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Lagos faces water and sanitation crisis, UN raises alarm

UN human rights expert, Léo Heller, on Thursday, called for increased funding for water and sanitation in the 2017 budget…

Winners of the 2016 Headies Awards

*ARTISTE OF THE YEAR WIZKID = WINNER TIWA SAVAGE FALZ YEMI ALADE OLAMIDE *NEXT RATED TEKNO WHO WAS LISTED IN…

Aubameyang among finalists for African footballer of the Year

African Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in the running to win the award for a second successive season…

Army alerts public to fleeing Boko Haram terrorists

The Nigerian Army has urged the public to be vigilant as remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists are fleeing to…

Chibok schoolgirls to celebrate yuletide with parents

The 21 rescued Chibok schoolgirls are to enjoy Christmas and New Year festivities with their parents, Malam Garba Shehu, the…

Maritime journalists enlarge exco

The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) recently constituted a three-man electoral committee, chaired by Mr Uzor Odigbo, to…

LG boss charges leaders to place premium on youths development

The Sole Administrator of Agege Local Government, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Gbenga Abiola, has charged the nation’s leaders across the country…

Lagos opens CMC office in Epe to resolve disputes

The Lagos State Government has opened a new Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC, in Epe area of the state to help…

Lagos to make LAWMA regulatory agency

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said that the ongoing reform in waste management in the state will make the…

Obasanjo blasts Igbo: You are suffering from spirit of individualism

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged people of the South East zone to shy away from the spirit of individualism…

Court convicts 4 men for robbery

A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced four men to five months imprisonment each for robbery. The convicts:…

NIMASA shuts down 3 facilities

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) has shut down three facilities for non-compliance with provisions of the ISPS code.…

Yuletide: Ado-Ekiti residents lament high cost of foodstuff

Some residents of Ado-Ekiti on Thursday lamented the high cost of foodstuffs and other essential commodities as the festive period…

Kwara government procures dialysis machines

The Kwara Government has purchased dialysis machines and other accessories for the treatment and management of kidney diseases. Gov. Abdulfatah…

Yuletide: FRSC deploys 36,000 personnel, ambulances, patrol vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Thursday said it had deployed 36,000 personnel comprising regular and special marshals across…

Youths protest highway blockage by security agents

Youths in Mangu on Thursday staged a protest over the blockage of highways by security agencies in Mangu Local Government…

Lagos Taskforce arrest 4 land grabbers

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences on Thursday said it had arrested four notorious land grabbers…
Nigeria's airline, Aero Contractors, pegs fares for all routes within the country at N80, 000 for one-way trips for the Yuletide season.

Aero yet to resume flights in Abuja

Aero Contractors is yet to resume flights at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in spite of promise made by…

Ogun traders decry low patronage this Yuletide

Few days to Christmas, traders in Abeokuta on Thursday decried low patronage, which they attributed to the current economic recession…

Breaking: Relegation-haunted Crystal Palace sack manager Pardew

English clubside Crystal Palace Football Club on Thursday sacked manager Alan Pardew with the club 17th in the Premier League.…

3 remanded over alleged arms deal in Makurdi

A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded three men over alleged illegal arms deal and membership of a militia…

Yuletide: NSCDC assures Ondo residents of security

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, says it has made adequate deployment of personnel across…

FIFA Rankings: Nigeria ends 2016 as 51st

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ending 2016 on FIFA’s world ranking in the 51st position. The ranking table on the website…
Federal High Court

Bricklayer remanded for fingering child

A bricklayer, Friday James, who allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl, was on Thursday remanded in prison on the orders of…

Bayelsa targets N150m monthly revenue from environmental sanitation

The Bayelsa Government says it is targeting N150 million monthly revenue from activities of the state environmental sanitation authority. Mr.…

South Africa sack football coach after outburst

Ephraim Mashaba has been sacked as South Africa coach, the country’s football association confirmed on Thursday. His sack was coming…

Delta Police rescue abducted monarch

The Delta Police Command on Thursday in Warri said that has rescued the Ovie of Agbarha-Warri Kingdom, Orhifi Orovwagbarha, who…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa to boost IGR through agriculture- Governor

Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa said the state government had developed strategies to boost its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through…

Lagosians rush to purchase Lake Rice

The residents of Lagos State on Thursday crowded the centres where the state government’s “Lake Rice’’ is being sold for…

Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Japan

A wind-fanned fire engulfed 140 buildings in central Japan on Thursday with hundreds of residents advised to evacuate their homes,…