Year: 2017
Lagos Gridlock: LASTMA Gets 1,400 New Officials
In a bid to curb traffic gridlocks on Lagos roads, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Sunday said…
NGO Treats 120 Patients Weekly In Sokoto
The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it treats 120 indigent patients of various…
Nasarawa Gov Approves N84m Water Projects
Gov Tanko Almkaura of Nasarawa has approved new water projects worth over N84.4million to tackle the scarcity of water in…
Senator Andy Uba loses APC governorship ticket for Anambra
A member of the House of Representatives, Dr Tony Nwoye, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Rapists: Blind IDP Moves Family Out Of Camp
Mr Babakura Mustapha, a 67-year-old blind displaced person, has moved his family out of the Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
RRS arrests four fraudsters
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four members of two…
LAKE Rice: Lagos restates commitment to fair distribution
The Lagos State Government has once again restated its commitment to ensure fairness in the sales of the Lake Rice…
EFCC Freezes N8. 6b in Bola Shagaya’s Account
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of Hajiya Muinat Bola…
Lagos Ready To Emerge Africa’s tourism, entertainment hub – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said the State is more than ready to take the driving seat…
Eid celebration: Ram dealers laments low sale in Borno
Less than six days to Eid-el-Kabir celebration, ram dealers in Maiduguri are lamenting low patronage by customers.
Nigeria Ready For Investments in Creative Industry – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria is ready to receive investors in the Creative Industry,…
Nigeria has best statisticians in the world – Official
An official of the Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA), Dr Olusanya Olubusoye, says Nigeria has one of the best crops of…
Flood: Benue Radio, market, 7 communities submerged in Makurdi
Benue Radio Station, Wurukum Market and seven other communities have been submerged following Saturday night heavy downpour in Makurdi.
McGregor: Referee’s stoppage of fight too early
Conor McGregor said referee Robert Byrd was wrong to stop his super-fight with Floyd Mayweather in the 10th round.
2 Boko Haram factions surrender, ready for talks with Federal Govt
Two factions of the Boko Haram insurgency group may be ready for talks with the Federal Government, Abdulkadir Abubakar, a…
Mayweather: This is my last fight
Floyd Mayweather says he "chose the right dance partner" for his final contest, after stopping UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor…
Photo News: German Embassy assists NIMR with Thermal Cycler
German Embassy assists NIMR with Thermal Cycler
Mayweather knocks out McGregor in 10th round
Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor with a 10th-round stoppage in a much-hyped fight that is expected to be the most…
Police declare Senator wanted for alleged forgery, desertion
The Nigeria Police has asked a serving Senator to return to service on the grounds that he did not legitimately…
Mobile court convicts 50 sanitation offenders in Sokoto
An environmental sanitation mobile court in Sokoto metropolis on Saturday convicted 50 persons for allegedly flouting monthly sanitation regulations.
Frustration: Father of five attempts to commit suicide
Security operatives in Ogun have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over his inability to refund a…
3 suspected dead during protest over demolition of Owerri market
Three people were suspected to have died in Owerri on Saturday when some youths protested against the demolition of the…
Lagos BRT and the Neglect of Ajah Metropolis
The Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), since inception, has continued to enjoy city-wide patronage as the scheme expands in infrastructure,…
Buhari Deserves Second Term For His Projects In Akwa Ibom – Enang
Former Senator and current Special Assistant to the President on Senate Matters, Chief Ita Solomon Enang has commended President Muhamadu…
What’s The Fuss About Charlie Boy & Group Protest On Diezani?
Recently, one has observed a lot of public misgivings and the attendant comments on the proposed Charlie Boy and group…
Olubadan on the warpath, shuns coronation of 32 new obas
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1, has reiterated his position on the review of…
Nigeria Has Enough Laws To Curb Hate Speeches
Top officials of the federal government and the various state governments have continued to express concern over the growing wave…
Hurricane Harvey hits Texas, claim one life, injures 20
The first fatality from Hurricane Harvey was reported in the hard-hit Texas city of Rockport, Aransas County Judge Burt Mills…
Murray pulls out of US Open over injury
Andy Murray has pulled out of the US Open two days before the start of the tournament in New York…
Dybala hits hat-trick for Juventus
Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Serie A champions Juventus came from 2-0 down to beat Genoa.