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Normalcy Yet To Return To Lagos Hospitals

Normalcy has not returned to Lagos State hospitals, even with the recruitment of new doctors, as hospitals still remain deserted…

11 Arrested For Human Trafficking

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Seme Border Command, near Badagry, says it has arrested 11 suspected victims of human trafficking.…

Bafyau’s Death, Another Big Loss, Says TUC

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has described the death of former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Pascal Bafyau as another…

15 Killed, 6 Injured In Auto Crash

Fifteen persons on Thursday lost their lives while 6 others were injured when a commercial bus collided with a car…

Lagos Demolishes 129 Defective Buildings, Shuts 620 Others

The Lagos State Government has demolished 129 buildings found to be defective and shut down 620 other buildings across Lagos,…

Bizman Sues Oba, Police Over Threat To Life, Harassment

Lagos-based businessman, Mr. Olufemi Bakare has filed a suit against the Lagos state police commissioner and newly crowned Oba Tajudeen…

Lectures Resume At UNILAG After 3-Day Mourning

Academic activities resumed on Thursday at the University of Lagos after three days of mourning for the late Vice Chancellor,…

Lawmakers Dissolve Butcher’s Association

The Lagos State House of Assembly has announced the immediate dissolution of the executive committee of the state butchers’ association.…

EFCC Takes Over Illegal Oil Bunkering Vessel

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday took possession of a suspected illegal oil bunkering vessel from the…

Lagos police arrest alleged graduate robber

The Police in Lagos have arrested a 32-year-old man (name withheld), who claimed to be a graduate of the Imo…

Plateau government begs journalists

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau on Thursday apologised to journalists for government’s failure to address their grievances before their boycott of government…

124,000 Ogun state residents have AIDS

About 124,000 residents in Ogun are living with HIV/AIDS, Mr Olaokun Soyinka, the state Commissioner for Health, said on Thursday. Soyinka…

Soldiers Beat Bus Driver To Death

A bus driver, Isaac Onaiwu, was allegedly beaten to death by soldiers from the Nigeria Army School of Supply and…

Tribunal Upholds Gov Wada’s Victory

THE Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Thursday ruled that Captain Idris Wada of the People’s Democratic Party,…

2015: North’ll Not Back Southern Candidates —NGF

Ahead of the 2015 general elections, governors of 19 northern states under the aegis of Northern Governors Forum, NGF, Thursday…

Lagos School Tragedy: Principal, 3 Others Die

At least four persons have been confirmed dead including the principal, Saint Joseph Senior Boys Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos, Southwest…

Bribery: Trial Of Reps Stalled

The arraignment of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the dissolved House of Representatives Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions,…

Man, 87, Killed With Acid Over Land

Members of the family of Alhaji Muniru Okeowo, 87, who was allegedly killed with acid on Thursday at his residence…

Robbers’ Stray Bullet Kills FRCN Reporter

Edo state chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) was again thrown into mourning on Tuesday as a journalist with…

Lagos Moves To Phase Out Use Of Kerosene For Cooking

The Lagos State Government is currently moving to phase out the use of kerosene by households in Lagos State, Southwest…

UNILAG VC To Be Buried 31 May

The remains of Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Shofoluwe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos will be laid to rest…

Nigeria Needs Dons To Solve Her Problems

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has noted that the contributions of the academia cannot be over-emphasised in fast-tracking…

Doctor Bags 5 Years Jail Term For False Alarm

A Benin-based medical doctor, Dr. Sunday Ogodo has been sentenced to a five-year jail term by a Chief Magistrates’ Court…

Killing Of Aide: ‘Oshiomhole Must Ensure Justice’

Lagos-based lawyer and estate consultant, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has tasked the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to do everything…

Drug Offence: Appeal Court Quashes Life Imprisonment Sentence

An appeal court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has quashed the life imprisonment sentence passed on a drug convict, Adedeji Adesanya.…

Union Bank Battles Ex-Staff Over Terminal Benefits

In a bid to forestall the disruption of its operations by its former employees who are planning to protest over…

Court Orders Skye Bank To Pay Customer N25m Damages

A Lagos high court has ordered Skye Bank Plc to pay one of its customers, Mr. Yemi Adesanya, who is…

UNILAG unveils burial plans for Sofoluwe

The departed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe will be buried on 31 May, the management…

80 per cent of Nigerian drivers ignorant of rules

Musa Sarkin-Adar, the Chairman House Committee on Transport, has expressed regret that 80 per cent of Nigerian drivers are ignorant…

JAMB Seeks EFCC’s Assistance To Curb Exam Malpractices

The Registrar and Chief Executive, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. ’Dibu Ojerinde, on Wednesday, called on the Economic…