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Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…
Immigration job scam: Abba Moro granted bail on self recognition
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja division on Thursday granted bail to Comrade Abba Moro, Nigeria’s former…
N25bn ETF a turning point in engaging youths, unemployed – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday described the establishment of the Employment Trust Fund (ETF) as a turning…
50 IDP children graduate from private school
Zion Pilgrims Christ School, Kagadama, Bauchi, says it has graduated 50 children of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from 2014…
Ambode shuts Mile 12 market, imposes curfew on four streets
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and has also…
Breaking: Ambode shuts Mile 12 Market, imposes curfew on 4 streets over mayhem
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and imposed curfew…
3 dead as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Mile 12
Kazeem Ugbodaga A massive riot broke out in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday as Hausa and…
Lagos APC condemns abduction of schoolgirls in Ikorodu
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the dastardly kidnap of three secondary school students…
Man caught stealing money from church’s offering box
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Congregation at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Ejigbo, were stunned after one of the worshipers who attended morning…
PSC to sanction policemen involved in Ese’s abduction
The Police Service Commission said it would sanction any police officer found culpable in the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese…
16mn girls will never get a chance to read, write – UNESCO
The UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) says 16 million girls, below age 11, will not get basic education, compared to…
Copyright Infringement: MTN loses bid to stop trial
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday held that MTN Nigeria and its Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman, must face…
I’m ready for trial to clear my name, says Dasuki
The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) has restated his desire to have free access to his…
Kaduna senior civil servant kidnapped
Femi Adi/Kaduna A senior Director in the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Aminu Sambo has reportedly been abducted at…
Judge’s absence stalls ex-CDS, Alex Badeh trial
The planned arraignment of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Badeh Badeh on 10-count of criminal breach…
Man to pay N100k for threatening pregnant woman
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday granted bail to a middle-aged man, Nwakaego…
Dress decently, Lagosians tell Olajumoke
Some residents of Lagos State have advised Olajumoke Orisaguna, the bread seller turned model, to be modest in her dressing…
FIRS v Insurance Firms: Tax tribunal adjourns till May 9
The Tax Appeal Tribunal in Abuja has adjourned till May 9 to enable the insurance companies study and react to…
Herdsman jailed for motorcycle theft
A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a herdsman, Bello Adamu, to two months imprisonment for…
Vatican cardinal denies attempts to cover up child sex abuse
A high ranking Vatican official on Thursday admitted that he had knowledge of, at least, one priest who misbehaved with…
Zoe Saldana suffers backlash over dark makeup in Nina Simone film trailer
The trailer and poster for Nina – the Nina Simone biopic starring Zoe Saldana – have been released, sparking more…
Ben Carson set to quit US Republican race
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson signalled on Wednesday he was quitting the Republican presidential race, leaving three candidates facing Donald Trump…
Edo guber: Group mobilise support for Obaseki
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of this year’s gubernatorial election in Edo state, political pressure group, Edo Accord Initiatives (EAI) is taking…
Akpoborie wants Siasia’s Eagles built around Ighalo
Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie, has advised the Interim Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, not…
ExxonMobil boss wants to acquire other oil companies
ExxonMobil hopes to take advantage of the oil price crash to acquire other petroleum companies, but will wait for the…
Ese Oruru: Arase orders in-house inquiry
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered an in-house administrative inquiry to review conduct of police officers responsible…
Build Super Eagles around Ighalo, Akpoborie tells Siasia
Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie has advised the interim chief coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia not…
Ikorodu Schoolgirls: Gunmen demand N200m ransom
The kidnappers of the three schoolgirls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) have made contacts and demanded N200 million ransom.…
Transfers: Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos hand in transfer request, eye Man Utd
Real Madrid pair Cristiano Ronaldo, 31, and 29-year-old Sergio Ramos, who have been linked with moves to Manchester United, have…
Iara Oshiomhole raises N137m for ‘Special Nigerian Children’
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, wife of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Governor of Edo state, has described Nigerian children as special…