Year: 2018
Oyo restates commitment to efficient service delivery
The Oyo State Government has assured that it will continue to reward efficiency in the civil service.
DPR to prosecute 8 filling stations for violating seal order
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field office in Akwa Ibom, says it will prosecute eight filling stations for…
Ex-convict arrested for impersonation
The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command has arrested an ex-convict, Surajudeen Adeleke Balogun who has been impersonating a director…
2020: SEC targets increased financial inclusion
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it aims to achieve increased financial inclusion of Nigerians by the year 2020.…
Cameroon stop Nigeria from qualifying for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Flamingoes on Sunday failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals scheduled for Uruguay in…
Zamfara Killings: Police arrest 3 suspects
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government…
Police to arraign air passenger alleged of stealing on board
The Lagos Airport Police Command will on Monday arraign a male suspect who allegedly stole N1, 008,000 aboard an Air…
Air passenger steals N1m on board, faces trial
The Lagos Airport Police Command will on Monday arraign a male suspect who allegedly stole N1, 008,000 aboard an Air…
Politics not for miserable people – Ex-CAN president
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, former President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has said that politics was “not for miserable people seeking…
Buhari congratulates Jeremiah Useni at 75
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of the National Assembly and all Plateau indigenes in felicitating with Sen. Jeremiah Useni…
Herdsmen poison 6 lions, 74 vultures to death
As Nigeria tries to work out a way to solve the herdsmen-farmers conflict, Tanzania faces a different dimension of the…
Four suspects arrested in Oshodi with aid of CCTV
One of the three mobile CCTV cameras procured by the Lagos State Government for the Rapid Response Squad, RRS and…
Group Felicitates With Ambode’s Wife At 54
A group operating under the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, made up of social activist, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), artisans,…
Vested Interests Sabotaging Cleaner Lagos Initiative
Some vested interests are working hard to sabotage the new waste management policy of the Lagos State Government, investigations have…
Ex-minister Sambawa, supporters decamp to APC
A former Minister of Sports and Chieftain of People Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Samaila Sambawa, and his supporters have decamped…
Amosun has transformed Ogun — Maritime Expert
A maritime expert and community leader in Ifo-Ewekoro area of Ogun, Mr Bolaji Akinola, has commended Governor Ibikunle Amosun of…
‘Don’t give up on Nigeria’, envoys tell U.S.-based Nigerians
Nigerian envoys in New York have appealed to Nigerians in the U.S. not to give up on their country but…
April 30 is deadline for payment of 2018 hajj fare
The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has fixed April 30 as deadline for payment of the 2018 hajj fare…
It’s an insult for Forbes to say I’m worth only $150m – Oyedepo
The hottest trending news in the social media today is the statement credited to Bishop David Oyedepo leader of the…
Juju (black magic) hinders successful prosecution of human traffickers – DG NAPTIP
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs. Julie Okah-Donli, weekend disclosed that…
Buhari did not reject Peace Corps Bill – National Commandant
The National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Ambassador Dickson Okon has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari refused…
Ambode Okays N30,000 Monthly Stipends For 1,000 Interns
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of N30,000 as monthly stipends to Ready.Set.Work (RSW) interns who…
Interview: Akinwunmi Isola was a happy man – Son
Akinjide, the first son of late Akinwunmi Isola spoke with Gbenro Adesina about the death of his father
Osofisan, Bamgbose, others mourn Akinwumi Isola
The art community is mourning the demise of the great icon and promoter of Yoruba culture, Professor Akinwumi Isola who…
Nigeria Is In Safe, Competent Hands – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that with President Muhammadu Buhari piloting the affairs of…
APC doomed if Tinubu fails – Sani
Sen. Shehu Sani has said that avoidable doom awaits the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2019 polls, should Asiwaju…
Get Shekau Dead Or Alive, Buratai charges troops
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has again charged troops to capture Abubakar Shekau, the factional leader of…
2018 UTME: JAMB to conduct Mock test Feb 26
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said the much anticipated conduct of the 2018 Mock Unified Tertiary…
Photo: Meet woman who designed Nigeria’s first unmanned aerial vehicle
Nkemdilim Anulika Ofodile is the Nigeria AirForce aerospace engineer who designed "Tsaigumi", Nigeria's first indigenous operational UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicle.)
Ambode appreciates FRSC for support to Lagos state
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Saturday, thanked the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for its support and contributions…