Year: 2017
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians in South Africa seek assistance
Some Nigerians affected in the February xenophobic attacks in Limpopo Province of South Africa have called on the Federal Government…
Police arrest kidnapper, killer of 60-year-old woman
The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested Ogonna Alioka, aka Pilot, for abducting and killing a 60-year-old woman in Ivo…
Ogun set up committee to tackle illicit drugs problem
The Ogun Government says it has set up a committee to rid the state of illegal drug dealers and those…
2017 Hajj: Akeredolu tells pilgrims to pray for Buhari, Nigeria
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged intending pilgrims for the 2017 hajj to pray for the quick recovery…
Edo to create investor-friendly environment – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday said his administration would support the Edo Exporters Cluster, a non-governmental organisation, to…
Couple arraigned over alleged fraud, breach of trust
A man and his wife were on Tuesday arraigned in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, for alleged…
Customs chief tasks personnel to end smuggling of illegal arms
The Assistant Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone’ B’, Aminu Dahiru, has directed customs personnel in the zone to…
Expert calls for cultural values in school curriculum
A culture expert, Otunba Adeola Segun, has said that the reintroduction of cultural values in Nigeria’s school curriculum is necessary…
Hajj 2017: Board warns social media users against false reports
The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday warned the users of social media to desist from posting fake or…
Commission to reform framework of copyright protection – DG
Mr Afam Ezekude, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it is taking steps to reform the framework of the…
NSCDC arrests 4 students for laptop theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, says it has arrested four students of Government Science and…
Badoo: Suspected member arraigned over possession of human head
A 22-year-old suspected badoo member, Emmanuel Obazuaye, who was allegedly caught with a human head, was on Tuesday brought before…
Boko Haram: Osinbajo unveils 5 Super Mushshak aircraft
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Kaduna unveiled five Super Mushshak trainer aircraft acquired by the Federal Government…
FCT Police arrest members of notorious armed robbery syndicate
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Musa Kimo, says the Command has arrested two members of a notorious armed robbery…
Yenagoa residents laud PEDC over improved power supply
Some Yenagoa residents and business outfits have lauded the Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PEDC), for improved power supply in the…
NMA tells corps members to accept posting in good faith
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Gombe State Chapter, has advised medical doctors in the National Youth Service Corps, posted to…
Theft: Man to receive 6 strokes of cane
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the flogging of a 32-year-old Nuhu Ahmed, for an attempted…
Man arrested for impersonation in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested one Yakasai Mohammed who specialised in impersonating police and court officials to…
IBEDC to begin free distribution of pre-paid meters
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says it will soon commence the free distribution of pre-paid meters to electricity consumers…
Parents, guardians tasked on safety of children, wards
Mrs Theresa Okon, a child education activist, has advised parents and guardians to steer clear of people of doubtful characters…
Boko Haram: Borno governor confirms killing of 31 fishermen
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Tuesday confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents had killed 31 fishermen at Baga in Kukawa…
Immunity Bill: Lawyers, others urge legislators to reconsider stance
Some Lawyers and residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on members of the National Assembly to reconsider…
Man, 30, arraigned over theft of 3 bags of rice, 7 crates of eggs
The police on Tuesday arraigned one Sesan Sangodele, 30, before a Senior Magistrates’ court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, over the…
Storekeeper remanded for allegedly stealing N1.2m items
A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered one Gazalli Shehu, a storekeeper, to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly…
Group urges Nigerians to shun protest against Buhari
President of Concerned Nigerian Network in Diaspora, Mr Erebuoye James, has called on Nigerians, including the Diaspora, to be patient…
Stakeholders reject handover of primary education to LGs
The clamour for Local Government autonomy has continued to gain more popularity among Nigerians, with many arguing that it would…
Drama in court as woman rejects custody of her 3 children
There was a mid drama at an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan on Tuesday when a woman, Suriat Adewale, rejected custody…
Police arraign lottery agent for stealing N21,000
The police, on Tuesday, arraigned a 25-year-old lottery agent, Moses Shonaike, at an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for…
Kenya’s Kenyatta confident of poll victory after voting
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday expressed his confidence that Kenyans would give him another five-year mandate to finish the…
U.S. congressman says new anti-Moscow sanctions “uncalled for”
U.S. Congressman, Dana Rohrabacher, said that the new sanctions imposed on Moscow by Washington are uncalled for, since not even…