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Lagos Blacklists 244 Hotels
The Lagos State Government of Nigeria has blacklisted 244 hotels, event centres and restaurants in the state for failing to…
Gov. Aliyu Berates Those Who Celebrated Yakowa’s Death
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has chided those Nigerians reported to have celebrated the death of late Governor Patrick…
EFCC Nabs Courier With $130,000
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, arrested one Bash Abdu at the…
Avoid Sex, Drug During Xmas
Secondary school students, who are embarking on Christmas break this week must avoid sex, drug and crime to remain safe…
4 Detained Over Missing Rifle
Four policemen attached to the Ikot Nakanda Police Station in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State have been…
Landlord Machetes Tenant
A landlord and another tenant have landed in trouble in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria after they used machetes to settle…
Distrust, Greed Bane Of Nation’s Leadership — Provost
The Provost of the FCT College of Education, Zuba, Prof. Ismai’l Tijani, on Wednesday identified lack of trust and dishonesty…
Nigeria To Remain In International Timber Market
The Federal Government will fulfill all necessary protocols to ensure that Nigeria remain in the international timber market, a government…
Kaduna Assembly Want Yakowa Immortalised
Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday called for the immortalisation of late Governor Patrick Yakowa. The assembly, at a…
NEMA Builds Bridge To Pipeline Fire Site
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has commenced building a foot bridge in order to have access to the site…
Xmas: Crime Rate Rises
As Christmas and New Year approach, crime rate appears to have increased. Most of the motorcyclists with the backing of…
Fashola Seeks Partnership On Quality Education
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has urged individuals, clubs and corporate bodies to partner with the government to provide facilities…
Subsidy Scam: Firm Boss Gets N85m Bail
A Lagos High Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N85 million to the Managing Director of Nadabo…
Nigerian Navy Set To Battle Oil Thieves
The Eastern Naval Command says it is ready to check and curb criminal activities in Nigeria’s Maritime Environment, particularly within…
Prof. Adesanya Denies Impersonation Allegation
A senior advocate of Nigeria, Professor Abiodun Adesanya, who was alleged to have been parading himself as a member of…
Bank Managers Face Criminal Trial
An Asaba high court in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, has adjourned till next year for continuation, the trial of three…
Jonathan leads FG delegation to Yakowa’s burial today
The Federal Executive Council devoted its weekly meeting on Wednesday to the honour of six victims of last Saturday’s fatal…
2 killed in Nigerian bank robbery
Two persons were killed by armed robbers while no fewer than five others sustained injuries during a bank robbery in…
Pension boss snubs Nigerian senate
The Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Wednesday failed to…
27 Die in Nigerian road crash
At least 27 people on a truck laden with cattle and sheep have drowned after the vehicle plunged into a…
27 Dead As Truck Plunges Into River
At least 27 people on a truck laden with cattle and sheep have drowned after the vehicle plunged into a…
Soyinka Wins Awo Leadership Prize
Professor Wole Soyinka has been named winner of the first ever Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership, instituted in honour of…
Terrorism: Britain Warns Citizens To Avoid Nigeria
Following the spate of terrorist attacks, kidnappings, armed robbery and petty crimes in the country, the British government has warned…
Okada Riders In Fresh Protest
Thousands of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders, this morning embarked on a peaceful procession in Lagos to protest the…
Yero Announces Burial Plans For Yakowa
New Kaduna governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has formally announced burial arrangements for the late Kaduna governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa…
Late DIG’s Siblings Fight Over Property
The siblings of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ganiyu Olanrewaju Dawodu, are fighting over property left by…
Reps Reject Police Trust Fund Bill
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of the Nigeria Police Reform Trust…
Woman Jailed 3 Months For Stealing Husband’s Wig, Gown
A Kubwa Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year old woman, Elizabeth Akinagbe, to three months imprisonment for stealing. The…
DPR Threatens Erring Filling Stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kano State has threatened to shut filling stations found selling fuel above the…
Insecurity Killing Nigeria’s Nation’s Economy –Gen Abubakar
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday expressed worry that the insecurity in the country was affecting the…