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Oshiomhole advises against long adjournment of corruption cases

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Thursday advised members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against long adjournment in corruption…

Ambode honours 555 with long service merit award

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented long service merit awards to 555 public servants who had distinguished…

Nigeria may experience food shortage, UNDP warns

The UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday, warned that Nigeria might experience food shortage, if urgent interventions were not put…

2 teenagers arraigned for stealing cooking pots

Two unemployed boys, Rowland Agbra and Dare Fatai, both aged 18, were on Thursday charged before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’…

My husband attempted to rape my sister several times -Wife

A 45-year old trader, Mrs Cecilia Ayayi, has approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old marriage…

Police refute alleged pipeline attack in A/Ibom

The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr Murtala Mani, on Thursday refuted an alleged explosion of pipelines at Ikot…

Man bags 2 years imprisonment for defrauding Canadian woman

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old, Patrick Ezeji, to two years imprisonment for defrauding a Canadian woman,…

Six dead, 23 injured in Lagos ghastly motor accidents

Kazeem Ugbodaga Six people have been confirmed dead and 23 others injured in two separate accidents which occurred in Lagos…

Reps to serve 14 railway projects contractors bench warrant

The House of Representatives on Thursday threatened to issue bench warrant against 14 companies handling of rail projects in the…

Buhari extends vacation by 5 more days

President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer arriving the country today as scheduled. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed on Thursday that…

IDPs, vulnerable groups to benefit from World Bank $7m in Edo

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), less privileged and physically challenged are among the vulnerable groups expected to benefit from the World…

Wike’s SSG, Kenneth Kobani, charged with terrorism

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital has started the trial of Kenneth Kobani,…

Pictures: Osinbajo presides over June FEC meeting

Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, 15 June, 2016 presided over the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the Council…

2 Nigerian migrants going to Europe perish in Sahara Desert

Two Nigerian migrants seeking greener pastures in Europe, via Libya, have died in the Sahara Desert, within the borders of…

Lagos taskforce arrests 3 notorious ‘Awawa’ cult members

Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested three notorious members of the ‘Awawa Boys’ cult group who…
NANS urges FG to investigate Education Ministry, NUC, NYSC, others over fake degree certificates from institutions in Benin Republic and Togo.

Nigerian students berate Amaechi over comments, seek apology

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, over what it described as…

We are not owing Shuaibu Amodu N25 million – Edo Govt

The Edo State Government has denied owing the late former Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Shuaibu Amodu,…

Students protest, issue Gov Amosun 48hr ultimatum

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Students of Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu Ijebu, on Wednesday gave Governor Ibikunle Amosun 48 hours…

Kidnapped Kogi judge regains freedom

Justice Isiyaka Momoh-Jimoh Usman of the Kogi Customary Court of Appeal has been freed by his abductors. A statement issued…
Sambo Dasuy

Court of Appeal dismisses Dasuki’s attempt to stop trial

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to discontinue his…

Sambo Dasuki’s trial adjourned again

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the case of alleged diversion of N13.6 billion against retired Col.…

104 LG staff struggle to break career stagnation

Kazeem Ugbodaga No fewer than 104 Local Government staff in Lagos State are jostling to break the long period of…
Raymond Dokpesi: Family announces burial arrangements

Lawyer’s absence stalls Raymond Dokpesi’s trial again

The trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc., Mr Raymond Dokpesi, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday…

30 dead as bus falls into ravine in India

A bus skidded off a hill road into a ravine in north-eastern India killing 30 passengers, police said Wednesday. The…

Pistorius walks without his prosthetic leg in court to avoid jail

Oscar Pistorius shuffled without his prosthetic legs through a Pretoria court on Wednesday to demonstrate how vulnerable he is without…

69 air passengers escape death as plane catches fire

Jet Airways airlines, on Wednesday, said its passenger plane, Flight 9W 2839, with 69 people on board, made an emergency…

Lagos warns boat operators against blackmail

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, has warned boat operators in the state against blackmailing the government as…

Ogboni cult splits 16-year old marriage

A 35-year-old housewife, Tomilola Ogundele, on Wednesday asked an Ikole Customary Court to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage to Olanrewaju Aluko…

Nigerians shun Yankari Games Reserve, visit South Africa for tourism

Despite the abundance of tourist sites in the country, many Nigerians still prefer to travel to South Africa for tourism.…

Police recruitment: 5 applicants nabbed in Nasarawa for forgery, theft

The police in Nasarawa have confirmed the arrest of five applicants during the ongoing police recruitment exercise in Lafia over…