Year: 2017
Caretaker chairmen unconstitutional – Useni tells Governors
Sen. Jeremiah Useni, the senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, on Monday, said the appointment of caretaker committees for local…
Nasarawa Police committed to curbing crime
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Monday restated its commitment to curbing crime in the state in the interest of…
LASG begins protection of monumental arcades
The Lagos State Government has begun the protection of all monumental arcades from street traders, hawkers and other environmental nuisances…
Court adjourns N2.6bn NIMASA fraud case
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned the trial of a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and…
2016: Year of woes for Nigerian manufacturers
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector performed dismally in 2016 as manufacturers faced several challenges which affected them negatively. The Central Bank of…
Salesgirl in court over theft of N466, 000
A 20-year-old salesgirl, Suliat Mukaila, on Monday appeared in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing her employer’s…
China launches first commercial rocket mission
A Chinese rocket successfully sent three satellites into space in the country’s first commercial mission, a media report said on…
Technical fault causes blackout in Nairobi
Kenya Power said on Monday that a technical fault at one of its substations in the North of the capital…
Gambia Govt closes fourth radio station
Gambian authorities have closed Paradise FM, the fourth radio station to be shut since last week, one of its presenters…
Ambode signs N812.998bn into law
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the 2017 budget of N812.998 billion into law. Signing the budget passed…
Driver arraigned for break-in, stealing
A 24-year-old driver, Ope Abass, who allegedly burgled his employer’s home and carted away valuables worth N12.8 million including a…
2017 UTME forms not yet on sale – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not started the sale of its 2017 admission application documents,…
Man bags N200,000 bail for theft
A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Monday admitted a 48-year-old businessman, Abdullateef Ismaila, to bail in the sum…
Court grants Justice Ademola’s application for accelerated trial
An FCT High Court in Maitama on Monday granted Justice Adeniyi Ademola his application for abridgement of time for accelerated…
Jaguar-Land Rover sells 583,313 cars in 2016
Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sold a record 583,312 cars last year, the Indian-owned firm said on Monday.…