Abducted Cross River Commissioner regains freedom
Mr Gabriel Odu-Oji, the Commissioner for Water Resources in Cross River, kidnapped on April 9, has regained freedom.
40 victims of llorin market fire live on charity
About 40 traders in Baboko Market in llorin whose shops were gutted by an inferno in April are living on charity.
Chibok Girls: US based Nigerian publisher calls for release of all students
Prof. Okechukwu Oranika, publisher of Africa Business World, an American based journal on Africans, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that all kidnapped Chibok girls are released.
Nigerian Navy pledges collaboration with SWAN in sports development
The Nigerian Navy on Monday in Abuja pledged to collaborate with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to develop sports for the upliftment of the country’s teeming youths.
Ndoma-Egba lauds FG on release of 82 Chibok girls
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, has described the release of 82 Chibok girls as a testimony that Nigeria can achieve as a nation.
Breaking: VIO ordered to leave Lagos roads
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the temporary suspension of the state’s Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs from road operation in the state with immediate effect.
2017 Budget: Passage delay is to avoid padding – Faleke
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. James Faleke, says the delay in the passage of the 2017 budget is to avoid issues of “budget padding”.
Escalating Violence: 1m children flee South Sudan
The escalating conflict in South Sudan has driven more than one million children out of the country, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday.
Housewife bags 7 years for stabbing hubby to death over “Baba Ijebu”.
A 29-year-old housewife, Onyinyechi Akunne, was on Monday in Lagos sentenced to seven years imprisonment for stabbing to death her 35-year-old husband, Abuchi Akunne, with a kitchen knife during an argument at home over lotto tickets known as “Baba Ijebu”.
Nigeria, now a dumping ground for inferior, substandard foods — Minister
Minister of State for Environment Ibrahim Jibril says Nigeria has become a dumping ground for inferior, substandard, expired and poisonous foods and feeds from countries across the globe.
Politics should be about service- Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday emphasized the need for Nigerians to embrace selfless service to humanity, saying that such remained the essence of existence to positively impact others.
