Year: 2017
We didn’t suspend State House Permanent Secretary-Presidency
Contrary to speculations, the Presidency has denied the suspension of the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Jalal Arabi, as erroneously…
Lagos generates N20.7 billion from sale of Land, others
The Lagos State Lands Bureau has generated the sum of N20.7 billion from the sales of land and other land…
Buhari attends Juma’at service at Villa
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday joined Muslim faithful to observe the Juma’at prayers inside a mosque located inside the…
Kogi Court Remands Suspected Boko Haram Member
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 27-year-old man, Adamu Anas Mohammed, be remanded in prison over…
Absence Of EFCC Counsel Stalls Corruption Trial
The absence of the EFCC prosecution team in court on Friday stalled the corruption trial of Dr Joseph Nwobike before…
Daddy Freeze Blasts Chris Okotie
Popular controversial OAP Daddy Freeze has a message for Chris Okotie.
N9m Thief Nabbed
A 64-year-old driver, Owoeye Tayo, was on Friday remanded in prison on the orders of an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court…
FRSC Warns Officers Against Indiscipline
Mrs Patricia Emeordi, the FRSC Sector Commander in Plateau, on Friday warned the commission’s personnel against indiscipline and indolence.
Kenya To Import Sugar After Drought
Kenya will have to Import sugar to make up for a shortage caused by a drop in cane production following…
Women To Seek Legal Aid Against Domestic Violence
Mrs Safiya Salihu, a Magistrate in Bauchi, has advised women in the state to open up and seek legal aid…
Nigerian Driver Rapes Mentally Challenged Woman
A Nigerian man who works as a driver at a group home owned by his wife, has been charged with…
UN Condemns Callous Attack On Base
Unknown assailants attacked a UN operating base in northern South Sudan overnight, showing “callous disregard” for civilians and aid workers,…
South Sudanese Govt Releases UN Aid Worker
South Sudan’s government has released a UN aid worker after detaining him for nearly a month, a top UN official…
Philippines Slams UN Envoy
The Philippines on Friday expressed disappointment that a UN envoy on extra-judicial killings visited the country without notifying the government.
Children’s Education, Everybody’s Responsibility-Educationist
An educationist, Mr Dare Owoyemi, has said Children education should not be left in the hands of teachers alone saying…
Ali Emerges APC Candidate In Katsina
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Mansur Ali as its candidate for the June 20, 2017 by-election for Mashi/Dutsi…
Germany Reviews 2,000 Asylum Cases
The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is reviewing some 2,000 asylum cases, amid far-right terror plot scandal,…
Mercy Aigbe Comes For Her Estranged Husband
Popular Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry has written an open letter to her estranged husband Lanre Gentry after he said he…
UNICEF Donates N47m To Improve Hygiene
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has donated N47 million to the Sokoto State Government to boost sanitation…
Councillor jailed for selling rice meant for IDPs
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a Supervisory Councillor from Mafa Local Government Area,…
Unrepentant thief jailed 7 years
An unrepentant church thief, Williams Okonoboh Eromosele, 28 has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour by an…
Nigeria: The Rotten Barrel?
‘A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel’ is the proverbial saying that has been used by many to describe how…
Badeh’s counsel absconded with title documents to Dubai – Witness
A prosecution witness in the trial of a former Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, Air Marshal Alex S. Badeh (retd)…
Trafficking: Mother of 7 jailed 6 years
A 58-year old mother-of-seven, Mrs. Joy Raji, was Thursday sentenced to six years imprisonment by a Benin City High Court,…
Cattle rustlers to die by hanging
A Kogi High Court sitting in Okene on Thursday sentenced two trans-border cattle rustlers – Muhammed Lawal Jauro and Yusuf…
ETF: Lagos Approves N1.76 billion for 1,401 applicants
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the sum of N1.76 billion for 1,401 applicants who applied for…
Senate Press Corps decries reduction of cameramen
The Senate Press Corp has expressed concern over drastic reduction of television cameramen covering Senate proceedings by Senate bureaucracy.
Transportation: FG to link Nigeria with railway
The Federal Government has revealed its plan of linking all parts of the country with the railway to enhance transportation…
Complaints on Buhari.s health mischievous, diversionary
The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) has said that complaints on President Muhammadu Buhari's ill-health by some groups and individuals…