Year: 2017
Troops destroy 80 illegal refineries in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers
Troops of the Operation Delta Safe have destroyed 80 illegal refineries in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.
Human Skull Dealer Jailed 6 Years With Hard Labour
An Oyo State Chief Magistrate at Iyaganku, Mrs. Durosaro Tijani Monday sentenced a woman who specializes in selling human skulls,…
Ex-Aviation Minister, Chidoka, Joins Anambra Guber Race
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka[/caption]A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has joined the race in the Anambra…
Wizkid wins his first iHeart Radio award
Afrobeat star, Ayo Balogun popularly known as ‘WizKid’ has bagged an iHeart Radio Award for his collaboration on ‘One dance’…
‘Baba Ijebu’ lottery: Housewife arraigned for husband’s murder
A 29-year-old housewife, who allegedly killed her 35-year-old husband, Abuchi Akunne, with a kitchen knife over a lottery ticket was…
A Tribute To Onukaba
The book, Atiku-The Story of Atiku Abubakar, has the author’s name as Ojo Adinoyi. Unless, of course, you were familiar…
One Lagos Fiesta swept away December crimes – Ambode
Lagos was crime-free in December of 2015 and 2016 following the commencement of the annual One Lagos Fiesta, Gov. Akinwumi…
ABU to begin distant learning programme in Nursing
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) will begin a Distant Learning programme in Nursing in September 2017, an official has said.
16 street hawkers convicted in FCT
A mobile court attached to the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), on Monday sentenced 16 street hawkers to 14 days…
N3.2bn fraud: Court to rule on Kalu’s objection March 7
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed March, 7, to rule on the provision of a witness statement,…
Stay away from US for now , FG warns Nigerians
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians who have no compelling or urgent reason to travel to the US to postpone…
Buhari commiserates with Gowon
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with former Head of State retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon over the death of his younger…
Police, British High Commission collaborate on democratic policing
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, said that the Police was collaborating with the British High Commission to…
FG to enact ‘Meat Hygienic Act’
The Federal Government has commenced the process of enacting a `Meat Hygienic Act’ to regulate the operations of abattoirs and…
Woman to repay dowry to end crisis-torn marriage
A civil servant, Mrs Victoria Ayegba, on Monday, offered to repay the dowry paid on her, in a bid to…
LASG seeks handover of Ikorodu-Itoikin-Ijebu-Ode Road
The Lagos State Government is to apply to the Federal Government for the formal handover of the Ikorodu/Itoikin/Ijebu-Ode Road, Gov.…
Sacked Fidelity bank drivers protest non-payment of benefits
About 50 drivers recently sacked by the Fidelity Bank Plc on Monday barricaded the bank’s headquarters on Victoria Island, Lagos,…
Vets remove nearly 1,000 coins from turtle’s stomach
A team of Thai veterinary surgeons on Monday successfully removed nearly a thousand coins from a turtle’s stomach, the world’s…
Transcorp MD predicts stock market rebound
Mr Emmanuel Nnorom, the Chief Executive of Transcorp, says the capital market will soon be rebound with the current positive…
Yobe to begin house-to-house animal vaccination
Yobe Pilot Livestock Development Programme (YPLDP) says it will begin house-to-house vaccination of animals against trans-boundary diseases so as to…
Two men docked for burgling Mirror Magazine
Two men, Wahab Bukari, 22, and, Aliu Asuna, 25, who allegedly broke into Mirror Magazine office and stole items worth…
FRSC impounds 238 vehicles in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps impounded 238 vehicles from Feb. 1 to March 5, for…
Security guard docked for torturing sex worker
The police on Monday arraigned a security guard, Muhammed Useni, 19, for allegedly torturing a sex worker.
LUTH to provide free glaucoma screening
The Guinness Eye Centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos State, would provide free glaucoma screening to…
Ex-Adamawa Governor Jailed 5 Years
A Yola high court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa on Monday sentenced former Adamawa State governor, Barrister Bala James…
We have zero tolerance for Human Rights abuse – Army Chief
The Nigerian Army says it will continue to maintain zero tolerance for Human Rights abuses in the ongoing anti-terror war…
Gbajabiamila lights up Surulere communities
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday night inaugurated solar-powered streetlights in Rabiatu Thompson…
Lagos Police Mourns As Lorry Crushes 4 Cops To Death
A lorry has crushed four policemen attached to X Squad of the Lagos State Police Command.
Saraki Leads Senate Team to German Parliament
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will on Tuesday lead a 5-man delegation on a 3-day visit to the German…
Delta Fish Sellers Seek Govt Intervention
Frozen fish traders in Asaba, Delta, have appealed to the Govt. to assist with soft loans to enable them cope…