Year: 2017
2026 World Cup: Uefa demands 16 slots for European teams
European football’s governing body will ask for its teams to be given 16 places at the expanded 48-team 2026 World…
German commandos arrest Nigerian, Algerian planning terrorist attack
Some 450 German special commandos made 12 co-ordinated raids on Thursday and arrested a Nigerian and an Algerian suspected of…
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria moves up 9 spots, now world 41st
The Super Eagles have moved up in FIFA’s monthly world ranking, in spite of Nigeria’s inability to qualify for the…
Court orders forfeiture of oil company’s $1.8m
A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria has ordered interim attachment of all funds and stakes accruable…
Ambode woos investors at Nairobi’s German-African Business Summit
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the State is willing, able and ready to partner with investors…
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NLC, TUC protest rising cost of living
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday staged a protest at the National Assembly…
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FG takes over Arik Airlines, appoints new management
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday said it has taken over the operations of Nigeria’s largest domestic…
Waste managers protest new sanitation policy in Lagos
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAN) on Thursday pleaded with the Lagos State House of Assembly to protect…
Cross River Assembly decries low revenue generation
The Cross River House of Assembly on Thursday frowned at the inability of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) to…
BBNaija: Uriel begs to remain in the house
Uriel Oputa, who has escaped nomination for the second time in a row, pleaded with Big brother in her diary…
N10.5m fraud: Accused refunds sum
Defence counsel in a case of N10.5 million fraud, Mr Hope Okuokpai, on Thursday told an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in…
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Pictures Update: NLC, TUC march in Lagos, demand good governance
Workers under the aegies of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) this morning took to…
Waste managers protest new sanitation policy in Lagos
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAN) on Monday pleaded with the Lagos State House of Assembly to protect…
UTME: Reps member trains 100 SSS 3 students on ICT
Ahead of their JAMB tests slated for later this year, a member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Lado, has…
Ambode orders CP to arrest gunmen who killed 3 guards
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday directed the State Police Command to ensure prompt arrest of kidnappers who…
Kwara gives cash aid to physically challenged persons
The Kwara Government on Thursday distributed mobility aid, empowerment tools and cash to physically challenged persons. The wife of Kwara…
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South Africa introduces $260 monthly minimum wage
South Africa will introduce a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand (261 dollars) per month in 2018, Deputy President Cyril…
Prosecution counsel withdraws from Justice Ngwuta’s trial
Prosecution counsel, Charles Adeogun-Philips, on Thursday withdrew from the trial of Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who is being…
Gunmen storm Lagos, kill 3, abduct one
Some unidentified gunmen have killed at least three people and abducted another at Isheri Estate GRA in Lagos state. Commissioner…
DPR seals 22 petrol stations for overpricing
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Borno said on Thursday that it sealed 22 petrol stations in Maiduguri for…
NCS Ondo/Ekiti command generates N517m
Ondo/Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N517 million between January and December 2016. The Customs Area Controller…
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Russian captain abducted by pirates off Nigerian coast says crew alive
The Russian captain of a German-owned cargo ship abducted by pirates off the West African coast of Nigeria has informed…
APC to investigate suspended Reps member
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Katsina State, on Thursday, said it would investigate the circumstances that led to the…
Ilorin market women lament low patronage
Market women in Ilorin have expressed concern over low patronage by customers and called on the Federal Government to take…
Edo governorship: Tribunal orders recounting of used ballot papers in open court
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin, on Thursday ordered the recounting of used ballot papers for the Edo…
Ibori’s return dominates Google search
The return of the convicted former Governor of Delta, James Ibori, was one of the top stories that dominated Google.…
Woman banker attacks DPO, tears uniform
A 28-year-old woman banker, Adaobi Obi, who allegedly assaulted and tore the uniform of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), on…
Petrol sells for N155 per litre in Auchi
The price of petrol has gone up from the official pump price of N145 per litre to between N150 and…
Enugu government to recruit 344 doctors, nurses
The Enugu State Government will recruit 344 medical and auxiliary personnel for its University Teaching Hospital. The Commissioner for Information,…