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Police Organise Workshop For Officers
A 4-day workshop on Capacity Building for Police Public Relations Officers organized by the Nigeria Police Force, in conjunction with…
Panel On Offa/Erin-Ile Crisis Submits Report
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has reiterated that Offa and Erin-Ile communities are destined to live together and has…
Boko Haram: Jonathan Constitutes Committee On Amnesty
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday constituted a 25-man Presidential Committee to fashion out the best way to tackle the…
Blatter Laments Boston Bombings
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has expressed his deepest sympathy in a joint letter to Thomas Grilk and Thomas M.…
10 Nigerians Held For Lottery Fraud In India
Cyber crime police of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), on Tuesday, arrested 10 Nigerian nationals, who allegedly duped people in…
Lagos ACN To PDP: Your Time Is Up
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has dismissed as the height of self mockery, the boast…
Lagos Recruits 1,000 For State ID
The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency, LSRRA, has engaged 1,000 personnel for its forthcoming registration of all residents in Lagos,…
ACN Decries Jonathan’s Visit
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has expressed concerns over Thursday’s visit to Lagos by President Goodluck Jonathan. The party,…
Osoba, Jakande Decry Harassment Of Journalists
A former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on Tuesday in Lagos condemned what he called incessant harassment and intimidation…
Lagos Assembly Holds Special Session For Wole Awolowo
The Lagos State House of Assembly Wednesday morning held a special session for the late publisher of Tribune Newspapers, Chief…
Bamigbetan: Kidnappers Abandon Get-Away Car At Festac
There are indications that the kidnappers of Kehinde Bamigbetan, the chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, have abandoned…
Woman Kills Husband, Sets Body Ablaze
A housewife, Mrs Esther Peter has allegedly murdered her husband, Kenneth Peter Anayo, and set the remains on fire. The…
EFCC Arraigns Man for N4.5m Dud Cheque
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 arraigned one Kabiru Muhammad before Justice Adebukola Banjoko…
Guinea Hails Frenchman’s Arrest Over Graft Claims
Guinea on Tuesday welcomed the arrest in the United States of a French-Israeli for obstruction of a grand jury investigation…
Politicians Behind Boko Haram —Sheik Ahmad
The Chief Missioner of Ansar-deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik Rahman Ahmad, has said that the Boko Haram insurgency is more…
Female Banker Withdraws N7m From Customer’s Acct
A female contract staff working with a new generation bank on Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
I’m Just From Prison —Burglar Begs Judge
A 30-year old man, Ebi Robert Abariko, on Monday, wept bitterly at Ijeshatedo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, as…
Boko Haram: 271 Illegal Aliens For Deportation
In order to prevent Boko Haram from attacking Lagos, the Lagos State Police Command has handed over 271 illegal foreigners…
Unabating Bloodshed
As negotiations for an amnesty deal for its members intensify, Boko Haram is showing no let up in its killing…
Failed Peace Efforts
Past and present efforts to reconcile Boko Haram with the Federal Government remain a mirage Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in…
Boko Haram: Roadblock To Amnesty
Boko Haram rejects offer of amnesty by the Federal Government, sticking a pin into the balloon of optimism that its…
Lagos Records Fall In Budget Performance
The Lagos State Government has recorded a fall in first quarter of the 2013 budget performance as it posts four…
Ogun Spends N3b To Attain MDGs
The Ogun State Government has spent about N3 billion on projects and programmes towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…
Youth Strangles Friend During Fight
A young man is now facing trial at a Lagos court for allegedly strangling his friend during a fight at…
Army Arrests Suspected Kidnapper
The Quick Response Group (QRG), under 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has arrested a 37-year old man who…
Family, Police Disagree Over Murder Of NNPC Boss’ Brother
The police have said preliminary investigation into the killing of Yohanna Yakubu, a staff of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,…
Housewife Sent To Prison For Faking Rape
A 45-year old woman, Mrs Eucharia Onuorah, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly making a false claim…
Suspected Kidnappers Of Iweala’s Mom Paraded
The Lagos State Police Command Monday paraded suspected kidnappers of the mother of the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance,…
Sex-Starved 86-Year Old Man Divorces Wife
A sex-starved 86-year old man, Mr. Nweke Robinson Ugo has divorced his wife of 50 years, Mrs. Beatrice Umera Ugo,…
Lagos Bus Conductors To Wear Uniform
Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Lagos State chapter, has finally unveiled uniforms for commuter bus drivers and conductors in…