Year: 2017
Benin monarch charges Fayose to eschew conflict, embrace peace
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II on Thursday charged Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to eschew conflicts and…
Osibanjo orders security reinforcement after Cross River communal violence
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has condemned the wanton loss of lives and property as a result of the…
724 staff too much for 24-member Edo Assembly, Obaseki laments
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has decried what he described as outrageous the 724 staff strength of the 24-member…
Don’t trivialise issues raised in 2017 budget, Fashola warns Goje
Fashola on Thursday said it was regrettable that Senator Goje would seek to trivialize the issues he raised about the…
LASIEC Chairman Warns Electoral Officers against Involvement in Malpractices
The Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Rtd), has charged electoral officers of the commission deployed to…
Man. City striker, Iheanacho close to £25m Leicester move
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is close to making a £25m move to Leicester City.
Man. United agree to pay £75m for Everton’s top striker, Lukaku
Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £75m with Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku, senior club sources have told…
Two-month old baby, mother, 8 others perish in Ogun ghastly accident
A mother and her two-month old baby were among the 10 people who died in a ghastly motor accident in…
FG to explore herbal medicine exportation
Federal Government said plans were in the offing to develop Nigerian herbal medicines for export.
Committee announces Keyamo, 29 others Senior Advocates of Nigeria
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Thursday announced the appointment of 30 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior…
Army kills 404 insurgents in operations
The Nigerian army on Thursday said it killed 404 Boko Haram insurgents and arrest 810 others in various operations in…
Chief of Air Staff orders probe into NAF helicopter crash
Nigeria's Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has ordered probe into Thursday's crash of an Agusta 106 Light…
Join hands with us to defeat Boko Haram, Gen. urges Nigerians
Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Martin-Luther Agwai, on Thursday called on Nigerians to support the Nigerian Army to win…
Volleyball League to begin in 2018
Musa Nimrod, the President-elect of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), says the federation will commence its domestic league in 2018.
“No room for Corruption,’’ Gov. tells new Commissioners
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday swore-in 18 commissioners, saying that “there is no room for corruption in his…
Pre-registered SIM: 4 suspects nabbed in Jigawa, recovers 70 cards
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has apprehended four suspects involved in selling pre-registered SIM cards in Jigawa.
Amnesty bill for looters selfish, anti-people – CSO
Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), on Thursday described the Bill on amnesty for treasury looters currently…
Rainy season: Gov’s. wife makes case for children
The wife of the Ekiti governor, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose, on Thursday, urged women, mothers and caregivers to take proper care…
Osun Doctors protest non-payment of salaries
Medical doctors working with Osun Government on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over the nonpayment of salary arrears and poor…
State passes amended Basic Education Bill
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the amended Enugu State Universal Basic Education Bill.
Pension fund: FG advised to guarantee transparent repayment plan
Rep. Dennis Amadi (Enugu-PDP) has advised the Federal Government to ensure it has a transparent repayment plan before tapping from…
FRSC calls for erection of speed breakers in Jos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has called for the construction of speed breakers shortly before crossing roundabouts in Jos-Bukuru…
Customs e-auction: Nigerians experience difficulty in accessing platform
Some Nigerians interested in participating in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)’s e-auction to purchase seized vehicles are complaining of difficulty…
MDAs trained on IDPs management in northeast
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has organised a special training for personnel of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) saddled…
Pension Administrator lauds LASG on prompt payment
An insurance and pension administrator, Mr Mufutau Oyegunle, has hailed Lagos State Government for prompt release of funds to pay…
Buhari: State declares Friday as public holiday
The Jigawa Government has declared Friday, July 7, as a public holiday to enable public servants offer special prayer for…
NAF helicopter suffers mishap
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said its Agusta 109 Light Utility Helicopter suffered a mishap while undertaking a liaison…
Oil company confirms payment of N11.5bn to settle bribery charges
The Addax Petroleum Ltd., on Thursday said it had reached an agreement to pay a 31 million Swiss francs (about…
Badoo are not spirits, we must flush them out of Lagos – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday vowed to stamp out the dreaded ritual cult group, Badoo from Lagos, saying…
Osinbajo dares Saraki, says nobody can remove Magu
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo Thursday replied the Senate over its call for the removal of Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of…