Year: 2016
RRS arrests Legion officer for stealing motorcycles
Kazeem Ugbodaga A Legion officer who specialized in robbing okada riders have been arrested in Agege area of Lagos, Southwest…
Army to conduct military exercise in Delta creeks
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has informed the Delta State Government of its intention to carry out a two-week…
Inactive telephone lines increase to 67m in June – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says inactive lines in the country’s telecommunications industry have increased from 65,186,763 in May to…
Iraq hangs 36 people sentenced to death for killing troops
Iraq said on Sunday it had hanged 36 militants sentenced to death over the mass killing of hundreds of mainly…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Probe missing $12.4b oil windfall, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation…
John Kerry’s Visit: Beyond The Cover Story
Reuben Abati Essential elements of intelligence and the intelligence cycle in overseas relations include what is better described as “the…
Bomb blast kills 22 during wedding
At least 22 people were killed and 94 others were injured when a bomb exploded at an outdoor wedding in…
Football, Headlines, Metro, News
Breaking: Rio Olympics: Brazil wins gold medal, defeats Germany 5-4
Brazil men’s team have won the gold medal of the Rio Olympics beating Germany 5-4 after penalty shootout’. What a…
APC won’t impose, endorse any candidate – Odigie-Oyegun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured aspirants seeking to contest the Ondo State gubernatorial election on the party platform…
Hoodlums attack Agidingbi residents during Isese Festival
Daniels Ekugo Violence was recorded in Agidingbi in Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Saturday during the…
Be patient, all will be well, Akiolu tells Nigerians
Lagos monarch, Oba Riliwan Akiolu I, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to be patient in spite of the hard times in…
JAMB to have more examination centres in Diaspora
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it was looking forward to establishing more examination centres in the Diaspora…
Ooni calls for preservation of culture and tradition
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has urged the relevant stakeholders in public and private sectors to salvage the…
Chevron must stop operation, Delta community insists
The leadership of the Benikrukru Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta has insisted that Chevron…
Rio Olympics: Fans hail Dream Team VI for winning bronze medal
Nigerians have hailed the national U-23 team, Dream Team VI, for consoling them with its 3-2 win over Hunduras to…
Osun sports director praises U-23 team
Layi Adesiyan, Osun State Director of Youths, Sports and Special Needs on Saturday praised Nigeria Dream Team VI for winning…
Flood destroys 120 houses, farms in Jigawa
Flood have destroyed 120 houses and washed away farms and other valuables worth million of naira in Jahun Local Government…
NFF congratulates U-23 team
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has congratulated the U23 National Team for winning bronze at this year’s Men’s Olympic Football…
Bauchi: 4 women barred from travelling for Hajj
Four female intending pilgrims from Bauchi State were barred from performing the 2016 Hajj Pilgrimage, the state’s Deputy Amirul Hajji,…
65-year old woman found dead in well in llorin
A 65-year old woman, who was in charge of ensuring proper sanitary condition of a mosque in llorin, Kwara was…
Eminent Nigerians pay last respect to Maduekwe
Eminent Nigerians from different spheres of life on Saturday bid farewell to late Chief Ojo Maduekwe, a former Minister of…
New Miss Nigeria visits Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA
Paul Iyoghojie The new Miss Nigeria, Christiana Kalo has paid a courtesy visit to the Sole Administrator of Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA,…
Lagos ready to propagate brand awareness-Ayorinde
The Lagos State Government has announced its readiness to publicise “Brand Lagos” as the State continues to record successes in…
4,395 couples register for mass-wedding in Kano
No fewer than 4,395 prospective couples wishing to participate in the Kano State Government’s mass wedding have so far registered…
Soyinka: International mediators to resolve Niger Delta crisis
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has disclosed that the services of international mediators will be sought to mediate between the…
Gov suspends commissioner, disbands employment committee
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has suspended the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development, Mr Samuel…
Pirates kidnap 8 fishermen in Akwa Ibom
Chief Williams Mkpah, the Transitional Chairman of Ibeno Local Government Area has said that sea pirates kidnapped eight fishermen fishing…
Oshiomhole charges pilgrims to be of good behaviour
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has charged the 197 Muslim pilgrims from the state to be good ambassadors of…
You must update your knowledge, Army Chief tells soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged officers and men of the Nigerian Army to ensure they…