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Man Arrested For Peeping At Neighbour’s Wife In Bathroom

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year-old man, Oludare Adewale, has been arrested and charged before Oshodi Magistrates’ court for allegedly peeping at…

Buhari advised to merge airlines to form national carrier

ABUJA, (Reuters) Nigeria should merge its debt-laden airlines and create a national carrier in partnership with a global airline to…

APC will win Bayelsa governorship election, says Sylva

Former Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva on Wednesday in Abuja expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the…

Saudi Prince Alwaleed pledges entire fortune, $32bn, to charity

Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Wednesday promised his entire $32 billion (28.8 billion euro) fortune…

Oyeyemi orders seizure of unlatched container trucks

Following the death of 11 students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), in Ogun, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road…

Cameroon releases 84 children held in custody for 6 months

Mijiyawa Bakary, a Cameroon Regional Governor, on Wednesday, said the government had released 84 children who had been held in…

‘English Schindler’ Nicholas Winton dies aged 106

London (AFP) – Nicholas Winton, a Briton who saved hundreds of Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis in the…

El-Rufai inaugurates committee to end killings in Kaduna

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday inaugurated a 16-member committee to find solutions to the incessant killings in…

Kidnappers to get death penalty in Cross River

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Wednesday sent an Executive bill seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the…

Osinbajo commends Borno Govt., NEMA over IDPs’ welfare

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday commended Borno Government for its efforts at ensuring welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…

Lagos lawmaker commends Aregbesola over salary arrears

Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, on Wednesday commended…

Femi Adesina blasts Metuh again, says Buhari was right to appoint Zakari as INEC boss

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Media and Publicity have hit back at Olisa…

Lagos captures 2,523 cooperative society in database

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has only captured the database of 2,523 cooperative societies in its ongoing…

Buhari to NAHCON: Address corruption in Hajj, Umrah

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to address all corrupt practices that had…

2 arraigned for defrauding American of $64,000

Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu…

PDP vows to appeal Ambode’s victory at tribunal

Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the ruling of the governorship election petitions…

Army not owing allowances of troops, says Minimah

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Monday in Abuja said the Nigerian Army was not owing…

EFCC to challenge Fani-Kayode’s acquittal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that it would respond to the acquittal of Mr Femi…

6 children drown, 9 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Six children have drowned and nine others rescued as a fibre boat ran into a canoe at Ojo…

Bash Ali Writes Buhari: How corruption stalled my world title ambition

World Boxing Federation, WBF, cruiserweight champion, Nigerian Bashiru Lawrence Ali a.k.a Bash Ali has told President Muhammadu Buhari in a…

Court Orders Extradition Of Nigerian To U.S. For Trial

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos  has granted an extradition application filed by the Federal Government seeking…

‘Tribunal’s Ruling Reaffirms The People’s Mandate’

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the confirmation of his victory at the polls as a…

Obasa Congratulates Ambode, APC On Tribunal’s Verdict

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the victory of the Governor…

Retiree, 60, In Trouble Over Suspect’s Escape

Paul Iyoghojie A 60-year-old retiree, Adeyemi Samuel, has been arrested by the operatives of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos…

NNPC To Avert Danger, Repairs Rusty Pipelines

Cyriacus Izuekwe After years of petroleum pipeline leakages, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has finally started repairing rusty pipelins…

Court Dismisses Agbaje’s Petition Against Ambode

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed…

Money Laundering: Court acquits Fani-Kayode of corruption charges

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday discharged and acquitted Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, charged…

Man sent to prison for standing as surety for fleeing wife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year-old man, Joshua Apanisile, has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri after standing as surety for…

Non-Academic staff shut down UI

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Non-academic staff of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Wednesday went on strike over non payment of their…

Court dismisses Agbaje’s petition against Ambode

Henry Ojelu The Lagos state governorship election tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic…