Year: 2016
Breaking: Security agents threaten to shoot me, Governor Wike alleges
Less than 24 hours after visiting President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock Abuja, Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday accused the…
Organisation trains 30,000 teachers on new technology
A UK and Nigeria-based non-profit organisation, Universal Learning Solutions, has trained over 30,000 teachers in Nigeria on the use of…
Sokoto Government donates N30million to flood victims
The Sokoto State Government has said that it donated cash and assorted relief materials worth over N30 million to victims…
Defence Minister inaugurates Army hospital wards in Kaduna
The Minister of Defence retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali has inaugurated the renovated and upgraded Wards 1 and 2 of the…
Heavy security presence as Ogun LG poll commences
There was a heavy presence of security personnel across major streets in Ogun as the election into the 20 local…
Facebook launches smartphone app
Facebook on Friday released a mobile app for finding local happenings to enjoy with friends. The Events app tailored for…
Ex-Cameroon International Rigobert Song is dead
Former Cameroon International Rigobert Song has passed away. Song, one of the most recognizable faces in African soccer died at…
8 killed, 19 injured as twin blasts hit passenger train
At least eight people were killed while 19 others injured when two explosions hit a passenger train in Pakistan’s southwest…
Hurricane: Death toll in Florida rises to 4
A female resident of Putnam County died after a tree fell on her trailer during Hurricane Matthew, according to a…
Jonathan’s account not frozen – Presidency
The Presidency has refuted allegation by demonstrators in Bayelsa on Thursday that allowances due to former President Goodluck Jonathan have…
Syria conflict: US calls for Russia and Syria war crimes probe
Russia and the Syrian government should be investigated for war crimes, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. “Russia, and…
Uganda hold Ghana in 2018 World Cup qualifier
Uganda held firm for a 0-0 draw in Ghana in the opening game of Group E in 2018 World Cup…
Troops arrest 12 fleeing Boko Haram suspects
Troops arrested no fewer than 12 fleeing suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri on Thursday, Col. Sani Usman, the acting…
No news yet on Lagos school kidnapping – Vice Principal
Lagos State Model College, Igbonla near Epe on Friday says there is no news yet on the rescue of the…
Obama casts early ballot for Clinton in Chicago
President Obama cast an early ballot for Hillary Clinton in Chicago on Friday, where he was raising money for the…
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Desmond Tutu: I want right to end my life through assisted dying
Desmond Tutu has said he would like the option of ending his life through assisted dying as he called on…
Ronaldo hits four goals for Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals for Portugal as they thrashed Andorra 6-0 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, while Belgium…
Model College kidnap: Ashafa charges Lagosians to be vigilant
Jamiu Yisa The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Olugbenga Ashafa has charged Lagosians to be extremely vigilant in the…
Breaking: Kaduna bans Shiite group, IMN
On Friday the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria IMN, an unlawful society has been banned by the Kaduna State Government…
Nollywood stars hold screen classes for young actors
Veteran Nollywood actors Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) and Segun Arinze, on Friday held screen acting class for young actors at the…
Farmers, residents decry robberies in Nasarawa
Some farmers and residents in Nasarawa on Friday called for 24 hours police patrol in order to checkmate incessant robberies…
Man ask court to dissolve 9 years marriage
A 31-year-old man, Eyebiokin Adeniyi, on Friday asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve his nine-year-old marriage to his wife,…
N80m land theft: Court strikes out charge against businesswoman
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday struck out an N80m land theft charge filed by the Economic…
Activist seeks punishment for beneficiaries of electoral fraud
Jamiu Yisa The Chairman of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, Debo Adeniran, has called for strict punishment for beneficiaries…
Announcing results through social media bad omen for democracy-PDP chieftain
Jamiu Yisa The Deputy Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Ola Apena, has…
Dismissal of case proves we’re innocent – Saraki, Ekweremadu
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, have described the dismissal of forgery suit against them…
Managing Director sent to prison for fraud
Paul Iyoghojie The Managing Director of Steven Dux Investment Limited, Chiedu Onyemachi Stephen, 46 has been arraigned before a Lagos…
God asked me to recover my stolen mandate– Ize-Iyamu
Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Edo, on Friday, said…
Reps seeks better funding for Navy
The House of Representatives on Friday has said that it will consider better budgetary provision for the Navy in the…
Ayade says God called him to govern Cross River
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that he was called by God to govern Cross River to provide…