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Photos: Building collapses in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

An uncompleted building has collapsed at Seidu Ekeleji area of Meiran, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, killing two people.

Saudi Arabia sends 198 Nigerians packing

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Malam Aminu…

Lagos council polls: Tinubu votes in Ikeja

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Chief Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, on Saturday said that the complaints and protests that followed the…

Don’t complain against government if you didn’t vote, Remi Tinubu tells voters

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday said that eligible voters in Lagos State who did not cast their votes in the…

World Bank to rank Nigerian states on Ease of Doing Business

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will be ranked based on an assessment of the ease of…

TSA: No hidden funds in Keystone Bank -Management

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Keystone Bank Limited has denied concealing funds meant to be transferred into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account.

Lagos Council Elections: Governor Ambode, deputy cast votes

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday cast his vote in the state local council polls at 9.44a.m. with…

Indonesian President orders officers to shoot drug traffickers

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia on Saturday instructed law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers to deal with a narcotics…

Lagos council polls: Police arrest 5 with incriminating materials

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday arrested five men with incriminating materials in Ikeja,…

Lagos Council Polls: Rain, thunderstorm delay commencement

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Downpour which began at 5a.m. in many parts of Lagos State left many areas flooded and affected early commencement of…

Nigerian Army Major General demoted to Brigadier General

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A special military court martial led by , AVM James Gbum has demoted Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani, one time Chief of…

Police rescue 2 judiciary staff, 6 others after 16 days in captivity

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Tactical and anti-kidnapping units of the Rivers Police Command have rescued the two Staff of the Rivers State Judiciary, Carols…

EFCC ready to tackle fraud in petroleum depots

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had a strategy in place to check fraudulent activities…

Police College suspends 5 recruits for indiscipline

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The authorities of the Nigerian Police College, Oji River in Enugu State have suspended five recruits for indiscipline.

Nigerian govt orders immediate separation of CRK, IRK in new curriculum

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Nigerian government has bowed to pressure and directed the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to separate the…

SME Legal Clinic kicks off 27 July

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Lagos-based legal services firm will be hosting a Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs businesses to a free legal workshop:…

Abuja to host Zuma Film Festival in December – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced on Friday in Jos that the revived Zuma Film Festival…

Gratification: More damning evidence released to nail Nwobike (SAN)

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday at an Ikeja High Court gave more incriminating evidence to establish…

LG council polls: Security beefed up at LASIEC headquarters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Security has been beefed up around the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) headquarters in Yaba ahead of Saturday’s council…

Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, resigns

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday morning, according to three White House officials.

Data journalism: NAN committed to staff training

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday restated the commitment of the agency to…

Innoson to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Charge‘d Affair of Nigeria in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, says an indigenous motor manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU…

188 bag 1st Class degree at Covenant University

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A total of 188 students of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun, on Friday graduated with first class degree at the…

Extortion: Immigration boss denies practice at border towns

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mohammed Kyari, the Comptroller of Immigration in Jigawa has denied extortion of cattle breeders in border towns by officials of…

Army issue ultimatum to cultists in Rivers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, has warned cultists terrorising some Rivers communities to desist forthwith or face the…

Man arrainged for alleged fraud in Lagos

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A sexagenarian, Modiu Alao, who allegedly obtained N5 million on the pretext of selling a house, was arraigned before a…

State approves N2bn for UBEC, SDGs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Bayelsa Government has approved N2 billion counterpart funds to the offices of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the…

Hajj: We are not selling dollars to anyone at N200, CBN tells senators

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on Friday says it is not going to sell dollars to anyone at N200…

Minister directs information managers to boycott hate speeches

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has directed government information managers to “boycott any medium that engages in…

Council advocates adequate budgetary provisions for signage infrastructure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Council on Works on Friday called for adequate budgetary provisions by the government at all levels for the…

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