Year: 2016
Confusion as visiting team arrives after walk over
Confusion reigned at the Area 3 football pitch in Abuja on Friday when visiting FC Lokoja arrived few minutes after…
PDP, APC bicker over use of stadium for campaign in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government…
N220m Fraud: Court grants man N10m bail, denies 2 others
Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, July 1, 2016 granted bail…
Pictures: Buhari off to Katsina for weekend
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Katsina, his state, for the weekend. Photo:Sunday Aghaeze
Lagos urge hajj pilgrims to submit e-passports
Executive Secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Muftau Okoya, has requested pilgrims who intend to embark on Y2016…
Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Usman to remain in prison till July 4
Two former ministers and directors of Media and Finance respectively of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Organisation in the…
Governor wants more policemen for Delta
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has called for the deployment of more policemen to the state…
Man arrested 4 years after killing cousin
The Police in Sokoto State says the command has arrested one Atiku Galadima of Gidadawa area, Sokoto, for allegedly murdering…
NAFDAC seals 4 bakeries in Benin
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday sealed off four bakeries during an inspection…
Maryland Mayhem: We Need N139m to refurbish 49 damaged buses – Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said it will cost the State N139 million to refurbish the…
Nigeria withdraws from basketball championships
The FIBA Africa Zone 3 U-18 Championship for Boys and Girls scheduled to commence from July 2 to July 9…
IGP deploys special force to flush out vandals in Ogun
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a special force, comprising the mobile police force, the…
Ex-Adamawa governor, Fintiri gets N500m bail
Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday July 1, 2016 granted bail to a former…
S/Court affirms appointment of Gbadamosi as Olofa of Offa
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the appointment of Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, Okikiola Esuwoye II, as the Olofa of Offa…
Anyaoku mourns Ojo Maduekwe
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Thursday night, described former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe’s death as a…
6 killed as gunmen spray buses with bullets
A report from Nairobi said that six people were killed on Friday when gunmen sprayed two passenger buses with bullets…
Bus kills twins, injures brother in Ogun
Two children of the same parents were on Friday crushed to death on their way to school by a commercial…
Senate alleged forgery: I am not a presidential witness – Enang
Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, said he was not a witness…
This is no longer the world we used to know – Osofisan
On Wednesday June 15 2016, prior to the commencement of the 70th birthday lecture titled, “Femi Osofisan and the Fascinating…
N115m IAR&T fraud: Court adjourns hearing to Sept. 27
Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Friday, adjourned till Sept. 27 further hearing in the trial…
Only civil servants with correct information will be paid – Auditor General
The Government of Kogi State has directed the heads of Teaching Service Commission (TSC); Science, Technology, Technical and Education Board…
Activist urges FG to make laws to salvage N/Delta
An environmental rights activist, Mr Akinbode Olufemi, has told the Federal Government to enact laws to tackle environmental degradation issues…
BREAKING: Court grants Ex-Adamawa Gov, Fintiri bail
The Federal High Court, Abuja, grants a former Adamawa Acting Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, bail in the sum of N500 million…
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro
Iara Oshiomhole covers this week’s issue of Vanguard Allure
Edo State First lady, Iara Oshiomhole is the cover star on this week’s Personality Issue of Vanguard Allure. In the…
INEC lied in its claims about Notice of Appeal says Abia AG
Contrary to claims by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they did not receive any Notice of Appeal from…
Neymar to stay at Barcelona until 2021, gets £209m release clause
Neymar will stay with Barcelona after signing a five-year contract, the club have announced. The Brazilian’s release clause has been…
Man Utd legend Ryan Giggs quits after 29 years at Old Trafford
Ryan Giggs has ended his 29-year stay at Manchester United by agreeing a settlement with the Old Trafford club. United…
Kidnappers to face life imprisonment in Delta
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday in Asaba signed the Delta Anti-Kidnapping Bill into law, which provides life imprisonment…
Done Deal: Man City unveil Spain striker Nolito
Manchester City have signed Spain forward Nolito from Celta Vigo after meeting his £13.8m release clause. The 29-year-old has signed…
How MTN cut billions off its Nigerian telecoms fine
Telecoms firm MTN hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in January to help it reduce a $3.9 billion fine…