North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the United States led its allies in condemning the launch as a “brazen violation” of UN sanctions. A rocket carrying…
‘One chance’ over as FCTA rolls out buses, taxis for public transport – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nysom Wike, says the FCT Administration has concluded plans to roll out new buses and taxis for public transportation in Abuja. Wike, who disclosed this during a high-level meeting with estate…
Gov poll: N200m wasn’t paid for Sanwo-Olu’s legal fee — Lagos govt
The Lagos State government, yesterday, debunked a report on social media that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu paid his lawyers from the state government’s funds, describing it as false. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, stated this, while reacting…
Vandal to die by hanging, accomplice bags 16 years
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced a vandal, Clement Ododomu, to death by hanging and Tiwei Monday to 16 years imprisonment at the Nigerian Correctional Service. Justice Hakeem Oshodi who had handed down the verdict…
APC is plotting to turn Nigeria into one party state , Kano NNPP Chairman insists
The Chairman of the New Nigeria People Party in Kano State, Hashimu Dungurawa has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of plotting to convert Nigeria into a one party state. Speaking to Daily Sun Dungurawa alleged that the judicial verdicts…
Owners of demolished Lagos shopping complex protest, cry to Sanwo-Olu
The traders led by Mr Chidozie Chikelu, the developer of the complex, told newsmen that they could not understand why their building was destroyed on the grounds that it stood on government-acquired land, when another developer named Saheed Keshinro, a.k.a…
Rapper A$AP Rocky to stand trial over allegedly shooting at old friend
US rapper A$AP Rocky will stand trial for twice pulling a gun on a former friend and shooting at him once, a court in Los Angeles ruled Monday. The 35-year-old, who has two children with R&B star Rihanna, is being…
5 injured, beds destroyed as fire guts refugee centre in Germany
No fewer than five people were injured and a dozen beds damaged as fire razed a refugee centre in central Hesse, Limburg town in Germany. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Police were called to the centre…
NAFDAC alerts public on counterfeit injection in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has notified the public, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased in the country. The notification of this product is contained in a public…
Presidency fumes, tackles Obasanjo over democracy comment
The Presidency, on Monday, blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the current state of Nigeria’s democracy. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who spoke to The PUNCH, noted that the democracy the country currently…