Year: 2016
3SC will be involved in Izu’s burial – Media Officer
As more Nigerians mourn the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan player, Joseph Izu, the club says it will…
IAAF Award Night: Usain Bolt, Others Nominated
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has nominated Usain Bolt, Wayde Van Nierkerk, David Rudisha and others ahead of…
Man docked for breach of peace in Ogun
A 25-year-old man, Adeyemi Bamgbola, was on Tuesday charged before an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for alleged breach…
SWAN mourn Izu Joseph
Some former players of Ibadan league side, 3SC, and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) on Tuesday lamented the…
Group says 2 Nigerians killed in S/Africa
The Nigeria Union in Pretoria has confirmed that two Nigerians residing in South Africa have been killed this month. The…
Godogodo attack: Kaduna Command deploys more mobile police units
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it had deployed two additional units of mobile police personnel to restore…
Gov. Ugwuanyi tasks youths on peace, tolerance
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has advised youths to imbibe peace, tolerance and reconciliation to curb ethnic, religious and…
Jigawa govt reinstates suspended LG Chairman
The Jigawa Government has reinstated the suspended Caretaker Committee Chairman of Sule Tankarkar Local Government, Alhaji Nasidi Abdullahi. This is…
Ooni counsels Yoruba on peace, unity
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says preaching peace and unity is the only way to guarantee progress among…
Justice Ademola withdraws from Dasuki’s trial
Justice Adeniyi Ademola, the judge in the case against the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has withdrawn from the…
LMC condoles with late Izu’s family, Shooting Stars
Shehu Dikko, the Chairman of League Management Company (LMC) on Tuesday condoled with the family of late Joseph Izu and…
Ajimobi signs LCDA bill into law
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assented to the bill creating 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the…
Catholic Bishop advises FG on dialogue with militants
The Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese, Martins Uzoukwu on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to continue ongoing dialogue with Niger…
5 principals removed for charging fees
The Nasarawa State Government says it has removed five principals from different schools for charging fees from students. Ramatu Ajuji-Abubakar,…
Former-LG chairman commends Ooni for modernising Olojo festival
A former Chairman of Ife East Local Government Area of Osun, Chief Gbenga Owolabi, has commended the Ooni of Ife,…
Vietnam helicopter crashes with three on board
A Vietnamese air force training helicopter crashed in southern Vietnam on Tuesday with three people on board. The deputy transport…
Transporters urge FG to reconstruct Suleja-Minna road
The National Union of Roads Transport Workers (NURTW, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to reconstruct the dilapidated Suleja-Minna road…
6 found with amputated hands in Mexico
Five men and a woman on Monday had their hands cut off in a suspected act of vigilante justice, local…
Police arraign man for stealing, impersonation
The police on Monday arraigned a 29-year-old man, Adio Abraham, in an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for stealing a Techno Cell…
Jema’a LG relaxes 24-hour curfew in Kafanchan
Authorities of Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State have relaxed Sunday’s 24-hour curfew imposed in Kafanchan following rising tension…
Fani-Kayode’s wife opens up on encounter with EFCC
Precious Chikwendu Fani-Kayode, wife of former Minister of Aviation says she was badly treated in Ado Ekiti while her son…
Solution to Kaduna crisis lies with warring parties
The Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Barnabas Bantex, has said that the solution to the unending crisis at Godogodo in…
NAF destroys more illegal barges in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed another set of illegal barges in the Niger Delta Region. A statement by its…
“No law can stop us from preaching”- Pastor tells El-Rufai
Dr Paul Enenche, the General Overseer of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has thrown a further challenge to Kaduna State Governor…
Obanikoro spends the night in EFCC cell
Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
Fani-Kayode cries out over arrest of wife, 8-month old son
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation under the Obasanjo regime, has cried out over the arrest of his wife…
Gov Fayose stops EFCC from arresting Fani-Kayode’s wife, son
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state on Monday in Ado-Ekiti stopped the arrest of a woman who tried to withdraw…
Winners emerge in Al-Sumait Prize for African Development
The winners of the Kuwait-sponsored, Al-Sumait 2015 Health Award and 2016 Food Security Award have been announced by the Board…
NCC arrests 6 for selling registered Sim Cards
The Enforcement Unit of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested six suspects for selling registered Sim Cards in Kano…
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How ex-NIMASA boss, others stole N1.5b – Witness
An EFCC witness, Mr Kanu Idagu, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos how some committees were set…