Year: 2016
Buhari’s Christmas message to Nigerians
Dear Compatriots, I heartily rejoice with all Nigerians, particularly our Christian brothers and sisters, on this year’s celebration of the…
Queen Elizabeth II to miss Christmas service due to illness
A heavy cold is keeping Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate…
Nigerian Breweries on fire in Lagos
A massive fire is raging at the premises of the Nigerian Breweries Limited in the Iganmu area of Lagos State,…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
2 killed as building collapses in police barrack
A police sergeant and another person lost their lives when a building collapsed at Highway police Barracks in Ikeja, Lagos…
Christmas: NSCDC deploys 1,000 personnel in Maiduguri to secure lives
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Sunday says it has deployed 1,000 personnel in Maiduguri to secure…
Business, Metro, News, World News
Russian military plane disappears from radar with dozens on board
A Russian Defence Ministry flight carrying dozens of people has vanished from the radar screens after departing from the resort…
FG to re-open 2 major roads in Borno after Boko Haram defeat
The Federal Government will formally re-open two major roads in Borno later today following the total defeat of Boko Haram…
Headlines, Metro, News, World News
I’m still US President, Obama warns Trump
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has told incoming President Donald Trump to accept the fact that there is only one…
Gov Umahi distributes 18 Prado Jeeps worth N279m to 18 traditional rulers
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has distributed 18 Prado Jeeps worth N279 million to 18 traditional rulers in the…
Entertainment, Headlines, Metro, News
Actor Funso Adeolu escapes death
It’s the end of December 2016 and we are all praying for safe entry in 2017, well; actor Funso Adeolu…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Two oil tankers collide in Lagos, spill content
What could have been a major tragedy was on Saturday averted by the combined efforts of the Lagos State Emergency…
Lagos pays N1.9 billion to 495 retirees
The Lagos State Government on Friday paid the sum of N1.9 billion to 495 retirees from the state public service…
Ambode preaches love, peace at Christmas
As Christians in Nigeria join the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has…
Barbing, hairdressing salons record low patronage in Lagos
Barbing and hairdressing salons in Lagos say they record low patronage contrary to high expectations for increase in patronage by…
Obama rejects Trump’s veto advice on UN’s Israel/Palestinian Resolution
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has explained why his administration rejected incoming President Donald Trump’s advice on the Friday’s UN…
Yuletide: Nigerians defy recession, besiege motor parks for Christmas
Nigerians have defied the impact of the country’s economic situation to travel for Christmas as many motor parks in the…
Boko Haram Defeat: Army chief praises gallant Nigerian soldiers
The Chief of Army staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has commended the efforts and sacrifices of gallant officers and men of…
Hurray! Nigerian Army finally crushes Boko Haram, Sambisa forest falls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Abuja commended the troops of the Nigerian Army for crushing Boko Haram terrorists in…
Headlines, Metro, News, World News
Gambia: Senegal ready to lead military onslaught against Jammeh
Senegal’s soldiers have been put on alert to intervene in The Gambia if President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down…
MTN fires top staff, Amina Oyagbola
South African telecom giant, MTN, has fired one of its top and most valuable staffers in order to avoid scrutiny…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Court freezes Patience Jonathan’s multiple accounts
Federal High Court Lagos has frozen all the bank accounts of former First Lady Patience Jonathan suspected to be proceeds…
A Big Apology To TheNEWS Magazine-City People
“On page 41 of City People, 14 December, 2016 edition, we made an error in the introduction to Hon. Idowu…
2017 budget: Akwa Ibom budgets N365.2
The Akwa Ibom Government says it will spend N94.8 billion or 26 per cent of its N365.2 billion budget for…
Buhari eager to reflate economy – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is eager to reflate the economy and deliver to…
I won’t condone aides breaking law- Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Friday said that he would not condone any of his aides…
Ekweremadu wants FG to decentralise policing
The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called for decentralized policing to get the country out of…
Yuletide: Fire Service tasks Nigerians on safety
The Federal Fire Service on Friday urged Nigerians to be vigilant and observe safety measures, especially during the yuletide to…
Customers decry lack of money in ATMs
Commercial bank customers on Friday decried the lack of money in many Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) within the Federal Capital…
Israel introduces new visa procedure for Nigerians
The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has introduced a new visa application procedure for Nigerians with effect from Jan. 1.…
Entertainers protest against Rivers commissioner over approval
Coalition of Nigeria Entertainers is set to protest against the Rivers State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mrs Tonye Briggs-Onyide,…