Year: 2017
N1.64bn fraud: Witness denies seeing Nyame receive N100m
A defence witness, Philip Akolo, who was an orderly to former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, on Tuesday told an FCT…
CDS: Military operation in southern Kaduna yielding positive result
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Abayomi Olanisakin, on Tuesday says the special military operation in Southern Kaduna is…
Staff screening: State to prosecute workers with fake certificates
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday received the final report of the staff screening exercise, with a vow to…
Fresh batch of 253 Nigerians return from Libya
No fewer than 253 more Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Tuesday aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200 with registration mark…
CBN sells $25m to investors, exporters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday commenced interventions in the new Investors and Exporters’ FX Window with the…
INEC says 20,000 voter’s cards abandoned in Plateau
The Plateau office of INEC said on Tuesday in Jos that 20,000 voter’s cards had been abandoned in its offices.
RRS Nabs Bank Fraud Syndicate
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested the suspected ring leader…
Hip, Hip, Hip, Hurray! CBN gov says Nigeria out of recession by June
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has assured Nigerians that the country would get out…
3 Fleeing Kidnappers arrested in Lagos
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command over the weekend arrested three suspected…
NLC condemns Kogi governor for using police to brutalise students
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the use of security personnel by the Kogi Government to brutalise and detain…
Judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary city funding
A Federal Judge in San Francisco, William Orrick, has blocked an order by President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold funding…
Joshua ready for Klitschko
Anthony Joshua says he will be competing at a "whole new level" when he takes on Wladimir Klitschko in Saturday's…
Tottenham ready to keep its best players – Pochettino
Tottenham will keep their best players this summer and only sell those who are no longer wanted by the club,…
Lagos ready to relocate Computer Village from Ikeja
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to relocate the popular Computer Village from Ikeja, before the end of 2017.
Arsenal won’t sell Sanchez to Premier League rival-Wenger
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will not be sold to a Premier League rival, according to manager Arsene Wenger.
Court frees 44 IPOB detainees
A Yenagoa Magistrate’s Court in Bayelsa State has freed 44 detained members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
EFCC arraigns Jonathan’s doctor
An ex-chief physician to former President Goodluck Jonathan has been arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in…
Ex-Niger governor Babangida Aliyu remanded in prison
A Minna High Court on Tuesday ordered the remand in prison custody of former governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu,…
Costa scores a brace as Chelsea cruise to 4-2 victory over Southampton
Chelsea restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points with a convincing win over Southampton…
Police nabs 4 suspected kidnappers in Osun
The Police in Osun on Tuesday arrested four members of a suspected five-man kidnapping gang after engaging them in a…
Herdsmen/Farmers clash: Police hold Security Summit
The Nigeria Police Force says it has fixed May 8 and May 9 for the National Security Summit on Famers/Herdsmen…
Lagos To Expand Rice Mill At Imota to 16 Metric tonnes
The Lagos State Government says it plans to expand the rice mills at Imota from 2.5 metric tonnes per hour…
UNICEF procured 2.5 bn doses of vaccines in 2016
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it procured 2.5 billion doses of vaccines for children in nearly 100 countries…
NBS wins 2016/2017 Best Public Sector Website award
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has emerged as the winner of the Best Public Sector website for the year…
FG takes steps to eliminate skills gap in education system
The Federal Government says it is taking steps to tackle the challenge in declining quality of education caused by widening…
CVR: INEC warns against registration by proxy
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned residents against attempting to register in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR)…
GenCos back govt’s move to monitor collection of electricity funds by DisCos
The Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) says the Federal Government’s plan to monitor collection of electricity payment will ultimately…
IPOB members jubilate over bail granted Kanu
Spontaneous jubilations erupted in many parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital immediately news filtered in that Nnamdi Kanu,…
VP calls for banking sector support to achieve 7% annual growth forecast
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday urged the banking sector to support the country’s Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) to…
Corruption: Committee tasks NASS on Whistle-Blower Bill
The Federal Justice Sector Reform Coordinating Committee has called for the speedy passage of the Whistle Blower Bill currently before…