Year: 2017
4 European nations to counter Trump’s anti-abortion measure
Four European nations will host an international meeting in March, aimed at countering President Donald Trump’s order that blocks U.S.…
FRSC arrests 421 traffic offenders in Ibadan
No Fewer than 421 people were arrested by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Oyo State for various traffic…
FG may reverse forex restriction – Customs
The Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General Monday Abueh, has said that the Federal…
Netanyahu wants Belgian ambassador to Israel reprimanded
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the Belgian ambassador to Israel reprimanded after Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel met with…
Recession: Lawyer tells colleagues to maintain positive attitude
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Jude Kalejaiye, has appealed to his colleagues to maintain a positive attitude in spite of…
Army arrests 2 soldiers for maltreating physically challenged person
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested two Military Police who allegedly maltreated a physically challenged person on New Market…
2 tanker drivers docked for theft of N3.8m petrol
Two tanker drivers who allegedly stole 33,000 litres of petrol valued N3.8million was on Thursday arraigned in a Tinubu Magistrates’…
Man beats 81-yr old mother to death in Lagos
A 51-year-old man has allegedly beaten his mother to death after a disagreement over her late sister’s property. The 81-year-old…
Lagos launches Ibile Youth Academy
The Lagos State Government has launched a new platform tagged: Ibile Youth Academy, IYA, designed to inculcate in youths the…
U.S. congratulates Somalia’s President-elect
The U.S. has congratulated the people of Somalia on the successful conclusion of their national electoral process. The U.S. Department…
Buhari’s sister urges Nigerians to pray for President
Hajiya Rakiya Adamu, the only surviving sister of President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians to pray for the President,…
Buhari is victim of his own transparency, says Lai Mohammed
Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, had become a victim of his own transparency in…
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EFCC Arraigns 4 for $1m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned the quartet of Umar Audu Bida, Truth Igogori, Ifenyinwa Nwankwesiri…
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N3bn Amnesty Funds: EFCC seizes 6 properties traced to suspects
Six properties traced to some suspects alleged to have diverted about N3,000,000,000 amnesty funds in the Niger Delta have been…
FG tenders foreign currencies recovered from Justice Ademola
The Federal Government has tendered before a High Court in Abuja bags of cash in local and foreign currencies, guns,…
No debate on Buhari’s vacation extension-Presidency
The Presidency has debunked insinuations by some Nigerians that the Senate may void President Mohammadu Buhari’s request for extension of…
Lahm’s retirement surprised Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich were taken by surprise by the timing of captain Philipp Lahm’s decision to announce his retirement. Lahm, 33,…
Barcelona to contest Suarez’s red card
Barcelona will contest the red card which will rule striker Luis Suarez out of the Copa del Rey final. Suarez…
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El-Rufai expels FRSC from Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government has barred personnel of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from erecting checkpoints in Kaduna and…
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Pirates strike in Niger Delta, abduct 7 Russians, Ukrainian
Pirates have abducted seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian in the territorial waters of Nigeria, the Russian embassy has said.…
EFCC arraigns ex-Kwara PDP guber candidate for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in…
60% of Niger teachers use fake certificate — Gov. Bello
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has said that 60 percent of primary and secondary school teachers in public schools in…
NBMA partners NAFDAC on food safety
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have evolved a…
NYSC asks Niger government for permanent orientation camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to Niger State Government to develop its permanent orientation camp located in…
IPMAN tells DPR to sanction erring depot owners
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has appealed to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to sanction all…
Malaria: NCDC cautions against self medication
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from self-medication and go for a laboratory…
Lawyer slams N10m suit on Kashamu
A lawyer, Mr Babatunde Olokun, has slammed a N10 million suit on Sen. Buruji Kashamu (PDP-Ogun). Olokun is pressing charges…