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Prophetess To Divorce Hubby Over Adultery
A 51-year old prophetess, Mrs Titilayo Oluokun, has dragged her husband, Pastor Adewale Oluokun, before an Agege Customary Court, Lagos,…
Reports: New Pope had part of lung removed
Pope Francis had part of a lung removed “many, many years ago”, the Vatican said Thursday after the 76-year-old’s historic…
Boko Haram Kills Two PDP Leaders
Two prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, have been shot dead by gunmen…
New Pope Is God’s Choice —Nigerians
Nigerians across Europe have welcomed the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis 1, describing him as “God’s own…
Nigerian Policemen Chase Okada Rider To Death
A commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada rider, identified as Rahman, has allegedly been chased to death by men of the…
Nigerian Jailed In UK For Human Trafficking
A Nigerian has been jailed for 14 years in UK for human trafficking after a four-week long trial, DailyMail of…
Court Sentences 2 Illegal Lottery Operators To 2-Year Jail
The Special Offences Court in Alausa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has sentenced two illegal lottery operators to two years imprisonment for…
‘I’m Still Not Happy About Nigeria’
For about a week, Lanre Ogunyemi, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, organised different events to mark…
Nigeria’s State Of Education Worrisome —Yusuf
The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Prince Bisi Yusuf, has called on well-meaning…
INEC Ready For FCT Council Polls
The FCT Abuja Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Mr. Godwin Kwanga, said on Wednesday that the commission was ready to…
Confusion Trails Suspension Of JUSUN Strike
Confusion on Wednesday in Ibadan trailed the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of…
‘New Law To Strenghten Lagos Councils’
As the bill for the regulation of activities of local council bosses scales the second reading at the Lagos State…
Aero Flights Grounded Nationwide
All Aero Contractors flights were grounded on Wednesday and passengers were stranded nationwide, following an industrial action embarked upon by…
Disband INEC Now —Lagos ACN
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has said that the present INEC leadership is corrupt, partisan…
Robbers Kill Man For Not Having Money
Robbers have shot and killed a father of two, Nnamdi Kingsley, after he told them he had no money to…
Pardon For Alams: Afenifere, Aturu, Keyamo Slam Jonathan
The Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, activist, Bamidele Aturu, Festus Keyamo, former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa and others…
Protesting Workers Picket Industrial Court
Some officials of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday picketed the premises of the National Industrial Court…
Over 3m Nigerians Blind
The Head of Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Dr. Affiong Ibanga, said on Tuesday that more…
Too Much Salt Causes Heart Disease —Expert
Activities marking the annual Salt Week has begun around the world. The event is holding for the first time in…
NASSI Asks Fashola To Create Industrial Clusters
The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) has called on Lagos State Government to create industrial clusters for manufacturers.…
NOA Decries Misuse Of Mobile Phones
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Tuesday decried the misuse of mobile phones as a tool for examination malpractice. The…
Judge Condemns Lock Of Public Places During Strike
The President of the National Industrial Court (NIC), Justice Babatunde Adejumo, on Monday reminded workers that locking up of public…
Nigerian Police Parade Bank Robbery Suspects
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, on Monday paraded six suspected armed robbers, allegedly terrorising members of the…
Landlord Threatens To Kill Tenant
A landlord, Titus Omosuyi, who allegedly threatened to kill his tenant, was on Monday docked before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’…
Cardinals Okogie, Onaiyekan, Others Set To Elect New Pope
Nigeria’s cardinals Anthony Olubunmi Okogie and John Onaiyekan joined other Roman Catholic cardinals today under the gaze of Michelangelo’s “Last…
Stakeholders Thumb down Demuren’s Sack
Stakeholders in the Nigerian aviation industry on Tuesday reacted angrily at the sack last night of Dr. Harold Demuren, Director…
Govt May Relocate Ladipo Market
The Lagos State Government, southwest Nigeria says it may be forced to relocate Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market if the…
CULT WAR: Lagos Tightens Security At LASU
The Lagos State government has tightened security at the Lagos State University (LASU) following the recent clash between cult groups…
ACN To INEC: Register APC Or Face Battle
The announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it had received a notice of registration from a party,…
I Never Wanted To Join The Police
Chief Superintendent of Police and Chairman, Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Lagos State, , Bayo…