Year: 2017
2 Queen’s College Girls Die After Eating Spaghetti
Two students of the elite secondary school for girls in Nigeria, Queen’s College, Yaba, in Lagos, have died after eating…
4 Suspected Kidnappers In Police Net
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested four suspected members of a vicious Kidnap for Ransom gang in Abuja…
WHO announces list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Monday, published its first-ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”, a catalogue of 12 families…
Evacuate Nigerians in South Africa, TUC urges FG
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to put modalities in place to evacuate Nigerians…
Stop Comparing Osinbajo With Buhari – Ojudu
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, on Monday criticized the trend in the social…
BBNaija: 7 housemates up for possible eviction
With the emergence of Thin Tall Tony as the new Head of House in Big Brother Naija taking place in…
FG evacuates 41 Nigerian girls from Mali, arrests 6 suspected human traffickers
The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation.
CBN boosts sales of dollars to strengthen Naira
Nigeria central bank said on Monday it sold $80 million to retail customers and another $100 million in currency forwards…
Buhari and the Imperative of the Unattractive Road
No one needs to be that poet, Robert Frost, to understand that walking the road less (or not) taken is…
Vardy inspires managerless Leicester to maul Liverpool 3-1
Leicester produced a superb display in their first game following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri, moving out of the Premier…
EFCC Seeks To Preserve Forfeiture Order On Malabu Oil
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to preserve the interim forfeiture order…
Lagos begins 100 days of free healthcare services in 57 councils
The Lagos State Government will on March 1, 2017 embark on free Medical Mission to provide free healthcare services to…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly sides of Valentine Day
By Tayo Ogunbiyi On the 14th of February, Nigerians put aside the agony of a crunchy economy to join the…
Lagos PDP slams FG over continued detention of ex-guber aspirant
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the continued detention of Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, a…
Buhari honest, incorruptible leader, says Shagari
Former President Shehu Shagari has urged Nigerians and the international community to support President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration, saying…
Pipeline vandalism reduces by 20%
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) on Monday, said pipeline vandalism in the country had dropped to 20 per cent.
No going back on Waste Management Reform-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Monday says there is no going back on its plan to reform the waste management…
Stop playing politics and grant us Special Status, Lagos tells National Assembly
The Lagos State Government has told the National Assembly to stop playing politics and grant Lagos the special status it…
Lagos to crush 4,000 impounded okadas, plans total ban in Lekki, VI
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has concluded plans to commence the crushing and recycling of over 4,000…
Scarcity: Petrol sells for N170 per litre in Zamfara
An acute scarcity of petroleum products has forced an increase in the pump price of petrol to N170 as against…
Massilia Motors becomes Sole Distributor Of Mitsubishi Vehicles In Nigeria
Massilia Motors Limited has been appointed as the sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Nigeria, following the coming together of…
South Africans On The Rampage Again, Loot 100 Shops Overnight
Police on Monday said no fewer than 100 people ransacked shops in Johannesburg overnight, in the latest wave of looting…
Taraba APC Chieftain Disowns Hate Video
Mr David Kente, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, on Monday disowned the hate video circulating…
Tuface Donates N3.5m To Support UNHCR
Nigerian Music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, has donated N3.5 million to the United Nations High Commission for…
Bus Conductors Association To Kit Members With Uniforms
The Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) on Monday in Lagos said it would soon kit its members in uniforms…
Judge Berates NSCDC Over Poorly Drafted Criminal Charge
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday chided the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
AMCON Says Arik Air Owes IATA $78m
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Monday said Arik Air, under its previous management, owed the International Air…
Niger Govt Committed To Paying Students WAEC Fees
The Niger State Government says it will continue to pay fees for students writing the West African Senior School Certificate…
EFCC Recovers N.9m Mistakenly Deposited In Customer’s Account
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a sum of N900,000 mistakenly deposited in a customer's account in…
Akeredolu Meets Workers, Promises Outstanding Salaries
Gov Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday pledged to constitute a committee to look into the seven months outstanding…