Police Arraigns Trader For Attempting To Commit Suicide On Third Mainland Bridge
A Lagos State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ebute-Meta yesterday granted a textile trader, Mrs. Titilayo Momoh, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the Third Mainland Bridge into the...
View ArticleNANS Condemn Arrest Of Kogi Students, Demands Their Release
The National Secretariat of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned in clear terms, what it described as the unjustifiable attack launched on peaceful protesting students...
View ArticleLagos To Pump N200 Billion Into Redevelopment Of Ilubirin Housing Estate
Lagos State Government has said a whooping N200 billion ( $500) million dollars will be injected in the redevelopment Ilubirin housing estate to be at par with other waterfront residential scheme in...
View ArticlePresidency Knocks Col Umar, Says No Going Back On Anti-graft War
The Presidency has faulted assertions by former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), in which he accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of being...
View ArticleBreaking: Nnamdi Kanu Granted Bail
For the first time since the commencement of his trial for alleged treason, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted bail. Kanu and three others are facing...
View ArticleWomen Make Less Than 30percent Of New FG Appointments
23 Heads of federal government agencies were replaced on April 13, 2017. The sack and replacement were to take immediate effect. Curiously, only 6 women made the list of the 23 new appointees – less...
View ArticleWinners Emerge For Young Women Essay Writing Competition
Three (3) winners have emerged for the National Young Women Essay Writing Competition organised by the Nigerian Women Trust Fund under the auspices of She Impact Community and funded by DFID’s Voices...
View ArticleCharter of Demand to the Chairman, Inter – Party Advisory Council (IPAC)
Women across several political parties and other stakeholders convened in Abuja to mark the 2017 International Women’s Day. As part of the activities lined up to commemorate this day, Nigerian Women’s...
View ArticleStrengthening Nigeria’s Disaster Risk Management Procedures
Nigeria has had a number of emergency situations arising from disasters – natural and man-made. The natural phenomena include tropical storms, land erosion, windstorms, floods, drought,...
View ArticleWorld Earth Day And Nigeria’s Stand For Science
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22 with various worldwide events held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. In commemoration of the day this year, over 600 countries...
View ArticleKano Censors Board To Improve Film Business
In its bid to enhance the business of Hausa films through cinemas across the Sub-Saharan countries, the Kano State Censorship Board (KSCB) has organised an interactive workshop for filmmakers and...
View ArticleWe’ll Not Take Side With Renegade Students, Says NANS
…commends FUTO for reopening institution. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it will not defend any student who takes to criminality saying it does not support crime in what...
View ArticleCourt Dismisses Suit Against Ex-House Member, Duru
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Maitama, Abuja has yesterday dismissed and acquitted the Ex-House of representative member, Nze Chidi Duru on the four count charge,...
View ArticleOsinbajo Committee Quizzes Suspended SGF
The committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate financial impropriety against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal and the Director General of...
View ArticleReps Mourn, Extol Adeleke’s Virtues
Following the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, the House of Representatives yesterday, adjourned plenary to mourn the the late Senator who died on Sunday. However, the lawmakers before that, took turn...
View ArticleIGP Security Summit Hold May, 8
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, set May 8 and 9 as a new date for the National Security Summit on Farmers-pastoralists clashes, kidnapping and other forms of violent...
View ArticleAnambra Youths Protest, Demand Andy Uba’s Prosecution, Expulsion From Senate
Hundreds of youths on the platform of Anambra Youths Movement (AYM) Tuesday morning took a protest the National Assembly complex to demand a proper investigation and and prosecution of Senator Andy...
View ArticleNigeria, Bangladesh To Strengthen Military, Economic Ties
Nigeria and Bangladesh are to strengthen their military and economic relationship, a Bangladeshi official reveals. The Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Hug, disclosed...
View ArticleDigital Economy: Nigeria Targets 3m Jobs, $88bn Investments
The federal government hinted yesterday that financial services within Nigeria’s digital economy will create over 3 million new jobs and add $88 billion asset to the nation’s economy over the next 10...
View ArticleTranscorp Reports N290m Profit In Q1
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc has reported a growth of 24 per cent in its profit after tax for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The result raised investors’ hope of...
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