Nigeria: Police inspector arrested for alleged murder
A police officer assigned to the Bariga Police Division in Lagos is in the soup for allegedly killing a youth named Banji Lawunmi. CRIME DIGEST gathered that Inspector Smart Osadolor...
920 workers affected by cement plant shutdown – Dangote
Not less than 920 people working in the Dangote Cement Plc’s factory located in Gboko, Benue State, are currently out of jobs following the recent shutdown of the plant. Our...
2015 posters : We won’t sanction Jonathan – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will not sanction President Goodluck Jonathan over the printing and pasting of posters announcing his ambition to seek re-election in 2015. The party...
Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe, buried amid tears
A dismal atmosphere pervaded the Mokola, Oke Padre, Oke-Itunu and Soka areas of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Friday as Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe, was buried. Komolafe, who...
Zimbabwe: Teacher Strikes On Hold As New School Term Looms
Teachers in Zimbabwe have vowed to return to their stations when the school year begins next week, despite ongoing anger about low salaries and poor working conditions. There has been...
Nigeria: Kogi Governor To Recover in 3months
The injured governor of Kogi State; Captain Idris Wada, will spend at least three months before he can gain full recovery after sustaining a fracture in his thigh bone in...
Nigeria: FG To Buy 30 New Planes To Cushion Airfares
The General Manager, Corporate Communications, of the Ministry of Aviation, Yakubu Dati stated this in Benin City shortly after a tour to check the extent of remodelling and reconstruction work...
President Jonathan Has No Vision for Nigeria – Lawyer
Mr Sadiq, who was a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Surise Daily, said: “If you have a vision as a president, just as it is done in the Western...
Nigeria: 20 Prisoners Escape From Sagamu Prisona
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Prisons Services; Mr Zakari Ibrahim has confirmed that 20 prisoners escaped in a jail break that occurred in Sagamu Prison on January 2. The incident...
Nigeria: EFCC Seizes Governor Sylva’s 48 Property in Abuja
Mr Sylva is being prosecuted by the EFCC at a Federal High Court in Abuja, for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds, when he was governor of the state....