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Lagos disowns contents of viral video on sale of branded waste baskets

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Government on Thursday disowned the contents of a viral video where some uniformed impostors were promoting the sale…

Obaseki speaks as Ijaws in Edo declare support for PDP

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Ijaws in Edo on Thursday in Benin endorsed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s, re-election…

NURTW man sent to prison for triggering accident in Rivers

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Okafor Ifiebor A Magistrate Court sitting in Choba, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers has ordered the remand of…

Niger state denies closing Federal roads

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Niger state government has denied reports that it closed Federal roads. It said it only restricted articulated trucks from plying…

UNICEF tackles Kano over 13 year-old jailed for blasphemy

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

UNICEF has expressed deep concern over the jailing of a 13 year-old boy by a Sharia court in Kano. The…

Obaseki demands more convictions for sexual offenders

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has called for improved prosecution of sexual offenders with a view to secure more…

Nigerian Hephzibah Ijeje among 20 finalists for Anzisha Prize

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Nigerian young entrepreneur Hephzibah Ijeje, based in Port Harcourt has emerged among the top 20 finalists for the Anzisha Prize.

“Move back from rail tracks” – Amaechi begs Agege traders

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Lagosians trading along the rail line to move far away from the…

Kidnappers of ex-US army Major Jide Ijadare demand N20m ransom

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The kidnappers of a retired United States Army officer, Maj. Jide Ijadare, who was abducted at his palm oil factory…

Blind man attempts to sodomise guide boy, lands in jail

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A Dutse Chief Magistrates’ Court Jigawa on Wednesday ordered that a 60-year-old blind man, Muhammad Abdul, who allegedly attempted to…

EFCC re-arraigns lovers Alice, Alloush for alleged N17.5m Charcoal fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday re-arraigned Alice Peace John, alongside her…

Suspected ATM fraudster Tope Olajide not our staff, Stanbic IBTC opens up

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The management of Stanbic IBTC has disowned suspected ATM fraudster, Tope Olajide arrested for unlawfully withdrawing the sum of N427,000…

Paul Unongo loses wife Victoria, Buhari sends condolences

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with former minister Wantaregh Paul Iyorpuu Unongo, over the death of his wife, Victoria.

Riot in Osogbo as JTF chases suspected Yahoo boys to death (Video)

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

There was uproar in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday after men of some officers of Special Anti-Robbery Squad…

FG, LASG ban barge operations along Marina Coastline

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Lagos Marina is set to regain its beauty and serenity, with the planned stoppage of barge operations along the…

Lagos Traffic Radio launches Live Report Motorcycles

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1FM on Tuesday launched a Pilot Scheme for Live Traffic Report system to aid Lagosians with…

Jailed Pastor Basil Princewill loses appeal in rape case

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, upheld the conviction and sentencing of Pastor Basil Princewill, for raping a 14-year-old…

1,100 policemen from Rivers deployed to Edo for Saturday’s governorship election

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

No fewer than 1,100 policemen from the Rivers State have been drafted to Edo State to beef up security for…

2 dead as building collapses in Kano

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Kano State Fire Service has rescued 10 persons trapped in a collapsed building at Gwammaja ‘Yan Kosai in Dala…

Traffic Report in Lagos: Accident on Eko Bridge

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

A road accident involving a tanker and trailer on the Eko bridge has resulted in gridlock. It was gathered that…

Ogun woman Odujole Folashade docked for N2.4m American visa fraud

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A 50-year-old woman, Folashade Odujole on Monday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun, western Nigeria, charged with American visa…

Train, vehicles accident: Father, son dead, as Sanwo-Olu says accident regrettable

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A father and son have been confirmed dead in Monday's accident involving a train and two vehicles in Oshodi, Lagos,…

2 Kwara lecturers Opashola, Ademola arrested with 28 Yahoo Yahoo boys

Muhamin Olowoporoku

6 years ago

Two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa ( Kwara Tech) have been arrested, along with 28…

Video: Ajimobi resting in luxury

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Former Oyo governor Abiola Ajimobi is resting in peace and luxury in his Ibadan home where he was buried. The…

Photos: Sanwo-Olu, Amaechi visit scene of train, vehicles collision

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi visited the scene of Monday's accident involving a…

Sanwo-Olu, Amaechi storm scene of train, vehicles collision in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi have stormed the scene of Monday's accident involving…

Fake crude oil merchant Adesanya Olufemi jailed

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A fake crude oil merchant, Adesanya Olufemi, has been sentenced to 21 year imprisonment, for defrauding a lady, Oluwatoyin Akinwole,…

Just in: Gunmen kill 2 FRSC officers, kidnap 10 in Nasarawa

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Two Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officers died after bandits attacked the vehicle they were traveling at Udege…

LASU crisis: Lagos opens up on shutdown of school by ASUU, NASU

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Lagos State Government has opened up on Monday's protest and shutting down of the Lagos State University, LASU by…

Update: One dead, seven injured as two vehicles collide with train at PWD Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

One person has been confirmed dead and seven others injured in an accident involving a train and two vehicles at…

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