British lawmaker killed in shock attack before EU vote
A British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, throwing campaigning for the referendum on Britain's EU membership into disarray just a week before the crucial vote.
False declaration: Businessman loses $86,000 to EFCC, gets 6 months imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Enugu on Thursday sentenced one Samuel Duru to six months imprisonment for failing to declare 96,000 dollars at the airport.
Only diversification’ll rescue Nigeria’s economy from recession- Analyst
Diversification. Nigeria must look to agriculture, tourism and manufacturing to get out of these shackles. You know where this country used to be. It can still get there. However, in the meantime, CBN should allow the Naira to free flow so it can finally find equilibrium. I am not talking devaluation, because that is a very delicate one. This administration could have done that when it just came in. Right now, President Muhammadu Buhari might not want to do it because the common man will suffer more, Nigeria being import-dependent.
Beg nurses to end strike, LUTH management urges Nigerians
The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Thursday appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the hospital’s striking nurses to embrace dialogue and return to work.
Black box recovered from EgyptAir crash site
A search team on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, in a major step towards establishing the cause of the tragedy.
Five states meet conditions to access FG’s N90bn loan
At least, 5 states are now ready to access the Federal Government’s N90 billion budget support loan facility for States, the Federal government said yesterday.
The loan announced by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Tuesday was to assist the states to pay workers salaries and take care of statutory obligations of the states.
Kogi : Court stops 5-man House from conducting legislative duties
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the warring factions in the Kogi State House of Assembly from conducting legislative duties, pending determination of an application challenging the judgment that voided the impeachment of the Speaker and other principal officers.
700 Boko Haram members surrender
The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, has said that more 700 repentant Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East have surrendered to the military.
Ambode hails civil servants, as 555 get award
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Thursday, presented long service merit awards to 555 public servants who had distinguished themselves over the years, just as he restated his commitment to the welfare of workers in the State.
New militant group threatens to blow up Utorogun gas plant
secessionist group, Utorogun Liberation Movement, ULM, surfaced, Thursday, in Delta State, vowing to destroy the Utorogun Gas Plant, Ughelli, which supplies gas to Egbin Power Station, Lagos, and other facilities under Oil Mining Lease, OML 34 in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
Euro 2016: Ukraine vs N.Ireland starting line-ups
Starting line-ups for the Euro 2016 Group C match between Ukraine and Northern Ireland at the Stade de Lyon on Thursday:
