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A 30-year old woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Ibezim, who went to Mile 12 market in Lagos and stole a 2-year old baby has been remanded in prison custody. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect revealed that she did not steal the victim to kill her for ritual purposes, but … Read more via P.M.EXPRESS...

The Lagos State High Court has overruled the conviction of a prince and aspirant to the title of Oluwa of Lagos, Shamsondeen Oluwa, of forgery. A Lagos State Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mr. A. A. Adesanya, had in an August 5, 2015 judgment convicted Oluwa … Read more via Punch...

The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has become the leading recipient of foreign capital inflows, commencing from the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017. In the first quarter (Q1) 2018, the nation’s capital also overtook with … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2KU7fX2 Get more: Nigeria...

A Nigerian man, identified as Afolabi Kazeem has called out music star, Davido for allegedly absconding with his N60m. According to him, he gave Davido the money as investment for a jewelry................. via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music & Entertainment Website –...

It is a special privilege and honour to be here at the formal inauguration of the new Headquarters building and auditorium of the Deeper Life Bible Church. This is one of the proudest moments for me as a Christian, seeing this great edifice being dedicated for … Read more via The State...

Big Brother Naija 2018 finalists – Miracle, Nina, Cee-C, Tobi and Alex are back in Nigeria. Check out the mammoth crowd that showed up at the Murtala Muhammed International airport to welcome the BBNaija stars home........ via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2qQwu3c Get more...

The Lagos State Government saved a total of N4.5billion in the last three years as a result of the decision of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop the sponsorship of people for religious pilgrimages to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr Abdulhakeem Abdullateef has said...

The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it arrested 23 suspected cultists, who were conducting physical training for new recruits, initiation, robbery and kidnapping. The army also said that it arrested 15 other persons suspected to be pipeline vandals and recovered 31 jerry cans of refined...

A magistrates’ court in Osogbo, Osun State, on Friday, ordered that two final year students of Adeleke University, Ede, be remanded in prison custody over the alleged murder of a 200 level student. The accused, Akanbi Ademola Khalyd (23) and Vera Cruz Anthony Babashola (22) were arraigned...

A support group for former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, under the aegis of re-building Nigeria Initiative (RNI), with members across the country, said all arrangements have been concluded for its formal launched in Lagos with its key national officials inaugurated to kick-start the campaign...

MTN Group and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated have come together to provide mobile financial services across the various African countries where they currently operate. The partnership, which was announced on Tuesday in Lagos, would see MTN and Ecobank work together in delivering a distinct...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has intervened with another sum of $210m in the foreign exchange market to meet the requests of customers, as the regulator continues its efforts to maintain a stable exchange rate for the naira. A breakdown of the figures obtained from the bank in Abuja on Tuesday...

A group that seeks to advocate the development of the country and protection of the rights and privileges of its citizens worldwide, Re-building Nigeria Initiative, is set for inauguration. The Deputy National President of the group, Earnest Fasan, said in a statement on Wednesday that the...

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a UK visa applicant, Kolawole Viyon, to three years imprisonment for giving false information about his marital status. The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission had arraigned Viyon for allegedly lying about his...

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch would this week travel to Nigeria to review consular operations at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos. The U.S. Department of State said Risch would travel to Nigeria, Morocco and Ethiopia from April 15 to 21. Click here to read more

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of Peter Nielsen, the 53-year-old Danish national accused of killing his wife and their three-year-old daughter. Peter was arraigned on two counts of murder before Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye. Click...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad for allegedly harassing a businessman in the state for bribe after seizing his company documents. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, said the men were attached to the Ipakodo base...

The University of Lagos has established the Faculty of Engineering Industry Advisory Board to promote what it called ‘Industry-in-Faculty and Faculty-in-Industry’ relationship. The Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Funso Falade, made this known at the first Annual General Meeting and second...

Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, yesterday, wrote Nigerians, speaking on the greatest problem of the masses. According to the cleric, politicians were more harmful to Nigerians than the incessant attacks by Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen. Click here to read more

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has predicted a fragile economic growth for 2018. To achieve this fragile but promising growth, the Committee urged “the government to initiate strong stabilisation programmes and freeze the growth in its aggregate...