Year: 2017
The Ikoyi Cash Haul
On December 22, 2016, the federal government launched a policy to expose fraud and other related crimes in the public…
Soldiers kill 6 Boko Haram insurgents, recover arms
Troops of 192 Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade under Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Tuesday killed six Boko Haram insurgents during a…
Police arrest 3 over mob attack on FRSC personnel
Three persons have been arrested in connection with a recent mob attack on a patrol team of the Federal Road…
Prophet arrested for stealing $500 in Lagos
A man identified as Moses Edwin, a prophet in one of the orthodox churches in Lagos was has been arrested…
Barkindo: OPEC committed to restoring market stability
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said on Wednesday that all oil producers taking part in a supply-cut pact are committed to…
44 die as bus falls into river
Police say no fewer than 44 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into a river in India’s northern…
World Leaders move to end Neglected Tropical Diseases
This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations convened at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new…
Airport Runway completion credit to Buhari government – Minister
The timely completion of the Abuja International Airport runway has confirmed that “Nigerians elected a responsive, responsible and capable federal…
Govt loses $12.5m to phantom civil servants
The Government of Tanzania on Tuesday said it had removed 13,369 phantom civil servants from its payroll after discovering that…
U.S. embassy warns Ethiopian students of visa fraud
The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia on Tuesday warned Ethiopian students wanting to travel to the U.S. of the dangers of…
FCTA to complete Airport road, inaugurate Bill Clinton bridge May
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, says the FCT Administration has planned to ease traffic flow by completing the Airport…
Ghana Govt deletes 50,000 phantom personnel from its payroll
In an effort to save Ghana’s pubic revenue, the names of 26,589 people suspected to be ghost names on the…
Kano win second National Para-Soccer League title
Kano state’s para-soccer team on Tuesday in Abuja emerged winners of the second edition of the National Para-Soccer League.
Elderly receives free medical services in state
No fewer than 250 people, especially the elderly, on Tuesday benefitted from the second edition of free medical outreach from…
2017 Pilgrimage: NCPC opens bid for air carriers, ground handlers
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has commenced its 2017 bid opening for Air Carriers and Ground Handlers for the…
Security Council’s unity vital to prevent mass atrocities – UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the importance of unity in the Security Council to effectively address human rights violations…
University football tourney to begin July 23 as JAMB sponsors with N25m
The first edition of the Tertiary Institutions Football Competition sponsored by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) will hold between…
Gov. hails release of kidnapped monarch
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of Ondo State has congratulated Oba Joel Daodu, the Oniyani of Iyani-Akoko in Akoko North West…
Boko Haram’s leader’s wife arrested
An ex-wife of the factional leader of Boko Haram, Mamman Nur has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil…
Journalist, lawyer in Kirikiri prison for blackmailing Bishop
A suspected blackmailer who claims to be a journalist has landed in Kirikiri Maximum Prison for attempting to extort money…
Lagos begins Demolition of Shanties At Oko Oba Abattoir
Lagos State Government has begun the removal of shanties at Oko Oba abattoir to ensure a healthy and hygienic abattoir…
Suspected ‘Facebook killer’ found dead
The man Cleveland police say killed a 74-year-old grandfather on Sunday and then put up a video of the murder…
Lagos needs N60 Billion to construct Adiyan Phase II Water Project
The Lagos State Government says it will need N60 billion to construct the phase two of the Adiyan Water Project…
Nigeria overdue for restructuring – Ex-Leventis boss
Chief Joseph Oke, past Chairman, Leventis Group, on Tuesday said that Nigeria was overdue for restructuring.
Aregbesola Sends 39 New Cabinet Members List To Assembly
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has forwarded names of his commissioners/Special Advisers nominees to the State House of Assembly…
Lagos begins prosecution of 114 tax defaulters
The Lagos State Government says it has begun the prosecution of 114 tax defaulters in the state, saying the move…
800 policemen deployed to 4 LGAs to flush out kidnappers
The Niger Police Command says it has deployed 800 personnel to flush out kidnappers and armed robbers terrorising residents of…
Kidnappers release Ondo traditional ruler
The Oniyani of Iyani Akoko, Oba Joel Daodu, who was abducted recently by gunmen along Owo/Ikare- Akoko highway in Ondo…
CBN disburses $280 million to SMEs, BDCs, Invisibles
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday accentuated its determination to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market with…
Ronaldo’s hat-trick dumps Bayern out of Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as holders Real Madrid controversially overcame Bayern Munich in extra time to reach the Champions…