Year: 2017
Bus driver stabs 500-Level LASU law student to death
A commercial bus (danfo) driver has stabbed a 500 level student of the Lagos State University, LASU, to death over…
Bill Gates Tops The World’s Richest List Again ; Trump Slips
Bill Gates is the number one richest for the fourth year in a row, and the richest person in the…
Osinbajo calls for better teaching techniques
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said better teaching and learning techniques are a panacea to contemporary challenges in the education…
ASUU urges NASS to intervene in education sector
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan zone, on Monday called on the National Assembly to intervene in the…
Chimamanda’s “Americanah” wins New York book contest
Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s novel “Americanah” has won the “One Book, One New York” campaign by the Mayor’s Office of Media and…
Babale assumes as Adamawa Acting Governor
The Deputy Governor of Adamawa, Mr Martins Babale, on Monday assumed office as Acting Governor following Gov. Muhammadu Bindow’s commencement…
NDDC gives contractors 30 days to return to site
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has given contractors handling its projects across the Niger Delta 30 days to return…
Minister wants WAEC to review registration fee
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to review its registration fee…
FOREX: CBN releases another $180m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered additional 180 million dollars to meet bids for wholesale auction and requests…
Magu’s rejection: Buhari urged to nominate someone else
Some politicians in Lagos have called on the Federal Government to look for another person to manage the affairs of…
Police intercept substandard drugs in Kano
The police in Kano have intercepted large quantity of ‘controlled and substandard drugs’ worth more than N33 million in Kano.
$4bn Paris Club refund shared transparently – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the Federal Government had consistently complied with all extant rules and regulations…
Forex: CBN lifts supply with $180 million
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday offered a total of $180 million to meet bids for wholesale auction…
Pro-democracy Activist Condemns Protest At Amnesty International’s Office
A pro-democracy activist and legal practitioner, Richard Akinola, has condemned the Global Peace and Rescue Initiatives protest at the Abuja…
Iroko Tree Catches Fire In Lagos
The Lagos State Government has reported that an Iroko Tree located at Topo Garage in Badagry area of Lagos, Southwest…
Still On Lagos And The Menace Of Okada
In a bid to enforcing the extant laws in the State especially those bordering on environmental offences and restriction of…
Ghanaian referee banned for life over match manipulation
Ghanaian referee, Joseph Lamptey has been banned for life by Fifa for what it calls "match manipulation".
No evidence Obama wiretapped Trump – FBI
The head of the Federal Bureau of Invetigation, FBI publicly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, denying the Republican's…
Protesters Storm Amnesty International Office, Demand Withdrawal
Thousands of protesters under the banner, Global Peace and Rescue Initiative (GOPRI) on Monday barricaded the Abuja office of the…
Body of doctor who jumped into Lagoon not yet found, search continues
Twenty-four hours after a medical doctor, Allwell Orji jumped into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge, emergency responders have continued…
Citizens must obey traffic laws, says OYRTMA Boss
Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, OYRTMA, has said that its activities are not to inflict pains on the people…
Security Guard Steals Engagement Rings Worth $20,000
A 33-year-old security guard, Donald Alaribe, was on Monday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged theft…
INEC Says Voter Registration Begins April
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reaffirmed that Continuous Voter Registration would begin across the…
Polio Vaccination: Parents Risk 2-Year Jail Term
Any parent or caregiver, who prevents a child from receiving the polio vaccine, risks a two-year jail term, an official…
Lagos hands over 750,000 criminal suspect forms to Police Commissioner
The Lagos State Government on Monday handed over 750,000 criminal suspect forms to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai…
Senator Seeks Law Barring Non-Career Persons From Heading Government Agencies
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, says he will move for a law that will make only…
Economy: FG’ll borrow more to meet infrastrutural obligation-Adeosun
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun says based on the situation at hand, the Federal Government would have to borrow…
FBI Probes Alleged Russian Interference In U.S. Vote
FBI Director James Comey on Monday confirmed the agency was investigating possible Russian government efforts to interfere in the 2016…
Family demands justice over alleged murder of son in Warri
The Sini family of Warri on Monday demanded for justice over the alleged killing of their son, Akporido Sini.
Recession Forces More People To Patronise Sports Betting
Sports betting and lottery operators said on Monday that they were experiencing boost in their businesses as more people now…