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Rights of defendants will be respected at Lagos mobile courts – AG
The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem has assured residents of the State that the Mobile…
FIFA to hear Blatter, Platini’s appeals this week
The appeals against eight-year bans from football of former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss, Michel Platini will be…
Kano records 3 confirmed cases of Lassa fever
Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed…
Why courts give conflicting judgments – Lawyer
An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Abdul Mohammed has said that two seemingly similar cases could get different judgments as a result…
Philippines to auction $21.27m jewellery seized from Imelda Marcos
The Philippines Government says it will auction the 21.27 million dollars worth of jewellery seized from former first lady Imelda…
Pastor in prison over abduction of housewife, extortion
An IIorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded in prison a 45-year-old pastor, Adeyemi Tayo, over alleged abduction of a housewife.…
Ogoni clean-up: Netherlands to support Nigeria
The Netherlands’ government on Monday expressed its readiness to support Nigeria in the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme…
Thugs stab staff, patients at Lagos General Hospital
Eromosele Ebhomele Doctors, nurses and patients in the various wards of the Orile-Agege General Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday night…
Alcatel IDOL 3 enters Nigerian market
By Daniels Ekugo Alcatel Onetouch has announced the availability of the IDOL 3 smartphone in the Nigerian market. According to…
Lagos And The Menace Of Open Defecation
Alao Diyaolu This rather shameful business has continued to stain the image of Lagos as a rising mega city. For…
Teacher loses N1.6m to fake spiritualist
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year old fake spiritualist, Udochi Obimba has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…
Buhari sacks NAN, NTA, FRCN, NOA, NBC, VON bosses
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has sacked all the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of…
10 ways for women to improve In-Law relationships
By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi A few days ago, at Abovewhispers.com, we featured an article from Iheoma Obibi on ‘Learning not to…
Wike lifts suspension on Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Valentine Day lifted the suspension on the State Finance Commissioner, Dr Magnus Kpakol…
LASU student dies after consuming mixed liquor
Yusuf Muhammed A student of Lagos State University (LASU) Gbadeyan Awolola Adesina has died in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, after…
Two Ebonyi undergraduates kill woman just back from US
Enugu Police Command, on Sunday, said it had nabbed two undergraduates, who are students of one of Ebonyi State University…
James Ibori: UK MPs probe police corruption during trial
Embattled Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe will be grilled by MPs next week over bombshell claims that Scotland Yard…
OPEC members increasingly keen to end oil surplus – Kachikwu
The mood inside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is shifting from mistrust to a growing consensus that…
Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia – President Mohamud
Fighters for the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been trained in Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast before returning…
Kidnappers demand N30m for mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George has confirmed the kidnap of his 85 years…
Messi, Suarez combine for audacious penalty
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez combined to score an audacious penalty as La Liga leaders Barcelona thrashed Celta Vigo to…
PICTURES: Governor Dickson sworn-in for second term
Seriake Dickson was sworn-in as the governor of oil-rich Bayelsa state for a second term on Sunday. Here are pictures…
God directed me to serve Nigeria – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that although his former job was more rewarding financially,…
A response to Etuk Williams, Ibrahim Abubakar on dismissal of VCs by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
Dear Messrs Etuk Bassey Williams and Ibrahim Abubakar, I have just finished reading your letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on…
Okowa, others in Bayelsa as Dickson takes oath as Gov
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, accompanied by his wife, Edith, Sunday led top government functionaries…
Prof Sagay, an opportunistic enabler of Amaechi’s corrupt regime – Rivers Govt
The Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Austin Tam-George has described Prof Itse Sagay as one of the most opportunistic enablers…
Era of godfatherism over at Gateway FC -Ogun govt
Taiwo Adelu Ogun State Government says it has put in place some measures to ensure that Gateway Football Club not…
Mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The 85-year-old mother of Dr. Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, has been…
Ogun Lassa fever patient dies, second victim isolated
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first Lassa fever victim identified in the state early this month has died. The deceased, simply identified…
Bayelsa governorship election petition moves sitting to Abuja
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President of the Court of Appeal Justice Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa has ordered the re-location of the…