Year: 2016
Alvan Ikoku College of Education shut indefinitely
The management of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Owerri, has announced the indefinite closure of the institution following…
DIG directs police officers to respect human rights
The Nigeria Police Force has directed its personnel to promote and respect the rights of citizens in the discharge of…
Unity Schools: FG cancels interview test
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has announced the cancellation of the interview test for National Common Entrance Examination…
CCT Trial: Court of Appeal to hear Saraki’s appeal Oct 6
The Court of Appeal on Monday in Abuja adjourned until October 6 to hear an appeal filed by the Senate…
Gunmen kidnap chief security officer
The Delta Police Command on Monday confirmed the abduction of Mr John Odogun, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the…
Ambode reiterates zero tolerance to noise pollution
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday restated the government’s resolve to enforce relevant regulations on noise pollution in…
GOtv Boxing Night 8: Fijabi vows to rearrange Blacky Joe’s face
Fans favourite and two-time winner of the N1million cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night, Olaide “Fijaborn”…
N2.4bn Scam: Contractor gets bail on stringent terms
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to Olugbenga Obadina, Managing…
African Union fails to elect new leader
Current AU Commission President Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was due to stand down but leaders were unable to agree on a successor…
FIFA gets new World Cup sponsor
FIFA, which has struggled to find commercial partners since it was battered by a corruption scandal last year, named a…
N9b Debt: Abuja hotels’ sewer lines disconnected
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) said on Monday that it had started disconnecting FCT hotels` sewer lines over non-payment…
Melaye must apologise, Lagos women protest
Scores of women in Lagos State on Monday stormed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s office to protest Senator Dino Melaye’s verbal assault…
Ohakim can travel abroad for treatment – Court
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted the former Governor of Imo, Ikedi Ohakim permission to travel abroad for…
Rape victim dies in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A 10-year old girl, Felicia Opara, allegedly raped by one Mallam Bashir Alagori in his kiosk at…
I’m just like Jamie Vardy, says Ahmed Musa
Leicester fans will be delighted to hear that they will have two Jamie Vardys at the club next season after…
Juan Cuadrado staying at Chelsea, says Conte
New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado is part of his plans at Stamford Bridge. Cuadrado, 28,…
Women pose nude against Trump in Cleveland
More than a hundred women stripped and posed naked with mirrors in Cleveland, answering a photographer’s call to blend art…
Arsenal new striker cries before leaving Japan
Arsenal fans may have been underwhelmed by the signing of Japanese youngster Takuma Asano, but he’s clearly a pretty big…
“Stop acting like grandfather of corruption”, Fayose to Buhari
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State while urging Nigerians to demand the release of the authentic report of the Committee…
Riyad Mahrez eyes Barcelona deal, rejects Leicester offer
Riyad Mahrez is set for a dream move to Barcelona after telling Leicester he wants to leave. The PFA Player…
Why I collected N50m from Dasuki – Doyin Okupe
Former presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe, has narrated his encounter with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC)…
IGP orders probe of predecessor, Arase
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special investigation panel to probe his predecessor, Solomon Arase,…
Why Buhari can’t be impeached- Reps
The Federal House of Representatives at the weekend, in Bauchi State, cleared the air on the alleged plot to impeach…
MFM FC defeat Heartland behind closed doors
Lagos-based MFM on Sunday defeated Heartland FC of Owerri 2-0 in a pulsating closed door fixture on Match Day 27…
Power outage hits Ikoyi, VI, Oshodi
The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Region, on Sunday announced a one-day power outage in some parts…
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AU launches long-awaited AU passport
The long-awaited African Union (AU) passport was on Sunday launched at the opening ceremony of the 27th Ordinary Session of…
Relocation of Alade Market followed due process-Concessionaire
The Concessionaire of Alade Shopping Mall, Master Reality International Concepts Limited on Sunday said the relocation of shop owners and…
My father’s abductors haven’t contacted family for ransom-Son
Son of the abducted Lagos monarch, Alhaji Kabiru Oseni says his father’s abductors have not yet established contact with the…
OAU Crisis: Between Wumi Raji and Adediwura Alawode
‘Kunle Jaiyesimi It is no longer news that Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria is in crisis, as reported by various…
ABU makes major academic breakthroughs- VC
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria says it has recorded major breakthroughs following researches it carried out in petrochemicals and…