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I can’t continue being a punching bag, divorce-seeking woman tells court

A 35-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Bale, who accused her husband of beating her incessantly, on Wednesday, asked an Agege Customary Court…
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Late arrival of electoral materials hamper council elections in Abia

The Local Government elections in Abia State were held on Wednesday amidst late dispatch of electoral materials from the Registration…

FG declares Dec. 25, 26, Jan. 2 public holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday Dec. 27 as public holidays to mark the Christmas and…

Breaking: Expose corruption and get rich, says FG

The Federal Government has approved payment of not more than five per cent of the recovered loot to any successful…

FG releases postings for 47 career ambassadors

The Federal Government on Wednesday released the postings of the 47 career ambassadors recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

NIS receives 4 illegal immigrants in Cross River

The Cross River Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has received four illegal immigrants who willingly went to the…

Man stabs friend to death

A 24-year-old man, Godwin Simon, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing…

Kebbi to host Fulani cultural festival

The Kebbi Government is to host the annual Fulani cultural festival, Hottungo, in January 2017. Alhaji Ibrahim Kamba, Commissioner of…

Breaking: Ambode, Bagudu officially launch Lake Rice

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart from Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday official launched the long awaited…

Mimiko tasks successor on zero polio eradication policy

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Wednesday called on the incoming administration in the state to sustain the zero…

Man remanded for killing father, stabbing mother

Babalola Rotimi Junior, 24, had been remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons for the alleged murder of his father and stabbing…

Lagos lawyer seeks divorce

A legal practitioner, Kasoki Olekanma, on Wednesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 15-year-old marriage.…

Breaking: James Ibori out of prison

Former Governor James Ibori of Delta State has been released from prison in the United Kingdom. Reports say he was…

Edo, NATA to collaborate to boost job creation

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has promised to collaborate with the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) in order to boost…

Nigeria will not collapse- Cleric

Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor of the Catholic Diocese of Awka has said Nigeria will not collapse against the prediction of doomsday…

Benue governor congratulates Tor Tiv-elect

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has congratulated the new Tor Tiv-elect, Prof. James Ayatse, over his emergence as the fifth…

LASU student bags Don Etiebet’s 2016 award

– Dosumu Ololade, institutions a final year student of the Lagos State University (LASU), has emerged the winner of the…

Assembly re-introduces bill to impose levy on road users

The Sokoto State House of Assembly, resolved on Wednesday, to re-introduce a bill for a law that would impose levy…

Teen docked over alleged rape

Toheed Akinleye,19, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. The accused,…

Recession: Nigerians turn to football betting for survival

Many adults and students in Ilorin have resorted to football betting as a way of surviving the current economic recession…

Med-View expands operations to Monrovia, Freetown

Med-View Airline has expanded its operation in the West African sub-region, extending flight services to Monrovia, Liberia and Freetown Sierra…

Xmas: Police ban fireworks in Adamawa

The Police in Adamawa Police has renewed the ban on fireworks during the yuletide period across the state. The police…

Court arraigns teenager for fingering minor

An 18-year-old boy, Kossy Nsofor, who allegedly fingered a minor, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The…

Christmas: Police caution Niger residents against accepting gifts

The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Mr Muazu Zubairu, on Wednesday cautioned residents of the state against accepting wrapped gifts…

31 killed in Mexican fireworks market explosions

A string of explosions at a fireworks market in Mexico on Wednesday killed at least 31 people, and more than…

Mixed reactions trail 2016 Abuja Carnival

Critics note that although the just concluded 2016 edition of the Abuja Carnival between December 3 and December 6 was…

Yuletide: CAN advises Christians against indebtedness

Bishop Peter Ogunmuyiwa, Coordinating Chaplain, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised Christians to eschew borrowing money to celebrate yuletide.…

Christmas: Yobe supports Christian communities with clothes, food

The Yobe Committee on Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), has donated clothes and food items to Christian…

Army denounce video clip on alleged soldiers’ mistreatment

The Nigerian Army said the current video clip being circulated on some soldiers alleging mistreatment, lack of food and water…

Bayelsa records N3.5bn revenue surplus

Bayelsa Government said its unspent fund as at the end of November stood at N3.5billion, bringing to an end five…