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Labourers drown colleague for stealing phone
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two labourers in Lagos prison for touring and drowning their colleague for…
British Muslim women face triple penalty in job market
A parliamentarian committee said on Thursday in London that Muslim women are the most disadvantaged group in Britain’s job market,…
Changes in original line failed- Siasia
Samson Siasia, the Dream Team IV coach, admitted that some five major changes to his original team line-up, failed to…
Man beats wife to death over sex
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ has ordered the remand of 42-year-old Josiah Johnson in prison custody for allegedly beating his wife to…
Man injures lover’s right eye
A 39-year-old man, Ikechukwu Jerry, was on Thursday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his lover. The…
Missing Malian soldiers found dead in River Niger
A military source has confirmed that the five Malian soldiers who went missing after a terrorist attack in Mali’s central…
Eiye cultists nabbed during anniversary in Lagos, Ogun
No fewer than 39 suspected cultists belonging to the Eiye Confraternity have been arrested in Ogun and Lagos states metropolis.…
Man docked for raping sister-in-law
A 29-year-old man, Tijani Ibrahim, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly raping his…
Germany announces counter-terrorism measures
The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering a series of new security measures that include making it easier…
Man arraigned for raping church member
A 31- year-old man, Damilare Balogun, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping ‘a church…
World Bank supports agricultural sector with $50m
The World Bank has pledged to support Nigeria’s agricultural sector with 50 million dollars towards the restoration of agricultural livelihood…
Katsina Gov. appoints new Scholarship Trust Fund boss
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Isa Ahmed as the new Director-General of the…
NPA to review port concession agreement
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, on Wednesday, said that the port concession agreement would…
UK launches 24-hour visa service in Nigeria
The UK has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours.…
Nasarawa Dep. Gov. extolled for obeying traffic rules
The Dep. Gov of Nasarawa State, Mr Silas Agara, has been commended by some Lafia residents for consistently obeying traffic…
Hajj: Minister advises pilgrims to be good ambassadors
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has advised FCT intending Muslim pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to…
Nsukka Jailbreak: 6 escaped prisoners rearrested– Prisons Controller
Mr Isaiah Amariri, the Enugu State Controller of Nigeria Prisons Service, said on Thursday that six of the inmates that…
Flood displaces 801 persons in Zamafara
Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed, Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Zamafara, on Wednesday said more than 801 persons were displaced…
Unity Schools: Mixed reactions trail ban on PTA levies
Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA) levies in the 104 unity colleges across the country by…
Suspected rapists to face trial
Three young men who allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old undergraduate in the Agege area of Lagos, will on Thursday face trial…
Olympics: Basketball fans sad D’Tigers lost to Lithuania
Basketball fans on Wednesday expressed disappointment with the D’Tigers who fell to Lithuania 80-89 in their second group game of…
Community policing curbed kidnapping in Imo – CP
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Taiwo Lakanu, has said that community policing helped in subduing kidnappers in the…
Killer of 21-year-old woman arrested in Kano
The Police in Kano on Wednesday arrested a 35-year-old barber, Mr Shamsu Isah, for allegedly killing a 21-year-old lady at…
Jail break: 15 allegedly escapes from Nsukka prison
No fewer than 15 inmates were believed to have escaped from Nsukka Prison in Enugu state in a jail-break that…
Jigawa governor sacks Commissioner
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Wednesday sacked the state Commissioner for Land, Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Adamu Sarki.…
UNFPA to introduce Nigerian husbands’ school
Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA), says a Husbands’ School will be introduced in Nigeria to…
Husband seeks divorce because wife patronises herbalists
A 52-year-old businessman, Lateef Oteshile, approached an Igando Customary Court on Wednesday in Lagos to dissolve his 24-year-old marriage over…
SS 3 student defiles 3-year-old girl
A 17-year-old secondary school student, Muyideen Lawal, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, was on Wednesday brought before a Surulere…
Ambode orders repair of Agege Stadium scoreboard
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu, on Wednesday said that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the repair of…
Fake estate agent, faces N1m theft charge
A 55-year-old man, Suleman Akinyemi, was on Wednesday charged before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding four…