Year: 2016
Nigerian trafficking boss on trial in Europe
A female trafficking boss used witchcraft to round up and terrify dozens of teenage orphans from Nigeria before selling them…
UPDATE: Pistorius sentenced to six years for murdering girlfriend
South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for six years on Wednesday for the 2013 murder…
Oscar Pistorius in court for sentencing
South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius arrived in court on Wednesday for sentencing for the 2013 murder of his…
Eid-el Fitr: NSCDC deploys 1,100 men in Ogun
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said that it had deployed over 1,100 operatives to provide security during…
Sallah: Buhari promises Nigerians better days ahead
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, while congratulating the Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fast, promised…
Metro, News, Sports, Tennis, World News
Venus, Serena through to Wimbledon semi-finals
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, on Tuesday went through to the semi-finals of the 2016 Wimbledon Tennis Championships to…
Flying Eagles beat City Strikers FC 2-1
The national under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Tuesday beat Abuja-based Nationwide League One (NLO) clubside City Strikers…
Kidnapped Sierra Leonean envoy regains freedom
The Sierra Leonean Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Nelson Williams who was kidnapped on July 1 in Kaduna by…
PENGASSAN threatens nationwide strike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unless there is a quick solution to the face-off between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff…
War or referendum: The British example
Barring any last-minute miracle, Britain is out of the European Union. A referendum sanctioned by an over-confident Conservative Prime Minister,…
Flood renders many homeless, houses submerged in Birnin Kebbi
The five hours early morning rainfall in Birnin kebbi town on Tuesday had resulted in flooding and collapse of several…
Football, Metro, News, Sports, World News
Berlusconi close to selling AC Milan to Chinese buyers
Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is close to selling soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese consortium…
Unpaid Salaries: TUC Oyo State declares one-day warning strike
The Traded Union Congress (TUC), Oyo State Council, is to observe a one-day warning strike from Monday, July 11, to…
FC Barcelona unveils academy in Nigeria, LASG pledges support
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu, on Tuesday said the government would ensure the smooth operation of FC…
Police rescue woman, 3 children in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued a woman and her three children kidnapped on 3 July,…
Anambra police parade suspected gangs of robbers
The police in Anambra have arrested a nine-member suspected gang of robbers that had terrorised Nanka community in Orumba North…
Suicide Bombing: President Buhari condoles with Saudi authorities
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the suicide bombing in Madinah, which occurred on Monday in Islam’s second holiest city. Condoling…
NIMASA not recruiting, beware of fraudsters – Peterside
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said that the agency is not recruiting…
Breaking News: Gunmen kidnap LASG expatriate contractor in Epe
Gunmen have kidnapped an expatriate worker of a construction company working on the Lagos State Government’s dualisation of the Epe…
Eid el-Fitr: FG extends public holiday to Thursday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, July 5, and Thursday, July 7, as public holidays to mark the Eid el-Fitr…
US raises alarm on possible attacks in Lagos
The United States on Tuesday warned of possible attacks against expatriates and foreign visitors in Lagos, during the public holidays…
Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 5,000 personnel to Kaduna
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, said on Tuesday that it had deployed 5,000 personnel…
Court convicts 49 motorists for traffic offences
A Mobile Court has convicted 49 drivers for violation of road traffic regulations during a special patrol in Kafanchan, Jema’a…
Enugu CP assures residents of hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration
Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Enugu State Police Commissioner, has assured residents of the state of adequate security during and after…
JAMB releases admission criteria for next session
By Abiodun Onafuye In separate meetings with representatives of universities, polytechnics and colleges of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation…
Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 1,500 personnel in Jigawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, says it will deploy 1,500 personnel to ensure hitch-free sallah…
Saudi prince reassures Saudis after triple bombings
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country’s security after suicide attacks…
Cyber security conference holds July 26
Ngsecure 2016, an international Information Security Conference, is billed to take place at Four Point Hotel, Lagos on July 26…
Brazil to distribute 9 million condoms during Olympics
Brazil’s government will hand out nine million condoms for free around Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics in August, a…
Digital Switch Over Project: We welcome China’s support – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has welcomed China’s decision to support Nigeria in its quest to…