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Senate Condemns Air Mishaps, Orders Probe
The Senate has condemned what it described as the resurgence of air mishaps in the country, and mandated its committees…
Nasarawa To Flush Out Fake Teachers
The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Hussaini Abubakar, has said that the government will check the increasing cases of…
Customs Destroys N70m Poultry Products
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) destroyed about 20,000 cartons of smuggled poultry products worth over N70 million impounded by both…
Obasanjo: Nigeria In A Toxic Situation
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm over the insecurity in the country and called on the present leaders…
VISA Scammer Jailed 16 Years
Justice Adebunkola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on November 21, 2012, convicted Femi Maurice who was arraigned…
Ogbemudia Loses Daughter-In-Law To Cancer
The house of two-time governor of the defunct Midwest and Bendel states, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia was yesterday thrown into mourning…
Man Jailed For Fraud, Impersonation
Justice Call Garba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on December 7, 2012, sentenced Fidelis Teseer Tule, who was…
Okonjo: Army Release 63 Suspects
The 63 suspects arrested last Saturday at Osanogoho, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in connection with the…
Ayo Elmar Gives Succour To Children
Nigerian-born female fashion designer, Ayo Van Elmar, has embarked on a charity initiative dubbed Sunshine Project. It is aimed at…
Tears As Yakowa’s Remains Arrive Kaduna
Tears flowed freely this afternoon as the remains of the former Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa arrived Kaduna Airport.…
Lagos Impounds 6,972 Motorcycles In 3 Months
The Lagos State Government has impounded 6,972 motorcycles between September and November for plying restricted roads in the state. Lagos…
Deputy Governor: Yakowa’s Associates Nominate Widow
In a bid to compensate for the loss of her husband, wife of the late Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna…
Nigeria’s Ex-LG Boss In Police Net Over Fake Projects
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday arrested Alhaji Umar Ibrahim-Rabagaddama, the immediate-past Chairman of the…
Conmen Target Lagos Lawmakers
Probably to reap their own dividends of democracy, fraudsters have devised several ways of swindling members of the Lagos State…
Local Councils Revive Lagos Municipal Transport Service
The two council areas on the Lagos Island, the Lagos Island Local Government and Lagos Island East Local Council Development…
‘Parties Merger’ll Solve Nation’s Problems’
The National Chairman, All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the merger talks among opposition political…
SON To Stop Petroleum Products Adulteration
Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Joseph Odumodu, on Monday said a quality assurance system that would stop…
LG Chief Threatens T0 Ban Xmas Carnivals
In order to forestall the crises usually associated with street carnivals in the area, the management of Mosan Okunola Local…
Fashola Gives N3.58b To 604 Retirees
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State today paid N3.58 billion to 604 retirees of the state civil service. The money…
SSANU Threatens Indefinite Strike
National Vice-President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Western Zone, Mr Alfred Jimoh, said the union might embark on…
Return Of Toll Gates Will Yield Revenue For FG —FERMA
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Monday said the resuscitation of toll gates in the country would boost revenue …
Lagos Speaker’s Trial Continues 18 Feb
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria has adjourned till 18 February, 2013 the money laundering charges filed…
Cleric Laments Rising Wave Of Corruption
The president of Christ Apostolic Mission Church, CAMC, Pastor Adesoji Ajayi has lamented the frightening and worsening cases of corruption…
Lagos Sacks 174 LASTMA Officials
The Lagos State Government has sacked 174 officers of the State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for their alleged involvement in…
Police Rescue 3 From Oro Shrine
The police in Ogun State have arrested seven people in connection with the attempted murder of three brothers, who were…
Yakowa: Kaduna Searches For Deputy Governor
Southern Kaduna people in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria have commenced the search for a new deputy governor of the state…
Okada Riders Fix Protest For Wednesday
Commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have vowed not to yield to the Lagos State Government’s…
NDLEA Arrests 116 Drug Suspects In Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, on Sunday said 116 suspects were arrested with 5, 697.9…
Christmas: Second-hand Clothes Enjoy High Patronage
Few days to Christmas celebration, second-hand clothes, popularly referred to as “Okirika’’ or “bend-down boutique”, are enjoying more patronage in…
Give False Information, Spend 1 Year In Jail—AG
It is a criminal offence for a person to give information which he knows or believes to be false for…