Year: 2017
Update: Military misfire kills 70 civilians in Maiduguri
The death toll in the military air misfire on targeted Boko Haram location in Maiduguri has reached 70 civilians, says…
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Gambia parliament extends Jammeh’s term by 90 days
The Gambia’s parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh’s term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in…
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Lagos police boss, Fatai Owoseni removed
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni has been removed. He has been replaced with the Officer-in-Charge of Inspector-General…
Egypt lists ex-football star, Aboutrika a terrorist
Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood,…
U.S. warns Yahya Jammeh: ‘You’re losing opportunities’
The U.S. has warned the embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, saying he is losing opportunities to peacefully handover…
Man jailed 3 years for defrauding bishop Oyedepo
Justice Binta Fatima Isah of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Zaria, yesterday January 17, 2017, convicted and sentenced…
Much Ado about BBOG’s invitation to Sambisa
Whatever may be the intention behind it, and despite conceding to government, I do not see the BBOG changing its…
Police confirm kidnap of Director of Finance, 3 others in Sokoto state
Mr Mohammed Abdulkadir, the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command has confirmed the kidnap of the Director of Finance, Isa…
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6 ministers resign from Yahya Jammeh’s government
Gambia’s tourism and culture minister on Tuesday said he will step down, in what was a sign of dwindling support…
Rivers acquires 10 gunboats for Nigerian Navy
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced that the 10 new state-of-the-art security gunboats acquired by the Rivers State…
N4.6b money laundering trial : Fani-kayode seeks case transfer
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode Tuesday kicked against his trial at the Lagos Division of the Federal High…
Council suspends Chief Priest of Benin Kingdom
The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has suspended Nosakhare Isekhure as the Isekhure (Chief Priest) of Benin Kingdom indefinitely for alleged…
4 feared dead, houses burnt in renewed A’Ibom, Cross River boundary crisis
Four persons were feared dead and scores of persons injured in the renewed boundary crisis between Oku Iboku community in…
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Breaking: 24-hour after Osinbajo’s visit: N/D militants blow up pipeline
An unidentified militant group in the Niger Delta have blown up a crude oil trunkline in Ughelli, Delta State, barely…
AFCON 2017: Ayew gives Ghana 1-0 victory over Uganda
Ghana’s Andre Ayew surpassed his father’s record by scoring the goal that beat Uganda 1-0 in their Group D match…
Kidnappers storm Jigawa, kidnap Village Head, Ward Head
Kidnappers, numbering about 30, have kidnapped Alhaji Garba Mamud, the Village Head of Rijin in Basirka District of Gwaram Local…
Negotiations to free Chibok girls ongoing, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday reassured that the negotiations for the release of other…
40 million Nigerians to get telecom services in 2017-NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says provision has been made in the2017 budget to extend telecommunications services to additional 40…
Boko Haram: Fighter jet misfires, shoots civilians in Borno
The Army said a fighter jet had misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red…
Husband removes wife’s womb without consent
A housewife on Thursday asked an Ibadan Customary Court to dissolve her five-year-old marriage because her husband rendered her barren…
NUJ plans suing media organisations over unpaid salaries
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), says it plans to sue media organisations at the Industrial Arbitration Court for defaulting…
Apostle Suleiman sacks pastor for engaging in MMM
Apostle Suleiman popular founder of Omega Fire Ministries church has sacked one of his pastors for using the church’s name,…
I cannot live without my husband – Annie Idibia
Nigerian legendary entertainment singer Tu Baba will be shocked to know that his wife Annie Idibia has said she would…
Woman bags death sentence for burning daughter alive
A woman in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for burning her daughter alive in a so-called “honor killing” incident.…
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Car dealers groan over new import policy, call for reversal
Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders with some of the dealers calling…
Unemployed man in court for stealing fridge
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Qudus Bakare was on Tuesday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s’ court, Lagos State for alleged…
GSS Chibok: Reps to investigate N500m reconstruction fund
The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the N500 million budgeted fund for the reconstruction of Girls Secondary…
Abducted children recovered in Plateau starved for 6 days
The 145 abducted children, who were intercepted by the Police in Plateau, did not eat for six days, according to…
Telecoms companies task ICT regulators on convergence
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on regulators in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry…
Kaduna FA Chairman is dead -Scribe
AbdulKadir Magaji, the Chairman Kaduna Football Association (FA) is dead, the Secretary, Abdulsalam Jere, announced on Tuesday. According to Jere,…