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Board commences prosecution of 11 women

The Faggae Outpost of the Kano State Hisbah Board (Sharia Police) on Monday said it had commenced the prosecution of…

500 emergency volunteers to tackle disasters in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 500 Emergency Management Volunteers, EMVs, are to complement the efforts of the Lagos State Government in…

Catholic sister blames sex scandal on failed parenting

The National Coordinator of the Association for Universal Moral Education Nigeria, Rev. Sis. Therese Nwodo, has blamed failed parenting for…

Ajimobi wants review of Oyo State partnership with World Bank

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called for the restructuring of the state’s working relationship with the World Bank…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara govt to reorganize markets

The Kwara Government said it would open new markets and re-organise existing ones in the state to create specific commodity-based…

Man nabbed for defiling friend’s underage daughter

For allegedly defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter, Godwin Itta, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Itta,…

NCC tasks judiciary on Cybercrime Act

The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Monday called on the judiciary to ensure…

Kidnappers: Kano Assembly passes bill stipulating life jail

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday in Kano passed into law, the bill seeking life imprisonment for kidnappers…

Lagos residents protest against planned demolition of shops

Residents of Oke-Afa Estate, Isolo, Lagos have called on the state House of Assembly to prevail on the state government…

Police urge farmers/herdsmen to embrace peace

Police Commissioner in Gombe State, Mr. Austin Iwar, has urged farmers and members of the state’s Cattle Breeder Association to…

Breaking: Michel Aoun elected president of Lebanon

Michel Aoun, the former Lebanese army chief, has been elected president of Lebanon, ending more than two years of deadlock…

Still on sale: TheNEWS special trilogy on the first Nigerian coup

In June, July and August, 2016, TheNEWS published a trilogy on the British Intelligence Report on the first Nigerian coup.…

FG arraign 1 for culpable homicide

The Federal Government on Monday arraigned, Ewuzu Okechukwu, in an FCT High Court, Jabi, for culpable homicide. Okechukwu, a resident…

SWAN wants Ogun Sports Commissioner banned

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has said that a ban from sports be placed on the Ogun Commissioner…

Court to decide SSANU, FG dispute Dec. 5

A panel of the National Industrial Court will deliver judgment in the dispute between the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian…

British High Commission, Chevening Alumni brainstorm on Nigeria’s economy

The British High Commission, in collaboration with the Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN), is organizing leadership summit geared towards…

BBOG tasks FG on release of remaining Chibok girls

Mrs Fatima Kaka, a member of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement, has urged the Federal Government to hasten…

Diaspora Bond would pull Nigeria out of recession

An economist, Mr. Chris Nemedia, on Monday expressed optimism that the potentials in the Diaspora Bond would pull the Nigerian…

Man bailed after stabbing neighbour with broken bottle

A 26-year-old-man, Frank Chinazor, who allegedly stabbed his neighbour with broken bottle, was on Monday granted N50,000 bail by a…

Lagos SUBEB commences perimeter fencing of schools

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Monday said it had commenced the perimeter fencing of public primary…

Ibaa youths commend Rivers over amnesty offer

Some youths in Ibaa community, Emohua local government area of Rivers, have commended the state government for granting amnesty to…

NSCDC trains 50 civilians on intelligence gathering, surveillance

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, on Monday, said it had started training 50 civilians on…

Ex-CBN chief backs FG’s plan to borrow $29.9bn

Dr. Titus Okunronmu, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Director, on Monday, commended the Federal Government for its plan…

Broadcaster urges parents to encourage creativity in children

The General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Lagos, Mr Adebayo Bamidele, has said that encouraging the inert creativity in children…

Cleric urges government to create jobs to curb crimes

Rt. Rev. Tunde Adeleye, the Bishop, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Calabar Diocese, has advised government at all levels, to…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

Man begins solidarity walk from Lagos to Abuja for Sheriff

A trekker, Muhammed Isa, 32, has once again embarked on a walk from Lagos to Abuja in solidarity with the…

C’River teachers commend SUBEB over salary payment

Primary school teachers in Cross River have commended the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for taking over the payment…

Iyanya joins Mavin Records with ‘Up to Something’

Entertainment artiste Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk popularly called Iyanya, has joined the Mavin Records family as announced by Don Jazzy on…

Time for FBI director Comey to go

Donald Trump’s oft-repeated claim that the FBI’s investigation of “Crooked Hillary” and the presidential election itself were and are “rigged,”…

Pensioners task FG to end recession

The National Union of Pensioners (NUP), Federal Civil Service Pensioners Branch (FCSP), on Monday in Lagos, advised the Federal Government…