Otedola tank fire : Lagos to prosecuted truck owner, driver
The Lagos State Government is perfecting plans to prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which...
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Deputy Superintendent of Prisons apprehended for armed robbery in Enugu
A Deputy Superintendent of Prisons in the Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr Collins Ugwu, has been arrested by the police...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Police officers protest in Maiduguri over unpaid salary
There is confusion in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as police officers deployed to the state on special duty...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
INEC to upgrade card readers to cub PVC cloning
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide systematic hardware and software upgrade of all its...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Fayose accuses Fayemi of hiring four INEC officials to rig poll
Governor Ayodele Fayose has accused Kayode Fayemi of hiring four top officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Lassa fever strikes, kills two in Plateau, Edo
The Lassa fever outbreak in the country has killed two persons in Plateau and Edo with six new confirmed...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Police nab lawyer over alleged N250m fraud
The Ogun State police command have arrested a legal practitioner, Kayode Oshiyemi, for allegedly conniving with others to extort...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
FG abandons 22% of 2017 federal projects in Abia, says report
A monitoring exercise to ascertain the level of execution of 2017 federal projects in Abia State left the people...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Investigations reveals ‘Otedola Bridge Tanker’ was overloaded
A preliminary investigation into the cause of last week’s tanker explosion that claimed nine lives and over 50 vehicles...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Buhari under pressure mounts to sack security chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari is facing growing pressure to sack his security chiefs over indiscriminate killings across the country. A...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Official: Banks now ordered to report cybercrimes
Effective August 1, 2018, all deposit money banks and payment service providers shall report all cyber incidents, whether the...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
I will defeat Buhari in 2019 — Kwankwaso
Rabiu Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress who is increasingly becoming estranged from the ruling party, has...
- By OtownGist
- July 2, 2018
Presidential Villa roundup from June 24 to June 30, 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari commenced his activities for the week on Sunday June 24, when he attended the National Convention...
- By OtownGist
- July 1, 2018
President Buhari sympathises with victims of gas explosion
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with victims of a gas explosion in Kaduna. The President’s message is contained...
- By OtownGist
- July 1, 2018
Expect thunderstorms on Monday-NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted prospects if thunderstorms and rains over the central states such as Abuja,...
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- July 1, 2018
32 Boko Haram terrorists willingly surrender
The Army has confirmed that 32 Boko Haram terrorists have willingly surrendered themselves to troops at different locations in...
- By OtownGist
- July 1, 2018