Members
of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Nigerian Senate have
staged a walk out from the chamber, following uproar that trailed the defection
of Yele Omogunwa to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Nigeria’s NCC suspends data price increase
The Nigerian
Communications Commission on Wednesday announced the immediate suspension of
the new minimum pricing template for data services by mobile operators.
MASSOB declares fast for Kanu, others
The leadership of the
Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra has urged Igbo to
fast and pray for the release of pro-Biafran agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, and others
being detained by the Federal Government.
Woman on plane opens exit and jumps
A woman opened the
emergency exit door and jumped out of a plane as it was taxiing down a runway
in Houston, startling passengers on board.
I’m not dead, says Federal Poly Rector
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa
State, Mr. Seiyaboh Idah, has said he is not dead contrary to reports on the
social media and online newspapers.
Power generation at Egbin drops by 84% to 172MW
The nation’s
electricity woes have worsened as generation from its biggest power station,
Egbin, plunged to a record low of 172 megawatts on Tuesday, down from 1,085MW
on March 15.
Tuesday 29 November 2016
Man who steals N6,000 phone gets N50,000 bail
For allegedly stealing a phone valued N6,000
and N1,000 cash, an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin has slammed a N50,000 bail
on a 20-year-old man.
Lawmakers worry about alleged homosexual activities in schools
Sequel to alleged homosexual activities in state-owned schools with boarding facilities, Katsina State House of Assembly has ordered full investigation into the claim.
Rector of polytechnic dies during sex with teenager in a hotel
The Acting Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State, has
slumped and died at a hotel in Ughelli during alleged sex romp with an
unidentified female teenager.
Teenager arraigned for procuring abortion drugs for 14-year-old lover
A 19-year-old man, Olamilekan Yusuf, was on
Tuesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly procuring abortion drugs for his
14-year-old girl friend.
Pandemonium as lawmaker’s aide slumps, dies at NASS
There was pandemonium at the National Assembly following the
sudden collapse and death of a yet-to-be identified Senior Legislative Aide
(SLA) of one of the lawmakers, at about 12 noon, yesterday.
Alleged N4.7bn fraud: Obanikoro to testify against Fayose
A former Minister of
State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, was at the Abuja office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday where he agreed to testify
against Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and his aide, Mr. Abiodun
Agbele.
Lagos Assembly approves death penalty for kidnappers if…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved death sentence for kidnappers,
whose victims die in their custody.
Army begins ‘Operation Python Dance’ in South East
The Nigerian Army on
Monday launched ‘Operation Python Dance’ in the South East and warned
secessionist groups against acts capable of threatening the nation’s
sovereignty.
Monday 28 November 2016
MTN to increase browsing rate
Based on a message sent to MTN subscribers this
afternoon, it is evident that MTN may likely increase data tariffs beginning
from December 1, 2016.
My husband compared me to goats, wife tells court
A woman, Aderonke Ojediran, on Monday,
approached a Grade C Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan in Oyo State, to seek for
dissolution of her five-year-old marriage with Oyeleke Ojediran, for allegedly
comparing her with goats.
HIV/AIDS: 78m infected, 35m dead
As
Nigeria joins the international community to mark the World AIDS Day 2016 this
week, experts say that approximately 78 million people have been infected with
HIV, while 35 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the first
cases of HIV were reported.
Apprentice absconds with employer’s children day after resumption
An apprentice, identified
only as Grace, has allegedly absconded with the two children of her employer,
Mrs. Suliyat Azeez, in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State.
Accountant allegedly fakes own kidnap, steals company’s $50,000
An accountant with a
lubricant producing firm in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Femi Akinola, has been arrested
by the police for allegedly stealing the company’s $50,000.
Lagos residents waste three of 10 years in traffic – Report
At least three of every
10 years spent in Lagos is lost to traffic, a survey by a Lagos-based transport
firm, Planet Projects, has shown.
Sunday 27 November 2016
Buhari won’t gag the press, says Presidency
The Presidency on
Sunday promised that in grappling with the task of revamping the nation’s
economy, President Muhammadu Buhari would not gag the press.
'I blocked Atiku from becoming president'
A former Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih, said he blocked
ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from succeeding former President Olusegun
Obasanjo.
Awka prisons jail break plot exposed
Plans by unidentified persons to cause a jail break in
Awka Prison in Anambra State, to aid the escape of certain inmates has been
exposed.
"Igbo want presidency, not Biafra"
Politician and
businessman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has called on President Muhammadu
Buhari to stop treating the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
Kalu, as a hero.
Saturday 26 November 2016
Jonathan, Buhari’s policies plunged Nigeria into recession – Ezekwesili
A former Minister of
Solid Minerals, Mrs. Obi Ezekwesili, has said the administrations of former
President Goodluck Jonathan and that of the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari, led
the nation’s economy into recession by failing to adopt the right policies to deal
with the crash in crude oil prices, which began in mid-2014.
iPhone theft: How Seun Egbegbe’s charms failed him at Computer Village
As the news of Toyin
Aimakhu’s ex-boyfriend, Seun Egbegbe’s iPhones theft saga continues to trend on
the social media, fresh reports have emerged that the filmmaker uses charms.
