Year: 2017
Food vendor docked for stabbing neighbour, daughter
A food vendor, Rukayat Kehinde, 34, appeared in a Tinubu Magistrate’s, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing neighbour, Oluwakemi Adenuga and her…
NECO to begin sales of NCEE forms
The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has concluded preparations to begin sales of its 2017 National Common Entrance Examination…
Army arrest 3 suspected foreign terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it had arrested three Chadians in Borno as part of its ongoing anti-terrorism…
Charcoal dealers make huge sales in Enugu
Charcoal sellers are now making huge sales in Enugu, as most residents of the city have virtually dumped their kerosene…
Tambuwal approves N2.93bn for pension arrears, gratuities
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has approved over N 2.93 billion for the payment of backlog of pensions, death and contract gratuities…
FG to renovate Police Children School, Ilorin
DCP Rabiu Ladodo, Nigeria Police Force Education Officer, on Thursday expressed displeasure over infrastructural decay at Police Children’s School, Ilorin.…
Bus conductor docked for beating trader to pulp
An 18-year-old bus conductor who allegedly assaulted a trader, Ikenna Okechukwu, by beating him to a pulp, was on Thursday…
TUC boss extols Anambra governor
The Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Anambra, Mr Ifeanyi Okechukwu, has said that Gov. Willie Obiano has kept…
Bayelsa Assembly approves N3bn to purchase Legislators’ cars
The Bayelsa House of Assembly has approved a N3 billion loan request from the State government to purchase cars for…
Team to kill rats in 465 Lagos markets
The Lagos State Vector Control Programme is to employ more graduates of the state’s College of Health Technology (LASCOHET), Yaba,…
Dutse residents laud FG’s food security task force
Some residents of Dutse in Jigawa, on Thursday, lauded the Federal Government for its decision to inaugurate a task force…
Court remands man for lack of interpreter
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a motorcyclist, Baba Alhaji Yaga, at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa over…
Man to receive 6 lashes of cane
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 23-year-old scavenger, Abubakar Garba, be given six lashes of…
2019 Polls: APGA zones governorship ticket to Nasarawa North
The Nasarawa State Chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has zoned the 2019 governorship ticket to Nasarawa North Senatorial…
Nigerian professor discovers cure to HIV/AIDS
Professor Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of…
No Sri Lankans stranded at U.S. airports – Government
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that there have been no reports of Sri Lankan nationals stranded in the…
NGO mobilises 300 children back to school
The Niger State Coordinator of Habitation Hope, an NGO, Queen Nike Ajagbe, said her organisation had facilitated the return of…
Carbon monoxide from generator kill 6 teens
Six teenagers found dead in an allotment shed in the German town of Arnstein at the weekend were killed by…
Butcher remanded for raping minor
A Gombe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old butcher, Shamsudeen Musa, over alleged rape of a…
Carpenter jailed 2 months for molesting minor
A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 32-year-old carpenter, Zakaria Yusuf, to two months imprisonment for…
Landlord in court for removing tenant’s roof
A 50-year-old man, Usman Hadare, was on Thursday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly removing…
FRSC convicts 39 traffic offenders in Ota
No fewer than 39 motorists were tried and convicted for various traffic offences by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…
Crime Reporters mourn Rivers’ CP
The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) is mourning the death of the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Francis…
Specialist warns Nigerians on dangers of extreme dieting
A dietitian, Mrs Iheoma Nwabueze has warned on the dangers of extreme dieting, saying it leads to life threatening conditions.…
DPR to check unauthorised hike in petrol price
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bayelsa says it has stepped up its regulatory activities to check unauthorised hike…
Zimbabwean pastor commits suicide over girlfriend
Richard Nhika, a 38-year old Zimbabwean gospel musician and church pastor took his life while filming himself. According to him,…
Sony cuts annual profit due to poor business
Sony Corp on Thursday cut its full-year outlook for operating profit after the Japanese TV-to-gaming group took a $1 billion…
Obanikoro returns fresh N30m, to balance N417m
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has returned a fresh sum of N30m to the Economic…
Fake lawyer who practiced for 10 years arrested
Police command in Kwara state has arraigned a land speculator, Peter Itopa Adogun, for allegedly practising as a legal practitioner…