Year: 2016
18 commissioners of police promoted AIGs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant…
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French police arrest 5 over Nice attack
Five people have been arrested by the French police in connection with the Nice attack in which 84 people were…
Expired ice cream impounded in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Huge quantities of expired ice cream stored in the cold room of the United African Company of…
Kogi to partner farmers for food sufficiency
Kogi Government on Saturday reiterated its commitment to partnering farmers across the state to achieve food sufficiency. Commissioner for Agriculture…
Reinhard Bonnke: My evangelism experience in Africa
World famous Christian evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, has narrated his experience while evangelizing in Africa. Wherever he goes, a lot of…
161 die after failed coup in Turkey
At least 161 people have been killed and over 1,400 wounded in an attempted military coup in Turkey. Turkey’s president…
Pictures: Osinbajo leads Nigeria’s delegation to AU Summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, leads Nigeria’s delegation to the African Union Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The summit will start…
ISIS claims Nice attack
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the truck attack that killed 84 people in Nice on France’s national…
FIFA recommends four-year ban for ex-official Makudi
FIFA has recommended their former council member Worawi Makudi be banned from footballing activities for four years, the association confirmed…
Old fox, Babagana Kingibe, joins Osinbajo’s delegation to AU summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the African Union Summit formally opening on…
NSCDC destroys 250 illegal refineries, arrests 118 vandals
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) said it has destroyed over 250 illegal refineries and made over 118…
Lawyers recommend capital punishment for kidnapping
Some Abuja-based lawyers have called on the Federal Government to enact a law making kidnapping a capital offence punishable with…
Attempted coup in Turkey crumbles, Erdogan in control
An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of Saturday after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan’s…
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U.S. against coup in Turkey-Obama
United States President, Barack Obama has condemned the attempted coup in Turkey. He says America would support the democratically elected…
Chelsea agree £32m Kante fee
Chelsea have agreed a fee of around £32m for Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante, according to Sky sources. Leicester offered…
Belgium sack Wilmots after Euro 2016 dismal performance
Belgium have parted company with manager Marc Wilmots, two weeks after the team lost 3-1 to Wales in the quarter-finals…
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Army takes over power in Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would be…
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Fani-Kayode regains freedom
Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, Former Minister of Aviation, has regained freedom from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission,…
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Coup attempt in Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put…
Fire guts the popular GSM market in Kano
Fire has razed down no fewer than 44 shops at the popular Farm Centre GSM market in Kano metropolis on…
OAU crisis and the falsifiers at work
Adediwura Alawode In his article entitled ‘Crisis in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife’, Wumi Raji, an Associate Professor in the…
FG uncovers N5.7b fraud in civil servants’ payroll
The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit has found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government’s Ministries, Agencies and Departments…
Attack on Shiites: Gov El-Rufai promises to punish culprits
Governor Nasiru El-rufai of Kaduna State on Friday said anyone indicted by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by…
U.S envoy commends Nigeria`s anti-graft chairman
The outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, has commended EFCC Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu for bringing vigour…
Residents of Ikorodu communities in Lagos flee homes
Many residents of the communities in Ikorodu in Lagos State have fled their homes for fear of being attacked by…
37 Nigerian soldiers escape death
Not fewer than 37 soldiers were injured when a military truck conveying soldiers was involved in an accident along Kano-…
Price of beans soars at Mile 12 Market
The price of 100kg bag of beans at the popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos, has slightly increased from N22,000…
Contractor remanded in Kuje Prison over N2.4b contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned one Olugbenga Obadina alongside his company, Almond Projects Limited, before…
The root cause of the institutionalization of corruption in Nigeria
Col. Tony Nyiam (retd) Corruption has without doubt become systemic in Nigeria. The political-economic system has been so soaked in…
Electricity tariff hike: NGO urges caution
I-WIN, an NGO, has called on electricity stakeholders in the country to adopt dialogue to resolve the recent contentious electricity…