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Lekki Collapsed Building: We only approved 4 floors -LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it only approved the construction of four floors for the five-storey collapsed building…

Officials decry overcrowding at Kirikiri Prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe The management of Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, western Nigeria, has decried the deplorable condition of the prison…

NUPENG, PENGASSAN call off strike

The strike action called by Nigeria’s two powerful oil unions, PENGASSAN and NUPENG has been called off. According to sources…

Lagos model colleges unkempt, overcrowded – Education committee

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Committee on Education of the Lagos State House of Assembly have condemned the near-total neglect…

Another 11,000 ghost workers on FG payroll

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has turned a ghost catcher as she revealed another fresh 11,000 suspected ghost workers being…

UPDATE: 34 confirmed dead in collapsed Lekki building

At least, 16 more bodies have been removed from the ruin of the 5-storey building which collapsed in Lekki area…

Okorocha to pay 70% of workers January salaries

The Government of Rochas Okorocha and the Joint Labour Committee have agreed on payment of 70 per cent of January…

Rickey Tarfa arraigned for allegation of offering gratification to judge

Akin Kuponiyi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Rickey Tarfa has been arraigned before a Lagos high court sitting at…

Man, 28, who stole 100 phones says he’s been stealing since childhood

Kazeem Ugbodaga Twenty-eight year old suspect, Babatunde Ibrahim, who was arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel scarcity bites harder in Lagos

queue Scarcity of petrol persisted in Lagos on Wednesday as motorists spent close to five hours at filling stations queuing…

EFCC arraigns Rickey Tarfa, Nwobike for bribery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday March 9, 2016 arraigned Rickey Tarfa, SAN, before Justice A. A.…

Policemen abduct children to effect father’s arrest

Henry Ojelu Policemen from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, Wednesday abducted two teenage children in Satellite town in…

Ambode approves land for installation of surveillance camera in Lekki

…Perfects Donation Of Gun Boats, Other Equipment To Nigerian Navy Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday granted immediate approval…

Senate probes NNPC unbundling

The Senate will tomorrow examine the issues surrounding Federal Government’s decision to unbundle the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This…

Kachikwu to meet striking NNPC workers

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) managing director, Ibe Kachikwu says he will meet with trade union leaders to end a…

Pastor remanded for defiling his 7-year-old daughter

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 41-year-old Resident Pastor in Benin, Benjamin Bernard, was Wednesday ordered to be remanded in prison custody by…

Lekki collapsed building: Death toll hits 30

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 12 more dead bodies have been removed from the rubble of the 5-storey building which collapsed…

Building Collapse: Lagos issues 24-hour ultimatum to estate directors

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has issued 24-hour ultimatum to all directors of the Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited, developer…

Road Crashes: FRSC commander cautions politicians

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that road crashes could end the political ambitions of politicians if…

Man arrested for selling late father’s house for N500k

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 62-year-old man, Adewale Mabun, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly selling his…

Olisa Metuh has a case to answer, court rules

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Olisa Metuh, publicity secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has his no-case submission thrown out by…

Non academic staff vow to shut down UI, disrupt matriculation

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Barely a month that the non-academic unions of the University of Ibadan, UI, protested and paralyzed all activities…
University of Ibadan

Crisis looms in UI

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Barely a month after the non-academic unions of the University of Ibadan, UI, protested and paralyzed all activities…

4 sent to prison for withdrawing N114.8m from bank account

Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the X Squad of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…

There are no political killings in Rivers, only cult clashes – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the allegations that recent killings in the oil-rich state…

Rivers Killings: Police arrest two, vows to track down others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command has arrested one Anthony Ugoh, in connection with the murder of Frank Obi, his…

‘PDP’s problem has always been that of manipulation’, says Ekweremadu

ekweremadu The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always…

18 Boko Haram terrorists killed in failed Pulka attack

The Nigerian Army said that its troops killed 18 Boko Haram insurgents in two separate attacks on military locations in…

Ondo speaker, deputy impeached

On a day celebrated worldwide as Women’s Day, the Speaker of Ondo state, Jumoke Akindele has been kicked out by…

UPDATE: Death toll rises to 18 in Lekki building collapse

Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 18…