Saturday, 28 November 2015

Photos: Governor Ambode presents helicopters, gunboats, vehicles to Police

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Friday, handed over series of security equipment and vehicles to the State Police Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).

Probe Sports Minister, he dresses like a cultist – HURIWA tells Buhari

A pro-democracy non-governmental organisation, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Danlong, over his preference for appearing in red beret cap and dress that “depicts him as a suspected member of one of the banned confraternities/secret cults in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions”.

Gbagada General Hospital gets dialysis machine, water beds

The Gbagada General Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos, has received a hi-tech renal dialysis machine and 15 water beds with their accompaniment.

APC picks Yahaya Bello as Audu’s replacement

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday submitted the name of Yahaya Bello as the party’s new candidate for Kogi governorship supplementary poll.

Friday, 27 November 2015

Mechanic, 23, 'raped and murdered beautiful and talented' lawyer, 31, while staying as a lodger in her house

A 23-year-old mechanic strangled a 'beautiful and talented' lawyer to death in her bedroom while he was staying as a lodger in her family home.

Mikel Obi names his best Chelsea players of all time

Mikel Obi  in an interview listed his Chelsea ultimate eleven team players.

Black Friday: Currys sell 30 TVs a minute online

Currys PC World has reportedly clocked up online sales of 30 TVs a minute during this year's Black Friday sales event.The electrical retailer said it had had its "biggest ever start to Black Friday with seven million visitors to the site this week already".

Men used fake ambulances to smuggle £1.6bn of cocaine and heroin into UK

A Dutch gang used fake ambulances to smuggle £1.6 billion worth of drugs into the UK.Olof Schoon and Richard Engelsbel admitted their role in the "lucrative conspiracy", while Leonardus Bijlsma was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court today after denying involvement.

Queen pays tribute to husband in Commonwealth speech

The Queen has paid tribute to both her husband and son in her opening speech at this year's Commonwealth summit.

NYSC urges banks to grant corps members loan

The National Youth Service Corps has urged banks and other corporate entities and individuals to emulate the Bank of Industry which provided N2bn loan to finance corps members with good business ideas.