Year: 2015
Accident kills 7 on Ogbomoso-Oyo road
Seven people lost their lives on Sunday when a commercial bus and an articulated vehicle ran into each other on…
Gov Ahmed tasks women on corruption
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called on women in the country to join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari in…
Boko Haram: 57,743 Nigerian Refugees in Cameroun, Niger, Chad
Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA said Boko Haram attacks have resulted to displacement of about 57,743 into three neighbouring…
‘Largest ever’ Med gas field found off Egypt – Eni
Cairo (AFP) – Italian energy giant Eni on Sunday announced the discovery of the “largest ever” offshore natural gas field…
Nigeria’s referee gets FIFA assignment
Technical advisor on refereeing and NFF refereeing consultant, Mr. Linus Mba, has been appointed by world football –governing body, FIFA,…
Korea Tourney: Embassy denies Eaglets Captain, team coordinator Visas
The delegation of U-17 National Team, Golden Eaglets, departed for the Four-Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament on Sunday without team captain…
Gomis, Ayew end Man Utd unbeaten run
Swansea City defeated Manchester United 2-1 for the third successive meeting as Louis van Gaal’s side’s unbeaten start to the…
Sanitation: We won’t spare offenders – LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the law on the monthly environmental sanitation and restriction of movement…
Bayelsa Police repel pirates’ attack on passenger boat, recovers arms
The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday said its Marine Division in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state had…
Dealers of second-hand clothes record profit in Calabar
Dealers on second-hand clothes and shoes in Calabar, Cross River capital, have expressed joy over the high sales they now…
Okagbare fails to win IAAF Athletes Commission seat
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare completed a disappointing World Athletics Championships on Sunday at Beijing in China by losing out in the…
How INEC, Udom tried to frustrate our case, says Umana’s lawyer
Counsel to Umanan Umana, Akwa Ibom governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Victor Iyanam has accused the Independent…
Boko Haram trying to hit Lagos – DSS
Nigeria’s Islamic extremist rebels Boko Haram are trying to extend their violent campaign across the country including Lagos, the country’s…
Missing man, 65, found dead in well
The body of a 65-year-old man, Mr Dele Ogundeyi, was on Saturday recovered from a well on the Aperan Way…
DSS arrests Boko Haram members that executed Potiskum, Kano, Zaria, Jos bombings
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has arrested some members of the ruthless Islamist sect, Boko Haram that…
VIDEO: Kevin De Bruyne joins Man City for £58m
Manchester City have signed Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne from German side Wolfsburg for a club-record fee believed to be…
AMCON takes over G. Cappa Plc’s property over unpaid N1.2b debt
Akin Kuponiyi In a bid to recover a debt of N1,207,296,646.45.from G.Cappa Plc Construction company, Asset management corporation of Nigeria…
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APC lists new cases of massive looting
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has listed new instances of the insane looting of the treasury by some officials of…
Second hand clothes business booms in Calabar
Dealers on second hand clothes and shoes in Calabar, Cross River capital, have expressed joy over the high sales they…
El-Rufai commiserates with families of Kaduna crash
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commiserated with the families of the seven people that died in a Donier…
Parents of Chibok girls get N100k each, materials from Borno Govt
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Saturday presented N100,000 cash assistance and clothing materials to each of the parents of…
Martins predicts victory for Eagles in Tanzania
Taiwo Adelu America-based Nigerian football star, Obafemi Martins, has predicted good outing for the Super Eagles in their away fixture…
Jonathan, Dieziani, Obuah implicated in $6.9 million “campaign stages” contract
Ayorinde Oluokun Details of the financial heist committed under former President Goodluck Jonathan is gradually coming to into the open…
Wike used to pose as a Muslim, says Amaechi
Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has hinted that his successor, Nyesom Wike might have converted from Islam to Christianity.…
Don’t play down Buhari’s achievements – Presidency tells PDP
The presidency on Saturday advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing down achievements so far recorded by President…
Once formal corruption trial begins, PDP might have no moral legs to stand on – Presidency
The Presidency has stated that once it fully commences its corruption trials, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might have no…
Mourinho set to axe three senior Chelsea players
Jose Mourinho has threatened to axe two or three under-performing players after his Chelsea team fell to Crystal Palace at…
Bale brace fires Madrid to 5-0 win, as Vermaelen strike gives Barca 3pts
Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale silenced his critics by scoring twice as Rafael Benitez got his first win as Real…
Chad executes 10 Boko Haram members by firing squad
Reuters – Chad has executed 10 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram by firing squad, a day after…
Prices of imported rice, maize slide at Mile 12 market
The prices of imported rice and maize on Friday slightly decreased at the Mile 12 market in Lagos State for…