Ambode releases 14 prisoners after 20 years
The Lagos State Government, through the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, on Friday pardoned 14 inmates of the Maximum Security Prison in Kirikiri who have been imprisoned for over 20 years for…
My husband is too sex hungry and often rapes me, wife alleges after 16-year union
An Oke-Bola-based trader, Olabisi, has pleaded with a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, to dissolve her 16-year union with her husband, Paul, “because he is too sex hungry and often rapes her.”Testifying before court…
Crazy Bills: Consumers ask to be disconnected
Just to avoid paying ‘crazy bills’ till eternity, some aggrieved consumers living at Bayomo Close, Off Agbado Road, near Iju-Ishaga Round-About, have asked Ikeja Electric, IE, to disconnect them. One of them…
Boy, 6, found dead in neighbour’s fridge
Men of the Lagos State police command are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a six-year-old boy, Treasure Akinsohun, whose body was allegedly found inside a freezer of a…
Gunmen kill driver, kidnap all passengers
Jonah Sokolo, a driver with the Abua Odual Local Government Transport Service, has been shot dead by kidnappers. The kidnappers also made away with all the other passengers in the 30-seater Coaster Bus,…
JUST IN: Buhari donates $500,000 to Guinea Bissau for elections
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the donation of $500,000 to the government of Guinea Bissau. According to a series of tweets on the verified Twitter handle of Presidency Nigeria @NGRPresident, Buhari made…
Emiliano Sala’s father Horacio dies aged 58
The father of Emiliano Sala, Horacio, has died at the age of 58 following a heart attack, the mayor of the village where he lived said on Friday.His sudden passing comes just three months after his son, Argentina striker…
Gbajabiamila, 50 Reps-elect take campaign to Saudi Arabia
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the position of Speaker in the Ninth National Assembly, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has taken his campaign to Saudi…
Gucci owner Kering to pay record fine – Reports
The owner of Italian fashion giant Gucci is set to pay a record fine of nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in a tax evasion case, according to media reports Friday.“Lawyers are still negotiating with the tax authorities…
Court dissolves seven-year marriage as wife claims she thought husband was a Muslim
The president of Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, Mr. Ademola Odunade, on Friday dissolved a seven-year marriage between Kaosara Aderinto and Emmanuel over deception.Kaosara, a hair dresser, prayed the court to…
NYSC loses Kazaure, gets Ibrahim, as Army approves new postings [See List]
The Nigerian Army has approved the postings and appointments of some of its senior officers. A statement signed by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa and forwarded to DAILY…
Governor Ambode directs commissioners, aides to submit handover notes
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has directed his commissioners and aides to submit their handover notes ahead of the end of his tenure on May 29. This was contained in the circular issued and…
Rwanda Supreme Court affirms it’s a crime to insult the President
The Supreme Court in Rwanda has the law against insulting the president after the law which was introduced last year was challenged. The law states that anyone insulting President Paul Kagame faces between five and seven…
Police trace Otedola bridge fire suspect to Kano
Lagos State Ministry of Justice said yesterday that the police had traced to Kano, the owner of a petrol tanker that exploded last June 27 on the Otedola bridge in Lagos, killing 12 people.…
Two Sri Lanka bombers were sons of Colombo spice tycoon, sources say
Two of the suicide bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were members of a prominent and wealthy family in Colombo, sources have told CNN, in a development that has rocked the small Muslim community…
Nigerian Army Speaks After Investigating Video Of ‘Soldiers’ Breaking Man’s Leg
The Nigerian Army has reacted to the trending video of men in military uniform cutting off the leg of a suspected criminal. Read the press statement below. The Nigerian Army (NA) has observed with dismay a video clip circulating on…
Do not remove fuel subsidy, NLC tells Government
Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned the Nigerian government against heeding the advice of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, on removal of fuel subsidy. The labour…
First Bank’s mobile money 22,000 agents process over $490 million transactions monthly –…
First Bank of Nigeria has said that its efforts to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria has grown its network of mobile money agents to over 22,000 agents. The bank also said the agents had processed over $490…
Edo NBA bans members from defending kidnappers
The Benin Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), on Thursday, barred its members from defending kidnappers in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the branch made this known in a…
Cristiano Ronaldo could add Serie A scoring title
Juventus may have clinched an eighth straight Serie A title and Chievo might be doomed to relegation but for the teams in between there is a lot at stake in Serie A. AFP Sport looks at five key games in…
Delta PDP Begins Probe Of Embezzlement Of Okowa’s Election Campaign Funds
The campaign organization of Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded 2019 general election, says it has constituted a probe committee…
PayPal plans $500 million Uber investment
Online payments company PayPal plans to invest $500 million in Uber Technologies Inc as the ride-hailing firm readies to unveil terms for its initial public offering on Friday, Refinitiv IFR reported. PayPal will…
Presidency’s jittery reaction to INEC official interview vindicates us – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Presidency’s jittery reaction to the media interview granted by a top official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), confirming the existence…
Fidelity Bank gross earnings hit N48.4 billion in Q1 2019
Fidelity Bank Plc on Thursday announced gross earnings of N48.4 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gross earnings represented a growth…