Year: 2016
Kwara vows to blacklist contractors doing shoddy jobs
The Kwara Government on Friday said it would blacklist and refuse to pay contractors doing shoddy jobs on road projects…
12-year-old marriage dissolved over attempted child sacrifice
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between an Ibadan-based businesswoman, Sekinat and her husband…
Jos trade fair: Plateau suspends monthly sanitation
In view of the ongoing 2016 Jos Trade Fair, the Plateau Government says the monthly sanitation exercise will not hold…
Stakeholders to sensitise motorists on speed limit
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has called on stakeholders in Jigawa to assist in sensitising motorists on the importance…
Unavailability of witness stalls trial of Tompolo
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 for continuation of trial of an ex-Niger…
Jimoh Ibrahim: PDP supporters protest against INEC in Ondo
Akure, capital of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria is boiling as thousands of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took…
NIMASA assures stakeholders of safety standards
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has assured stakeholders of the agency’s resolve to…
Igbos seek road map for economic prosperity
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maj.- Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, has advocated honest effort by patriotic sons and daughters of…
Nigerians react to extension of UTME validity
Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions on the ongoing amendment of the JAMB Act for the elongation of its UTME results…
Jos Stadium: Contractor, consultants summoned over missing documents
The Plateau Commission of Enquiry on uncompleted new Jos Stadium has summoned the contractors handling the multi-billion naira New Jos…
Ondo Poll: AD suspends 3 principal officers
The Alliance for Democracy (AD) has suspended three principal officers of the party for their alleged involvement in the governorship…
Ondo Election: Jegede calm supporters, heads to Appeal Court
Eyitayo Jegede, factional governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, urged his supporters to remain calm, saying…
Akure protest: Police assure residents of safety
The Police Command in Ondo has assured the residents of Akure of their safety from the violent protest which erupted…
JTF raid militant camps, discover 23 human skulls
Troops of the Joint Task Force, also known as Operation Delta Safe, on Thursday, disclosed that it discovered a total…
Ondo election: Full list of candidates, parties
Here is the full list of the 28 governorship candidates to battle in the Ondo election on 26 November as…
Reuben Abati regains freedom
Dr. Reuben Abati, former spokesman of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has regained freedom after being detained for about a week by…
Gov Ajimobi shuts 5 schools again over protests
The Oyo State Government on Thursday shut five schools indefinitely over the protests on cancellation of automatic promotion in public…
Jimoh Ibrahim’s recognition by INEC victory for rule of law -Sheriff-led faction
The Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the emergence of Mr Jimoh Ibrahim…
Power outage at Lagos Airport
For almost an hour on Thursday, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was thrown into darkness due to power outage.…
Coup in Ondo as INEC picks Jimoh Ibrahim PDP candidate for poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has picked Mr Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunso as the official candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
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EFCC quizzes senior lawyers over huge money in judges’ accounts
In its efforts to get to the bottom of the corruption in the judiciary, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Prosecutor’s absence stalls trial of Tompolo
The trial of an ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, for an alleged fraud of N47.6bn was stalled…
Ekiti Assembly passes Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2016
Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Ekiti Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2016. The passage of the bill…
Cleric remanded for abducting 3 girls
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a cleric, Elijah Ebimone, in prison for allegedly abducting three girls and turning…
25-year-old wins overall best student at YABATECH
A 25-year-old woman, Motunrayo Ayebiwo, on Thursday emerged the best overall Higher National Diploma (HND) student at Yaba College of…
NSCDC arrests 2 suspects with fake currency notes
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Thursday, paraded two suspects for allegedly…
Recession will end soon, Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to always speak positively about the country in spite of the current economic recession,…
NANS members protest extortion by Anambra government
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) marched on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in Awka to protest alleged extortion…
Professor seeks court order to eject imposter
Prof. Humphrey Chukwueze, a former lecturer in Engineering Department of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has asked an Awka Magistrates’ Court…
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Breaking: Saraki’s Coup: NASS amends CCT Act, takes over
After suffering several humiliations from the executive over his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for false asset…