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Africa needs $2.7trn to finance climate change by 2030 – Adesina

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to the bank president, climate change is causing tremendous havoc in many parts of the continent.

Buhari unveils $19bn Dangote Refinery, says it’s game changer for Nigeria’s economy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The President who commended Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s leadership in executing the 650,000 barrels per day refinery urged other entrepreneurs to…

LASTMA hosts Sierra Leonean transport officials

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Oreagba noted that to properly manage and control traffic in Lagos, the Agency operates an efficient operational guideline which comprises…

Nigerian drug baron Ezeh smashed with N567m worth of drugs, Lekki mansion sealed

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA's spokesman, in a statement on Sunday said the the illicit drug consignment weighing 30.10 kilograms with a…

Gunmen shoot two policemen dead in Imo again

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The attack came one month after five policemen and a couple were killed at the same junction on April 21.

Oldest living Nigerian ex-soldier Obafemi celebrates 110th birthday (Photos)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Obafemi, born on 20 May, 1913, is a war veteran, having fought in the Second World War before retiring from…

Kuje community decries insecurity, bad road

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Residents of Pegi community in Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the insecurity and bad road bedeviling…

Revealed: Seun Kuti’s terrible experience in cell, how he became prayer warrior

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Seun is being detained there on the orders of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer on Third…

PCRC gives financial support to Police Sgt. who fathered triplets

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has extended financial assistance to the family of Sgt. Ochoa Isaiah…

Edo: Police foil cult attack, nab 3 suspects, recover gun

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

He listed the items recovered from them as: One Pump-Action gun, Three live cartridges, and Some clothes with manphite insignia.

Lagos man Monday Alfred caught with two freshly cut human hands

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Alfred was arrested on Wednesday at about 2.15 p.m. by a patrol team from Imota Division, on Ori-Okuta Old Shagamu…

EFCC arrests corps member, 23 others for cyber-fraud in Ibadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

A statement issued by EFCC's spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Friday, said they were arrested at different areas of Ibadan, Oyo…

How I was stabbed in my neck, stomach – 8-year-old Kano girl recounts ordeal

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The victim said the suspect stabbed her with a knife on her neck, stomach, left the knife stuck in her…

23 Internet fraudsters sent to jail in Anambra

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The convicts are: Desmond James (aka Chris James, Fidelis Mmadukaego), Elechukwu Chukwuebuka Michael, Kingsley Okorie (aka George Wilson), Chinonso Edwin…

Obaseki vows to arrest, prosecute AAU staff culpable of fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

“I heard some people still call themselves union going around and addressing the press. We have said everybody who has…

Seun Kuti’s lawyers accuse police of flouting court order

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Seun, a son of the late Afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been in police custody since 15 May, for…

Borno: 2 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members nabbed for stealing

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The suspects were paraded before journalists on Friday by Borno the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar.

Madonna University awards Hilda Baci PhD-level scholarship

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

According to the school, Hilda demonstrated a deep understanding of societal dynamics during her time as a Sociology student.

Petrol price drops slightly to N254 per litre – NBS

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

According to the report, the April 2023 price of N254.06 indicated a 47.18 percent increase over the April 2022 price…

Fire guts ICT unit of FCTA

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

A fire incident occurred at the server room of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Unit of the Federal Capital…

Lagos cashier Toheeb Lawal docked over N131K ‘Baba Ijebu’ lotto debt

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

By Ngozi Njoku A 20-year-old Lagos cashier, Toheeb Lawal, has been arraigned for allegedly playing ‘Baba Ijebu’ lotto worth N131,000…

Estate firm connects two Ogun communities to electricity

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

By Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta A real estate company, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited has initiated moves to restore electricity to Ijeun Ariobiologbo…

ICPC secures seven-year conviction of fraudsters over crude oil racketeering

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a 7-year conviction of two fraudsters, Aso Adasa…

Court issues bench warrant on Amaechi, Cole, others

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The trial judge, Justice Chiwendu Nwogu, also issued a bench warrant on Chamberlain Peterside, Sahara Energy Resources Limited, NG Powers-HPS…

Police arrest cable thief in Lagos

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Iggba was arrested by RRS officers patrolling the Old Toll Gate, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, May…

25-Year-old Emmanuel jailed for stealing EKEDC property

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Magistrate Idowu sentenced the convict to two months imprisonment without an option of fine and directed that the sentence would…

Lagos assures of power supply boost to public facilities, targets renewable energy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, who disclosed this yesterday at a two-day workshop on Lagos urban…

How Matawalle allegedly awarded phantom contracts, divert over N70bn – EFCC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to Nwajah, the real issue with Matawalle was that he is being investigated by the EFCC, over allegations of…

Residents cry to Sanwo-Olu as fake drugs dealers invade Obalende

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

"I am now appealing to Gov. Sanwo-Olu to stop the fake or substandard drugs being sold at Obalende and its…

Lagos Island hoodlum Adeyemi sentenced for threatening Oredola

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The convict was jailed by Magistrate T. A Idowu after pleading guilty to the two-count charge bordering on conduct likely…

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