Year: 2017
Samsung profits more than double despite Note 7 debacle
Samsung’s profits for the final quarter of 2016 were over double the same period in the previous year, the South…
Roadside bomb kills 4 soldiers in Somalia town
No fewer than four soldiers were killed and five wounded on Tuesday when a roadside bomb that Islamist insurgents said…
Police arrest 2 kidnap suspects in Benin
The police in Zone 5 comprising of Edo, Delta and Bayelsa, have arrested two suspects who alleged kidnap a couple…
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Fashola raises alarm over fake estate developers
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over the increasing number…
80 human traffickers arrested, 194 victims rescued in Edo, Delta
No fewer than 80 persons were arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in…
Court remands man caught with human head in prison
An Oyo State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku on Monday ordered the remand of Saheed Musiliu, 37 in Agodi…
Tunisia reach AFCON quarter-finals with 4-2 win over Zimbabwe
Tunisia secured their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group B runners-up with an easy win over…
Algeria crash out of AFCON 2017
Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after failing to win a single game…
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Photo News: Bola Tinubu’s plane used to fly Jammeh out of Gambia
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress( APC), Bola Tinubu’s Dassault Falcon-900DX (VP-CBT) was registered in the Cayman Islands with…
Ex-Gambian leader Jammeh not granted immunity, says Barrow’s aide
Former Gambian autocrat Yahya Jammeh has not been granted immunity from prosecution, a member of President Adama Barrow’s coalition said…
Osinbajo, Babalola, Olanipekun, others for Lagos Justice Summit
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, and foremost Senior…
Enugu records first rainfall in 2017
Enugu metropolis, on Monday, recorded its first rainfall of the year, which led to reduction in the temperature in the…
Police arrest 2 notorious kidnappers, recover N1.08m
Two notorious kidnap suspects believed to be involved in the kidnapping of a couple on New Year Day, along DSC…
Singer Naomi Mac to perform at Hard Rock Café
Nigeria is about to witness live performance in a unique stellar dimension as House One Music star Naomi Mac is…
Abeokuta High Court sentences man to death by hanging
A High Court in Abeokuta on Monday sentenced Kola Akanji, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Akanji, whose address…
Lack of preparation costs Gabon AFCON exit-Aubameyang
Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes insufficient time together led to the hosts’ group-stage elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations.…
Zambia bans police officers from marrying foreigners
Police authorities in Zambia on Monday said they had banned officers from marrying foreigners. The Head of the Zambia Police,…
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Fuel now cost N155 per litre in Kano State – Survey
Some fuel marketers in Kano State have increased the price of the commodity from N145 per litre to between N153…
Lagos deworms 60,000 pupils
At least, 60,000 pupils across public primary schools in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria will be dewormed in the next few days…
2017 AFCON: Ghanaians in Lagos root for Black Stars to win
Some Ghanaians in Lagos on Monday expressed the confidence that the Black Stars of Ghana would win the ongoing 2017…
NAGAFF wants more banks at Abuja airport
The Abuja chapter of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders of Nigeria, NAGAFF, has written the Minister of…
30 retired police officers drag Force, Presidency to court
Thirty senior police officers retired in 2016, have challenged their retirement at the National Industrial Court, Abuja insisting the force…
Obaseki sends bill to harmonise local govt levies
Gov Godwin Obaseki of Edo has sent a bill for a law to harmonise local government levies, rates, fees and…
Lassa fever: Plateau records 4 deaths, 5 cases
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Kunden Deyin, said the state recorded four deaths, while laboratory tests confirmed five…
Fayose lacks decorum to lead PDP Governors’ Forum – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State lacks decorum to function as…
Man docked for defiling, impregnating minor
A 38-year-old man, George Chidiebere, who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old girl and impregnated her was on Friday charged before a…
Teenager gets N500,000 bail over defilement of minor
A Surulere Chief Magistrate’s’ Court in Lagos on Monday granted bail in the sum of N500,000 to a teenager who…
NYSC deploys 2,600 Batch B corps members to Ibadan
No fewer than 2,600 2016 Batch B stream 11 corps members will undertake the three-week orientation at the National Youth…
Dollar slips, shares unstable after Trump’s protectionist address
The dollar slid broadly on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration speech, prompting…
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$11m missing from Gambia’s coffer after Jammeh’s exit
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an…