Year: 2017
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Lagos lawyers hail passage of bill on death penalty for kidnappers
Some Lagos-based lawyers have lauded the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing into law the bill stipulating the death…
Price of local rice rises, tomatoes crash in Jigawa
Prices of locally produced rice have shot up by more than 20 per cent in Hadejia, Jigawa. Checks at Hadejia…
Buhari to attend inauguration of Ghana’s President-Elect, Akufo-Addo
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo.…
Oyo awards N10bn Eleyele-Eruwa road
The Oyo State Government has approved the reconstruction of Ibadan-Eleyele Junction-Akufo Junction–Eruwa road at the cost of N10, 396,614,557.49. The…
Lagos Speaker supports online verification of number plates
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described the introduction of a website, through which motorists…
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Court orders forfeiture of $153,310,000 belonging to Alison-Maduekwe
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered temporary forfeiture of the sum of $153,310,000, which…
Ban on Private Revenue Collectors: Civil groups backs Obaseki
More commendations have continued to greet the prohibition of private revenue collectors announced by Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,…
Dismissed Police Officers: Angry Governor Wike spits fire
Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State is angry. He is angry over the dismissal of six police officers attached to…
BoI disburses N3.1bn to 14 microfinance banks -MD
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it disbursed N3.1 billion to 14 microfinance banks under its Bottom of Pyramid (BOP)…
Rivers rerun: Police sack 6 aides attached to Wike
The Nigeria Police Force has sacked six police officers attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for exhibiting gross…
Sick Nollywood actor thrown out of hospital
Well meaning Nigerians have not seen it all as every day different ailing Nollywood actors spring up begging for financial…
SERAP demands immediate release of arrested journalist by Akwa Ibom govt
emmanuel udomSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a newspaper publisher, Nsibiet…
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Pictures: GLO-CAF awards in Abuja
The 2016 Glo/CAF Awards held on Thursday in Abuja. Leicester City and Algeria forward, Riyad Mahrez clinched the top prize…
Prices of second-hand clothes soar in Kano
Prices of second-hand clothes, especially cardigans, socks and sports wears have gone up in Kano as the intensity of harmattan…
2017: Governors tasked on workers’ salaries
A lawyer and activist, Mrs Theresa Mbanefo, on Friday, appealed to state governors to ensure prompt and consistent payment of…