Year: 2016
Former mayor admits raping four-year-old girl
A former mayor who “dedicated his life to Jesus” who repeatedly sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl has blamed her for…
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$15m saga: ‘FG must prosecute Patience Jonathan now’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
Man arraigned for beating wife over upkeep allowance
A 52-year-old man, James Oluwadairo, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his wife and…
Oprah Winfrey loses $117million as share prices plummet by 66%
Oprah Winfrey weight isn’t the only thing that has dropped after losing $117 million when her Weight Watchers shares plummeted…
Court remands suspected rapist in prison
An unemployed man, Adebayo Adeshina, charged with abduction and rape was on Wednesday remanded in prison by an Ikeja Chief…
Ronaldo to play full 90 minutes against Sporting-Zidane
Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo will play the full 90 minutes against boyhood club Sporting Lisbon as he steps up…
Nigeria wins 7th gold medal in Paralympics
Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics…
NDLEA nabs man with methamphetamine valued at N31m
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a man with parcels of methamphetamine (an addictive stimulant)…
Archbishop blames kidnapping on joblessness
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, on Wednesday urged government at all levels to create job opportunities,…
Uber launches first self-driving taxi fleet
Uber on Wednesday launched a groundbreaking driver-less car service, jumping ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with…
30 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Niger
A Boko Haram assault against Nigerien villagers of Toumour on Eid el Kabir day, has ended with the insurgents getting…
Eid-el-Kabir: Passengers throng Osogbo parks after celebrations
Scores of passengers travelling back to their bases on Wednesday besieged different motor parks in Osogbo, after the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.…
2016 Edo guber election postponement and sanctity of human lives
By Nelson Ekujumi With about 72 hours away to the conduct of the 2016 Edo state gubernatorial election and in…
Public, private offices resume work after Eid-el-Kabir
Public and private outfits in Osogbo, Osun, on Wednesday resumed for work after the two-day Eid-el-Kabir holiday declared by the…
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Basketmouth celebrates birthday with new endorsement deal
Top Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth, is a year older today. The top comedian took to his…
PDP BOT Chairman blasts Sen. Sodangi over defection
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees (BOT), Senator Walid Jibrin, on Wednesday said the party…
Hillary Clinton to resume campaign Thursday after pneumonia treatment
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who has been staying at home since swooning at a 9/11 memorial ceremony due…
Messi scores hat-trick as FC Barcelona put 7 past Celtic
Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick on Tuesday as a rampant FC Barcelona inflicted on Celtic…
Bayern Munich prove too strong for Rostov
Bayern Munich began their bid for a sixth European Cup title on Tuesday by hammering UEFA Champions League debutants Rostov…
Manchester City’s Champions League game rescheduled to Wednesday
Manchester City’s postponed UEFA Champions League group match against Borussia Monchengladbach has been rescheduled to Wednesday. Heavy rain, thunder and…
Rio Paralympics: Nigeria wins 7th gold medal
Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics…
Arik Air back in the air
Arik Air will resume normal flights Wednesday morning, 24 hours after it suspended operations over problems with insurance. In a…
Breaking: Boko Haram threatens to capture Buhari in new video
A new video by Boko Haram has surfaced, with the insurgents threatening to capture President Muhammadu Buhari. The footage, narrated…
Boko Haram kills 7 soldiers in Niger- Army
No fewer than seven Niger soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in two separate attacks by Boko Haram Islamists…
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Militants blow up another pipeline in Delta
A militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, in the early hours of Tuesday, blew up the Afiesere-Iwhrenene major…
Police arrest 14 MASSOB members during procession
The Police Command in Anambra said 14 suspected members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra…
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres suffers stroke
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres has been rushed to a hospital following a stroke, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The…
Trump’s “deplorable” minority outreach has backfired
Let me start by disclosing that I have been a Republican throughout my donkey’s years in America. This affinity is…
Bayern Munich maul Rostov 5-0
Joshua Kimmich hit the target twice and Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Juan Bernat completed the scoring as the coach…
Sanchez rescues Arsenal from defeat
Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for Arsenal from their limp Champions League opener at Paris St-Germain. Edinson Cavani glanced PSG…