Year: 2017
7 year old completes 10km Lagos marathon
A seven-year-old, Damilola Oluwaseun, became the spotlight of the 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon when she finished completed 10km…
Airport Closure: Workers threaten to withdraw services
Members of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), has threatened to withdraw their services at Kaduna airport should…
Lagos Marathon: Hoodlums attack 7UP officials, steal refreshments
Hoodlums on Saturday attacked officials of Seven Up Bottling Company, the official provider of refreshments for the 2nd Access Bank…
Man hacks mother to death with machete
Osun Police Command says it has arrested a man who allegedly killed his 85-year-old mother with a machete. The police…
Lagos Marathon: Fans commend organisers for live telecast
Sports enthusiasts on Saturday commended the organisers of the 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon for the live telecast of…
Osinbajo to dialogue with Niger Delta youths
Mr Clement Maleghemi, the Udefi Oba Oloye of Warri Kingdom in Delta, has appealed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to…
Tambuwal sacks Internal Revenue Board
Gov Aminu Tambuwal has approved the dissolution of the management committee of Sokoto State Board of Internal Revenue. The State…
NYSC plans weekly medical outreach
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) says it is planning to embark on a weekly medical outreach across Sokoto State.…
Heavy security presence on Marathon routes
The routes for the 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon were heavily policed by a combined team of all the…
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Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum wins Lagos Marathon
In a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 20 seconds, Kenya’s, Abraham Kiptum who won the maiden edition of…
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17 killed in soccer stampede at Angola’s stadium
At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the northern Angolan city of…
Soldiers who manhandled disabled man arrested, demoted
The two soldiers who manhandled a physically challenged man on the street of Onitsha, Anambra State, last Tuesday have been…
350 mosques offer prayers for Buhari in Borno
Thousands of Muslim faithful on Friday, offered special prayers for the speedy recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari, in compliance with…
Native doctor, 3 others kill hunchback for money rituals
Edo State Police Command has arrested four persons, including a native doctor, for allegedly killing a 62-year old hunchback for…
Beko Ransome-Kuti Lives on – Women Arise
Women Arise for Change Initiative says the greatest tribute Nigerians can give to the late Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti, 11 years…
Boko Haram ambush Nigerian soldiers, kills 7
Troops of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ have gallantly fought their way through an ambush by Boko-Haram insurgents along Ajiri-Dikwa road in…
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Trump vows to win travel ban court fight
President Donald Trump has said he has “no doubt” his administration will win legal challenges to his travel ban. In…
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Ex-GMD NNPC admits ownership of recovered $9.8m
The former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Andrew Yakubu, has admitted ownership of the recovered money…
Police Arraign Seun Egbegbe for Defrauding 33 Bureau De Change Operators
Men of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID)of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, on Friday arraigned…
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Photos: $9.8m loot recovered from ex-NNPC GMD, Yakubu
Below are pictures of the $9.8 million loot recovered from the house of Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director…
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How we recovered $9.8 million loot from ex-NNPC GMD-EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has elaborated on how its operatives stumbled on the $9.8 million loot recovered from…
Rotary donates two incubators to govt hospital
The Rotary Club of Omole Golden in conjunction with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
Lagosians ready for 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
The banners and stickers announcing Saturday’s 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have adorned the metropolis to the admiration of…
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Terrorists plan to attack banks, prisons, FG alerts Nigerians
The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the plan by a Boko Haram affiliate, Muslim Brotherhood Cell in Kogi State,…
Abuja eateries, restaurants get set for Valentine`s Day
Some eatery operators in Abuja have expressed eagerness and readiness to celebrate 2017 Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14. They made…
Speed Limiters: FRSC impounds 317 vehicles in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Lagos said it had impounded 317 vehicles for non compliance since the commencement…
Court remands radio station bomber in prison
A Lokoja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered the remand of a middle-aged man, Hayatudeen Amoto, in prison for allegedly…
Gunmen attack Kogi police station, kill two policemen, detainee
Some gunmen in the early hours of Friday, attacked a police station at Eika community in Okehi Local Government Area…
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Tight security in Yenagoa as Osinbajo visits Bayelsa
Security has been beefed up in Yenagoa, as the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visits Bayelsa on Friday in continuation…