Year: 2017
Be led by the constitution – Chief Justice tells new judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen on Friday in Abuja, charged 19 new judges of the National Industrial…
Navy Chief calls for partnership with Police, others
The Nigerian Navy has called for collaboration with the Nigeria Police in its renewed drive to end attacks on oil…
ISIS: U.S. cannot prove Al-Baghdadi’s death
Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said the U.S. could not prove that Islamic State (IS) leader AbuBakr Al-Baghdadi was…
Construction of ultra-modern cassava processing factory begins in Kogi
CrestAgro Products, an agro-based company, on Friday began the construction of an ultra-modern factory at Achabo in Kogi-Koton-Karfe Local Government…
CVR: 1.41m voters registered – INEC
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had registered 1.41 million voters in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter…
Piracy: Producer urges Govt to establish cinemas to act
Mr Sunny-Ken Awoji, Vice Chairman of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Abuja Chapter, has called on governments at all…
Minister reaffirms FG’s commitment to enforce 1990 Factories Act
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to enforce the…
Operation of Federal Land Registry in Lagos an Aberration – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday described the continuous operation of the Federal Land Registry in Lagos as…
Agriculture: Expert calls for transformation of sector
An Agriculturalist, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, on Friday advocated genuine commitment from stakeholders in the agriculture sector in order to achieve…
NAF receives first batch of mushshak trainer aircraft
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said it took delivery of the first batch of five out of 10 Super…
Kidnapped Osun Perm. Sec. murdered
Permanent Secretary, Bureau of General Services, Office of the Governor, Osun State, Mrs. Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole who was kidnapped by…
PHOTO: NFF President Pinnick Amaju, Coach Gernot Rohr visit Eagles goalie Carl_Ikeme today in London
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Pinnick Amaju and Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, Friday visited Eagles goalie Carl_Ikeme…
Osotimehin: UN bids Late Director farewell, calls for renewed efforts on HIV/AIDS
The UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Edward Kalllon, has called for a renewed commitment to champion advocacy for persons living with…
Chief justice demands reduction of over-crowding of courts with lawyers
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, called on principal lawyers to limit the number of…
CVR: 8 centers in created in Oyo state
To enable more Nigerians to obtain voter’s card under the Continuous Voters Registration exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Stop harassing LASTMA officials, AIG warns policemen
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, Adamu Ibrahim has warned officers of the Nigeria Police…
Tree planting: Cut 1, plant 5, Commissioner warns residents
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Samuel Adejare, on Friday warned residents of the state that anyone caught…
Leave Buhari alone, Youth Organisation tells Fayose
The Buhari Youth Organisation, Lagos State Chapter, has urged Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to stop negative comments about…
LG autonomy: Labour takes case to lawmakers
Workers from Organised Labour seeking autonomy for local governments on Friday staged a rally at the meeting venue of the…
AfDB inaugurates N1bn support for SMEs development through Fortis bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday officially inaugurated a one billion naira loan through Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc to…
We’ve planted 6.8 million trees in 10 years – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday disclosed that 6.8 million trees have been planted in the state in the…
Badoo Members Docked In Lagos Court
Seven alleged members of the dreaded Badoo cult who have been causing unrest in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State…
NDLEA, Others Seize 881.100kgs Of Illicit Drugs
The Interpol, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA), and other relevant agencies, have seized 881.100kgs of illicit drugs as a…
Is Yul Edochie Contesting For Governorship?
Nigerian actor Pete Edochie's son Yul Edochie might allegedly be running for Governor of Anambra State after he shared a…
Corruption: EFCC Arraigns Former Enugu State Chief Judge
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Friday arraigned former Enugu State Chief Judge, Justice Innocent Umezuluike before an…
Policemen abduct four men, extort N3 million from them
Four policemen attached to the Zonal Intervention Squad, Zone 2 with base at Obada Oko in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria…
SON, Committed To Ridding Nigeria Of Expired Tyres
Mr Sunday Yashim, the Coordinator of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Kwara, says SON is determined to rid Nigeria…
Court Grants Bail To OAU’s Former V-C, Bursar
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Friday granted bail to the immediate former Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)…
21-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Wife’s Infidelity, Alcoholism
The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 21-year-old between one Idowu Iyanda and his wife Florence over…
NURTW Urges Kogi Govt To Assist With Buses
Mr Alaba Ajibade, Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW) Kabba branch, Kogi has appealed to Gov. Yahaya…