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Adultery crashes housewife’s 14-year-old marriage

A mother of three has lost her 14-year-old marriage to adulterous behaviour as an Igando Customary Court in Lagos granted…

Governor Wike sacks 17 local government caretaker committees

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely 24 hours after the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, suspended four commissioners for three months, the…

Pedestrians appeal for expansion of Ojota foot bridge

Some pedestrians have appealed to Lagos State Government to expand the pedestrian bridge in Ojota to accommodate higher volume of…

80.9% of sex convicts in Lagos prisons abused during childhood

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 80.9 percent of sex convicts and inmates awaiting trial for sexual and gender based violence in…
Senator Liyel Imoke

No child should choose between education and food- Imoke

Former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke, said on Thursday that his foundation, Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF), would ensure…

Kumuyi calls for peaceful co-existence among Christians, Muslims

Pastor William Kumuyi, General Overseer, Deeper Life Bible Church, has called on Christians and Muslims faithful in Nigeria to learn…

Kebbi earmarks N3.6b for rehabilitation of schools

Kebbi State Government says that it has earmarked N3.6 billion for the rehabilitation and construction of primary and junior secondary…

NCAA dismisses airlines fold up claims

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Thursday, dismissed claims that some airlines were winding down their operations in the…

Five docked over burglary, stealing

Five persons appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos on Thursday over alleged burglary and stealing. The accused are…

Workers besiege Aero Contractors over indefinite leave

Aviation unions on Thursday besieged the head office of Aero Contractors Airline at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. The…

Okada rider bags N100,000 bail for plying prohibited route

An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has slammed a N100,000 bail on a 40-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Hameed Safaliu, for…

Cocoa institute reinstates 91 sacked workers

The 91 workers sacked in 2013 by the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, have resumed work on Thursday. Welcoming…

Convicted officials deserves National Hall of Shame- Primate Ositelu

Rev. Rufus Ositelu, the Primate of Church of the Lord Worldwide, has called on Federal Government to set up National…

Teenager bags six months imprisonment for burglary

An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man, David Tunde Aderogba, to six months imprisonment for burglary. The Magistrate,…

Ban Ki-moon extends wishes to new Brazilian president

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended his best wishes to Brazilian President, Michel Temer, as he began his tenure. The…

Man docked for alleged stealing

A 23-year-old man, Innocent Falodun, on Thursday appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly burgling a house and stealing…

Kaduna govt. worried over poor budget implementation

The Kaduna State Government has expressed worry over poor utilisation of funds made available to Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs)…

Teenager sentenced to 10 days community service

A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man, Biodun Lukeman, to 10 days community service…

UN chief calls for peace, stability in Gabon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has on Thursday in New York, urged all concerned political leaders in Gabon to maintain peace…

Kano gov. swears in new commissioner

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Thursday, restated the commitment of his administration to serve the people of the…

Mexico president blasts Trump’s policies as ‘huge threat’ after meeting

Mexico’s president rebuked Donald Trump as a threat to his country just hours after painting a positive picture of talks…

Mark Zuckerberg’s visit gives Nigerian startups much-needed boost

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria, his first to sub-Saharan Africa, has put the country’s tech businesses firmly in…

Benue gov. urged to sack non-performing political appointees

A Social Critic and Finance Consultant, Mr Nath Apir, has advised Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to sack non-performing political…

Six arraigned for robbing Vanguard publisher

Six persons suspected to have been involved in the robbery of the Vanguard newspaper publisher, Mr Sam Amuka, have been…

Chef goes deaf after eating ‘death noodles’

A British chef who ate the world’s hottest noodles – 4,000 times stronger than Tabasco sauce – went deaf for…

You are incompetent, resign now – PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, said the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has…

Ohanaeze youths denies involvement with Biafra

The Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), a socio-political group, has declared that it is not in any way involved in the…

FG, Bauchi govt to revive Durbar Festival

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government will collaborate with Bauchi State to resuscitate…

Lagos SS3 students to resume Sept 5

The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Wednesday directed all students promoted to Senior Secondary School 3 in public Secondary…

Bloomberg: Dangote loses $5.4b

Bloomberg in its latest Billionaire Index reports that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has lost $ 5.4 billion in his…