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Bagudu submits 3 commissioner-nominees to assembly for confirmation

Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Atiku BaguduGov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has presented three names to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. Alhaji Abdulmumeen Kamba, the Speaker of...

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Trader in court over alleged N24m rice fraud

CourtA 37-year-old trader, Ada Obi, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly obtaining 30,000 bags of rice worth N24 million from one Miss Moriamo Dosunmu...

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Apapa Customs generates N36.2bn

APM TerminalThe Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N36.22 billion in November, authorities of the command have said. The command’s spokesperson, Mrs Nkiru Nwalla, told the News...

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Man, 38, in court over alleged theft of laptops

A 38-year-old man, Samuel Urhuogo, on Wednesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged theft of five laptops worth N505,000. Urhuogo, who resides at Festac Town area of Lagos,...

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Petrol Scarcity: Motorists pay extra money to fill tank in Niger

PHOTO: GOOGLE.COM/SEARCHMotorists now pay between N500 and N1000 to petrol station attendants before they are allowed to fill their car tanks at some stations in Chanchaga and Bosso local government...

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Reinstate whistleblower to his job, CSO urges FG

President Muhammadu BuhariAfrican Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has urged the Federal Government to reinstate a whistleblower to his job, saying it was government’s obligation to...

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Lagos communities petition IGP over alleged harassment

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris Residents of Ipaja, Abesan Estate and Baruwa communities of Lagos State have petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, and the Lagos...

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Three groups protest against electricity tariff hike

Three groups have protested against planned hike in electricity tariff by the Federal Government. They demanded for the installation of prepaid metres in all houses in the country. The groups included...

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CBN, police nab 13 suspected naira vendors in Rivers State

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the police, yesterday arrested 13 suspects over illicit sale of naira notes. The operation, according to the state Commissioner of Police, Zaki...

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Mentally-deranged man arrested for alleged arson in Delta State

A suspected mentally-deranged middle-aged man has been apprehended in connection with the recent serial attacks on families in Ogawshi-uku Delta state. The suspected arsonist was nabbed by the...

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Firm cleans up Tarkwa Bay ahead of Yuletide

For a cleaner and safer environment for Lagos residents, Givanas Industry Nigeria Ltd., organised a sanitation exercise for beaches and its environs ahead of the festivities. The company said the...

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Lagos seals off Chisco, Ifex, GUO parks

PHOTO; hotels.ng Lagos State Government has sealed off he premises of some commercial transport companies at Jibowu, as it enforces the order asking inter-state buses to relocate from Jibowu to Ojota....

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Hospital worker dragged to court over alleged N14m fraud

Enugu State Police Command has dragged a hospital employee, Mrs. Stella Achara to an Enugu High Court over alleged employment scam of N14 million. Achara, the Personal Secretary to the Medical...

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Kogi polytechnic student allegedly kills roommate

A final-year student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Mr. Akoh Abuh Samuel has allegedly been hacked to death by his roommate, Agba Victor. The Higher National Diploma 1 student in Accounting Department,...

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Ogun Govt to expand infrastructure development with bond issuance – Amosun

Ogun State governor Senator Ibikunle AmosunGov. Ibukunle Amosun of Ogun on Thursday said that the state would likely access the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with bond issuance for infrastructure...

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Oil Firms get 2 weeks ultimatum to remit $250m to FG

Oli workersThe House of Representatives Committee on Oil and Gas on Thursday gave 10 indigenous oil companies in the country two weeks to remit 250 million dollars oil royalty to Federal Government’s...

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Ekiti killer cop dismissed, remanded in prison custody

PHOTO: HuffingtonPostThe Ekiti State Police Command has dismissed a Corporal, Ayodele Famodimu, who allegedly shot and killed a commercial driver, Olabode Ojo, at a checkpoint in Oye-Ekiti on Tuesday....

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Serving NYSC member murdered in Ogun State

The late ModupeA Twenty-Three years old serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Tawose Modupe, has been allegedly murdered by a man she engaged to teach her how to drive. The suspect, Festus...

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Two arraigned over alleged theft of church property

CourtTwo men, who allegedly burgled a cleric’s residence and stole church property, yesterday appeared before at an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court on a three-count charge, News Agency of Nigeria...

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Ambode commends WIHA, LWI on hepatitis elimination in Nigeria

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Bolanle AmbodeWife of Lagos State governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has lauded the contributions of Livewell Initiative (LWI) and its subsidiary, Women in Hepatitis Africa...

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