Year: 2017
Businessman charged with N1m fraud suit
A 42-year-old businessman, who allegedly duped one Mr. Christopher Utulu of N1 million by falsely presenting himself as a lawyer,…
Indian paedophile tailor confesses to sexually assaulting girls
A 38-year-old Indian man confessed to assaulting as many as 200 underage girls during the past 12 years, New Delhi…
Kyrgyzstan sees possible pilot error in crash killing 37
Kyrgyzstan’s government said on Monday that pilot error may have been the cause of a Turkish cargo plane crash near…
MFM FC fans want more spectators in stadium
Lagos-based MFM FC fans on Monday urged spectators to turnout en masse for the club’s subsequent matches, saying the team…
Don urges Jammeh’s handover to Barrow
Prof Jonah Onuoha of the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka, has urged President Yaya Jammeh of Gambia…
Maiduguri blast: ASUU suspends planned press conference
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has expressed shock over the early morning bomb blast at the University of…
Crocodile tears tour guide to death in South Africa
A South African tour guide working at a crocodile farm in the Western Cape province near Cape Town has been…
BBOG joins search for missing girls in Sambisa
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group has sent a delegation to join the Federal Government’s team on a day…
Police nabb armed robbery gang in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has nabbed a 3-man armed robbery gang terrorizing residents of Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman,…
Man who fell from electric pole gets wheelchair, N100,000
The Nigeria Peace Corps (NPC), Nasarawa State Command, has donated a wheelchair to, Mr Peter Abashi, who fell down from…
VVF centre cures 175 patients in Kebbi
The Kebbi Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) center cured 175 patients in 2016, Dr. Abubakar Dakingari, the Medical Director of the…
Nigerian troops find terrorists’ corpses, grenades
Nigerian troops have recovered bodies of terrorists, 36 hand grenades and one 12.7 X 108mm round of ammunition concealed by…
Suicide bomber kills professor, 4 others in UNIMAID
A professor and four other persons were killed today when a male suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the Senior…
Unpaid salaries: Civil servant commits suicide in Ekiti
A senior civil servant with Ekiti State Government, Mr. Tope Afolayan, has committed suicide over alleged unpaid salaries and his…
Enugu waste agency warns residents against conmen
The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) on Monday warned residents against dealing with conmen, who parade themselves as ESWAMA’s…
Breaking: Hurray! Ezekwesili joins troops to search for Chibok girls in Sambisa forest
Co-convener of the Bringbackourgirls, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has finally agreed to join Nigerian troops and others tomorrow to search for…
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Former pro wrestler Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka dies at 73
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a former professional wrestler who earlier this month was found not competent to stand trial in the…
Buhari congratulates APC stalwart, Akande
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated elder statesman and founding Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Abdukareem Adebisi…
Senegal beat Tunisia 2-0 for good AFCON start
Senegal’s Teranga Lions began their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Gabon on Sunday with victory over Tunisia…
Charly Boy says father cringe in the grave over judicial corruption
An activist and former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy said in…
Female referee rescued as Rangers’ fans go wild in Enugu
Several security personnel on Sunday rescued centre referee Hadiza Musa from angry fans after visiting Abia Warriors Football Club of…
Dangote floats $100m truck assembly plant in Lagos
Dangote Group of Companies has established a $100million truck assembly plant in Lagos as part of its efforts toward boosting…
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Bukky Wright, others urge government to resuscitate moribund textile industries
Some stakeholders in the entertainment and creative industry on Sunday advised the Federal Government to resuscitate the moribund textile industries…
Repentant cattle rustlers, vigilante, surrender in Katsina
Some groups of repentant cattle rustlers and vigilante have surrendered 104 AK 47 rifles and other weapons to Katsina State…
NPFL: Enyimba defeat Sunshine Stars 1-0
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Sunday defeated the Sunshine Stars FC of Akure 1-0 in their first game…
AFCON 2017: Algeria draw 2-2 with Zimbabwe
Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the 2017 Africa…
12 passengers killed as bus plunges into river
Over 12 persons have reportedly died in an accident on Oyo/Ogbomoso Road after a commercial bus skidded off the road…
JAMB meets other bodies to fine-tune examination schedules
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is set to meet with heads of other public examination bodies…
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Kidnappers of students, teachers at Isheri demand N1.2b
The abductors of students and members of staff of the Nigeria Turkish International College (NTIC) have demanded N1.2bn ransom for…
Troops rescue 58 people in 2 days
Troops operating in the North-East have rescued 58 people abducted by terrorists in the last two days, including 35 women…