Cross River board to prosecute suspected vandals, debtors
•I inherited decayed ministry, Nasarawa commissioner In Cross River, the state’s water board has pledged to prosecute anyone involved in illegal connection of water and vandals. The Managing Director...
View ArticleAfenifere to enforce rights of Ife indigenes indicted in ethnic clash
• OPC condemns police over arrest of 21 natives • Omisore pledges assistance to victims Worried about what it described as illegal and unconstitutional arrest of 21 indigenes of Ile-Ife, Osun State...
View ArticleMy husband killed our baby, wife tells court
“My husband killed our baby when he beat the hell out of me three days to my delivery. “When I was finally delivered of the baby, he was dead as he was confirmed to have been wounded while in my womb...
View ArticleMystery bag triggers panic at the US Embassy in Lagos
The contents of the bag A mystery bag which was allegedly abandoned in a vehicle at the premises of the United States Embassy in Lagos Thursday triggered fear and apprehension among visa seekers,...
View ArticleMystery bag triggers panic at U.S. Embassy in Lagos
Content of the ‘mystery bag’ It is not a bomb, says police commissioner A mystery bag, which was allegedly abandoned in a vehicle on the premises of the United States Embassy in Lagos yesterday,...
View ArticleCynthia Osokogu’s two killers to die by hanging
In a judgment that lasted over four hours yesterday, a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere sentenced two men, Okwumo Nwabufo and Olisaeloka Ezike to death by hanging for the July 2012 killing of...
View ArticlePolice avert herdsmen and farmers clash in Bayelsa
Grazing Reserves The Police Command in Bayelsa said it had foiled a clash between herdsmen and farmers in Agudama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria...
View ArticleFashola inaugurates 100 housing units in Ogbomosho
Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing. Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has inaugurated 100 housing units in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, a project funded...
View ArticlePolice foils another suicide attempt on Third Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a woman, Taiwo Titilayo Momoh who attempted to jump into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge on Friday. Taiwo's case is coming few days after a medical...
View ArticleSecurity guard bags 14 years imprisonment for raping 29-year-old virgin
Nigerian Prison A 32-year-old security guard, Kenechukwu Okonkwo, was on Friday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for raping a 29 year-old virgin. Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye while passing the sentence...
View ArticleAmbode promises to pay $15.01m Lekki Free Trade Zone counterpart funding
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. PHOTO: LASG Gov.Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday said that the state would fulfill its outstanding counterpart funding of 15.01million dollars to the...
View ArticleFamily seeks justice for slain son
Nigeria Police A community vigilante member (name withheld) has been detained at the Nigeria Police, “A” Division, Ughelli for the murder of 18-year-old Kelvin Oghenenyole Jonathan Obeghwara, who was...
View ArticleKaduna traders panic, as government moves to demolish major markets
The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai There was tension all over the state, especially among the traders of Barnawa Market, as Kaduna Government moves to demolish the 60-year-old market, situated...
View ArticleFarmers raise concern over renewed hostilities in Niger Delta
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Delta State Chapter has raised concern over alleged renewed hostilities in Niger Delta. In a petition to the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, signed by...
View ArticlePublic servants must be team players to deliver government’ objectives
For the Ambode led administration to achieve its objective, the state civil servants must be team players in their different units. The Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Dr...
View ArticleOndo embarks on massive road development
Rotimi Akeredolu. PHOTO: TWITTER.COM Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has embarked on massive construction of roads in the three senatorial districts of the state. This, according to the...
View ArticleMinister inaugurates abandoned Katampe infrastructure project committee
FCT-Minister Mohmmed Musa Bello Commissions Staff Buses As Palliative Measure The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to...
View ArticleRegulators dismiss ‘security risk’ claim at Kaduna International Airport
Kaduna International Airport Contractor Assures On Completion Of Abuja Airport Runway Rehabilitation On Schedule Regulatory bodies in aviation sector have dismissed recent claims that the Kaduna...
View ArticlePeace returns to Enugu community 20 years after
PHOTO: Enugu State Government Peace has returned to Ogugu community in Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State, after 20 years of crisis and legal tussle. Announcing the return of peace at a press...
View ArticleLagos gives ultimatum on Land Use Charge payment
PHOTO: Jumia Travel Defaulters Risk 15 Percent Discounts, Accrued Penalties The Lagos State Government, yesterday, gave landed property owners till April 14 to pay the state Land Use Charge, or they...
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