Year: 2017
Soldier beats man to death for bashing car
The motorcyclist, Abu Alhaji, a 25-year-old father of a 6-month-old child, was said to have taken a woman, who wanted…
Facebook to pay $500m over theft
US jury in Texas , media reports on Thursday, ordered Facebook Inc, its virtual reality unit Oculus, and other defendants…
FG to raise VAT on luxury items
The FG plans to raise the value-added tax (VAT) on luxury items — subject to the approval of the national…
Rain injures 13 corps members in Oyo camp
Thirteen members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Oyo state were injured while a worship centre was destroyed…
Crisis in Rivers Assembly, expelled Minority Leader drags APC, Speaker to court
The expelled Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Benibo Frederick Anabraba, has instituted a suit against the…
Elelctricity: Delta community gives Chevron 14-day ultimatum
The indigenes of Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, have given Chevron Nigeria Limited…
Killer dog put down after death of Barrow’s son
A dog that killed the son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, an agriculture ministry source said,…
Oyo receives N7.2bn Paris Club excess deduction
Oyo State Government has confirmed the receipt of N7.2 billion as its share of the Paris Club excess deductions. Mr…
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Police vow to stop Tuface planned protest
Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he will not allow the planned protest against the Federal Government…
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UN asks President Trump to rescind order banning refugees
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again asked U.S. President Donald Trump to rescind the Refugee Order suspending entrance of refugees…
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Senator Andy Uba dumps PDP, defects to APC
Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to…
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers, injures 5
Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops…
Tuface vows to proceed with planned protest against Buhari
Popular Nigerian singer Tuface Idibia, has vowed to proceed with his planned nationwide protest against the Federal Government on February…
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Gunmen kill UN contractor, 4 others near Nigeria-Cameroon border
The United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted…
Businessman defrauds South African company of $936, 000
A businessman, Chris Ifeorah, who allegedly defrauded a South African firm of 936,000 dollars, on Wednesday in Lagos got a…
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British MPs vote to trigger Brexit
MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.…
City demolish West Ham 4-0 in Premier League match
Gabriel Jesus scored his first Manchester City goal as they tore West Ham apart at London Stadium. City, who left…
Beyoncé pregnant with twins
Pop superstar Beyonce announced on Wednesday that she and her husband, rap star and entrepreneur Jay Z, were expecting twins,…
6 remanded for killing army commandant
Six suspects arraigned for allegedly killing the commandant of Army School in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been remanded in Agodi…
UK Prime Minister May condemns Trump’s bans
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday told British lawmakers that US President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban was “divisive and…
World Hijab Day: Women decry discrimination over hijab
A coalition of Women Groups, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, on Wednesday decried the continued discrimination of women in Hijab, saying…
I-G seeks adequate budgetary allocation for police
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has called for adequate budgetary allocation for the Nigeria Police Force to…
PDP crisis over soon- Lagos lawmaker
The Minority Leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Akeem Bello, on Wednesday said that the crisis within…
Court orders remand of ex-FCT minister’s son in prison
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the remand of Shamsudeen Bala, son of former FCT Minister, in Kuje…
Nigerians express goodwill for Buhari
Some Nigerians have expressed goodwill for President Muhammadu Buhari and condemned the negative rumours about his health. The respondents in…
Teenager docked for defiling neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter
For allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter, a teenager was on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The…
2 arraigned for alleged political thuggery in Edo
Mr Suleiman Nakowa, 58 and Ms Talatu Abdulahi, 24, were on Wednesday brought before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin…
Delta CJ tells governors to sign inmates’ death warrants
The Chief Judge of Delta, Justice Marshal Umukoro, has urged state governors to sign death warrant of inmates on death…
Arik Air announces Valentine promo
Arik Air Communications Manager, Mr Ola Adebanji says the airline is rolling out a series of sales promotions as part…