Pepsi HIV story is fake news
Investigations have revealed that the false Pepsi HIV story is not about Nigeria but the fake UK MetropolitanPolice statement claiming the soft drink contained infected blood. This has since been...
View ArticleAmbode restates commitment to residents’ welfare
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the welfare and wellbeing of residents, irrespective of their location within the state, remains the utmost concern of his administration. Ambode said this on...
View ArticleIndigenes mark Onitsha Day in Lagos
Mr. Henry Onukwuba (fourth left); Sir A.B.C Ekweogwu (third right) and others at Onitsha Day event in Lagos. Indigenes of Onitsha, Anambra State based in Lagos took out time last weekend to showcase...
View ArticleWoman who delivered baby at Ojude-Oba gets financial reward
Commissioner for Health, Ogun State, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye (left) hands over N100,000 cash on the governor’s behalf to Mrs. Abibat Ayanola. Abibat Ayanlola, 32, who was delivered of a baby girl during...
View ArticleAmosun, Ajimobi commend Rotary club for service to humanity
Ibikunle Amosun, Governor of Ogun State. Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has lauded the Rotary Club of Maryland for its continuous service to humanity and other contributions to the well-being of...
View ArticlePolice arrest undergraduate for alleged admission racketeering
The suspect Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State police command have arrested an undergraduate of Ambrose Alli University posing as an online custom auctioneer, for allegedly...
View ArticleIGP orders arrest of Catholic priest killers
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, to arrest the killers of Rev Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo of the Orlu Catholic diocese....
View ArticleLagos government begins compulsory computerised vehicle inspection
cars The Lagos State government has announced commencement of computerized vehicle inspection service to determine the road-worthiness of vehicles in the state. The new inspection service will enable...
View ArticleRose needs N11m for kidney transplant
Rose Life has not been the same for Mrs. Rose Oghenekevwe, a 40-year-old mother of three, after been diagnosed with an end stage renal disease, secondary to long-standing hypertension and retroviral...
View ArticleFinal year student drowns in Ondo State, body recovered four days after
PHOTO: The Herald Nigeria Tragedy struck at Igbekebo yesterday, the headquarters of Ese-Odo Local Council of Ondo State, when a student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Oladotun Olagundoye, was found...
View ArticleLagos CP orders removal of anti-kidnapping boss over alleged bribe
Edgal Imohimi The Acting Commissioner of Police, Lagos State command, Mr. Edgal Imohimi, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the alleged corrupt practices preferred against the Officer...
View ArticleDeath toll from Borno cholera outbreak rises to 21
In this photo taken on September 15, 2016 women and children queue to enter one of the Unicef nutrition clinics at the Muna makeshift camp which houses more than 16,000 IDPs (internally displaced...
View ArticleLagos records 852 domestic violence cases in nine months
Lagos Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Mr. Adeniji Kazeem • To establish special fund for victims The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has revealed that...
View ArticleLagos CP appoints RRS boss, Disu as chair of investigative panel
Edgal Imohimi The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State command, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has instituted a panel to investigate the alleged report of police corruption, bribery and sexual molestation. Members...
View ArticleGenerating set fumes kill couple
The generating set was placed at the corridor of the deceased’s room. One of their sons, whose identity could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, was rushed to hospital for medical...
View ArticleEFCC arrests MAPOLY students, others for alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven National Diploma (ND) students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State for alleged conspiracy, obtaining...
View ArticleRobbers attack photojournalist in Edo
The alarming level of insecurity in Edo State has continued to create worries for citizens as what started like a normal day on Monday ended in an awry form for a freelance photo-journalist, Lucky...
View ArticleAfrica’s first Rotary Eye Hospital nearing completion in Lagos
A cross section of artificial limbs beneficiaries<br /> The Indo Eye-care Foundation in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate would soon commission the first Rotary Eye...
View Article2Baba brings succour to Benue flood victims, donates food, plans fundraising...
He made this known while donating assorted relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Makurdi, Benue State capital yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Ann Idibia and...
View ArticleSuya seller pleads guilty to attempted murder of 4-year-old girl
A Nigerian beef suya seller, Halilu Abdulahi, on Wednesday at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, pleaded guilty to an attempt to slice the throat of a four-year-old girl. Abdulahi, 40, was...
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