Year: 2016
Osinbajo leads 30,000–man convention to pray for Nigeria
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is to lead a 30,000-man prayer convention to pray for Nigeria’s economic recovery, slated…
CJN moves to tackle corruption in judiciary
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmoud Mohammed, has said that measures were being taken to curb the menace…
Protesting market women shut down Benin-Lagos highway
Hundreds of market women at Uselu Market in Benin, Edo State, Monday protested an alleged move by Egor local government…
Breaking: EFCC arrests former FCT minister Bala Mohammed
A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Breaking: Ex-presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati arrested
Former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media, Dr. Reuben Abati has been arrested. According to Premium…
Disengagement of workers not due to recession – Dangote
The Dangote Group of Companies has denied reports that the disengagement of 48 workers from the company was due to…
Afenifere warns cattle breeders over terror threat
The Afenifere Renewal Group has demanded an apology from the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) over the…
COSON floors hoteliers in landmark judgment at Federal High Court
The Federal High Court in Benin City presided over by Justice A.M. Liman on Friday gave victory to the Copyright…
Ambode, Ajimobi, Aregbesola harp on family role in nation building
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his counterparts in Oyo and Osun States, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni…
Catholic e-school pledges scholarship to 300 IDPs’ children
Mr Ben Onwudinjo, the Proprietor of the Praxis Catholic e-school, has pledged to award scholarship to 300 Internally Displaced Children…
LASU dismisses 13 workers over fake WAEC results, stealing
The authorities of the Lagos State University, LASU, has dismissed 13 of its workers for using fake West African Examination…
Sokoto Govt sets up 5 emergency mobile clinics
Sokoto State Government has set up five emergency mobile clinics to tackle Malaria outbreak in Sarkin-Adar Gandu area of Sokoto…
Enugu to host victorious Rangers, Dec. 19
The 2015/2016 NPFL Champions, Enugu Rangers are to be hosted by the government and people of the state on Dec.…
Anambra Govt. hits 210,000mt target in rice production
e The Commissioner for Agriculture in Anambra, Mr Afam Mbanefo, said on Monday that the state has reached its target…
Man bags N200,000 bail over phone theft
A 23-year-old unemployed man, James Adavo, was on Monday released on a bail of N200, 000 on the order of…
Cameroon train crash: death toll reaches 80
Eighty people have been confirmed dead and more than 600 others injured, three days after the derailment of a passenger…
Gov. Ahmed advocates additional layers of policing
Gov Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, has advocated the creation of additional layers of policing to effectively tackle the growing security…
Keke rider remanded over N2.2m bank fraud
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a commercial tricyclist at a prison after he pleaded guilty to…
Manufacturers urge FG to boost textile industry
The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA) has urged the Federal Government to channel proceeds from Textile Development Levy to boost…
Iheanacho pleads with City fans
Nigeria striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has appealed to Manchester City fans to exercise patience with the team following underwhelming performances in…
UNICEF rehabilitates 110 hand pumps
The UNICEF has embarked on the repair of 110 hand pumps in Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa, to enhance…
Oniba kidnap: Judge remands suspects in prison
The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned the key suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of Oniba of Iba…
U.S., UK are Nigerians most travelled destinations – VFS
Mr Jiten Vyas, the Chief Operating Officer of VFS Global in Africa, a visa processing company, says U.S. and UK…
Nollywood actor wants stiffer penalty for piracy
A veteran Nollywood actor, Mr Dele Odule, on Monday urged the National Assembly to enact a law enforcing stiffer punishment…
Mother seeks custody of children
A 28-year–old woman, Jamila Idris, on Monday prayed a Grade 1 Area Court in Gudu, Abuja, to grant her the…
N2.4bn shipping fraud: Court fixes Nov. 25 for Innosson Ltd case
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Nov. 25 to hear a N2.4 billion suit filed against a…
Woman arraigned for stealing N420,000
court A 24-year-old saleswoman, Anabel Akuneziri, on Monday appeared before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly converting…
Use passengers manifest or face consequences -Board
The Jigawa Board of Internal Revenue has warned commercial drivers in the state to comply with the directive on the…
“I belong to the kitchen, living room, other room”– Mrs Wike
Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, the wife of the Rivers State Governor on Sunday, reacted to the recent comment by President…
Police arraign woman for N6m fraud
The police on Monday arraigned one Amina Mohammed on a two-count charge of fraud. Mohammed was dragged to court with…