nigeria news 020418

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The Rivers State Police Command is upbeat about the voluntary response by arms bearing members of the public to submit their arms whether legally or illegally acquired arms as it has recovered 120 arms in the on going mop-up exercise within two weeks. Click here to read more

According to reports reaching Lailasnews.com, two people have been killed and a man’s hand chopped off by unknown gunmen and thugs in Tsohuwar Gwari village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. Click here to read more

There was a huge crowd on Monday as Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled 21 network of roads and two bridges, totalling 27.4km in Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with a pledge to further develop other communities within the axis. The roads, which...

Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, has said that he did not loot the state treasury during his eight year tenure in the state and threatened to challenge the allegation in court. Aliyu made the denial in a statement he signed in Minna on Monday while reacting to the recent release of...

Big Brother Naija housemate Khole has won this week’s Head of House challenge, this is the 2nd time she’s winning, Khole was evicted from the Big brother house weeks ago but she returned back to the house alongside Anto last week Sunday after viewers of the show voted them back, now she is the...

Simi, who has been in Dubai for some days now with Geo Travels posted a photo of herself on a bike in a Desert somewhere in Dubai. She seem to be having a lot of fun.She deserves it. Click here to read more

The police in Jigawa say a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by consuming insecticide popularly known as “Piyapiya”. The Jigawa police spokesman, Abdu Jinjiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday that the incident happened in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the...

The leadership tussle rocking the Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, further deepened on Monday, as senior members of the association in Edo State, gave their loyalty to Mr. Tony Okoroji, but denounced its former board member, Mr. Efe Omoregbe. The senior members of COSON made this known...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday tactically revealed how a national grassroots movement could galvanise the force that would wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 if he elects to run. Obasanjo who is the arrowhead behind the over...

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday promised that his administration would continue to make every part of the state economically viable and liveable by opening up and developing sub-urban communities. Ambode gave the assurance at the inauguration of two bridges and 19 roads around...

The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested one Okwudili Okoro who allegedly hacked to death his elder brother, Azuibike Okoro, and his wife, Jacinta Okoro. The suspect was said to have been arrested after one Joseph Nwagu reported at Sango Division of the command that Azuibike and his...

Evicted Big Brother Naija 2018 housemate, Teddy A, has spoken for the first time after his eviction on Sunday. Click here to read more

Edo State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Hon. Reginald Okun has said that the state government has secured the conviction of four persons for noise pollution. Okun, who disclosed this during an interview with journalists in Benin City, Edo State capital, said, “The state...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of three kidnap suspects and a soldier in Kogi during a rescue operation on Tuesday. The spokesman of the Command Army Records, Lokoja, Weri Finikumor, told the News Agency of Nigeria on phone in Lokoja that some of the suspected kidnappers have been...

Big Brother Naija 2017 finalist Tokunbo Idowu popularly known as TBoss this shared new photos on her Instagram page looking quite stunning. Click here to read more

A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has upheld the validity of nomination of Honourable Samson Olusunbo Olugbemi as the authentic candidate of the APC for the Oluyole Federal Constituency in the 2015 general elections. The court dismissed a suit filed by a former commissioner, Mr Lawrence...

The Management of University of Benin (UNIBEN) has promised to assist Nigeria union of Journalists (NUJ Edo state Council in reclaiming part of its land under erosion threat. The Vice-chancellor of the University, Prof. Faraday Orumwense disclosed this during a parley with the Media parley at...

Fire out break has razed First ECWA Church Complex in Gusau, Zamfara state, the Associate Pastor of the Church Mr Micah Liti has confirmed. Liti, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Monday, said the fire started around 1 a.m on Monday when the Kaduna Electricity...

Soldiers of Operation Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) have allegedly beaten a 27 years old man, Yusufa Haruna, to death at Mbamga in Sarduana local government area of the state. Father of the deceased, Mr. Haruna Kurkal, told journalists in Jalingo on Monday that trouble started when his late son had...