Year: 2016
Pele ill, will not light Olympic cauldron
Brazil football legend Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at Friday’s opening ceremony in Rio. The 75-year-old was rumoured…
LIRS shuts 18 hotels, event centres over N91 million tax evasion
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down 18 hotels, restaurants and event centres over N91…
Akarigbo’s Death: Markets, shops to be shut Sunday
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Sagamu Traditional Council has announced the commencement of traditional rites for the late Oba (Dr.) Michael Adeniyi…
Edo govt. not responsible for LG wages-Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the state government is not responsible for the failure of Local Government authorities…
Abia Governorship: Appeal Court dismisses APGA’s application
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the application of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand…
Breaking: WAEC releases WASSCE results
True to its promise, the West African Examinations (WAEC) has just released the 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate…
ETF: Lagos warns against unauthorised selling of forms
Lagos State Government has warned members of the public on the activities of some unscrupulous individuals and groups selling fake…
Buhari holds closed-door meeting with Speaker Dogara
The embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is currently in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in…
Ex-Golden Eaglets star, Peter Ogaba dies at 42
Peter Ogaba, a former Nigerian International is dead, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF said on Friday. NFF stated at its…
Pastor calls for protest against Mugabe
Evan Mawarire, the founder of Zimbabwe’s ThisFlag social media movement, has on Friday in Pretoria called for a major protest…
INEC commences distribution of PVCs in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday that it had started issuing Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to all…
Afenifere warns FG to stop prioritising religion over economy
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has warned the federal government of Nigeria against its policy of subsidising pilgrimage and priritising…
Yuguda’s application to travel for medical checkup dismissed
An Abuja High Court on Friday dismissed an application by a former minister, Amb. Bashir Yuguda, seeking leave to travel…
Late Onoh laid to rest amidst tributes
The remains of Mrs. Caroline Onoh, the wife of a former governor of old Anambra, Christian, was interred at Ngwo…
Human genes associated with depression discovered
Scientists said on Friday in London that they have found human genes that are probably associated with the development of…
FG extolled over Ojerinde’s removal
An educationist, Mr Samuel Amadi, has lauded the Federal Government on the removal of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, as the registrar…
Jigawa governor appoints 3 SAs, 1 MD
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has appointed three Special Assistants (SAs). A statement signed by the Secretary to the State…
Dickson pledges fulfilment of his promises
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Friday pledged that his administration would continue to fulfil its promises to execute people-oriented…
Islamic State captures 3,000 Iraqi civilians
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on…
LASG arrests woman for using twins to beg
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development monitoring team recently apprehended a woman soliciting alms with two infant…
Football fans hail Nigeria’s U-23 impressive start in Rio Olympic
Football enthusiasts in Nsukka, Enugu state, have hailed the impressive beginning of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team which beat Japan 5-4…
18 bodies found, 23 feared dead in bridge collapse
Rescue workers in India found 18 bodies on Friday after a bridge collapsed over a flooded river earlier in the…
Militants kill 14 in busy market
At least 14 people were killed and more than 20 others injured after militants opened fire and hurled grenades at…
Fayemi orders closure of NDCC
Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development on Thursday ordered the immediate sealing off of the Nigerian Development…
Endorsing Hillary Clinton
Reuben Abati If there was any hope that Donald Trump would change tactics and be more restrained after winning the…
Southwest to produce PDP National Chairman
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Southern Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday night formally zoned the National Chairmanship…
Buhari to meet Dogara over budget padding
Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari today meet with the…
Security concerns as Olympic Games formally begin
As the Rio 2016 olympic games formally begin with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium, Brazil, there has been…
Rio Olympics 2016: Controversy trails wrong Nigerian Anthem
It was a disappointing moment when the wrong national anthem was played for the Nigerian Olympic football (Dream Team) team…
Chinese investment group buys West Bromwich Albion
West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has agreed a deal to sell the club to a Chinese investment group led by…