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Trump to cancel order of new planes for American president

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut government costs by cancelling the order for new planes to…

Redefining tourism through ‘gaming’

Tourism in Lagos is one of the diversification channels the state aims to woo investments in the non-oil sector. Varying…

3 Bolivians jailed 36 years over drug related offences

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos southwest Nigeria Tuesday sentenced three Bolivians to 36 years imprisonment for unlawful production…

Wike importing arms into Rivers, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) alerts security agencies on reports of a massive arms build-up by the Rivers State Governor…

Shettima presents cows, food items to NYSC members

Gov Kashim Shetima of Borno on Tuesday presented food items to the 2016 Batch ‘B’ corps members posted to Borno…

Dangote sacks 109 workers

The Dangote Group has dismissed 109 workers at Obajana Cement Company in Kogi State, after being found guilty of various…

Reps to investigate death of corps member

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, resolved to investigate the death of Miss Rachael Oladepo, a corps member at the…

Breaking: Nigeria Police releases names of new recruits

Names of successful applicants into the Nigeria Police Force in the just concluded recruitment exercise have been released by the…

Buhari presents 2017 budget to National Assembly nextweek

President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 budget proposal to the National Assembly on Dec. 14. This is contained in…

Police arrest kidnappers who murdered Dangote employee

The Nigerian police said they have arrested three of the kidnappers who murdered one of the employees of Dangote Group…

Labourer remanded for stealing handbags worth N100,000

A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 20-year-old labourer, Umoru Idrisa, in prison for stealing a sack…

2 missing, 6 rescued in Iran helicopter crash

The head of Rescue Organisation of Iran’s Red Crescent Society on Tuesday said two people on board a rescue helicopter…

Corps member plants 6,000 economic trees

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ebonyi, Goldshield Kanjal has started planting of over 6,000 economic trees…

Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 4 suspects

Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Enugu State Police Commissioner,[/caption The Enugu state Police Command, has rescued Miss Chinenye Nwobodo, 18, a kidnapped…

Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying

A Saudi Court on Tuesday sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom’s arch-enemy, Iran, Saudi-owned media reported,…

Security man kills co-worker, cuts his body into pieces

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Haruna Abubakar who allegedly killed his colleague, cut him into…

Group warns Sanusi over attack on presidency

A Kano-based pro-democracy group, Coalition for Democratic Norms (CODEM), has cautioned the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to desist…

Abuja Carnival: President Buhari to support creative industry

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated Federal Government’s support for the creative industry as part of measures to grow the economy.…

Motorist hits 6 security personnel in Zamfara –FRSC

Six security personnel have been reportedly hit by a motorist, resulting in the death of four of them in Talata-Mafara,…

Lagos charges miners against degrading the environment

The Lagos State Government has charged miners in the state to desist from degrading its environment through their mining activities.…

Court remands 2 women over alleged contempt

Two women were on Tuesday ordered to be remanded in Ilesa Prisons by an Osogbo Magistrate’s’ Court for disrespecting the…

FRSC, stakeholders to ensure sanity on roads

The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sango-Ota, Ogun, Mr Leye Adegboyega, has urged stakeholders to collaborate with officials…

Kebbi LG targets 700 children for polio immunisation

The Bunza Local Government Council of Kebbi, says it targets 700 children in the area for immunisation against polio which…

UNDP launches report to accelerate gender equality

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched Africa Human Development Report 2016 to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in…

Army gives out dedicated GSM lines to public

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday gave dedicated GSM lines for the general public to call for any information or request…

Chevron appoints Esimaje Brikinn as GM, PGPA

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has announced the appointment of Mr Esimaje Brikinn as General Manager of Policy, Government and Public…

Man kills friend over lady friend struggle

The Enugu State Police Command has commenced the trial of a suspect who allegedly killed his friend over a lady…

DPR seals 19 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed 10 filling stations in Sokoto and Kebbi states for allegedly…

Nigeria Referees Association set for 2016/2017 NPFL

The Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) has said that its members were ready to continue to officiate creditably in the 2016/2017…

Oil hits $55.33 after OPEC agreement

Crude rose above 55 dollars a barrel on Monday as rising prospects of a tightening market after last week’s OPEC…