Year: 2017
Sallah: Customs on alert to prevent importation, sale of frozen products
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Zone B Kaduna, has placed its personnel on alert to prevent smuggling and sale of…
Oil Theft: Court Remands 9 Foreigners, 2 Nigerians in Prison
Nine foreigners and two Nigerians have been remanded in Port Harcourt prison by a Federal High Court for alleged oil…
Power Outage: Confusion at Lagos airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has expressed regret over Wednesday’s minor power outage that disrupted business at the…
Dele Morakinyo: Still walking the talk at 60
He was meeting his boss, Fela Anikulapo Kuti for the first time at the most unlikely place-prison! The legendary musician…
Senate vows to continue customs revenue scam investigation
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport has vowed to continue its ongoing investigation into alleged…
IPOB: South East governors initiate dialogue to end crisis
The South East Governors’ Forum says it will engage the leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) to find…
Sallah: NLC urge Banks to improve ATM services
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Kano State Chapter, has called on Banks operating ATM Machines across the state to improve…
Creation of `stand-alone’ NFIU needless — Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday insisted that the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) was independent of…
Man, 42, arraigned for domestic violence
A man, Igwe Dike, who allegedly beat his wife to a pulp, is facing trial for domestic violence at an…
6 top Boko Haram commanders killed
The Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigeria Airforce have killed six top Boko Haram commanders in the Northeast during…
Mimiko left over N220bn debt – Akeredolu
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his administration inherited a debt burden of N220.58bn at its inception.
Libya deports 139 Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said another batch of 139 deportees arrived the country from Libya on Tuesday.
EFCC officials undergoing trial for corruption – Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says some of its officials are currently being prosecuted for corruption in various…
Nigeria’s Access Bank takes impairment on 9mobile loan
Nigeria’s Access Bank said on Wednesday it had booked a 4 billion naira ($13 million) impairment on its loan to…
LG autonomy gets more endorsement
Mr Francis Nwifuru, Speaker of Ebonyi House of Assembly, on Wednesday told members of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees…
Senator in trouble over forged retirement letter
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has invited Senator Isah Misau, Chairman Senate Committee on Navy, to appear before its Special…
Eid-el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 1,500 personnel to enhance security in Kano
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command said no fewer than 1, 500 personnel would be…
Eid-el-Kabir: Lagos Police to cover 344 praying grounds – CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, on Wednesday said the Command had put adequate security measures in…
FEC approves $5.7 billion for Mambilla power project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved 5.792 billion dollars (about N1.140 trillion) for the construction of the 3,050 megawatts…
Gov. backs Federal Government to take over funding of primary education from LG
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on the Federal Government to take over the funding of primary education from…
President Buhari arrives Daura amidst cheers
Thousands of people thronged the Daura airstrip in Katsina State to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari, who has arrived his hometown…
Army arrests 395 Boko Haram insurgents in North-East in four weeks
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has arrested about 395 Boko Haram terrorists during various operations in the North-East…
Flood: State opens 2 camps for IDPs
Benue Government on Wednesday announced the official opening of two camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.
Coutinho remains Barcelona’s main target
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho remains Barcelona's number one target but the Spanish club are also weighing up a move for…
Sallah: Senator donates rams, cows, cash to constituents
The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, has supported over 1,000 families in Yobe North Senatorial District with domestic animals to enable…
EFCC recovers N409 billion in eight month
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, between January and August 2017 recovered about N409 billion and secured 137 convictions…
Resident doctors issue strike notice
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARDs), has issued a nationwide strike notice effective September 4.
Liverpool capture Chamberlain from Arsenal for £40m
Liverpool have agreed a £40m deal to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
ASUU Strike: Federal Govt appoints Osinbajo as “Chief Negotiator’’
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has assigned Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to henceforth chair the concluding part of the ongoing negotiation…
Floodwaters drop across much of Houston; death toll at 20
In a glimmer of hope for the hurricane's victims, Harvey's floodwaters are beginning to drop across much of the Houston…