Year: 2017
Harry Kane’s hat-trick sends Tottenham into FA quarter-finals
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Tottenham reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable win over Championship side Fulham.…
Why police must intensify effort on child protection-LASG
The Lagos State Government has challenged the police to rise up and protect the rights of the child from being…
Contractors abandon Third Mainland Bridge repairs
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has come under heavy criticism from residents in Lagos over the abandonment of the…
FCT Gets New Police Commissioner
The new Commissioner of Police FCT, Musa Kimo has officially taken over from his predecessor, Mohammad Mustafa on Sunday. Kimo…
Fire Guts Rida Plastic Factory In Lagos
The management of Rida National Plastics Company Ltd, Oshodi, Lagos is counting its loses after an early morning fire destroyed…
Union Bank kicks off 100th anniversary celebrations
Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s most respected financial institutions, has kicked off celebrations to mark its 100th anniversary of service…
Diversion of N388.304bn Loan: SERAP Asks FG To Prosecute States
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to go to court over the alleged diversion of…
Lagos files criminal charges against Lekki Gardens MD, 5 others
The Lagos State Government has filed criminal charges against the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong and 5 other…
One dead as vehicle plunges into Lagos river again!
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday confirmed one woman dead as a vehicle plunged into Mekwe river near…
Shun acts that breed disunity, crisis, Ambode charges Christians
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday enjoined Christians to continue to make conscious efforts to sustain the peaceful…
You must be productive, Lagos charges public servants
The Lagos State Government has charged public servants in the state to take the issue of productivity seriously. Commissioner for…
Dangote, Ooni to attend Justice Kayode Eso book launch
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote are among special dignitaries…
Careless mother serves kerosene to 18-month old son as water
A nursing mother in Benin City, Edo State, Mrs. Ata Buhari, has allegedly served her 18-month old baby kerosene, instead…
Lagos beefs up enforcement with 36 vehicles, 20 power bikes for VIS
The Lagos State Government has beefed up enforcement with the launch of 36 vehicles and 20 power bikes for the…
Xenophobia: South Africans burn Nigerian church, loot businesses
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Mr…
Bishop David Oyedepo’s church got N35m from N19.7b Fraud – EFCC Witness
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ahidjo Ikem, has narrated before a Federal High Court…
Pictures: Osinbajo, Nana Akuffo-Addo, at inauguration of Barrow in Gambia
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, together with some African heads of states today attended the official inauguration of President Adama Barrow…
Ambode tells citizens to pray for Nigeria’s progress
The Lagos state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday advised Nigerians to pray for the progress of the country. Ambode…
Campaign of calumny: Army warns mischief makers
The Nigerian Army has accused some of its ex-personnel of sponsoring a campaign of calumny against it on the social…
Adamawa SEIC suspends Michika LG election
Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), has for the third time suspended Saturday’s rescheduled Local Government election in Michika. The…
Gambia celebrates Barrow’s inauguration
Thousands of supporters gathered Saturday to finally celebrate the inauguration of Gambian President Adama Barrow, a month after he was…
Taraba governor tasked on timely resettlement of IDPs
The Taraba Tiv Youth Frontier on Saturday urged Gov. Darius Ishaku to expedite action on the resettlement and rehabilitation of…
Ebonyi governor’s aide tells youth to join fight against crime
Mr Emmanuel Aja, the Technical Assistant to Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, on Saturday called for the involvement of more…
2017 NIPOGA to promote peace among youths
Amb.Aisha Audu-Emeje, the President, A3 Foundation, an NGO, on Saturday in Abuja said the 2017 Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) would…
UN condemns Boko Haram attacks in Borno
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has condemned the attacks on Maiduguri by suspected female…
Abia pensioners lament rigorous verification process
Retired civil servants in Abia have described the process of verification of state pensioners as “cumbersome, unfriendly, rigorous, stressful and…
Reps resolves to make Nigeria cleaner, livable
Rep. Obinna Chidoka, Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Environment, said the committee would ensure that Nigerians maintain best practices…
Commercial motorcyclists protest police extortions in Delta
Commercial motorcyclists in Ogwashi-Uku community of Delta have withdrawn their services from Azagba village, Ogwashi-Uku road over alleged cases of…
NAF to improve synergy with security agencies
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will improve existing synergy with other security agencies in its internal security duties…
4 arrested over illegal revenue collection in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four suspected illegal revenue collectors, who specialised in extortion and terrorising members of…