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Speaking on the agonising experience of the residents, Aribidesi lamented that for over 10 years, they had been virtually living…

65 year-old man sent to jail for raping minor

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a 65-year-old man, Ezekiel Adewale, in correctional custody for allegedly raping an…

Gas explosion at Four Point By Sheraton causes injuries, damages cars

A gas cylinder that exploded at the Four Point By Sheraton Hotel, Oniru in Victoria Island, Lagos, while some artisans…

Archbishop Kaigama formally takes over Abuja Diocese tomorrow

Ignatius Kaigama will be formally inaugurated as the Catholic archbishop of Abuja diocese tomorrow.His predecessor, John Cardinal Onaiyekan passed over…

Victims of Ponzi scheme protest as court gives the Nwegwu brothers fine option

Victims of a Ponzi scheme executed by two brothers, Kingsley Nwegwu and Joakin Nwegwu, both directors of ACJEC Global Services…

Only 6 persons board Iju-Ibadan free train in 2 days

The free train ride between Lagos and Ibadan on the new standard gauge train commenced on Monday, but in two…

Henry Okah argues case in SA court, says wrongly convicted

Henry Okah, leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), who was convicted by a South…

Plot to unleash mayhem in Nigeria uncovered

Plot by some undesirable groups to cause mayhem and breakdown of law and order in various parts of Nigeria has…

2 suspected killers of LASTMA officer charged with murder

Two suspects alleged to have killed a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer in Apapa on Saturday were arraigned…

Lagos minimum wage peanuts: Doctors

Doctors in Lagos State, under the aegis of Medical Guild, said the new minimum wage of N35,000 implemented by the…

LASG declares ‘no cash payment’ at Lekki toll

The Lekki Concession Company has given notice to users of the Lekki-Ikoyi Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos, that it will…

Electrical cable causes huge fire under Lagos bridge

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said a loose Power Holding Company of Nigeria electrical cable on Sunday sparked…

No more cash payment on Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge from 2020

The Lekki Concession Company has given notice to users of the Lekki-Ikoyi Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos, that it will…

Oyo begins enforcement of sanitation laws

Oyo State Government has vowed to enforce the environmental sanitation laws to the letter in order to make Ibadan and…

Amaechi offers free train ride from Lagos to Ibadan (Photos)

Nigerians who want to escape the unpredictability of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway now have a choice: they can now join a…

Sanwo-Olu promises to demolish houses on RoW in Lekki

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said his government will demolish buildings obstructing government’s Right of Way (RoW) at Lekki in Eti-Osa…

DPO Mubi Police division rescued from kidnappers

The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the rescue of DSP Ahijo Muhammad, DPO of Mubi Division, who was kidnapped a…

2 kidnappers of Kaduna schoolgirls arrested

Two of the suspected abductors of six female students and two teachers of Engravers College in Chikun local government area…

Exercise Ayem Akpatuma 2: Army conducts race for students

The Nigerian Army Guards Brigade on Saturday organised a two kilometre race for students of secondary schools in Toto, Nasarawa…

Gunmen open fire on FRSC officials, kill 1

Gunmen have attacked some Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials travelling from Abuja to Lagos at Oshawa along the Lokoja-Okene…

Fashola commends Ade Ojo for building Ilara-Mokin roads

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has commended business mogul and Founder of Elizade Motors, Chief Michael…
Buhari and Gov. Masari: N6.25B approved for cattle ranches

Buhari lands in Daura after attending summit in Malabo(Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari has landed in Katsina and arrived his hometown of Daura, where he is expected to spend the…

Lagos begins war on traffic offenders

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has announced an inter-agency collaboration of all security and law enforcement agencies within…

Herdsmen stab cucumber farmer

A local cucumber farmer was stabbed by herdsmen on his farm on Wednesday.
Makoko

Lagos slum Makoko set to appear on digital map

A South Africa-based NGO, Code for Africa, has embarked on the digital mapping of Lagos slum, Makoko, which officially does…

Digital economy no longer optional – Buhari tells MDAs

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the transition to the digital economy was no longer optional for all Ministries, Departments,…

Man jailed for 7 years over N10million Oil Scam

One Johnson Abraham Ukiwe from Rivers State who deals on petroleum products without licence has been sentenced to seven years…

4 Abuja doctors commit suicide

Between January and June this year, no fewer than four medical doctors, working in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, committed…

Aroke’s $1m internet scam: 9 officers suspended at Kirikiri Custodial Centre

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved the suspension of nine officers of the Nigerian…

Kaduna man steals army general’s $156.2m & N80m

A Kaduna man, Alhaji Yusha'u Mohammed Kebbe has been docked before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court,…