Naira slumps further as dollar scarcity persists
The naira weakened
further against the dollar to 473 on Thursday from 470 the previous day, as
fresh dollar scarcity continued to hit the official and parallel foreign
exchange markets.
Friday 25 November 2016
University Vice Chancellor, others charged with ‘N800 million fraud’
The
Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture,Olusola Oyewole,as well as
the school’s Pro-Chancellor, Adeseye Ogunlewe, have been arraigned in court on
an 18-count charge of financial malpractices.
Lagos housewife stabs neighbor for exposing her illicit affair
Zainab Fatai has stabbed her neighbour, Adedoyin Adeniyi,in the face
for allegedly exposing her extra marital affairs.
Man on trial for raping of his landlady
A 52-year-old bus
conductor, Segun Awogbemi, who allegedly raped his landlady, was on Thursday
docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Customs intercept petrol tanker loaded with smuggled rice
The Ogun State Area
Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted a petrol tanker and about 25
other vehicles loaded with smuggled bags of rice.
Thursday 24 November 2016
After 20 years of marriage & 12 miscarriages, Nigerian couple welcome a set of twins (Photos)
A Nigerian couple welcomed a set of twins after 20 years of
waiting and 12 miscarriages. Pastor Regis Isaac of Winners Chapel, Calabar
announced the testimony on his Facebook page.
Ambode abolishes monthly environmental sanitation in Lagos
The
Lagos State Government on Wednesday terminated the monthly environmental
sanitation exercise which hitherto held for three hours on the last Saturday of
every month.
Buhari has no plan to end recession - Senate
Senate said, yesterday, that President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration has no no economic blueprint to pull Nigeria out of recession.
My account balance is less than $10m – Patience Jonathan
Dame Patience Jonathan,
wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has denied media reports that $175m is
missing from her bank accounts.
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Buhari lauds Okoro as new World Bank VP
President
Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Ms Sandie Okoro for her recent appointment
as World Bank Group Senior
Vice-President and General Counsel.
Over 9,000 Lagosians tested positive to HIV in six months – Official
No
fewer than 9,579 people were tested positive to HIV of the 616,318 that
attended the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) awareness programme from January
to June, 2016.
Woman stabs husband to death after he caught her with another man
A Kenyan woman whose husband caught her having sex with another man has been arrested after she brutally stabbed the husband to death.
Soldiers nabbed for supplying militants with arms
Two officers of the Nigerian Army have been arrested for allegedly supplying arms to militants.
ASUU ends strike
The Academic Staff
Union of Universities on Tuesday confirmed that it had ended its one week
nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of its 2009 agreement
with the Federal Government.
Tuesday 22 November 2016
We are not part of move to jail dollar hoarders – CBN
The Central Bank of
Nigeria has denied being a party to a legislation that seeks to bar
citizens from holding foreign currencies for more than 30 days.
Lufthansa cancels 900 flights
Germany’s flagship
carrier Lufthansa said it would cancel nearly 900 flights on Wednesday because
of a strike by pilots, causing travel disruptions for tens of thousands of
passengers in the latest escalation of a long-simmering pay dispute.
Quack doctor arrested after 11 years’ practice
The
police in Lagos State on Monday paraded an alleged quack doctor, Celestine
Yolonfun, who was arrested in the Apapa area of the state.
Man exchanges N1.7m with fake dollars
A
bureau de change operator, Usman Nafada, has been arrested by the police for
allegedly conniving with an accomplice at large to swindle one Abdullahi Uba
out of N1.7m.
Orji Kalu was a liability— PPA
Abia State chapter of Progressives People’s Alliance, PPA, has
applauded the exit of the party’s founder and former governor of Abia State,
Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, describing his defection to All Progressives Congress,
APC, “as a movement of a confusionist who has lost focus in his political
pursuit.”
How Justice Ngwuta moved N27m cash, exotic cars from house – FG
The Federal Government
alleged on Monday that a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester
Ngwuta, on October 9, 2016, tampered with evidence likely to incriminate him
while on bail – following his arrest by the operatives of the Department of
State Service on corruption allegations between October 7 and 8.
Monday 21 November 2016
"Power supply won’t improve in next 5 years"
The Managing Director
of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Olufunke Osibodu, has urged
Nigerians not to expect any improvement in the power sector in the next five
years.
Nigeria’s economic crisis worsens
Nigeria’s economic
slump sharpened in the third quarter as rebels bombed oil pipelines in the
restive south and businesses struggled to access foreign exchange, official
data showed Monday.
Pastor, six others rape minor in Bayelsa
A 38-year-old pastor,
Ogbomo Jerry, has been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command alongside
six others for the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl and two 8-year-old.
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