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A Big Apology To TheNEWS Magazine-City People

“On page 41 of City People, 14 December, 2016 edition, we made an error in the introduction to Hon. Idowu…

2017 budget: Akwa Ibom budgets N365.2

The Akwa Ibom Government says it will spend N94.8 billion or 26 per cent of its N365.2 billion budget for…

Buhari eager to reflate economy – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is eager to reflate the economy and deliver to…

I won’t condone aides breaking law- Saraki

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Friday said that he would not condone any of his aides…

Ekweremadu wants FG to decentralise policing

The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called for decentralized policing to get the country out of…
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Yuletide: Fire Service tasks Nigerians on safety

The Federal Fire Service on Friday urged Nigerians to be vigilant and observe safety measures, especially during the yuletide to…

Customers decry lack of money in ATMs

Commercial bank customers on Friday decried the lack of money in many Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) within the Federal Capital…

Israel introduces new visa procedure for Nigerians

The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has introduced a new visa application procedure for Nigerians with effect from Jan. 1.…

Entertainers protest against Rivers commissioner over approval

Coalition of Nigeria Entertainers is set to protest against the Rivers State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mrs Tonye Briggs-Onyide,…

Update: All passengers released from hijacked Libyan plane

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Friday said all passengers have been released from a hijacked Libyan plane in Malta,…

Abule Egba Flyover 70% completed

Work on the Abule-Egba Flyover on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway has reached 70 per cent completion, an official has said. An…

Enugu Assembly confirms Emehelu chief judge

The Enugu State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Ngozi Emehelu as the substantive chief judge of the state. The…

Mobile Court convicts 44 motorists in Jos

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Plateau Command on Friday convicted 44 motorists for various traffic offences. The corps Public…

Update: 65 passengers released from hijacked Libyan plane

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has confirmed that 65 passengers have been released from a Libyan plane that was hijacked…

Eko DISCO official beaten over disconnection

An official of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (DISCO), Mr. Francis Idoko, was on Friday beaten by residents of a…

Malta airport resumes normal operations

Malta International Airport on Friday resumed normal operations, hours after a Libyan internal flight was hijacked and diverted to Malta.…

Kebbi Assembly confirms 18 LG sole administrators

The Kebbi State House of Assembly on Friday confirmed 18 local government sole administrators nominated by Gov. Atiku Bagudu. The…

Police arrest 3 robbery suspects in Rivers

The Rivers Police Command has arrested three armed robbery suspects caught while trying to rob a new generation bank at…

Miss Nigeria begins “Green-Girl’’ Project

The new Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi, has commenced work on the “Green-Girl” Project, a Miss Nigeria Initiative, preparatory to representing…

Yuletide: NSCDC mobilises 100 personnel across Badagry

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Badagry on Friday said it had mobilized more than 100 of…

Buhari lauds Lagos, Kebbi on LAKE Rice

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Lagos and Kebbi state governments for the successful partnership that gave rise to the local…

Woman docked for stealing N394,300 in Benin

A 32-year-old woman, Magdalene Abu, was on Friday arraigned before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court, Benin for allegedly stealing the sum…

Lagos wine sellers happy with patronage

Two days to Christmas, some wine sellers in Lagos metropolis said they were enthused by the high patronage. The traders…

Breaking: Libyan plane with 118 passengers aboard hijacked

A Libyan aircraft with 118 people on board has landed in Malta after being hijacked, according to local media. The…

Road accident claims 5 lives in Anambra – FRSC

Five passengers of an Onitsha bound commercial vehicle on Friday lost their lives when the Toyota Previa vehicle they were…
Placentyne Hair Lotion has been banned: NAFDAC issues warning

NAFDAC mops up imported fruit juices in Kaduna

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday commenced mop up of banned foreign fruit…

Germany’s Christmas market attacker killed in Italy

Anis Amri, the chief suspect in the deadly terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin this week, was killed…

Yuletide: Transport fare up in Ore

Inter-transport fare from Ore in Ondo state to other parts of the country has increased, three days to the beginning…

Man defiles neighbour’s under aged daughter

A 69-year-old man, Cosmos Umoren, was on Friday docked in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s…

Five killed in Ghana gas station explosion

No fewer than five people were killed and dozens of others injured following an explosion and fire at a gas…