Year: 2016
Sallah: Police deploy over 2,000 officers to Nasarawa state
Nasarawa State Police Command said on Tuesday that it has deployed over 2,000 officers to various strategic places in the…
Ogonis protest alleged neglect of Ken Saro-Wiwa Poly
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of Ogonis under the auspices of Ken Saro-Wiwa Associates as early as 6a.m. Tuesday gathered at…
Toddler tortured to death for rejecting breakfast
A Singaporean mother who tortured her two-year-old son to death for not eating his breakfast and disobeying her was jailed…
OGSIEC fixes local government election for October 8
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has scheduled October 8 for the conduct of election into the…
Pictures: Book Reading: Nigerian press and the politics of meaning
These are some of the pictures taken during a book reading titled: The Nigerian Press and the Politics of Meaning…
Abiso urges NFF to confirm Yusuf as Super Eagles’ Head Coach
Bashir Abiso, former Chairman of El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club of Maiduguri, has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to consider…
Court declares Ex-PG Maritime Workers’ Union wanted
An Apapa Magistrates’ Court has declared a former President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Mr Uzoije Ukaumunna,…
Man cuts off wife’s lover’s manhood
A former boxer who chopped off the manhood of his wife’s lover with a pair of garden shears before flushing…
Kuje Jail Break: 14 prison officers suspended
The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has suspended 14 officers in connection with the recent Kuje Prison break. This is contained…
Suicide bombers hit 3 Saudi cities
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared…
Nigeria welcomes support to diversify economy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration will continue to welcome support and investments from the international community…
Sultan directs Muslims to fast Tuesday, declares Wednesday as Eid-el-Fitr
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III on Monday directed Muslims to fast on Tuesday and declared that Eid…
IGP constitutes Force Management Team
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, has constituted the Force Management Team. The formation of the team came…
Pictures: Buhari, Osinbajo, Dogara at feast with IDPs
President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Speaker Yakubu Dogara feast with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the State…
Pictures: Buhari fetes IDPs during breaking of fast
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 4 July entertained Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the State House. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze.
Niger Delta Avengers enter Twitter blacklist
Nigeria’s terror group, the Niger Delta Avengers was blacklisted by Twitter on Monday. The social media platform suspended the account…
Ambode’s ban on street trading insensitive-CACOL
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Monday condemned the ban on street trading by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos…
Buhari approves new board of directors for NNPC
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as provided for…
EFCC docks Omokore, ex-NNPC chiefs
Prince Jide Omokore, the oil mogul linked with several under-the-counter deals with former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke was docked…
N1.4b Fraud: Ex-Kogi LG boss loses post-conviction bail bid
Convicted former Caretaker Chairman of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, Gabriel Daudu, on Monday lost his post conviction…
Apapa Mall plans extraordinary Eid-El-Fitri Celebration
Apapa Mall, Nigeria’s premier port City’s shopping mall, will on the 5th and 6th of July, 2016, welcome its customers…
Ahmed Musa joins Leicester City
Premier League champions Leicester City have agreed a deal with CSKA Moscow to sign Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa, the player’s…
Ebonyi uncovers 250 ‘ghost’ teachers, 57 others receiving double salaries
The Ebonyi Government says it has uncovered about 250 ghost teachers in its pay roll. Chief Hycinth Ikpor, the Chairman…
Eid-el-Fitri: TUC urges Muslims to promote peace
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has called on Muslims faithful to promote peace to enhance national growth and development.…
NGO pays fine to free 40 inmates in Suleja
The Peace Corp of Nigeria (PCN), a Youth NGO, on Monday paid fines to free 40 inmates at the Suleja…
Eid-el-Fitri: Police promises hitch-free celebration in Abuja
The Police in the Federal Capital Territory have assured residents of the area of adequate security during the Eid-El-Fitri celebration.…
Troops foil suicide attack on Borno IDPs camp
The Nigerian Army says its troops on Monday averted two separate bomb attacks by three female suicide bombers in Mungonu…
Eid-el-Fitri: Abuja Airport witnesses moderate traffic
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday witnessed moderate movement of passengers ahead of the Eid-el-Fitri celebration as all…
BREAKING: CBN sacks Skye Bank chairman, appoints new Board Chairman
CBN removes Skye Bank chairman, MD, others, appoints Mr Tokunbo Abiru as new MD, and Alhaji M K Ahmed as…
Eid-El-Fitri: Low turnout of passengers at Lagos airports
The two domestic Airports in Lagos on Monday witnessed a low turnout of passengers travelling to celebrate the Eld-El-Fitri holidays…