Year: 2016
Saraki Market fire victims seek financial assistance
The 20 traders that were affected by the recent fire that gutted eight shops at Saraki Market in llorin are…
Kaduna earmarks N4b for Kaduna light rail project
The Kaduna State Government has earmarked over N4 billion for the Kaduna Metropolitan Rapid Rail Transport project, to begin in…
Bus Conductor Docked For Stealing Items Worth N225,000
A 22-year-old bus conductor, who allegedly broke into the house of one Emeka Nzeh and stole valuable items worth N225,000,…
Sokoto govt. to construct new stadium
The Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development in Sokoto, Alhaji Musa Ausa, said the state government had concluded plans to…
9 paraded for child molestation, stealing in Abia
The police in Abia have arrested three suspects alleged to have sexually abused a 12-year-old girl, as well as six…
Sultan’s 10th anniversary to begin Nov. 2
The Sokoto State Government will hold an International Symposium on the legendary Sokoto Caliphate as part of activities marking the…
Union confers posthumous award on Akunyili
The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), on Thursday, conferred posthumous ‘Meritorious Service to Humanity’ award…
Patience Ozokwo, son, Uche Ozokwo star in UK Nollywood film ‘Why Marry?’
Popular Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo and her son, Uche Ozokwo, have collaborated in her first ever UK Nollywood film “Why…
Amaechi fights back, says he never lobbied Justice Ngwuta
Nigeria’s Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has stated categorically that he never attempted to lobby or bribe Justice Sylvester Ngwuta.…
Iya Rainbow, others warm up for Area D Drama Competition
Veteran actress, Esther Idowu Philips, popularly known as Iya Rainbow, is among those who will sit as judges during the…
UUTH resident doctors suspend strike
Association of Resident Doctors, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital chapter, has called off its 11 weeks old strike over their…
Presidency releases full list of career, non career Ambassadors-Designate
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of 46 non-career Ambassadors-Designate. This information is contained in a statement issued in…
Amaechi again! Another Supreme Court justice opens up
Minister of Transport and former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, is in the news again for the wrong reason.…
Trump vows to `totally accept’ election result if he wins
Republican candidate Donald Trump on Thursday said he will accept the results of the U.S. presidential election if he wins.…
Man beaten to death in Germany after urinating near church
A man in Southern Germany was beaten to death by four men after he publicly urinated near a church, police…
Airbus to establish office in Nigeria
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, says that Airbus Group, the largest aircraft manufacturers and leasers in the world…
N22.8bn Fraud: Skye Bank official testify against Air Force chiefs
Akin Kuponiyi Skye Bank Complaint Officer, Mr. Mojeed Olatunji, on Thursday narrated the roles he played in the alleged N22.8…
No nation can prosper in degraded environment-Adejare
Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare has emphasised the importance of the environment, saying no nation can…
94,000 pregnant women HIV positive in Zamfara – USAID
No fewer than 94,141 pregnant women are said to be HIV/AIDS positive in Zamfara. A United States Agency for International…
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Hidden reasons Ambode sacked commissioners
Details have emerged why Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State sacked three of his commissioners on Wednesday. Ambode had on…
Behold! Ewuare II, 40th Oba of Benin
The ancient city of Benin City, capital of Edo state took the centre stage on Thursday, when the high and…
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Breaking: Nigeria Customs Service sacks 29 senior officers
Nigeria Customs officers[/caption} The Nigeria Customs Service has sacked 29 senior officers over various acts of gross misconduct. The dismissed…
3 arraigned for fraud, impersonation
The police on Thursday arraigned three men on a six-count charge bordering on impersonation and advanced fee fraud popularly called…
Plane crashes imminent – Senate warns
The Senate on Thursday warned of imminent plane crashes in the country if the aviation industry was not fixed immediately.…
Absence of witness stalls Dariye’s trial
The absence of the defence witness on Thursday stalled trial a former Governor of Plateau, Joshua Dariye, before an FCT…
Operation Crocodile Smile reduced kidnapping, militancy in C/River – Buratai
The joint military operation tagged: ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ has reduced incidents of kidnapping, militancy and armed robbery in Cross River.…
Ondo Guber Poll: APGA flags off door-to-door campaign
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has commenced door-to-door mobilization of the electorate at the grassroots for the…
Buhari felicitates with Bola Kuforiji-Olubi at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja felicitated with Dr. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, on her 80th birthday. The President, in a…
27 Ships With Food Items To Arrive Lagos
Twenty seven ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island…
Petrolex Group, Wema Bank, others to build refinery in Ogun
A Nigerian oil firm, Petrolex Group says it has entered into a consortium with Wema Bank and the government of…