of a former Managing Director of…
Nasarawa CJ threatens to sanction judicial officers
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State , Justice Suleiman Dikko, has threatened to sanction Magistrates and Area Court Judges who…
Lolo1 faces backlash for dancing with Bobrisky
Famous Wazobia FM OAP and Nigeria’s queen of Indigenous radio, Omotunde Adebowale-David popularly known as Lolo 1 of Wazobia FM,…
Beautician begs court to dissolve her marriage
A beautician,34, Mutiat Ogunsina, who accused her husband of constant beating and threat to life, on Tuesday pleaded with an…
Gov. El-Rufai to distribute 20,000 free prepaid metres
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State would flag-off the distribution of 20,000 electricity prepaid metres for customers in the state.…
1,600 Patients benefit from eye-treatment
No fewer than 1,600 persons had benefitted from the eye-treatment sponsored by Alhaji Kasim Iliyasawa, the member representing Zaria constituency…
Woman docked for inflicting wounds on 12-year-old
A 29-year-old woman, Ogechi Irunwanu, who allegedly inflicted wounds all over the body of a 12-year-old girl, Jennifer Okafor, was…
LASU to resolve staff promotion, welfare issues
The Lagos State University (LASU) has assured its staff that all issues relating to its workers’ promotion and welfare would…
Schools inspection on motorcycles will end soon -Taraba Govt
Mr Anthony Jellason, the Secretary to Taraba State Government (SSG) on Tuesday, said the state would soon end schools inspection…
Kwara governor justifies dissolution of 16 councils
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday said he dissolved the 16 local government councils in the state due to…
Shell inaugurates N2.04 bn library for students
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) on Tuesday inaugurated an ultra-modern public library, worth 6.5 million dollar (N2.04 billion), to be…
Army nabs fake soldier in Bauchi
The 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigeria Army, Bauchi, said on Tuesday that it had arrested a fake soldier who claimed to…
Ooni celebrates Moremi Ajansoro
In honour of Queen Moremi Ajasoro, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has embarked on the construction…
I am not coming back to athletics- Adeloye
Tosin Adeloye, who was slammed with an eight-year ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said she was…
Dumb man tells court wife undermines him
A dumb man, Tajudeen Ibrahim, has told an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court that his wife, Sakirat, undermines him and wants to…
Nigerian artists keep sculpture in the family
Princess Elizabeth Olowu, 77, sits on the sofa in her small living room, rubbing bronze sculptures with lemon juice to…
Bayelsa Poll: Tight security in Yenagoa as Supreme Court delivers judgment
Residents of Yenagoa woke up on Tuesday morning to witness increased security around Government House and strategic areas of the…
Trump, Clinton to vote mile apart in New York
Rivals Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump will vote barely more than a mile apart on Tuesday…
Militants bomb PPMC pipeline in Warri
Niger Delta militants on Tuesday bombed a state-run oil pipeline near the southern port city of Warri, the second attack…
INEC cautioned on Diaspora voting
A lecturer at the Federal University Dutse in Jigawa, Dr. Abdulhakeem Adejumoh, on Tuesday, cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Burglary kingpin nabbed in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested another alleged burglary kingpin, Ibrahim Saad, 26, within three days of nabbing…
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No more environmental sanitation in Lagos, Appeal Court orders
The Appeal Court in Lagos has nullified the monthly environmental sanitation in Lagos State, saying it is illegal and ordered…
Slain Col. Abu Ali, others buried in Abuja
The remains of late Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu Ali and four of his soldiers were on Monday buried in Abuja.…
Ighalo, Onazi, others storm Eagles’ camp
Watford’s Odion Ighalo and Trabzonspor’s Ogenyi Onazi reported at the Super Eagles camp in Abuja Monday night. Patrick Pascal, the…
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APC Legal adviser, Banire steps down over accusation of N500,000 bribe
The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress,APC, Dr. Muiz Banire, has offered to resign from his post pending…
Lawmaker Jibrin flee Nigeria, vow never to return
The suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday vowed never to return to Nigeria unless his…
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No plan to increase pump price of petrol, NNPC insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has again debunked report that it plans to hike the pump price of petrol.…
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Nigerians living in fear, says Anglican Primate
Reverend Nicholas Okoh, Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, says people are living under a perpetual sense of insecurity and…
US Poll: Trump supporters upbeat about tomorrow
With only hours to the heated U.S. presidential elections, the Republicans have exuded confidence that its nominee, Donald Trump, would…
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Buhari commissions projects in Edo, praises Oshiomhole
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, commissioned four key projects of the Governor Adams Oshiomhole administration and praised the Governor…