Year: 2017
U.S. deploys ‘Iron Soldiers’ to Europe, warns Russia over Ukraine
The U.S. says its Army’s 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is ready for any mission to protect…
AU re-admits Morocco
Morocco was on Monday readmitted into the African Union at the 28th AU summit of Head of States and Government…
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Chad’s Foreign Affairs Minister emerges AU Commission Chairman
Foreign Affairs Minister of Chad, Mr Moussa Mahamat, was on Monday elected Chairman, African Union Commission (AUC) . He succeeds…
Robbers kill policeman, injure sergeant in bank raid
Rivers Police Command said it foiled a bank robbery and lost a personnel at Rumuibekwe area of Port Harcourt on…
I-G appoints CSP Moshood new Police spokesman
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has appointed Mr Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police, as the new…
Former governor behind 2face’s planned protest
Investigations on Monday revealed a former Akwa Ibom State Governor as the chief sponsor of the planned massive nationwide protest…
Ex-JAMB registrar commends communications minister
The immediate past registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, has described Barrister Adebayo Shittu,…
Robbers attack GTB in Port Harcourt
A suspected robbery gang on Monday stormed the branch of the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) along Shell RA Bus Stop…
How Atiku, Daura Orchestrated my removal from Police-Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has revealed how former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Director-General, Department of State Security,…
Army in court for alleged breach of fundamental human right
The Nigerian Army has been charged before Justice Vera Venda of the FCT High Court sitting in Jabi for alleged…
President Conde elected AU Chairman
President Alpha Conde of the Republic of Guinea has been elected as the new Chairman of the African Union. He…
Kidnapping: Is capital punishment a deterrent?
By Hon. Mufutau Egberongbe Yes, Lagos is more than a country if it is to be compared with some countries…
Apprentice kidnaps master’s son over ‘settlement’ failure
“I kidnapped my Oga’s son because he refused to settle me,” a 20-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Blessing, said on Monday in…
47,229 detainees awaiting trial in Nigerian Prisons-Osibanjo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has lamented that a total of 47,229 detainees are still awaiting trial in various…
MTN customers lament poor network services
Users of MTN network services in Badagry area of Lagos State on Monday lamented the non-availability of the service for…
Recession: Kwara private hospitals groan under huge patients debts
Some Chief Medical Directors (CMD) of hospitals in Kwara are lamenting that the economic situation in the country is negative…
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Protest: Tuface yet to inform us – Police
The Lagos State Police Command says it is yet to be officially notified of the protest being organised by popular…
Lagos records first heavy rainfall in 2017
The first heavy rainfall in the Lagos metropolis on Monday has left in its wake flooding and traffic jam in…
PLASU graduates 344 students in first convocation
Twelve years it was established, the Plateau State University (PLASU) is to graduate a total of 344 graduands in its…
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Lagos police arrest “Biafra Times” publisher, 9 others for alleged sedition
The police in Lagos on Monday said they had arrested the publisher of Biafra Times and nine others for allegedly…
Closure of Abuja Airport best option – NCAA chief
The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman has backed the plan by the Federal Government…
ASUP begins one-week warning strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Monday began a nationwide seven-day strike over shortfall in payment of salaries…
Firewood demand rises in FCT
Some suppliers and distributors of firewood in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said that there had been an overwhelming increase…
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Customs intercept 661 guns imported through Lagos port
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 661 pieces of pump action rifles from China,…
Broken bottle attack: Man gets N50,000 bail
A 37-year old, Yomi Adams, was on Monday charged with stabbing a man with a broken bottle at a Surulere…
Bird flu: FG deploys experts to assess Kano poultry farms
Some experts from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Jos, have visited Kano State to…
Cross River Assembly decries quality of teachers in private schools
The Cross River House of Assembly has advised proprietors of private schools in the state to enhance the training, quality…
Labour leader seeks review of Nigeria’s trade agreements
A labour leader, Mr Issa Aremu, told the Federal Government on Monday to review various trade agreements entered into by…
Ogun government shuts 7 health facilities
The Ogun Government on Monday closed down five health facilities in Ifo Local Government Area of the State The Commissioner…
Youtube unveils beauty tips for looking good
Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa, on Monday said Youtube had unveiled tips on…