Year: 2017
NAPTIP partners Italy to fight human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it will work in partnership with Italian security…
Anambra: 700 suspected cultists, 38 armed bandits arrested in 3 weeks
No fewer than 700 suspected cultists and 38 suspected armed robbers were arrested in different parts of Anambra in the…
Police arrest suspected armed robber in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command has arrested a youth suspected to be armed robber in Azikoro, Yenagoa Local Government Area of…
Police arrest 5 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Kano State
The Police in Kano State have arrested five suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Gayawa village of Ungoggo Local Government Area…
APC wins Alimosho local government
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday announced the results of the local government election held in Alimosho with…
Hajj: Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency secures 1,300 Visas
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) said on Sunday in Sokoto that it had secured visa for 1,300 prospective…
Tambuwal approves appointment of Zakkat commission chair
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Maidoki as the substantive Chairman of the…
APC wins by Landslide in Lagos LG election
The All Progressives Congress,APC, has swept to a landslide victory in the Local Government elections conducted in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria…
Bishop Okpaleke: Pope replies rebellious Ahiara priests
Days after the deadline Pope Francis gave priests of Ahiara diocese, Mbaise in Nigeria's Imo state, to write and apologise…
Universal cure for HIV, cancer underway – Nobel Laureate
A Nobel Laureate, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, says efforts are ongoing to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer through…
Council polls: Voters commend LASIEC as APC cruises home to victory
Many residents of Lagos who participated in the just concluded local government elections have commended the Lagos State Independent Electoral…
Lagos Council Polls: Low turnout in Surulere LG
Saturday’s local government election in Lagos was observed by PM News correspondents in different parts of Lagos and one of…
Uduaghan to Utomi: You’re only fit for councillorship position, not governor
Immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has advised the Proprietor of Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi,…
Exam malpractice: Obaseki orders arrest of teachers during entrance examination
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State ordered the arrest of some school teachers involved in alleged manipulation of the Primary…
APC records Landslide Victory In Ambode’s Polling Unit
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won both the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in Ward A6 polling Unit 033 located…
Fashola shuns Lagos LG poll
Former Governor of Lagos State and Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Fashola did not vote on Saturday at…
Ikorodu monarch, Dabiri-Erewa comment on Lagos council polls
The Oba of Ikorodu in Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, on Saturday urged the youth to support democracy with participation…
Why we voted in spite of weather – Lagos residents
Some voters in Lagos on Saturday said they turned out for the council elections in spite of an unfavourable weather…
Photos: Building collapses in Lagos
An uncompleted building has collapsed at Seidu Ekeleji area of Meiran, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, killing two people.
Saudi Arabia sends 198 Nigerians packing
The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Malam Aminu…
Lagos council polls: Tinubu votes in Ikeja
Chief Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, on Saturday said that the complaints and protests that followed the…
Don’t complain against government if you didn’t vote, Remi Tinubu tells voters
Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday said that eligible voters in Lagos State who did not cast their votes in the…
Salah, Courtinho give Liverpool victory over Leicester
Philippe Coutinho treated Liverpool fans in Hong Kong to a performance full of promise for the new season as the…
Lagos council elections: Why there was delay – LASIEC Chairman
The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips has attributed the delayed take off of…
Milan on rampage, maul Bayern 4-0
AC Milan stunned Bayern Munich with a commanding 4-0 victory in the International Champions Cup on Saturday.
City agree £52m for Monaco defender
Manchester City have agreed a £52m deal for Monaco defender Benjamin Mendy.
Batshuayi stars as Chelsea bash Arsenal 3-0
Chelsea earned some consolation for May's FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal with a 3-0 friendly win over the Gunners…
We’re ready to host expanded Nations Cup – Cameroon
The next Africa Cup of Nations hosts can cater for an expanded 24-team finals, says the head of Cameroon's FA.
Update: Mother, baby die in Lagos Collapsed building
A mother, 30 and her two-year old baby have died and one other rescued as an uncompleted storey building collapsed…
Revisiting The State Police Debate
The debate over the necessity for State Police has been on for quite some time. Before now, the most vociferous…