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Octogenarian, 4 others rescued as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga An octogenarian and four others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed on Wednesday on Lagos Island,…

Sacked EFCC staff, Ibekaku, knows fate December 16

Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, NIC, Abuja on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 reserved ruling on alleged…

Akwa Ibom Guber Polls: Tribunal orders rerun in 18 LGs

Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered rerun in 18 of the 31 local government areas of the…

Buhari appoints Ekanem Oyo-Ita as Head of Service

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, as the acting Head of the Civil Service…

Lagos inaugurates 40-Gang Taskforce to fix bad roads

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson has declared zero tolerance for potholes across…

Falana writes Army Chief over jailed Brig-Gen Ransome-Kuti

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has written to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, seeking for…

I’ve provided jobs for 80 Lagos residents – Lawmaker

Eromosele Ebhomele A senior member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Moshood Olarenwaju Oshun, has disclosed that since becoming…

Buhari appoints Professor Yakubu new chairman of INEC

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Mahmood Yakubu, a Professor of Political History and International Studies, as well as a former Executive Secretary…

We’ll crush pro-Biafra protesters in Rivers —Governor Wike warns

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has descended hard on protesters who disrupted social and economic activities in…

Lagos begins intensive enforcement against traffic offenders, robbers

…Arrests Commercial Vehicles Plying BRT Lanes Sequel to the rising traffic misconduct by some motorists and motorcycle operators, popularly known…

Cattle rustling gang leader arraigned

The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 28-year-old man, Adamu Haruna, before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Katsina for allegedly leading…

Hypnotised woman loses N700k to trader

A trader, Elijah Kingsley, 37, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, charged with hypnotising a…

Police debunk reports alleging they killed Disu

The Police in Lagos have discredited reports attributed to the leaders of Okunraye Community in Ibeju-Lekki, alleging that the police…

LASG commends Senate, Tinubu on Apapa gridlock

The Lagos State Government has commended the Senate for its approval to table the motion moved by the Senator representing…

CCT adjourns sitting in corruption case against Saraki

ki Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has postponed the sitting for the trial of Senate President, Bukola…
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Edo PDP chairman survives auto crash

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, Mr. Dan Orbih narrowly escaped death on Tuesday,…

Driver faces trial for biting police woman

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year-old commuter bus driver has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting a…

Mom, daughter remanded over alleged theft

Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Onikan Division, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a ten-year-old girl (name withheld) for…

Mrs Universe Limited arrives Nigeria

Mrs Universe Limited, a world renowned entertainment company with headquarters in Bulgaria and organizers of the famous ‘MRS UNIVERSE’ pageant…

NANS gives police 48hrs to arrest officers who beat up student

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Committee, NANS/JCC has given the…

Security council adopt annual report to General Assembly

The Security Council on Tuesday in New York unanimously adopted its annual report to the General Assembly for the period…

Get involved in politics, Amosun charges professionals

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has charged Nigerian professionals to get involved in partisan politics in order to…

Again and again, Senate defers Amaechi’s screening, cancels plenary

The Nigerian Senate will no longer be having its plenary on Wednesday as initially planned and has automatically deferred the…
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says its narrow gauge track is alive and active, contrary to a recent report.

Passengers urge NRC to provide security at Ijoko Station

Commuters on the Ogun/Lagos mass transit train of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday renewed their appeal to the…

U-17: Nigeria thrash Chile 5-1, through to round 16

Holders Nigeria continued their impressive start to their FIFA U-17 World Cup title defence by completing a comprehensive 5-1 victory…

Police creates Direct Complaints Department for Lagos, Ogun

The Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday said its Direct Complaints Department, created to handle the harassment…

Buhari launches 260km Super Highway, pledges speedy completion

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lauched the 260-kilometre Calabar-Kastina-Ala Super Highway road project at Obung, Cross River. The President expressed…

Don’t disappoint Lagosians, Olulade urges new cabinet

Eromosele Ebhomele A member representing Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, on Tuesday advised…

EFCC didn’t arrest me over treasury looting, says Akpabio

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited him and…

Counsel’s death stalls hearing in human rights case

The death of Mr Abudulfatai Bello, lead counsel to Registered Trustees of Jama’a Foundation, has stalled hearing in the case…