Year: 2016
RockNation back with Metal And Romance rock party
RockNation, the organizers of the biggest Rock Music event in Nigeria is back with the hottest rock party in Lagos,…
Four police officers fatally killed in Dallas ambush
Four police officers were fatally shot and seven wounded by snipers who targeted them during rallies in Dallas to protest…
Manchester United to sign Paul Pogba for £100m
Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has begun negotiations in the last 48 hours that could see Paul Pogba return…
Italian man nabbed for hacking Nigerian migrant to death
An arrest has been made of the Italian football hooligan who beat a Nigerian migrant to death in Italy. ANSA…
Gunmen abduct Sen. Patrick Ani in Cross River
Unknown gunmen have abducted Sen. Patrick Ani, a former senator who represented Cross River South on the platform of the…
Judge rules against Cosby in sexual assault case
A judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s effort to compel the accuser in his criminal sex assault case to testify…
NCPC to reduce pilgrimage fare to Israel
Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), said the commission planned to reduce the fare for pilgrimage…
Don’t blame us for unpaid salaries – Gov Jibrilla
Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa says governors should not be blamed for the problem of non payment of workers salary…
Ebonyi set to launch one-man-one hectare agric programme
The Ebonyi government says it will launch an agricultural programme tagged, ‘one-man-one hectare’ in August to enable its citizens participate…
Bombing of oil installations in Niger Delta to end soon- NSCDC Boss
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Thursday that the dialogue approach adopted by the Federal Government…
Dogara to ring bell at Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday
Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara will on Friday ring the bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in…
Eid el-Fitr: Parks, recreation centres record huge turnout
Parks and some recreational centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday recorded large turnout of fun seekers in…
Governor demands apology to re-open schools
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has requested for a letter of apology from schools whose pupils took part in…
NDLEA arrests 63 suspects with 484.11kgs of drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday said it arrested 63 suspected drug traffickers in Lagos between January…
Flying Eagles depart Abuja for Khartoum
The Flying Eagles on Thursday departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja for Khartoum for 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations…
US police kill two black men in one week
Two black men were reportedly to have been shot dead by police in the United States so far this week.…
Next UK prime minister will be a woman
Britain will be led by a woman prime minister through its complicated divorce with the European Union, it was revealed…
Metro, News, Sports, Tennis, World News
Wimbledon 2016: Serena Williams to play Angelique Kerber in final
Holder Serena Williams will play Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday. Six-time champion Serena, 34,…
Unpaid Salaries: SERAP drags governors to ICC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of collective…
Headlines, Metro, News, World News
Eid-al- Fitri Tragedy: Nine killed during stampede
Authorities in Ghana say nine people are dead after a stampede during an Eid celebration to mark the end of…
Official JAMB grading system for 2016/2017 admission
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the grading system for admission into tertiary institutions…
Pictures: Mass protest in Ekiti against Gov Fayose
There was a mass protest in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Thursday against the administration of Governor Ayodele…
CBN says no Nigerian bank in distress
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday, said that no bank in the country was distressed. The CBN in…
Minister mourns Bukky Ajayi, calls her an iconic thespian
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Zainab Bukola Ajayi, who died on Wednesday, as an…
Nigerian footballer jailed for drug trafficking in Cambodia
A 30-year-old Nigerian man, Francis Ihenwe Oderah, who claimed to be a footballer in Cambodia has been sentenced to 8…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Niger Delta Avengers attack Chevron pipelines again
The deadly militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, said it destroyed pipelines belonging to Chevron on Wednesday night. The group stated…
Late Marafan Sokoto, a true statesman- Tambuwal
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has described the late Marafan Sokoto, Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, as “a true statesman.” This…
Nigerian migrant attacked, dies in Italy after hate attack
A Nigerian migrant was on Wednesday beaten to death in a racist attack by a right-wing football fan in a…
Dogara mourns Shinkafi
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara state…
Buhari fair to all regions: Senator Enang, HOS Oyo-Ita
Sen. Eta Enang, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has said that the claim…