Kehinde desperately needs N400,000 for surgery
Kehinde (right) and his twin brother, Taiwo An unemployed father of six-year-old Kehinde Abdul-Raheem, Mr. Isiaka Yusuf, 51, is seeking the assistance of well-meaning Nigerians for an urgent surgery...
View ArticleSuspected cult members kill one, rob scores in Ajegunle
Dolapo Badmos There was pandemonium at Ajegunle, in Ajeromi/ Ifelodun Local Council of Lagos State on Wednesday night, when some rival cult groups engaged themselves in a free-for-all, killing one...
View ArticleEnd of road for suspected criminals in Imo
The three female suspects PHOTO: CHARLES OGUGBUAJA Police arrest three-man gang of armed robbers, three women with fake naira notes It was an end of road for suspected criminals in Imo, as officers of...
View ArticleTheft of human parts at Kwara cemeteries on the rise
Cemetery • ‘Human skulls, torsos, arms most commonly stolen’ • Christian, Muslim leaders condemn ‘attack on graves' Cemeteries in Kwara State are no longer a resting place for the dead. They are now...
View ArticleEse Oruru: Defence counsel’s illness stalls trial, as prosecution kicks
Ese The absence of the lead defence counsel yesterday stalled the resumed trial of the abductor of Ese Oruru, Dahiru Yunusa, who is standing trial on a five charge of criminal abduction, illicit sex,...
View ArticleCDHR condemns Ambode over street trading law
Lagos The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has warned the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode to put on hold or scrap its recent pronouncement on full enforcement of the street...
View ArticleStrike bites harder at LUTH as patients groan
LUTH Sequel to the indefinite strike by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) over three weeks ago, patients and...
View ArticleAdamawa workers shun office to welcome ex-governor Fintiri
Fintiri His EFCC arrest politically motivated, says lawmaker Thousands of Adamawa workers yesterday shunned their official duties and invaded Yola International airport to welcome home former governor...
View ArticleFear grips Calabar residents as kidnapping, armed robbery soar
PHOTO: Thetoc.gr Anxiety and fear have gripped Calabar, the Cross River State capital as kidnapping, robbery and other criminal activities soar. Consequently, scared investors and business operatives...
View ArticleFCMB sues Kogi State Government over breach of agreement
The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has sued the Kogi State Government over alleged breach of contractual agreement that has caused bank to lose over N700 million in loans to workers. The suit which...
View ArticleAnother court restrains Abia Chief Judge, Appeal Court President from...
Samson Ogah • Owerri court says Ogah should not be declared governor • Abuja court refuses to stay judgment execution, Ogah restates claim to office Justice Kerian Nwankpa of the Abia State High Court,...
View ArticleNightmare as friends, family search for missing Ejerovbo
Hope Ejerovbo The three- day Eid el-fitri holiday celebration was not a good one for family, friends and associates of Mr. Hope Ejerovbo who left home for a walk on Monday morning and has not returned...
View ArticleWe’re on course to transform education sector - Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd right), his Deputy, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule (left) with the Winner of 2016 Spelling Bee Competition & One-Day Governor, Master Olaseinde Olufemi...
View ArticleTransport workers, artisans, traders hold pro-Fayose rally in Ekiti
Pro-Fayose rally in Ado Ekiti yesterday Photo: MUYIWA ADEYEMI ...Warn President Buhari, EFCC against harassing governor For several hours, commercial and social activities in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State...
View ArticleBayelsa fishermen advocate establishment of Oil Producing Areas Development...
PHOTO: Lola Akinmade Artisanal fishermen from the oil bearing communities of Bayelsa, have called for the establishment of an Oil Producing Areas Development Commission in the state. The fishermen,...
View ArticlePay-cut: Traders, residents appeal to Nasarawa State Government to rescind...
Al-Makura Some traders and residents of Keffi, Nasarawa State, have appealed to the state government to reconsider its decision to cut salaries of workers in order to ensure industrial peace. They made...
View ArticleFlood destroys 52 houses in Sokoto
Flood A late night flood on July 4 destroyed no fewer than 52 houses in Wurno, headquarters of Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Chairman of the local government council, Alhaji...
View ArticleTambuwal directs security agencies to arrest, prosecute fertiliser middlemen
PHOTO: nationalmirroronline.net Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has directed security agencies to arrest and prosecute fertiliser middlemen across the state. Tambuwal gave the directive in Shuni...
View ArticleOndo APC releases guidelines for governorship primary
APC The Ondo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, released guidelines for the conduct of its governorship primary, slated for August 18 and September 19. The state chairman,...
View ArticleOyo public schools remain shut despite government’s directive
PHOTO: Wikipeia Schools in Oyo State have remained shut in spite of the state government’s directive to reopen yesterday. A correspondent who went round the Ibadan metropolis reports that both primary...
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