Lekki murder, suicide couple not married; police give details
The police have given clearer picture of what transpired inside House 16A, Victory Point Estate, Ilasan, Lekki, Lagos where a couple identified as Ms. Olamide Alli 25 years old and…
Ize-Iyamu urges Obaseki to return to APC, says I made that mistake before
Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Edo governorship election on Sept. 19 has appealed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki to return to the party. Ize-Iyamu made the…
Man commits suicide in Lagos after killing girlfriend- Police
A 39-year-old man, Chris Ndukwe, has committed suicide in Lagos after killing his 25-year- old girlfriend, Olamide Alli. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer…
Okonjo Iweala gets regional backing to Head WTO
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS is backing Nigeria’s candidate to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) and calls on other African countries to follow, a document showed on Monday,…
PTF to decide on 2nd phase of lockdown June ending-Mustapha
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19) will continue to monitor developments nationwide in order to take informed decisions by the end of June, on the second phase of the…
Police arraign man for allegedly stealing baby
A 25-year-old man, Solomon Omole, was on Monday arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a baby. Omole, whose address was not given, is facing a charge…
Ize-Iyamu Emerges Winner Of Edo APC Primary Election
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Monday emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 19, Edo Governorship Election. In the party’s primaries conducted across the 18…
COVID-19: Our greatest threat not the virus itself but the lack of global solidarity, leadership -WHO
The lack of global leadership and unity to fight the coronavirus is a bigger threat that the outbreak itself, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday, adding…
NAPTIP says 29 human trafficking, sexual abuse cases recorded in Kano in 6 months
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Monday, said it recorded 29 human trafficking and sexual abuse cases in the state from January till…
Alleged extortion: LASTMA commences probe of officials
The Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, says it has commenced investigation into the alleged extortion by its officers. According to LASTMA in a tweet on Monday, “Our attention…