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2 killed in Plateau attacks

The Plateau Police command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of two persons in two separate attacks by gunmen on some…

Nigerian king flogged by kidnappers…then freed

A Nigerian king abducted for eight days in Bayelsa state, has regained his freedom, after days of flogging by his…

Governor Akpabio asks for extra N125b

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state, in south-south Nigeria has presented a supplementary budget of N125 billion to the…

FG insists on super Naira note

Despite the fierce opposition to it from nearly all segments of the Nigerian society, the Federal said on Tuesday that…

Lagos Traffic Law: Okada Riders Vow Resistance

Commercial motorcycle operators, also called Okada riders, in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have vowed to resist the new traffic law…

Bomb Scare Near Govt House, Asaba

Civil servants who reported for duty early today were shocked when they discovered some packages believed to be Improvised Explosive…

N5000 Note: Protesters Storm CBN

Honourable Dino Melaye, a former member of Federal House of Representatives led scores of protesters to the headquarters of Central…

Oil Thieves Invade Festac, Residents Accuse Police Of Complicity

Festac Town residents in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have decried the activities of oil thieves who damage NNPC pipelines to siphon…

Man Sues In-Law For Hiding Daughter

Malam Habibu Ahmad of Kabala Costain, Kaduna, on Monday sued his mother-in-law, Gambo Alhassan, at a Kaduna Sharia Court for…

Tenant Beats Pregnant Neighbour

A 27-year old tenant, Ukwenya Innocent has been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly…

Ajimobi To Reshuffle Cabinet

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, on Monday confirmed his plan to reshuffle his cabinet. Ajimobi made the…

JTF Recovers Guns, Bullets From Boko Haram Commander

The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said on Monday that it had recovered arms and ammunition…

Security Agencies Educate Okada Riders

Commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as Okada riders in Badagry have been commended by security agencies. The commendation came during…

Lagos Book Expo Kicks Off

The Lagos State Government has flagged off the 5th Lagos Book Expo. The fair being organised by the Lagos Television…

Youth Sent To Prison For Dumping Lover

A 20-year old man, Ogunma Sunday, has been arrested by the police and charged before Cele Magistrate’s Court in Lagos,…

Ola Vincent For Burial Thursday

The late Ola Vincent, former  Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is to be buried on Thursday at…

ACN tells PDP to forget Offa council

The Action Congress of Nigeria has advised the People’s Democratic Party to banish from its thoughts the hope of ever regaining political…

Man charged with assault on king

A middle-aged man, Sunday Akinseye, was on Monday arraigned before an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a traditional ruler.…

7 Ekiti pilgrims fail Quranic test

The Ekiti State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has disqualified seven intending pilgrims to this year’s Hajj for failing a test.…

NURTW backs Lagos Traffic Law

The new Lagos Road Traffic Law Monday garnered more support from stakeholders in the transport sector as the National Union…

Pastor jailed for stealing $20 sheep

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a pastor, Oloruntoba Ibitoye, to nine months imprisonment for stealing a sheep. According…

Woman Bites Off Policeman’s Ear

A 36-year old woman, Mrs. Gloria Ugonnaya, has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate’s court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, charged…

Man Caught Stealing Car Blames God

A man who was caught attempting to steal a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, during church service at an Anglican Church…

Robbers In Military Uniform Kill Petrol Station Attendant

Armed men dressed in military uniform invaded a petrol station in Calabar on Friday, at about 10am and shot dead…

Traffic Law: Okada Riders Beg For Time

Following the ban on okada riders from plying 475 roads in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, some commercial motorcycle operators, also…

Pregnant Woman, 4 Others Nabbed For Robbery

Members of a  three-man robbery gang  that operate in Lagos and Ogun states, southwest Nigeria have been arrested by men…

Lagos state appoints new accountant-general

Mr Babatunde Fashola, governor of Nigeria’s Lagos state, has approved the appointment of Mr David Olabanji Adewale Sunmoni as the…

Breastfeeding Week Marked In Lagos

Lagos State, last week,  joined the rest of the world to mark the 2012 Breastfeeding Week, an annual event organised…

Judicial Sector Reform: Lagos Ready To Assist Other States —Ipaye

The Attorney General and Commissioner or Justice, Lagos State, Ade Ipaye, has declared the readiness of the state government to…

Ndigbo leader wants Jonathan check North’s Hisbah Guards

JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to check the activities of the Hisbah Guards in Sharia state…