Category: NEWS

BREAKING: Body of doctor who jumped into lagoon recovered
March 22, 2017 No Responses

BREAKING: Body of doctor who jumped into lagoon recovered

The body of a medical doctor who jumped into the Lagos lagoon on Sunday has been recovered after days of intensive search. Dr Allwell Orji’s remains were recovered around 4 p.m. on Wednesday by the Marine Police. The Lagos State...
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Uniform Saga: Senate Asks Custom DG, Ali to Resign
March 22, 2017 No Responses

Uniform Saga: Senate Asks Custom DG, Ali to Resign

The Senate on Wednesday called for the resignation Col. Hameed Ali (retd) as Comptroller-General of Customs, saying he was unfit to hold public office. The call followed a unanimous adoption of a four-point prayer at plenary and reading of a...
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Students Protest against Lack of Water, Light at U.I
March 21, 2017 No Responses

Students Protest against Lack of Water, Light at U.I

Activities have been grounded at the University of Ibadan due to the strike embarked on by the three non-academic staff unions of the institution. They are Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and National ...
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I won’t appear before Senate Wednesday – Customs CG
March 21, 2017 No Responses

I won’t appear before Senate Wednesday – Customs CG

Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali has said he will not appear before the Senate on Wednesday. Ali confirmed this at media parley with Editors in Abuja on Tuesday. He said, based on a writ of summons he received Tuesday...
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Police arrest 14-year-old boy for joking about bomb on plane
March 20, 2017 No Responses

Police arrest 14-year-old boy for joking about bomb on plane

A 14-year-old boy was on Monday arrested by the police for joking about a bomb in his jacket on a plane at Bangkok’s main airport. He was asked for his ticket as he boarded a domestic flight bound for the Northern...
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Nigeria is 6th Happiest Nation in Africa says United Nation
March 20, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria is 6th Happiest Nation in Africa says United Nation

Nigeria has been ranked the 95th happiest nation of the world and sixth in Africa in the 2017 World Happiness Report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ranking assessed 155 countries by their happiness levels. It was...
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‘How to make citizens happy’ – UN tells Govts on Happiness Day
March 20, 2017 No Responses

‘How to make citizens happy’ – UN tells Govts on Happiness Day

The UN on Monday tasked governments on the provision of basic services to ensure the well being and happiness of their citizens. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, in her message to the 2017 International Day of Happiness, warned governments against....
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March 19, 2017 No Responses

Federal Housing Scheme is for all Nigerians — Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola says houses built under the Federal Housing Scheme will be allocated to all Nigerians, irrespective of their states of origin. Fashola made the remarks while speaking with newsmen shortly after a tour...
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Inferno Razes NAFDAC Building in Lagos
March 18, 2017 No Responses

Inferno Razes NAFDAC Building in Lagos

The office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Oshodi, Lagos State, has been gutted by fire. Although the actual cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained, it was gathered that the fire...
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Teenagers Playing Bet9ja, others: A Common Trend in Lagos
March 18, 2017 No Responses

Teenagers Playing Bet9ja, others: A Common Trend in Lagos

That teenagers play betting and the underage group now have a culture of patronizing betting centres is a common scene that now baffles. But that Government and local authority do nothing- even as the trend grows beyond parents’ control- makes...
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