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Blackout: Ikosi residents block gate of Ikeja Electric

Residents of Ikosi, in Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos, on Wednesday blocked the main entrance of Ikeja Electric (IE), Ikeja,…

Fire guts Lagos Chief Judge’s chambers

There was pandemonium on Wednesday at the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, Southwest Nigeria, as fire gutted the chambers of…

Hurray! NCC suspends directive on data price floor

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday said it has suspended any further action on the directive to introduce price…

Breaking: Southgate appointed England manager

Gareth Southgate has been appointed as England manager on a four-year deal. Southgate, 46, stepped up from his role as…

Investor to invest N86bn in Lagos waste management

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it has struck a deal with a renowned investor to invest…

Ondo governor-elect begs IGP to pay allowances to policemen

Governor-elect of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has appealed to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to urgently pay the…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA confiscates over 37 tonnes of hard drugs

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, confiscated over 37 tonnes of hard drugs between January and…
Placentyne Hair Lotion has been banned: NAFDAC issues warning

NAFDAC destroys N252m worth of unwholesome items

The Northern zonal office of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed unwholesome items…

Data Rate Hike: Time To Call Buhari To Order

The Yorubas have a saying: ‘Agilinti ti n se ginniginni, iku apaa, ambelente opolo to fi ojojumo gbe ara re…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa begins disbursement of N278m pension to retirees

The Executive Secretary, Jigawa Local Government Contributory Pension scheme, Alhaji Suleiman Kiyawa, on Wednesday said that the scheme had commenced…

The evil of corruption

Evil and corruption works together, so when we say the evil of corruption, we simply refer to people who enjoy…

LASU advises students to effect course changes at JAMB

Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) have directed newly admitted students, who changed the courses they earlier applied for…

2017 budget: NLC tells FG to setup economic blueprint

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to put in place a coherent economic blueprint…

Cattle rustling: Police recover 200 cattle in Niger

The Police in Niger have recovered about 200 stolen cattle following deployment of 500 policemen in troubled spots in the…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

2 herdsmen remanded for alleged kidnapping

Two herdsmen, Usman Muhammed and Manu Saleh, on Wednesday, appeared before a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja…

We’ll begin disbursement of N25bn ETF in December-Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the State Government will commence the disbursement of the N25 billion…

LASU to admit over 5,000 candidates for new academic session

The Lagos State University (LASU) on Wednesday said it would admit between 4,800 and 5,200 candidates for the 2016/2017 academic…

Barber jailed 18 months for stabbing another

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a barber, Waheed Bello, to 18 months imprisonment for stabbing and…

Chapecoense fans in mass vigil for team

Thousands of people in Chapeco in Brazil have held a vigil for the victims of a plane crash, who included…

2 docked for cheating lotto operator

Two men, Ahmed Lawal and Wale Balogun, who allegedly cheated a lotto operator of N139,600, on Wednesday appeared before an…

Civil engineer docked for defrauding client

A civil engineer, David Moses, was on Wednesday docked at a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for defrauding…

Kachikwu calls for diversification of Nigerian economy

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, says the growth of the economy solely depends on mobilizing…

Dead Stowaway found on Arik Air plane in Johannesburg

The lifeless body of a stowaway was on Wednesday found in the main wheel well of one of Arik Air’s…

India court orders cinemas to play national anthem

Indian cinema theatres must play the national anthem before each film screening, India’s Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, according to…

Police recover 100 chicken, bus from suspects

The Police in Enugu have recovered 100 chicken and a bus from suspects who broke into a poultry at Ugwuomu…

Sokoto test runs N3.8bn 38MW Independent Power Project

Sokoto State Government on Wednesday commenced the test running of its N3.8 billion Independent Power Project (IPP), whose contract was…

Oil prices rise ahead of OPEC meeting

Oil rises on Wednesday ahead of an OPEC meeting later in the day, with members of the producer cartel trying…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

World’s AIDS Day: Awkward sexual behaviours promotes HIV/AIDS

The International Red Cross Society (IRCS) has said that homosexuality and other awkward sexual behaviours, like human to animal intercourse,…

NGO urges security agencies to monitor general elections

An NGO, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI), canvassed for the establishment of a special…

Prostitute, entertainer in court over alleged N1.6m theft

A prostitute and an entertainer, both aged 22, who allegedly stole property valued at N1.6 million, on Wednesday appeared before…