Year: 2016
Man nabbed for defiling 4 year old
A 27-year -old man, Essien Effiong, who allegedly defiled a four-year-old girl was on Monday arraigned in Lagos. Effiong, who…
KTSG rehabilitates sports facilities
The Katsina State Government has upgraded its sports facilities to facilitate the smooth conduct of the Nigerian Air Force Games…
Man docked for defiling 9-year-old girl
A 33-year-old man, Godwin Otobo, was on Monday docked at a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.For allegedly defiling a…
NIS seeks adequate logistics, manpower
Alhaji Muhammad Ahmad, the Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Sokoto State, has canvassed for adequate logistics and manpower…
Charlie Boy to lead revolution against corrupt politicians
One of Nigeria’s renowned entertainers, Charles Oputa, popularly known as “Charlie Boy”, on Monday took to Social Media to say…
4 remanded over kidnap of Iba monarch
Four men, who allegedly kidnapped Oba Goriola Oseni, the traditional ruler of Iba in Lagos State, were on Monday remanded…
2 pool agents arraigned over lottery prize money
Two pool agents, Ola Obafemi and Muritala Adeyemi, were on Monday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly denying three customers the…
Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo, Bale among first names on 30-man shortlist
Wales forward Gareth Bale and Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo are on the shortlist for the 2016 Ballon d’Or award…
Businessman docked for beating 2 policewomen
The Police on Monday arraigned a 41-year-old businessman, Olawunmi Oladele, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly fighting and beating…
NSCDC seals off 2 illegal security outfits
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa State Command, has shut down two private security outfits for operating…
Akeredolu will pay workers salary arrears in 6 months – APC
The All Progressives Party (APC) in Ondo State says it will pay the backlog of unpaid workers’ salaries within six…
Boko Haram: LG seeks rehabilitation of govt facilities
Chairman of Madagali Local Government Council in Adamawa, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, on Monday, solicited for government’s intervention over the poor…
Kebbi govt to build 2,000 houses – Commissioner
The Kebbi State Government on Monday promised to build 2,000 houses in order to ease accommodation challenges confronting residents of…
FRSC urges motorists to comply with traffic laws
Mr Friday Ekhator, the Edo State Coordinator of Special Marshals of FRSC, has called on all road users to comply…
Market women protest, shutdown Benin-Lagos highway
Protesters on Monday blocked the Uselu/Ugbowo section of the Benin-Lagos highway over plans by Egor Local Government Area of Edo…
Rearing animals in homes is risky- Expert
A Public Health Expert in Bauchi, Dr Alkasim Ibrahim, has expressed concern over the increase in the number of people…
Jigawa Govt. spends N6m to empower 363 women
The Jigawa Government on Saturday said it spent N6.92 million to train 363 women in various income-generating trades in the…
Importation of substandard goods part of corruption- SON coordinator
Mr Sunday Badewole, the Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osun, has described importation of substandard goods into Nigeria…
Osun Community commends NESREA
The Lapeke Community of Owode-Ede in Osun has commended the National Environmental Standard and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) for its…
Ex NFF president applauds LMC
The immediate past President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari, has commended the League Management Company (LMC) for conducting a…
Jigawa community in dire need of public primary school
Residents of Takur Adau community in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa have appealed to the State University Basic Education…
Kwara Govt. rejects NULGE demand for N33.6bn refund
The Kwara Government has rejected the demand by the state’s chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)…
NGO raises alarm over increasing girl defilement
Arrida Relief Foundation, a civil society organisation, on Monday pleaded with the Kaduna State Government to take urgent actions to…
No basis for condemning judges’ arrest – Ex-NBA Chairman
Mr Jonathan Taidi, a former Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Minna Branch, on Monday said there was no basis…
Breaking: Delta SSG held hostage by community
Mr Festus Ovie Agas, the Secretary to the State Government of Delta, Mr Festus Ovie Agas, is currently being held…
Myanmar president hails UN achievements
Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Monday hailed the achievements scored by the United Nations in maintaining international peace, security…
62-year-old school still on temporary site
Dr. Sunday Etukudoh, Provost, Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, Jos, says the inability of the 62-year-old school to move…
Motor park clash: Police arrest two suspects
The Police Niger have arrested two suspects in connection with a misunderstanding between two transport unions at the Abdulsalam Abubakar…
Over 500 drug addicts escape from rehab centre
More than 500 addicts have escaped from a drug rehabilitation centre in southern Vietnam, an official said on Monday. Huynh…
Kebbi trains 500 teachers
The Kebbi Government has expressed its commitment to the training and retraining of teachers to upgrade their qualities and skills…