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Court Protects Tokyo From Arrest
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Tambari Yabo Muhammad, former Oyo State Commissioner of Police, now in charge of Zone 3.…
Repositioning KAI, LASTMA For Better Services
In the last few years, activities of officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Kick Against…
Aliyu Dasuki’s Billions Tear Family Aparrt
Jamila, the daughter of Ibrahim Dasuki, deposed Sultan of Sokoto, is at war with Ahmed, her brother, who has fled…
The APC Marching On
The newly formed All Progressive Congress throttles swiftly with its merger plans The initial scepticism which trailed the announcement of…
Claiming Other People’s Property
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is currently embroiled in a tussle with a Badagry family over land Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the…
Conflict Over Figure Of Slain Christians
Christians in Kano are engaged in a hot dispute with the police over the actual number of their members killed…
Ojukwu Better Than Hitler
Chief Richard Akinjide, Second Republic Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, offers his recollections of the civil war years to GBENRO…
Policeman, Boy Electrocuted In Ogun
A police officer serving at the Ogun State Government House in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria, Sunday Joseph, has been…
Lagos Shuts Isolo General Hospital Mortuary
The Lagos State Government has shut down the Isolo General Hospital Mortuary to allow for reconstruction of the morgue. The…
Nigeria Arrests Grandma With Cocaine In Hair
Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said…
Delta Impounds 300 ‘Okadas’
No fewer than 200 commercial motorcycles have been impounded by the Delta State Government for operating in the state in…
I’m Alive; Prophet Condemns Death Rumours
The General Overseer of Evangelical Apostolic Church Worldwide, Prophet Olatunji Talabi, popularly called ‘Baba Lesekese’ has condemned rumours of his…
Vacate Your Homes Now; Lagos Warns Residents Of Flood-Prone Areas
The Lagos State Government has made a passionate appeal to residents of the state living in flood-prone areas to vacate…
‘How We Foiled Bank Robbery Operation’
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Umar Manko, on Sunday said his men had foiled a robbery attack…
No Immunity For Lawmakers; Groups, Lawyers Warn
The Save Nigeria Group (SNG), human rights lawyers and political groups, on Sunday advised the National Assembly not to pass…
Lagos Set For Black Heritage Festival
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka says Lagos is fully set for this year’s Black Heritage Festival. Soyinka, who is the…
Tuface: Knocks For Akpabio Over Dubai Party
Since the Friday 8 March announcement of outrageous wedding gifts of two brand new Toyota Prado SUVs and part sponsorship…
Lagos Opens Ladipo Market
The Lagos State Government today re-opened Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria after two…
Boy 8, Marries Woman, 61
An eight-year old schoolboy has married a 61-year old woman because the ghost of his dead ancestors told him to…
Mystery Death Of Nigerian Woman
A housewife, Mrs. Onyinyechi Gift Ihaza, has been battered to death in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder…
Big Piracy Business In Alaba Market
Founded in the 1970s, Alaba International Market, located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway is by far the biggest electronics market in…
Govt To Blame For Fake Products In Alaba Market
In this interview, Chief Uche Igwe, Chairman, General Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA) in Alaba International Market tells Cyriacus Izuekwe that…
Fading Polymer Naira Notes Face Rejection
On 28 February, 2007 when the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced the introduction of polymer versions of 5, 10,…
How NIMASA Underdeveloped Nigerian Maritime Sector
Accusations and counter-accusations have continued over the alleged oil thefts along the nation’s coastal waters, as maritime, oil and gas…
Aturu Wants Lazy Judges Sacked
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu, has called for the immediate sack of lazy judges as a way of sanitising…
Fire Razes 300 Shops At Ketu
At least 300 shops were razed to the ground on Thursday night and millions of naira went up in flames…
Nigerians Lack Access To Social Justice —NOA DG
The Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri on Thursday said majority of Nigerians lack access to basic social…
Ice Block Sellers Record Huge Sales
Some ice block producers and vendors in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, are having a boom in sales due to the hot…
Obey Our Laws, Govts Charge NYSC Members
The Ogun and Oyo state governments on Thursday charged new Batch “A” corps members to obey the laws of their…
Nigerian Police Nab Alleged Mushin Gang Leader
A suspected Mushin robbery gang leader, Shakiru Sanni, 31, a.k.a. Osama bin Laden, has been arrested by the operatives at…