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Teenage mother sold baby for N500,000 in Ondo
Tessy Obianua A 17-year-old girl, Miss Tessy Obianua, has been nabbed by the Ondo State Command for allegedly selling her baby to a couple in Onitsha, Anambra State for N500,000. Her action, according...
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Buratai pledges deployment of more troops in Agatu
Buratai Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, has assured that more troops will be deployed in Benue State to complement the ones already on ground, so as to ensure peace in Agatu and...
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Two injured as fire guts Niger Biscuit
Scene of the fire …yesterday No fewer than two persons were seriously injured yesterday when an afternoon inferno gutted Niger Biscuit, makers of Oxford biscuits and other confectionery in Apapa area...
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The last beat for Pa Oyewole, teacher extraordinaire
The late Dotun Oyewole Chief Dotun Oyewole, the astute teacher and seasoned teacher of teachers, who bowed gallantly out of life on February 28, 2016, would be laid to rest on Tuesday, April 5....
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Why we reform Ondo’s health sector, by Mimiko
Mimiko Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State says his administration’s health reform was geared at delivering qualitative healthcare to the people, broadening access as well as reducing or eliminating...
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PDP leads in Rivers polls
• Party clinches 10 constituencies, APC one • INEC cancels elections in eight • Wike, Peterside trade accusations • Fayose blames Buhari for violence The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been...
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Group asks Ekiti to apologise over lawmaker’s rumoured death
Ekiti Lawmaker in DSS: Department of State Services, DSS paraded Hon. Akanni Afolabi who was alleged to have died at DSS custody. Photo by Ladidi Lucy Elukpo. Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group...
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Palm Sunday: Christians pray for peace, religious tolerance, improved economy
Palm Sunday procession at SS Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Catholic Parish Church, Gadumo in Lokoja… yesterday. Palm Sunday is the weekend marking the last Sunday before Easter. The sacred Christian...
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How to attain peaceful Edo guber polls, by groups
Two groups, League of National Patriots and Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), have enjoined politicians and political parties to embrace politics without bitterness to ensure...
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Osun workers to get January salaries this week
The Osun State government, yesterday, dismissed insinuations that the state would not pay salaries of workers this month owing to the paltry N6 million it received as federal allocation for February....
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2 die, as 100 shanties go up in Lagos fire
Kuramo Beach PHOTOS: Lucky Osagie Two persons have died in an early morning fire incident which razed over 100 shanties in Kuramo, near Lekki in Lagos. The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Mr...
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Land Use Tribunal tells Abuja residents to take advantage of its services
Mrs Zalihau Ahmed, Secretary, Abuja Urban and Regional Tribunal on Monday called on the residents of the Federal Capital Territory to make use of services of the tribunal. Ahmed told the News Agency...
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Kebbi CJ releases 109 prison inmates
The Chief Judge of Kebbi, Justice Bala Mairiga, has released a total of 109 inmates including those awaiting trial in various prisons across the state. This is contained in a press statement issued by...
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Two die as fire ravages 100 Lekki shanties
The scene of the fire. Inset is a stranded family with kids returning from school …yesterday Two yet-to-be identified persons were allegedly killed in an early morning fire that razed over 100 shanties...
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Couple fights over custody of children
Court Suspected killer lawyer gets Wednesday court hearing An Ibadan High Court has ordered the proprietor of a private school in Ibadan to produce three children, whose custody are being sought by...
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My husband did not kill our landlord, says blind wife
Mrs. Obasohan Mrs. Nekpen Obasohan, wife of Jeff Obasohan, the Benin tenant, who was accused of setting his landlord, 83-year-old Pa Joseph Iyen, ablaze has vouched that he is innocent. According to...
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Professor charged with forgery gets new trial date
Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday fixed May 18 for the continuation of the trial of a professor, Joseph Mba, charged with forgery and perjury. The court adjourned the case...
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Queen’s College PTA to investigate alleged sexual harassment
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), of Queen’s College, Lagos said in Lagos on Monday that it had set up panel to investigate alleged sexual harassment in the school. Chairman of the PTA, Mrs...
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Child kidnappers on the prowl in Lagos
Leader of a child thief syndicate has confessed that his gang has stolen three children since February this year from different locations in Lagos State PHOTO: Thetoc.gr Suspected criminals who...
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Forbes Africa to launch global TV platform
Leading business magazine, Forbes Africa is set to launch the first global TV platform, Forbes Africa TV. The publication is the sixteenth local-language edition of the highly successful FORBES...
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