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Abuja-Lagos marathoner arrives Ibadan

Mr Fadesola Adedayo, 25, a Nigeria-born civil engineer based in Canada, who is on course to complete a 17-day Abuja…

Buhari kicks against forced marriage, child abduction

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disapproval over forced marriage and child abduction in the country. Buhari made his views known…

Militants on the rampage, blow up Agip, Shell trunk lines

There appears to be no stopping the Niger Delta Avengers in their determination to cripple the country’s oil production as…

Buhari’s achievements in 365 says

President Muhammadu Buhari campaigned for election on three themes: anti-corruption, jobs and security. So he has his job cut for…

In Video: Buhari in the eyes of the common man

Some ordinary Nigerians on the streets of Lagos assess President Muhammadu Buhari’s first year in the office. The respondents were…

30 families receive free surgical operations from NGO

A child’s advocacy group, Yeloto African Children Foundation, on Friday said in Lagos that it had performed 30 surgeries free-of-charge…

Stop buying expensive phones for your children-LG Boss

Professor Rose Onah, the Chairperson, Transition Caretaker committee of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State has advised parents to…

Newspaper proprietors meet Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met with members of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) where they…

Nigerian soldiers pursue, kill fleeing Boko Haram terrorists

The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops on Thursday night ambushed and killed some fleeing Boko Haram terrorists from…

Amosun seeks prayers for Nigerian leaders

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Friday called on religious groups to intensify their prayers for the country’s leaders so…

Naira stabilizes at N350 to a dollar

The Naira on Friday remained stable at the parallel market, exchanging at N350 to the Dollar, the News Agency of…

Road users commend LASG on 4th mainland bridge

Some road users on Friday commended the Lagos State Government for the successful signing of the contract for the construction…

Niger Delta Avengers issues fresh threat

The Niger Delta Avengers militant group, which has mounted a bombing campaign against oil pipelines, on Friday, threatened “something big”…

Banker bolts with employer’s N6.5m

A 33-year old man, Michael Atebor, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s N6.5 million, was on Friday brought before a…

Man arraigned for impersonation

A 46-year-old man, Gbenga Adegaloye, was on Friday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly impersonating as…

Jealous lover pours hot water on rival

A 28-year old tailor, Senami Balogun, was on Friday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly pouring hot…

Ambode to punish perpetrators of violence against children

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday said that perpetrators of physical, sexual or psychological violence against children would…

Guard your tongue during Ramadan, Cleric counsels Muslims

The Imam of the Area 10, Garki Juma’at Mosque, Abuja, Sheik Yahya Al-Yolawi, has admonished Muslims to shun gossiping and…

Tenant allegedly rapes 9-year old girl

A 48-year old, Richard Akinsiku, who allegedly lured a minor with biscuit to his apartment before raping her, was on…

NAPTIP rescues 152 victims of human trafficking

Mr Joseph Famakin, the Lagos Zonal Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says…

Jobless man steals 3 cartons of spaghetti

A 32-year-old applicant, Folabi Adeyunju, appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday for allegedly stealing three cartons of…

Security guard allegedly defrauds bank customers N71,000

A First Bank security guard, Azeez Ademola, on Friday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly defrauding three…

Buhari saved Nigeria from collapse-Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as President in 2015 saved…

Children’s Day: UNICEF tasks stakeholders on violence against children

UNICEF on Friday called on stakeholders to sustain commitments made to end Violence Against Children (VAC) in the country. This…

Germany educates 1,500 Boko Haram victims

The German Government says it has so far supported 1,500 students affected by insurgency in the north east under the…

Court dissolves businessman’s 32-year old marriage

A Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, on Friday dissolved the 32-year old marriage between a businessman, Saka Gbadamosi and his wife…

Customs impounds rice worth N23.9m

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Lagos State said on Friday it had seized 2,131 bags of…

French Embassy spends N300m on food-aid projects in Borno, Yobe

The French Embassy in Nigeria says it is supporting two food-aid projects in Borno and Yobe with 850,000 Euro (about…

Just In: Niger Delta Avengers bomb NNPC pipelines

The Niger Delta Avengers militant group has attacked Nigeria’s oil installations again. Less than 12 hours after crippling operations at…

Obama in historic visit to Hiroshima

President Barack Obama of the United States arrived Friday in Hiroshima, Japan, beginning a historic visit that he hopes will…