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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect of Lagos state, has urged the police to adopt modern techniques in fighting crimes. Speaking on Saturday during a condolence visit to the family of Kolade Johnson,…

A suspected yahoo boy identified as Nifemi Opeloyeru, has been nabbed with two freshly barbecued human hands in Ijero Ekiti area of Ekiti State. It was gathered that on Monday, a robbery gang sent a letter to the…

President Muhammadu Buhari says no part of the country is under the control of Boko Haram insurgents.  He said this while delivering his remarks at the world economic forum on the Middle East and North…

The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed the death of Aminu Zubair, a lecturer in the institution’s mathematics department. Olatunji Oladejo, the university’s director of…

Erastus Akingbola, Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, on Friday opposed the move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tender statements of accounts from Access…

The treasurer of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos state chapter, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, has shown that he’s a great father following his recent gesture to his daughter. The NURTW…

Chairman of ANAP Jets, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has confirmed to THISDAY that his jet was robbed on the tarmac of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while waiting for clearance to take off.According to him,…

Persistent pressure from the executive and the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to President Muhammadu Buhari may have prompted the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to tender…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, said yesterday that many fraudsters in Nigerian banks aid criminals to perpetrate financial crimes. Magu who spoke at a meeting…

The Executive Directors of the World Bank on Friday unanimously selected David Malpass as President of the World Bank Group for a five-year term beginning on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The Board expressed its…

Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, born December 22, 1950, started his career as a pupil state counsel between 1978 and 1979. He left public service to join the firm of Effiom Ekong & Company (1979 till…

An Indian man’s penis has been partially cut off after having an erection for two days before suffering gangrene due to doctors’ error. The 52-year-old unnamed man presented himself to doctors after he couldn’t get rid of the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Friday that the resignation of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen has vindicated the action of the President and the stand of the…

Mr. Jim Ovia (CON), the Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, has bagged an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree. The University of Lagos (UNILAG) conferred the prestigious honorary doctorate degree to the eminent personality at its 50th convocation…

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia yesterday said it followed all legal and judicial procedures before implementing the death sentence on a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Adesola Afolabi. It also clarified that…

An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, yesterday remanded till May 6, a dismissed Police Inspector, Olalekan Ogunyemi, charged with murdering a football fan, Kolade Johnson. Magistrate A.O. Salawu…

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption  (PACAC) on Friday said he is not impressed by the resignation of Walter Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria…

The presidency has yet to confirm the receipt of a letter of resignation by the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen, 24 hours after the speculation went viral. The News Agency of…

The lawyer to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) on Friday confirmed the resignation of his client. According him, Onnoghen resigned in the…

A Zambian nurse, Elizabeth Mwewa, has asked God for forgiveness after confessing that she swapped thousands of babies during her duty as a nurse in UTH. She made the confession on her sick bed where she’s suffering from cancer.…

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan, who allegedly killed Kolade Johnson. Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan was earlier today arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta. Olalekan is…

Saheed Sobade, a Nigerian, has reportedly been nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine powder in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, made…

Walter Onnoghen has resigned as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect, TheCable can report. He turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, a day after the National…

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report says men are more likely to die earlier than women due to uneven access to health services. According to “2019 World Health Statistics” published on the WHO website on Thursday, the…