Year: 2018
Man accuses wife of sleeping with ex-lover in his house
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday, dissolved a two-year marriage between one Barakat Adeniyi and Abdulrazak Adeniyi over…
Seme Customs generates over N1b in 2 months
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, Lagos State, said on Monday that it generated over N1billion revenue between August…
Ice Prince Drops ”Yawa” Feat. Peruzzi
Ice Prince comes out with his latest single titled ''Yawa''. The song features DMW act Peruzzi.
World Bank commits additional $120m for diseases surveillance
The Word Bank Board of Directors says it has approved the third Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project and…
Ireland woos more Nigerians
No fewer than 500 young Nigerians are expected to be admitted into the different Irish educational institutions in the next…
Akapson’s killing: I-G orders detention of suspected policemen
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the detention of policemen allegedly involved in the death of…
Unilorin promotes 1,019 staff
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has approved the promotion of 1,019 members of staff of the university.…
Driver jailed for dangerous driving, obstruction
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old driver, Odey Mathe, to eight weeks imprisonment for…
GOtv Boxing Night 16: Adeyemi dazzles, wins N1.5m
Opeyemi `Sense’ Adeyemi on Sunday night dazzled spectators with his scintillating foot work and punches to win the N1.5 million…
Unemployed man remanded in prison over robbery
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Jackson Bassey, charged with robbing residents of a community, was on Monday in Lagos remanded at…
Brexit deal possible, timing unclear – Foreign secretary
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Monday expressed confidence Brexit divorce deal is in reach but may not be agreed…
France 2019: U.S. to defend Women’s World Cup title
The World champions, the U.S. will have a chance to defend their title at the 2019 Women’s World Cup after…
Premier League’s early start has taken toll on players – Southgate
England coach Gareth Southgate said the Premier League’s early start was a factor in some of his players lacking sharpness…
Lagos will sustain ‘Ready Set Work’ – Official
Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, says he is optimistic that the ‘ReadySetWork’ (RSW) initiative…
Farmer drags man to court over destruction of farm
A middle aged farmer, Mukhtar Ahmad, on Monday dragged one Muhammad Umar to Magajin Gari Sharia Court in Kaduna accusing…
Amnesty Programme not owing graduands under scholarship – Aide
Lanre Babalola The Special Assistant (Media) to Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Mr…
Pastor absconds with N1.2m car
A 46-year-old pastor, Joseph Lawson, on Monday in Lagos, appeared at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, charged with the theft of…
Kidney cancer: Expert cautions smokers, drug addicts on dangers
Dr Ovo Samuel, a medical officer at the General Hospital Ughelli in Edo State, says smokers are liable to develop…
Man bags 3 months imprisonment for stealing neighbour’s property
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced 18-year-old Abdulaziz Saadu, to three months imprisonment for stealing property valued at…
Hand washing Day: Osun constructs boreholes, toilets in 300 schools
As part of efforts to maintain a healthy handwashing in schools, the Osun Government has constructed boreholes and sanitary toilets…
Meghan and Harry expecting a baby
The Duchess of Sussex is pregnant and is due to give birth next spring, Kensington Palace has revealed. The announcement…
Nigerian Army holds promotion exams
The Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) has commenced promotion examination in Sokoto for 150 Captains moving to the…
CBN urged to enforce ban on sale of new Naira notes
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an NGO, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Locusts invasion: Kebbi to commence aerial spray of rice farms
Following locusts invasion of rice farms in Kebbi, the state government said on Monday it had deployed helicopters for the…
Breach of trust: Estate consultant jailed 14 years
An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, on Monday, sentenced a 53-year-old estate consultant, Kayode Adeniji, to 14 years imprisonment…
I did not visit Obasanjo to endorse Atiku for president – Matthew Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that his meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo…
Ban on public procession still in force – Plateau Govt
The Plateau Government says the ban on public processions in the state is still in force.
Macedonian parliament debates on changing country’s name
The Macedonian parliament is due to begin debate on constitutional amendments to change the country’s name, to end long-running diplomatic…
Obasanjo’s endorsement of Atiku tears ACF apart
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a socio-political organisation of the North, has split over former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s declaration and…
Malaysian PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim sworn in
Malaysia’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim, on Monday took an oath as a Lawmaker in a Swearing-in Ceremony in Parliament.