Gunmen kidnap Ekiti PDP chief, demand N30m ransom
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped the Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Mr. Kayode Oni. Oni was reportedy kidnapped on the Efon-Erio-Ekiti...
View ArticleMotorcycle snatcher crashes, dies during escape
Samuel Awoyinfa Two suspected robbers who allegedly specialised in snatching motorcycles from Nigeria and selling them in the Republic of Benin have been apprehended by men of the Ogun State Police...
View ArticleWoman burns daughter with pressing iron for lying
Samson Folarin A factory worker, Mrs. Ayo Sheriff, is cooling her heels in a detention facility of the Lagos State Police Command, after allegedly inflicting serious injuries on her daughter, Aishat....
View ArticleNavy impounds 642 bags of rice from smugglers
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, in the Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has arrested eight suspected smugglers and seized 642 bags of rice, four...
View ArticlePanic as LASG simulates accident on Third Mainland Bridge
Samson Folarin There was panic on Sunday on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State, as emergency management workers blocked the bridge for a simulated road accident. Panic-stricken motorists cried...
View ArticleBuhari’ll coast home in 2019, insha Allah
Tunde Odesola (tundeodes2003@yahoo.com) In 24 sterling years of military service, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) participated in three coups and emerged as Head of State. That was hard work! When...
View ArticleNDLEA raids Lagos Island, shoots pupil, guard, others
Afeez Hanafi No fewer than four persons, including a pupil and a security guard of Dolphin High School, Lagos Island, have been reportedly shot by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...
View ArticleGroups fault closure of varsity, assault on SUG president
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Civil Liberties Organisation, Bayelsa State chapter, and the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide have condemned the closure of the state-owned Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Civil...
View ArticleReport randy lecturers, FUNAAB VC tells students
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Kolawole Salako, has asked female students of the institution to report any lecturer that demands...
View ArticleSecurity forces and herdsmen attacks
Adewale Kupoluyi Nigeria was thrown into another round of mourning with recent killings in Benue State. Critical questions that many people are asking include: What is really happening in this country?...
View ArticleHerder-farmer clashes or ethnic cleansing?
Azuka Onwuka azonwuka@yahoo.com 0809-8727-263 (sms only) Anytime any member of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari talks about the killings going on in North-Central Nigeria, the person...
View ArticleGroup seeks tuition-free varsity education for children with disabilities
Alexander Okere, Benin The Network for the Advancement of People with Visible Disabilities has called on the Edo State Government to consider a tuition-free educational policy for the physically...
View ArticleFG releases N2bn to FUNAAB
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, has set aside the sum of N2bn for agricultural development projects at the Federal University of Agriculture,...
View ArticleFrench agency spends €415.7m on transportation, others in Lagos, Kano
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Agence Française de Développement has said it spent €415.7m on transportation master plan in Lagos and urban water supply in Kano, including guarantees to Small and...
View ArticleWe are interested in OAU sex-for-marks scandal —Obaseki
Alexander Okere, Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday called on the management of the Obafemi Awolowo University to ensure justice in the ongoing probe of alleged sexual harassment by a...
View ArticleHeritage Bank pledges continuous support for BBNaija
Heritage Bank has said it will continue to partner MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owners of the DSTV and GOTV brands, to bring the Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show to viewers across Africa and beyond....
View ArticleZenith Bank begins Verve card issuance to customers
Zenith Bank Plc says it has become a major issuer of Verve cards and has commenced its distribution to customers nationwide. The development is expected to help the bank’s customers to gain access to...
View ArticleUBA chairman stresses importance of corporate governance culture
Oyetunji Abioye The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Group, Mr. Tony Elumelu, says putting the customers at the forefront and tailoring the activities of the bank in line with their demand remain...
View ArticleLASG demolishes 40 distressed buildings, marks 109 others
Sesan Olufowobi and Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Lagos State Government has said it is demolishing distressed buildings in the state to reduce the incidence of building collapse. It explained that it had,...
View ArticleDon’t sell your votes, AU urges Ekiti voters
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council has advised the people of Ekiti State to shun money in electing their governor in the July 14 election in the...
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