Year: 2017
Man pleads guilty to beating up police officer
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons, a driver who pleaded guilty to beating a police…
2017 Budget: Ondo Youths protest against Mimiko
Some youths in Ondo State on Wednesday in Akure protested against Gov. Olusegun Mimiko over planned presentation of the 2017…
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Ambode okays death penalty for kidnappers, signs bill into law
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed a bill into law specifying death penalty for kidnappers, whose victims died…
Bida Poly appeals for police post
The Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger, has appealed for a police post to complement management’s efforts at securing the institution.…
Timaya releases new music video – ‘Woyo’
Renowned songwriter, and entertainer, Inetimi Odon, popularly known as “Timaya’’ has officially released a new music video titled ‘Woyo’. The…
Night fire razes shops in Yola Market
A night fire outbreak has destroyed some shops in old Jimeta Market in Yola. The fire started around 8.00 p.m.…
Ondo State: PDP, APC react to Assembly crisis
Mr Fatai Adams, the Deputy Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State, on Wednesday, urged the aggrieved members of the…
Former UN chief drops South Korea presidency bid
Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, dropping a lifetime of…
Nasarawa governor appoints new SSG, Head of Service
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Abdullahi as the new Secretary to Nasarawa State Government [SSG].…
Fayose pledges allegiance to Tuface’s protest
Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose has openly stated his support for Tu Baba’s would be protest come Feb 6. The…
Sports minister’s wife to be buried Feb. 4
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has confirmed that his late wife will be buried on Feb. 4…
Teenage students seek use of robots in learning
A group of teenage students on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to encourage the use of robots in learning…
Presidency reacts to TuBaba’s protest
As the proposed Feb 6th nationwide protest organised by Tuface Idibia draws near, president Muhammadu Buhari’s media aid had this…
Plateau: Commission plans mass redeployment of LG staff
The Plateau Local Government Service Commission on Wednesday said it has concluded arrangements to carry out mass redeployment of personnel…
Teaching in the age of communication technology
By Dr. Akintola Benson Oke Without a doubt, teachers are pretty important to the society. Teachers hold the key to…
Akpabio denies sponsoring Tu Baba’s protest
Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio has denied involvement in the ongoing proposed nationwide…
Lagos sets to employ 27,500 community sanitation officers
The Lagos State Government is set to employ 27,500 Community Sanitation Officer as part of the on-going solid Waste Management…
Professor who threw shades at Tu Baba over protest apologises
Obafemi Awolowo University Professor Akindele Adetoye who threw shades at 2face over the nationwide protest he is organising, stating that…
Convicted ex-Delta gov, James Ibori set to return home
A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori who was released from a UK prison in December 2016, says he…
2 students die in road accidents in Nasarawa State
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nasarawa State said on Wednesday that two students had died in separate accidents…
Obama plans to attack Trump more forcefully
It took former President Barack Obama 10 days after leaving the White House before he spoke out against President Donald…
Policeman breaks woman’s jaw for hiding girlfriend’s whereabout
Oluchukwu Ezemaduka, 30, is currently battling with a damaged jaw at a private hospital in Akowonjo, Lagos, after she was…
Boko Haram ambush kills policeman, injures another in Borno
The Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a policeman after suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed a patrol…
Nigerian woman delivers quadruplets, cannot pay £500,000 bill
One of the largest hospitals in the U.K is chasing a bill of more than £500,000 from a Nigerian woman…
Warren Buffett: I bought $12 billion of stock after Trump won
The failure of Warren Buffett’s favored candidate to capture the White House has not dimmed the billionaire’s appetite for stocks.…
Rita Dominic’s “The Guest” premieres in cinemas
The much awaited movie “The Guest” produced by a renowned thespian, Rita Dominic is set for it first showing in…
Why I stopped going to Abuja – Gov Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says he stopped going to Abuja, the seat of federal power, in the last…
$15m saga: Court throws out Patience Jonathan’s suit against SERAP
The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by Mrs Patience Jonathan and her group, Union…
Wike condoles with family of deceased Rivers CP
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has condoled with the family of Rivers Commissioner of Police, Mr Francis Odesanya, who died…
Police kill suspected robber, arrest another in Kano
The police anti-robbery operatives in Kano have shot dead a suspected armed robber and arrested one after a shootout. DSP…