Year: 2017
Wike felicitates with SWAN at 53
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has felicitated with the leadership and members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN)…
Ogun assembly passes bill upgrading MAPOLY to university
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill upgrading Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a University of…
10 killed in Taraba fresh violence
At least 10 people have been killed and several houses burnt in fresh violence that erupted on Tuesday in Taraba…
1 killed, 2 arrested in Ekiti violence
The police have arrested two persons in Ayede Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti, following a violent protest which…
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Oil prices jump as OPEC cuts output, dollar sinks
Oil prices rose more than one per cent on Tuesday after news that the world’s top producers cut production in…
Saraki accepts chief of staff’s resignation
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has accepted the resignation of his Chief of Staff, Sen. Isa Galaudu.…
Police arrest 4 for raping 11-year old
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspects who raped an 11-year old secondary school student…
Costa misses penalty as Liverpool hold Chelsea at Anfield
Chelsea stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table to nine points despite Diego Costa missing a…
Palace win first match under Allardyce
Crystal Palace finally earned a victory under Sam Allardyce as goals by Scott Dann and Christian Benteke secured the points…
Arsenal suffer shock defeat at home to Watford
Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow with a shock home defeat against Watford at Emirates Stadium. Former…
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Ambode bans LG officials from traffic enforcement, cancels official number plates
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the ban of all Local Government officials in the state from controlling or…
Lagos empowers 200 public servants with communication skills to resolve conflict
The Lagos State Government has empowered 200 public servants with communication skills for conflict resolution in governance. Commissioner for Establishments,…
Breaking: Rivers Police Commissioner is dead
The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Francis Bolaji Odesanya, is dead. He died in an Indian hospital, it was learnt.…
AFCON 2017: Ghana eager to break 35-year jinx
Ghana will be eager to break a 35-year jinx as they look forward to securing a final berth at the…
Anambra governorship candidates to pay N9m for posters
The Anambra State government’s Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA) yesterday said governorship aspirants in the state would pay N9m each…
Kwara Assembly summons SSG, IRS chairman
Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and Chairman, Kwara State lnternal Revenue Service…
Girl brutalized by Army officer wants justice
A young lady named Jewel Infinity has cried out for help after she was left hospitalized, following a beating she…
Teacher remanded over alleged rape of pupil
An Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 40-year-old teacher, Sampson Eyo, who allegedly raped his nine-year-old pupil. The…
Apprentice kidnaps boss’s 8 year old son
An apprentice, Chimobi Sylvester, monday confessed to the police in Lagos how he kidnapped his master’s eight-year-old son because of…
Police arrests Biafran magazine publisher
Police has arrested the publisher of the Biafran Times Magazine, Peter Eke (30), at Somolu area of Lagos State. He…
Imo AG warns judicial officers against corruption
The Imo Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Miletus Nlemedim, has warned judicial officers in the state against corrupt practices,…
Police nab 3 armed robbery suspects in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three armed robbery suspects accused of robbing drivers and commuters on Enugu-Port Harcourt…
South Africa’s Post Office converts unit to bank
South Africa’s Post Office Group will submit an application to register its financial services unit, Postbank, as a bank by…
FG holds Town Hall meeting for North-Central Feb. 6
The Federal Government will on February 6 hold a Town Hall meeting in Ilorin for stakeholders in the North-Central. The…
Asylum seekers face shameful housing conditions in Britain
Many asylum seekers in Britain are forced to live in filthy, poorly maintained houses infested with vermin under a system…
Aisha Buhari donates borehole to FCT community
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday, inaugurated a borehole for the use of Gofinda community in…
2017 budget: Bagudu presents N139.3bn to House of Assembly
The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N139.3billion for the year 2017 to the…
18 year old Cultist remanded over murder
An 18-year-old suspected cultist, Isijola Olusola, was on Tuesday remanded in Olokuta Prison by an Akure Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for…
Staphylococcus leads to bone infection -Expert
An Orthopaedic Surgeon with a private hospital in Abuja, Dr Gabriel Adejimi has warned that untreated bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus…
Police arraign 2 brothers for N800,000 fraud
Two brothers, Hassan Moruf, 35, and Hassan Temitope, 30, were on Tuesday arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly…