Year: 2017
Service of songs holds for Late Ogbemudia in Benin
The service of songs for late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, former Governor of the defunct Mid-West and Bendel, held at the…
Exposed! EFCC Witness Names Bribe-Taking Judges
Mr Daniel Danladi, a detective with the Special Task Force of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday…
President Buhari’s Anti-corruption Project Under Threat
All things considered, I hold the strong view now that President Buhari’s anti-corruption project is under heavy threat by some…
House of Reps removes Adeosun as Public Procurement Council Chairman
The House of Representatives has removed Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun as chairman of the National Council on Public Procurement.
Traders protest eviction notice by Rivers government
Some traders in Mile 1 market, Port Harcourt on Thursday took to the street to protest alleged notice of eviction…
Lagos seeks work place synergy, corporate goals
Lagos State Government has underscored the need for team work and work place synergy for the attainment of a corporate…
Gunmen kill former Edo council chairman
The immediate past Chairman of Etsako-East Local Government Council of Edo, Mr Suleiman Afegbua, has been killed by gunmen.
Naira consolidates gain against dollar
The Naira on Thursday consolidated its gains against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Lagos Kickboxing seeks support
Adegboyega Adeniji-Adele, Technical Director, Lagos State Kickboxing Association (LSKA) on Thursday solicited support from corporate organisations toward its forthcoming build-up…
Navy uncovers another vandalised well head in Warri
The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), DELTA, Commodore Ibrahim Dewu, on Thursday said the command had uncovered another vandalised Oil…
Lagos debt profile hits N603.25 billion, highest in Nigeria
Lagos State had the highest debt of N603.25 billion of all Nigerian states in 2016, as against its revenue of…
Benue Assembly confirms commisioner nominees
The Benue State House of Assembly has confirmed four commissioner nominees presented to it by Gov. Samuel Ortom.
We’ll not surrender PDP– Makarfi
Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Chairman, National Caretaker Committee, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the committee will not surrender the party to…
Kano to provide low cost houses
The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar says plans are on-going by the state government to provide low-cost…
Defoe makes England squad
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe has been recalled to the England squad.
Senate’s rejection of Magu, fight against corruption
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Innocent Daniel, said Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu’s nomination for the chairmanship of the Economic…
Yakmut, Gaiya urge Ahmad to improve African football
Alhassan Yakmut, a former sports administrator, has advised Ahmad Ahmad, the new President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), to…
Court orders forfeiture of ex-Naval Chief’s N1.8bn
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N1.8 billion allegedly diverted from…
Police, transport unions to fight crime in Lagos
The police in Lagos, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria…
Lagos records 1,200 land grabbing cases in 9 months
The Lagos State Government on Thursday decried the high rate of land grabbing in the state, disclosing that 1,200 of…
Reps to probe Customs failure to auction confiscated goods
The House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise to investigate the failure of…
6 Kogi PDP legislators defect to APC
Six members of the Kogi House of Assembly, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected…
Saraki congratulates new CAF President
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, congratulated the newly-elected President of African Football Confederation (CAF), Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad.
Man to be flogged for assault
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 30-year-old, Abdulrahaman Sale, be given six strokes of the…
Plateau NDLEA set to curb drug abuse
The Plateau Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is poised to curb drug addiction among…
Enteric Fever responsible for death of 2 students at Queens College-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Thursday attributed the death of two students and the hospitalization of several others at Queens…
Famous South African artist guilty of killing sex worker
Internationally acclaimed South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa on Thursday was found guilty of murdering a sex worker in the city…
FCT women fascinated by big handbags
Some women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say their fascination for big handbags was for fashion and convenience.
Meningitis kills 5 in Sokoto
An outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis( CSM) has claimed five lives in Gada and Wauru towns of Gada Local Government…
Kaduna NUJ chairman’s case adjourned
The National Industrial Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday adjourned the case of the illegal impeachment of Kaduna State NUJ…