Year: 2016
Man stabbed to death for selling phone with bad battery
The Imo State Police Command has taken into custody a man who stabbed his neighbour to death for selling a…
Apple hit with $14.6 billion tax bill
Ireland must recover up to 13 billion euros ($14.6 billion) in unpaid taxes from Apple, Europe’s top regulator ruled on…
Rivers PDP tells Peterside Wike cannot be impeached
The Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike was not under any threat…
3 wounded in suicide blast at China’s Kyrgyzstan embassy
A car driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on…
Troops raid bunkerer, militant camps in Delta
Troops of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have raided a suspected oil bunkerer and militant camps at Afiagbene in…
Ize-Iyamu dissapoints Edo widows
The PDP Edo state governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu campaign team on Monday left over 80 widows hungry and disappointed…
Nigeria confirms nickel discovery
Nigeria may be on its ways to generate a new cash cow and an alternative to crude oil with the…
US bans Gilbert Chagoury, Eko Hotel owner
Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, owner of the giant Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos and the groundbreaking Eko Atlantic City,…
Operation Crocodile Smile: Troops training ends in Delta
The Commander, “Operation Crocodile Smile’’ of the Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Benbella Raji, has reassured residents in the Niger Delta assurance…
Liverpool bid £30m for Luan, Boro sign Arsenal defender
Liverpool have submitted a £30m bid for Gremio and Brazil forward Luan, 23. Manchester United had also been linked with…
Police nabs herdsman with AK47 rifle in Enugu
A fresh tension was ignited in Enugu on Monday following the arrest of an AK47 wielding Fulani herdsman. The arrest…
President Buhari dissociated from man who named dog “Buhari”
President Muhammadu Buhari has been dissociated from the case involving a man who named his pet dog ‘Buhari’ by the…
Arsenal to send Jack Wilshere out on loan
Arsenal are willing to let England midfielder Jack Wilshere go out on loan to get first-team football. The 24-year-old, whose…
Russia banned from Paralympic Games
Russia has again been banned because of state-sponsored sports doping programme, and will not compete at the Paralympic Winter Games…
Man City’s Hart to have medical at Torino
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will have a medical on Tuesday for his loan move to Serie A side Torino.…
Allardyce retains Rooney as England captain
Wayne Rooney will continue as England captain, with manager Sam Allardyce saying it was an “easy decision”. Rooney is England’s…
Breaking: 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya
About 6,500 migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its…
De La Hoya: Canelo has replaced Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is gone from boxing with him retiring last year, and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is seen by his…
APC youths felicitate with Aresgbesola over Osun’s 25th Anniversary
A coalition of the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress, APC in South-West Nigeria, has congratulated Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola…
Lawyers, judges not vultures – EFCC
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said Nigerian lawyers and judges ”are peopled by very many seasoned, upright members,…
Power supply restored to MMIA – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Monday that electricity supply had been fully restored to the Murtala…
Building Collapse: FHA seals premises, orders investigation
Professor Mohammed Al-Amin, Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), says the authority has sealed the site of the collapsed building…
54 Nigerian students get scholarship to study in China
No fewer than 54 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have been awarded scholarship to study in China. Prof. Joseph…
Presidency dismisses reported probe of Emir of Kano, Soludo
The Presidency on Monday refuted social media reports that the tenures of Emir of Kano, Dr Muhammadu Sanusi and Prof.…
Police vow to fish out killers of Port Harcourt lawyer
The Rivers Police Command said on Monday that the killers of Port Harcourt-based human rights lawyer, Mr Ken Atsuwete, would…
Emir of llorin appoints new senior High Chief in llorin emirate
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari , on Monday confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Adebayo Gambari as the new…
BoT wants next PDP convention in Abuja
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the National Caretaker Committee of the party to…
Hillary Clinton’s lead cut in half in new national poll
Hillary Clinton’s wide lead over Donald Trump in the race for the White House has been cut in half, according…
Monarch warns Saheed Osupa over Agba Akin of Omole title
The traditional ruler of Ojodu-Abiodun in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Adelani Alabi has warned Fuji…
Economic recession, a blessing to Nigeria – Prof. Utomi
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Nigerian economist and founder of Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, on Monday shocked many when he…