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N1.2bn Fraud: Ex-FCT minister’s son sent back to prison
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday, February 3, 2017 ordered the remand…
40 year old docked for assault
A 40-year-old man, Taiwo Olawole, was on Friday arraigned in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, for allegedly beating up…
Union calls for sack of Kaduna Electric MD
Two electricity unions have demanded for the immediate removal of the Managing Director of Kaduna Electric, Garba Haruna for alleged…
Angola’s president not contesting in presidential election
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos confirmed on Friday he will not run in this year’s presidential election, calling an…
Jigawa LG immunizes 45,000 children
The Malammadori Local Government Council of Jigawa on Friday, said it immunised about 45, 000 children against the six-killer diseases…
AFCON: Viewing center operators lament low patronage
Operators of viewing centres have decried the low patronage that has characterised their business since the commencement of the Total…
FG seeks investment in abattoirs maintenance
The Federal Government wants the private sector to invest in the maintenance of abattoirs across the country in order to…
Uber CEO pulls out of Trump’s business
The chief executive of Uber, Mr Travis Kalanick on Friday backed out of a business advisory council set up by…
Honda raises profit forecast
Honda Motor revised up its net profit outlook for the current financial year by 31.3 per cent on Friday thanks…
Jos carnival to hold during Easter
The maiden edition of Jos Carnival will hold during this year’s Easter celebrations, Mr Peter Mwankon, Plateau Commissioner for Culture,…
Ugbade dumps Remo Stars FC
Remo Stars FC of Ijebu Ode have parted ways with Technical Adviser Nduka Ugbade after negotiations for a new contract…
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DPR seals 7 filling stations in Zamfara over hoarding
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed up seven filling stations in Gusau, Zamfara for hoarding and selling petrol…
Boko Haram member surrenders to army
Muhammad Abubakar, a 31-year-old self confessed Boko Haram member, on Thursday said his hand and leg were chopped off because…
Toke Makinwa’s ex husband sues her
Following the release of a tell-all memoir, On Becoming, documenting her relationship with Maje Ayida, Toke Makinwa, has been asked…
Man commits suicide in Kano State
A middle-age man simply identified as Nura on Thursday committed a suicide at Tsamiya Babba village in Gezawa Local Government…
Protesters attack Governor Mimiko’s convoy
The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly took a dangerous twist on Thursday in Akure as some protesters…
Kerosene explosion claims pregnant woman, son
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman and her son after a kerosene explosion…
Cameroon reach AFCON Finals after defeating Ghana 2-0
Cameroon will face Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final after two second-half strikes saw off Ghana. Both…
What Tinubu taught us as Politicians – Jide Jimoh
A Member of the House of Representatives, representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency and former Chairman of Yaba LCDA, Jide Jimoh,…
Employer kidnaps employee, ties his hands and legs to his back
An employer who kidnapped his employee, tied his hands and legs to his back and was transporting him in his…
Lagos artiste manager on the run over gay activity
A popular Lagos artiste manager under a renowned record label 02G records, Oludaiye Temitope is allegedly on the run as…
Lagos charges public servants to possess right attitude to work
The Lagos State Government has charged public servants in the state to possess the right attitude to work in order…
Kidnapping: Ambode orders security beef up in schools
*Award Contracts for Renovation of 174 Classrooms, 8 New Blocks Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday ordered security agencies…
Man to receive 6 lashes of cane
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 23-year-old scavenger, Abubakar Garba, be given six lashes of…
Nigerian professor discovers cure to HIV/AIDS
Professor Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of…
NGO mobilises 300 children back to school
The Niger State Coordinator of Habitation Hope, an NGO, Queen Nike Ajagbe, said her organisation had facilitated the return of…
Carbon monoxide from generator kill 6 teens
Six teenagers found dead in an allotment shed in the German town of Arnstein at the weekend were killed by…
Carpenter jailed 2 months for molesting minor
A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 32-year-old carpenter, Zakaria Yusuf, to two months imprisonment for…