Year: 2016
Breaking: Ekiti INEC secretary regains freedom
The kidnapped Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Ekiti State, Dr Muslim Omoleke, has been released.…
Breaking: Edo traditional ruler suspended for one year
The Traditional ruler of Uromi, Zaiki Edenojie II has been suspended for one year by the Edo State Government for…
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‘Black’ Friday for travellers on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Thousands of Nigerians travelling out of Lagos State on Friday suffered a terrible gridlock on the long bridge portion of…
FG denies closing Shagamu end of Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Federal Government has denied closing the Shagamu end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as being speculated by the populace. This…
Lagos bans LAGBUS from Ikorodu Road corridor
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has banned LAGBUS (red buses) from plying the Ikorodu Road corridor with effect from…
Suspended ministers accused of corruption, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to emulate the judiciary by asking ministers accused of…
Over 30m Americans in early voting across 38 states
hill More than 30 million votes have been cast already across 38 states in early voting in the ongoing 2016…
VP, Lai Mohammed, Ambode meet with Christian leaders
Worried by the economic and social challenges facing Nigeria, a group of Christian leaders on Friday converged in Ikoyi to…
Former NIMASA DG converted N496m to personal use- witness
A prosecution witness, Mr Chukwuma Orji, has revealed how a former Director General of Nigerian Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),…
U.S. trains Nigeria police officers on finger analysis
The U.S. Government has trained 66 officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on fingerprint analysis and forensics. The training…
1 Dies, 2 injured in auto crash
The Enugu State Police Command says one person has died and two others were seriously injured in a ghastly motor…
Afenifere mourns Olaniwun Ajayi
Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere on Friday confirmed the death of its oldest surviving member, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, at the age…
Ambode mourns demise of elder statesman, Ajayi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday expressed sadness over the passage of foremost elder statesman and member of…
Ondo Gov Election: New panel begins sitting
A new panel set up for the Ondo State Governorship Election Tribunal has commenced sitting. Before the panel are five…
Pa Ajayi seemed to have premonition of death – Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday said that Pa Olaniwun Ajayi, who died in the early hours of…
Buhari, Saraki in closed-door meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a closed-door meeting with President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, at the Presidential…
Buhari reassures Nigerians of worthy leadership
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that his leadership was committed to leading the people into enduring heritage of worthy…
No school fees increase at Kwara Poly – Rector
The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, on Friday said that the institution had not increased its school fees.…
Sir Olaniwun Ajayi: A democrat of repute – Gbenga Daniel
Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has described the late Sir Olaniwun Ajayi as a democrat of repute…
Troops foil suicide attack, 5 terrorists, 1 soldier dead
Troops have foiled two suicide bomb attempts targeted at a military location in Yamtakei in Gwoza Local Government Area in…
LASU directs newly admitted students to pay N10,000 acceptance fee
The Lagos State University (LASU) has directed successful candidates in the first round of its 2016/2017 admission screening to commence…
Lagos Oba kidnap trial stalled over change of counsel
The trial of four men who allegedly kidnapped the traditional ruler of Iba Town, Oba Goriola Oseni, was on Friday…
NUJ, RATTAWU mourn Odugale
With just a few weeks to the national delegates conference of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union of…
Wike, Alibaba, others nominated for South-South Progressive Awards
Gov. Nyesome Wike of Rivers has been nominated for the 2016 edition of the prestigious South-South Progressive Awards (SSPA). Mr…
Beware of corruption
Majority of the problems we are facing today, in our health, economy, business, homes, education, even in governance are as…
Court remands 20-year-old for N20m fraud
A 20-year- old man, Diekola Yussuf, was on Friday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for alleged…
Fall of the Guardian Angel
The room just went dark, pitch black even. That though would ordinarily not shock The Magic Writer. For, he is…
Man pleads guilty to dealing in cannabis sativa
A 20-year-old man, Mansur Bashir of Kabusa area of the Federal Capital Territory, on Friday, pleaded guilty to dealing on…
Anambra APGA suspends chairman
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra has suspended its Chairman, Chief Norbert Obi, for alleged gross impeachable offences.…
Chinese ‘monkey king’ picks Trump as next US president
A Chinese monkey described as the “king of prophets” has tipped Donald Trump for the US presidency, a tourism park…