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Lagos Assembly clashes with state Judicial Service Commission
Eromosele Ebhomele Tension heightened at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday as many members of the House felt…
Lagos Assembly begins battle against noise pollution
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday commenced a bid that could help the state stem the…
Kano court sends 11 to prison for smoking cannabis sativa
Maduabuchi NMmeribeh/Kano Senior Magistrate Ahmed Hassan Fagge at a Kano Senior Magistrate Court in Nomans-Land, Sabon Gari, Kano, northwest Nigeria,…
Stroke an emergency in Nigeria
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo World Health Organisation, WHO, experts along side other leading stroke experts have estimated that 6.2 million die of…
N8m property lands three in prison
Paul Iyoghojie The police at Ikoyi Division, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a staff of SCOA Nigeria Plc, Grace Akpan,…
Bizman held over N4.2m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, Western Nigeria have arraigned a businessman, Olajide Tope Oluwatuyi, 39,…
EFCC arraigns six persons for N31m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 24, 2015, arraigned six persons before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of…
Land Recovery Order: Alleged landgrabber refutes claims, alleges defamation
An alleged land grabber in Ikorodu area of Lagos state, Alhaji Kamorudeen Lamina, has denied the allegations against him by…
I’ll appoint only patriotic, decent Nigerians, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja reassured that only patriotic, decent and experienced Nigerians would be appointed as ministers…
IS militants kill 120, capture 350 people in Iraq
Islamic State (IS) militants have executed no fewer than 120 people and captured over 350 others in Mosul, Provincial Governor,…
SERAP sues JAMB, UNILAG, over cut-off marks
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the University of Lagos…
Fayose approves N119m car loan for Ekiti workers
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has approved the disbursement of a sum of N119m as car loans…
A Little Humility, Please, Mr. President!
I would like to recall an incident that took place at a town hall debate where ordinary citizens could ask…
Nigerian graduates can compete globally – Unilorin VC
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof. Abdul Ambali, has said that Nigerian graduates are competing favourably with their…
Stop work, APC warns NDDC MD
Against the backdrop of last week’s dissolution of boards and agencies by President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC…
Presidential Poll: PDP spent N2.5bn on adverts, APC N728m – Report
There has been so much talk about how much was spent on advertising before the last general election in Nigeria…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fijabi wins N1m cash prize
Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi, the star Light Welterweight boxer, won the biggest ever pay-out in the history of Nigerian boxing, as…
Technology increasingly shaping Africa’s financial sector – DHL
Sumesh Rahavendra, Vice President of Sales for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa has stated that the African financial services industry…
PDP cannot provide any worthwhile opposition – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a party cannot provide any worthwhile opposition…
Authorities order mosques closed in north Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities have ordered the closure of mosques and Islamic schools following a series of suicide bombing…
PDP to Kwara Chapter: Reverse statement on Saraki’s wife
Following the press statement by the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its petition to the…
Team Meddlelane Wins Fayrouz L’Original Season 2 Competition
Funsho Arogundade On Saturday, 25 July, the beautiful Grand Ball Room of Oriental Hotel, Lagos witnessed an unusual convergence of…
Buhari urges Odusile, journalists to support him rebuild Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated Mr Abdulwaheed Odusile of the Nation Newspapers on his election as the new President…
Varsity admissions: JAMB finds alternative for students with low cut-off mark
Following protests at the University of Lagos, Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said that it was set to…
Fuel subsidy removal will bring untold hardship on Nigerians – Sen Sani
Senator Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna Central) on Sunday said removal of fuel subsidy was unacceptable because it would lead to…
Man arrested for taking ‘weapon’ into Ghanaian president’s church
ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghanaian authorities on Sunday arrested a 36-year-old man who carried a “weapon” into a church where President…
Whitney Houston’s only child Bobbi Kristina dies at 22
Los Angeles (AFP) – Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of pop legend Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, has…
Lagos police arrest passenger smoking on board
The Lagos Airport Police Command has arrested a Nigerian passenger, Lawal Oluwabusola, for smoking cigarette in an Arik Air flight…
Unpaid Salaries: Oyo workers to receive arrears
Waheed Olojede, Chairman, Oyo state Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said that workers in the state would start collecting…
APC groups disagree on House of Reps leadership
Groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives on Sunday disagreed on caucus elections of Principal…