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Traffic robber bags 2 years imprisonment with hard labour
A 31-year-old highway robber, Wasiu Ayinla, is to spend the next two years in a Lagos jail, an Ebute Meta…
Reaction of NBA on DSS crackdown on Judges, hasty– legal practitioner
A Bauchi-based legal practitioner, Barr. Abdull Malle, has described as “hasty”, the reaction of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) over…
Wike tells parents to groom children to be leaders
Rivers Gov. Nyesom Wike on Monday advised parents to groom and inculcate in their children values that would prepare them…
Nasarawa to spend N400m on 2 pedestrian bridges
The Nasarawa State Government is to spend about N400 million on the construction of two pedestrian bridges at the Mararaba…
Jigawa solar power plant to generate 80 megawatts
A Norwegian company, Novia Scotia Power Development Limited, on Monday, said the proposed solar power plant in Dutse, Jigawa, would…
Woman arraigned over murder of co-tenant
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a 30-year-old woman, Bose Okhlua, at Ikoyi Prisons for…
No 25% slash in corps members’ allowance — NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday refuted social media reports alleging it slashed corps members’ allowance by 25…
3, 000 vigilante members killed by cattle rustlers in Katsina
The Katsina State Command of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, says over 3,000 of its member have been killed by…
UK urges Nigeria to abolish death penalty
The UK on Monday appealed to Nigeria to abolish the death penalty, saying that capital punishment cheapened human life. The…
Falana blames NJC, NBA for decay in judiciary
A Lagos-based legal luminary, Mr Femi Falana has urged the Attorney-General of the Federation to arraign the three Judges arrested…
African Bar condemns arrest, invasion of judges’ homes
The African Bar Association (AFBA) says it is shocked about the arrest of some judges and invasion their homes by…
Tinubu, ANCOPSS, others want History reintroduced in schools
The disconnect between youths and the society and the attendant moral decadence have prompted Nigerians to call for the reintroduction…
Defence Minister inaugurates Army hospital wards in Kaduna
The Minister of Defence retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali has inaugurated the renovated and upgraded Wards 1 and 2 of the…
Heavy security presence as Ogun LG poll commences
There was a heavy presence of security personnel across major streets in Ogun as the election into the 20 local…
Facebook launches smartphone app
Facebook on Friday released a mobile app for finding local happenings to enjoy with friends. The Events app tailored for…
Dismissal of case proves we’re innocent – Saraki, Ekweremadu
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, have described the dismissal of forgery suit against them…
God asked me to recover my stolen mandate– Ize-Iyamu
Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Edo, on Friday, said…
Reps seeks better funding for Navy
The House of Representatives on Friday has said that it will consider better budgetary provision for the Navy in the…
Ayade says God called him to govern Cross River
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that he was called by God to govern Cross River to provide…
22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
No fewer than 22 soldiers were killed in Niger on Thursday when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees,…
APGA chairman debunks alleged suspension
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Victor Oye, has said that he is still in…
Money laundering: Court dismisses Jonathan’s ex-aide application
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed an application by former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa,…
Dariye’s defection criminal, unconstitutional – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau said the recent defection of Sen. Joshua Dariye to the All Progressives Congress…
Multinationals must pay fair tax- Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Friday, called on G-24 countries to back Nigeria’s agitation for multinational corporations…
Police arraign man for posing as colonel
The police in Osogbo on Friday arraigned a 55-year-old man, Olusegun Kareem, who allegedly posed as a colonel to dupe…
Jigawa spends N700m on SSCE registration fees
The Jigawa Government says it has spent about N700 million to pay for 2016 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) registration…
Sokoto: Corps members protest non-payment of 4 months state allowances
The 2015 Batch ‘B’ National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Sokoto State have protested the non-payment of their…
FAAN MD urges staff on revenue drive
Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has urged the agency’s members of staff to work…
NDLEA confiscates N10.7bn illicit drugs, arrests 7
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confiscated illicit drugs valued at over N10.7 billion…
Woman fined N30,000 for slapping police officers
Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old woman, Mrs Oduwa Egbenayabuwa to two years imprisonment for allegedly…