Year: 2016
Keke riders protest extortion in Aba
Tricycle riders in Aba, Abia on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest against the extortion of their members by the police…
MTV Base VJ search Nigeria kicks off in Abuja
Popular music channel, MTV Base, on Tuesday began the third edition of its audition in Abuja to select the next…
Anambra road traffic deaths less by 60 percent- FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said that there is a 60 percent reduction in deaths resulting from crashes…
FG bans PTA levies in Unity colleges
The Federal Government has banned the collection of development levies by Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) in the 104 unity colleges across…
Man sent to jail for sexually abusing orphans
A federal high court on Wednesday in Austin U.S., sentenced a 66-year-old Texas man who managed an orphanage in Malawi…
Buhari swears in 4 advisers, perm. sec.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on four Special Advisers and a permanent secretary at the Presidential…
Claudio Ranieri signs new deal at Leicester
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions. The Italian, 64, led…
The Theology and Ideology of Nigerian violence by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe Two curious events took place last week. In one, the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq…
Arsene Wenger set to land Wilfried Bony for £30m
Arsene Wenger is set to launch a £30m bid for unwanted Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony. The Ivorian outcast stayed…
Boko Haram suicide bombers head for Europe
Thousands of Nigerian refugees indoctrinated in Boko Haram camps are heading to Europe’s shores as a famine intensifies, security sources…
Hypocrisy of condemnation of the arrest of a blogger by the EFCC
By Nelson Ekujumi If there is anything about the human being which makes him dreaded and feared among the creatures…
A land flooded with milk and money – Trouble!
Kole Omotoso Everything in Nigeria is a miracle. So, when people go for months and even years without salary and…
Brazil’s Senate votes to remove President Roussef
In a marathon 20-hour session that lasted until the early hours of the morning Wednesday, Brazil’s Senate voted to move…
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Breaking: 11 newborn babies killed in hospital fire
At least 11 newborn babies have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the country’s…
Russia to build strong economic relations with Nigeria
Nikolay Udovichenko, ambassador of Russia in Nigeria said on Tuesday in Abuja that his country would build a strong economic…
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Pictures: Serena Williams out of 2016 Rio Olympics
World No. 1 Serena Williams lost a tough third round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Tuesday night. Here are…
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Breaking: Serena Williams out of Rio Olympics, loses in singles round three
World No. 1 Serena Williams lost a tough third round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Tuesday night. After being…
No concessionary foreign exchange rate for pilgrims – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked claims in certain quarters suggesting that prospective pilgrims have been granted concessionary…
Edo PDP Crisis: Court orders parties to maintain status quo
An FCT High Court on Tuesday ordered parties involved in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo governorship primaries to maintain…
Looters in trouble as AGF takes over high profile cases
The Attorney -General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has directed agencies with prosecutorial powers to compile pending cases…
3 Nigerians create records at Rio Olympics
At least three of the many Nigerian athletes in the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games created records of sorts…
Indiscipline: AIG Ali reads riot act to officers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The new Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, Abdulmajid Ali has read…
Pictures: Buhari receives outgoing Vietnamese ambassador
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the outgoing Vietnamese ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Hoang Hgoc Ho at the State House,…
Agriculture remains top priority – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will continue to accord agriculture premium importance through programmes and initiatives designed to…
Man stabs wife with screwdriver
A 31-year-old father of one, Sunday Dennis, was on Tuesday brought before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for…
Blatter to attend FIFA ban appeal
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will appear in person at the Court of Arbitration for Sport for his August 25…
Lagos vows to seize houses, hotels used for kidnapping
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it will henceforth seize houses and hotels used as hideouts for…
2 transformer vandals bag 6 years imprisonment
An Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has sentenced Akeem Azeez, 23, and his cohort, Quadri Yusuf,…
NNPC dismisses reports on increase in fuel prices
Dr. Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday, dismissed reports that the corporation…
54 varsity students denounce cultism in Benue
No fewer than 54 students from various tertiary institutions in Benue have denounced their membership of cult groups. The students…