Year: 2018
TSTS policy’ll address human resource shortages in health sector – Idris
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has said that the implementation of the State’s Task Shifting Task…
N983.6m debt: Court adjourns case between Obieri, Trustbond Mortgage Bank
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria has adjourned till 17 October, 2018 for hearing the legal tussle…
Lagos APC Reps Primary: Call your supporters to order, Ashafa warns Osinowo
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District at the Senate, Gbenga Ashafa has warned a Lagos State House of Assembly…
Lagos APC Primary: Suspected thugs machete Ex-chairmanship aspirant
A former Chairmanship aspirant in Kosofe Local Government area, Hon Ibrahim Mustapha, narrowly escaped death on Thursday when suspected political…
Institute calls for proper funding of science, technology
The President of the Nigeria Institute of Physics (NIP), Prof. Hyacinth Aboh has called for the proper funding of science…
Court slams N600m fine on EFCC for declaring two Rivers officials wanted
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has slammed N600 million in exemplary damages on the Economic and Financial…
FRSC returns cash, other items recovered to crash victim
The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has returned over N1 million and other items recovered at…
EU denies proposed ban on palm oil importation
The European Union (EU) has denied the proposed ban on palm oil importation from Nigeria to the union.
PDP Convention: I’m not sponsored to spy — Aspirant
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Chief Stanley Osifo, has appealed to the party leadership to allow him to…
Oil, Gas export sales up to $416m
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says a total of crude oil and gas export sales of 416.07 million dollars…
Wema Bank staff sent to prison for stealing employer’s N30m
A 37-year old staff of Wema Bank Plc, Headquarters in Lagos, Tunde Oso has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate…
UK vows to support Lebanese army
British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling on Thursday expressed UK’s commitment to support of the Lebanese army to preserve security…
Businessman sent to prison for stealing $45,000
A 31-year old businessman, Bonny Ifeuwabunike has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining $45,000 from two…
Buhari to Mbeki: For us, fighting corruption is a must
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s ongoing fight against corruption is non-negotiable and “a must”.
What National Assembly must learn from US Congress leadership
A week after the National Assembly went on recess, the US Congress was supposed to do the same but US…
PDP Primaries: Dasuki clinches federal constituency ticket
Abdulsamad Dasuki, member representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency in Sokoto State, on Thursday clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to…
MAPOLY Part-time students protest, shutdown school
Part-time students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) have protested and shutdown the institution over neglect by their lecturers.
Oyo State judiciary delivers 1,038 judgments in 1 year
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Thursday, said that the state judiciary handled no fewer than…
Ex-PDP governorship candidate defects to APC
Musa Nashuni, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2015 general election in Katsina State, has defected to…
ADC NWC declares GNI gubernatorial candidate
The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ogun State, Dr. Gbolade Osinowo, on Wednesday night, declared Prince Gboyega Nasir…
Southgate to lead England until 2022 World Cup
England national team manager, Gareth Southgate, has signed a new contract which will keep him in charge until the end…
Teachers want Nigerian Govt to review retirement age
The President, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr Muhammed Idris, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to review retirement age…
GOtv Boxing Night: NextGen Best Boxer Vows To Win N1.5m
Opeyemi “Sense” Elijah, best boxer at GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4, has vowed to win the best boxer award at…
Doping scandal hack: U.S. indicts 7 Russian Intel officers
The United States on Thursday indicted seven Russian intelligence officers for conspiring to hack computers and steal data.
Lagos police arrests producer of fake alcoholic drinks
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The operatives of Lagos State Police Command, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Pen Cinema Division, SP Pius…
Edo Senate, House of Representatives primaries unauthorised – APC NWC
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the Senate, House of Representatives and House…
Photo News: President Buhari meets APC governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential…
Lagos reps primaries: Hoodlums chase away voters with guns, machetes
Violence and pandemonium broke out in parts of Kosofe Federal Constituency of Lagos State during the primary election into the…
South Sudan frees 20 political detainees
South Sudan’s national security service has freed 20 detainees following a presidential amnesty to persons detained during the five-year-old conflict,…
Primaries: APC governors looking for way out of crises – Okorocha
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo says governors under the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) are looking for…