Year: 2017
Tricycle, Mini Vehicle App for Launch in Lagos
Lagos State transportation system is set to witness another revolution as an IT firm, Matatu has concluded plans to launched…
SON Cannot Stop Substandard Products At Borders – Official
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said that it had not been properly positioned to stop substandard products at the…
Lagos unveils 50-day event plan for Golden Jubilee
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos @ 50 Planning Committee on Monday unveiled range of activities for the final celebration of…
Oyo To Set Up Bureau Of Planning
The Oyo State Government has approved the establishment of a Bureau of Planning and Development Control.
No Word From Maradona- FIFA
Football’s governing body FIFA said on Monday it had heard nothing official from Diego Maradona since the Argentine World Cup…
AU Condemns Killing Of 6 Aid Workers
The African Union (AU) on Monday condemned the ambush and killing of six aid workers in South Sudan.
Depression, Lagos Lagoon and the Allure of Suicide
Recent research reveals that about 480 million people across the world experience depression during their lifetime. According to a WHO…
Facebook To Add App For Live Location-Sharing
Facebook Inc (FB.O) will add a feature to its Messenger app on Monday to allow users to share their locations,…
Obasanjo’s wife files suit to stop son’s wedding
Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, one of the wives of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has filed a suit at an Ikeja…
Court Adjourns Dangote Workers Case
The National Industrial Court, on Monday adjourned the case of Mohammed Aliyu and 21 other disengaged workers of Dangote Cement…
Obasanjo Hosts Envoys’ Conference
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo will on Thursday host a two-day Embassies and Consular Missions Conference, ECMC in Abeokuta, Ogun…
FRSC Impounds 60 vehicles In Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) impounded 60 vehicles during a two-day special patrol in Anambra last week, Mr Sunday…
Wife’s Arrogance, Insolence Crash 16-Years Marriage
Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, on Monday dissolved a 16 year-old marriage…
DJ Accused Of Theft, Granted N50,000 Bail
A Disc Jockey (DJ) Ade Abbas, arraigned on Monday in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a…
Indians Accuse Nigerian Students Of Cannibalism
In a shocking display of prejudice, Greater Noida residents accused a group of Nigerian students of killing and eating a…
5-year old boy burnt to death in Edo
A five-year-old boy has been burnt to death in Benin, Edo state, when their apartment caught in fire.
VC confirms Dino Melaye graduated from ABU
The Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Ibrahim Garba on Monday confirmed that Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi State…
Meningitis: Death toll rises to 23 in Sokoto
The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 23.
Banks to sell dollars at N360 for school fees, medical bills
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Monday directed commercial banks in the country to start selling the naira at…
Safety of Lagosians not negotiable-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched the rebranded Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, with a pledge that the…
AMCON hands over Keystone Bank to new investors
Following the sale of Keystone Bank to Sigma Golf-Riverbank Consortium by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the new…
2 businessmen kidnapped in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two businessmen – Labbo Giyawa and Murtala Dantata – by…
Russia opposition leader, Navalny jailed
Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests on Sunday.
Lagos to immunise 4.9 million children against Polio
The Lagos State Government says it is targeting the immunization of 4.9 million children in the ongoing National Immunization Plus…
President Zuma recalls minister from trip abroad for not taking permission
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Monday ordered that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan return from an investor roadshow to…
Health workers issue 7-day ultimatum to Jos varsity teaching hospital
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH)) Chapter, has given the management of the hospital a…
Kidnapping: Traditional ruler, 3 others to remain in prison
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court on Monday adjourned the case involving Mr Damina Ishaku, the Chief of Kurama in Lere…
Sokoto hospital conducts 3 knee replacement surgeries
The Sokoto State owned Orthopedic Hospital, Wamakko, has successfully conducted three total knee replacement surgeries, the first in the history…
Herdsmen on the rampage again, invade Benue Prison Farm, kill inmate
The Benue Prisons Service on Monday confirmed that herdsmen invaded its Jato-Aka Farm Centre and killed an inmate, one Tersoo…
Don’t bribe our workers, EKO DISCO warns customers
Eko Electricity Distribution Company has warned its customers to desist from offering bribe or any form of gratification to its…