Russia detains two over suspected terror plot
Russia’s FSB intelligence agency said Thursday that it had detained two men from ex-Soviet Central Asia who were plotting to carry out stabbing and suicide bomb attacks in Moscow. The FSB said the men...
View ArticleStrike: I’ve not been invited to any meeting with FG –ASUU president
Fidelis Soriwei, Olalekan Adetayo and Adelani Adepegba The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, on Wednesday said he has not been invited to any meeting with...
View ArticlePolice promote 184 inspectors to ASP in Niger
The Niger State Police Command on Thursday said 184 Inspectors in the command were among the officers recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police for their diligence. The state...
View ArticleClamour for restructuring, misplaced priority – Catholic Bishop
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa A cleric, Most Rev. Dr. Hyacinth Egbebo, says that Nigerians clamouring for the restructuring of the country are misplacing the priority challenge facing the nation. Egbebo,...
View ArticleNasarawa places embargo on employment of non-academic staff in tertiary...
The Nasarawa State Government has placed an embargo on the employment of non-academic staff in three of its tertiary institutions. Commissioner of Education, Tijjani Ahmed, disclosed this during a tour...
View ArticleMan allegedly steals N22.4m fish
A 42-year-old man, Daniel Olokor, who allegedly stole 6,799 cartons of frozen fish, worth N22.4million, was on Thursday arraigned in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State. The defendant is...
View Article[UPDATED] ICAN Fellow, Adewale Ajayi, emerges the new Akarigbo of Remo
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A new candidate for the stool of the Akarigbo of Remoland has emerged. He is Prince Babatunde Adewale Ajayi. The newly elected Akarigbo is a barrister and a chartered...
View ArticleNSCDC arrest three suspected kidnappers in Kontagora
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Niger Command said it had arrested three suspected kidnappers in Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The Commandant of...
View ArticleMany women cause domestic violence by actions – Lagos Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Lola Akande, on Thursday, said that many women, by their actions, are the cause of the rate of domestic violence in Nigeria....
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Ijaw youths protest, shut down NCDMB headquarters
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Ijaw youths, under the auspices of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Central Zone, on Thursday shut down the activities of the headquarters of the Nigeria Content Development and...
View ArticleSubstandard phones responsible for some cancer ailments — NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Thursday warned Nigerians against use of substandard phones, saying this was responsible for some cancer ailments. An official of the commission, Mr Kunle...
View ArticleUK unveils new British High Commission building in Abuja
The UK government has promised to attain a better bilateral and diplomatic relationship with Nigeria. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and International Development Secretary Priti Patel, made this...
View ArticleUS orders closure of Russian consulate in San Francisco
The United States is requiring Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two annex buildings in Washington, D.C. and New York City, the State Department said on Thursday, in response to the...
View ArticleNPF confirms that Lagos now has new Police Commissioner, Edgar Imohimi
Sesan Olufowobi After a series of embarrassing and unnecessary denials that attended the redeployment of erstwhile Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Fatai Owoseni; and his replacement with...
View ArticleIbadan Mogajis tell Olubadan to shun Agodi praying ground
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan More than 300 Mogajis (family heads) under the aegis of Authentic Ibadan Mogajis have asked the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, not to appear at the Agodi praying...
View Article6.2-magnitude quake hits western Indonesia
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Indonesia early Friday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or...
View ArticleI won’t rest until we see Nigeria of our dream, says Buhari at Sallah
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he would not rest on his oars until Nigerians see the country of their dream. Buhari made the promise in his Eid-el Kabir message to...
View ArticleZenith Bank receives D’Tigress, pledges support for World Championship
Zenith Bank, the sponsor of the national Women Basketball League, says it will give adequate support to the champions of the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship, D’Tigress for the World...
View ArticleBlind man arraigned for watching child pornography
A 44-year old British man has been arraigned for watching the “worst variety” of child pornography, despite the fact that he’s actually blind. Andrew Shaw whose wife is also blind in support of her...
View ArticleDoctor charged with 118 sex offences
A family doctor has appeared in court charged with 118 sexual offences on 54 victims, including a girl under 13. Manish Shah, 47, is accused of assaulting his victims at his surgery in Romford, Essex,...
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