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Swearing in of female judge to go ahead, NJC rules
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The controversy surrounding the non swearing in of an appointed female Court of Appeal Justice on…
Babalakin slammed with N2b money laundering charge
Henry Ojelu/Judiciary correspondent Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today filed a 20 count-charge against Dr. Wale Babalakin, a…
Hackers make Israeli Minister denounce PM Netanyahu
An Israeli cabinet minister’s Twitter account was hacked Wednesday by a pro-Palestinian outfit which posted messages in his name calling…
Must Nigerian governors have security vote?
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Must Nigerian governors continue to vote for themselves billions of Naira that they do not account for, in…
Meni Jonathan: VP Sambo, others condole First Family
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Wednesday led members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to condole with President Goodluck Jonathan’s family…
Nigerian’s hand amputated in Saudi over theft
Saudi authorities on Wednesday chopped off the hand of a Nigerian muslim convicted of theft, in compliance with the Islamic…
Exxon Mobil issues force majeure as pipeline shut
US oil giant ExxonMobil’s Nigerian subsidiary warned on Wednesday it may not meet production expectations following the shutdown of a…
APGA leader, Sadiq Masalla jumps bail
The Nigerian police on Wednesday told an Abuja High Court that a suspect in a forgery case, Alhaji Sadiq Masalla,…
How Ghanaian gambler threw away bank’s $2.3b
LONDON(AFP) – Kweku Adoboli, the UBS trader who gambled away $2.3 billion, painted himself as a model employee who fell…
Smartphones crush digital camera market
The soaring popularity of smartphones is crushing demand for point-and-shoot cameras, threatening the once-vibrant sector as firms scramble to hit…
Nigeria records 40,000 maternal deaths yearly
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin As the 2015 deadline for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) programme approaches, Nigeria continues to…
Traffic Law: 12,000 Motorcycles Impounded, 50 Riders Convicted
The Lagos State Police Command has impounded over 12,000 motorcycles in less than two months since it began the enforcement…
2 Girls Die In Collapsed House
Tragedy struck this morning at Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria when a two-storey building collapsed and a woman,…
Police Release Father Of Missing 30-Minute-old Baby
The Police in Umuahia, the Abia capital, said they have begun investigating the possible involvement of the father of a…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Contract: We Are Not Aware —Bi-Courtney
Bi-Courtney Highway Services Ltd, concessionaire of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has disclosed that it has not been formally informed of government’s…
Ikuforiji Bags NUJ Political Leadership Award
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji has been commended for his leadership role in the state.…
Time Bomb In Ogijo
A first visit to Magbo Community in Ogijo, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, reminds one of the many neglected areas in…
Reps Fault Ministry On Budget Implementation
The House of Representatives Committee on Culture, Tourism and National Orientation in Abuja on Tuesday, faulted the Ministry of Culture…
Senate Wants Airport Named After Saraki
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to rename the Ilorin International Airport after the Second Republic Senate Leader,…
CACOL Against Death Penalty For Corrupt Persons
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has said that it is opposed to capital punishment for corruption offenders as proposed…
Ben Enwonwu Remembered
About 18 years after his death, pioneer indigenous visual artist, Professor Benedict Enwonwu has been honoured in Lagos. The occasion…
1,000 LASTMA, KAI Train For Traffic Management
At least, I,000 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, have so…
Woman, 40, Docked Over Theft Of Baby
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 40-year old business woman, Ada Obasi of Kado Village, before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’…
Fake Cop Held For Extortion
A man, Abba Gana, 43, alleged to be parading himself as police officer and extorting money from motorcyclists and commuter…
Police Nab 3 For Robbing Priest
Three armed robbery suspects have been arrested for breaking into and robbing the house of Rev. Father Wilson Nwanu of…
Family Laments Police Attitude To Slain Inspector
Family members of the slain Innocent Ngam, a police Inspector attached to Ejigbo Divisional Headquarters, Lagos State southwest Nigeria, have…
Obalende CDA Partners Police On Security
In a bid to end to the influx of criminals into Obalende, members of the three community development associations, comprising…
Liberian Driver Charged With Manslaughter
The police at Ogombo Division, Lekki, Eti Osa Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested George Redondo, 35, a Liberian school bus…
Leadership Challenges: An Emerging Issue In Nation Building
By Emmanuel Sulemanu Abdul-Rahoof A. Bello of the Political Science Department, School of Arts and Sciences, National Open University of…