Month: February 2017
JEDC procures 80,000 prepaid meters
The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), has procured 80,000 prepaid meters at N6 billion for distribution to its customers, according…
Man jailed 2 months for cheating
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced one Ali Sani, 31, to two months imprisonment for criminal…
3 Nigerians Faint on Turkish Airline
An Instagram user identified as @vanityaffaironline, has revealed that 3 Nigerians on board a Turkish airline fainted due to nonfunctional…
Fuel scarcity: Kano residents want erring marketers punished
Some Kano residents have urged the Kano State Government to take stringent measures against fuel marketers found diverting or hoarding…
3 confirmed dead in Anambra night accident
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, said three persons died on Monday night in an accident involving a…
Fire guts Banky W’s Residence
Nigerian song writer and singer Banky W’s house has been gutted by fire. Banky W, whose real name is Olubankole…
Imo CJ Calls For Appointment Of More Judges
Imo Chief Judge, Justice Paschal Nnadi, has called for the appointment of more judges and magistrates into the state judiciary…
NGO Trains 2,500 HIV Patients
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO)in Gombe State, Quality Life Initiative, has trained 2,500 persons living with HIV/AIDS on skills acquisitions.…
BEDC to install 39,000 smart meters
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has started the installation of 39, 000 smart meters in its operational states of…
Niger Delta Now Witnesses Less Oil Theft- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says contrary to notion in some quarters, illegal bunkering, refinery and oil…
Arms Scam: Obanikoro’s Wife Loses Abuja Mansion To FG
Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has ordered that Alhaja Moroophat Obanikoro, the wife of a former Minister of State…
Buhari’s Daughter Visits Him In London
One of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hadiza, has visited him in London.
2 Queen’s College Girls Die After Eating Spaghetti
Two students of the elite secondary school for girls in Nigeria, Queen’s College, Yaba, in Lagos, have died after eating…
4 Suspected Kidnappers In Police Net
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested four suspected members of a vicious Kidnap for Ransom gang in Abuja…
WHO announces list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Monday, published its first-ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”, a catalogue of 12 families…