Year: 2016
NNPC commits to wildlife conservation
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will reduce the impact of its oil exploration and exploitation on the environment as…
Judge disqualifies self from ex-Gov Suswan’s trial
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Monday disqualified himself from presiding over the trial…
Are We All Biafrans?
By Jibrin Ibrahim On May 31st, my good friend Chido Onumah made a public presentation of his book, We Are…
“The solution to the crisis in the Niger Delta is dialogue”- Kumuyi
Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, has advocated for dialogue to resolve the crisis in the…
Why Nigerians shun public hospital-Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday said poor environment and lack of modern equipment scare…
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro
Veteran actress, Henrietta Kosoko passes on at 53
Nollywood actress and the wife of top Nollywood actor, Prince Jide Kosoko, Henrietta Kosoko has passed on today. The 53-year-old…
2,304 delegates expected for Edo primary June 18
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says 2,304 delegates will be electing a gubernatorial candidate for the party in Edo on…
Muhammad Ali’s remains arrive his hometown
The remains of late boxing legend Muhammad Ali arrived at his hometown in the U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky on…
Recruitment: Police to disqualify applicants with tattoo
Enugu State Police Command said persons with tattoo on their bodies would be disqualified in the ongoing nationwide recruitment into…
Baale remanded in prison
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Magistrate Y.O. Aje-Atunwa of the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court Ikeja, Lagos State has ordered that Chief Maugbe Babatunde Tudonu,…
20 INEC staff reinstated
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said in the commission’s daily bulletin issued on Monday in Abuja that it had…
Armsgate: Judge slams Dasuki’s counsel
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, June 6, 2016…
UNILAG accommodation crisis to end soon
Dr Karo Ogbinaka, the Deputy Dean I, Students’ Affairs, University of Lagos, on Monday assured students of the institution that…
Ramadan: Civil Defence deployed to mosques in Sokoto
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Monday that it had deployed sufficient personnel to secure 95…
Ramadan: IGP orders security for mosques, churches, playgrounds
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed police commands across the country to ensure that key and vulnerable…
Ramadan: Group seeks pardon for 54 convicted soldiers
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to grant presidential pardon this Ramadan…
Motorcycle thief jailed 4 years
A motorcycle thief, 31-year old Gideon Olonade, is to spend the next four years in prison, an Osun court ruled…
Tribunal dismisses Faleke’s petition
The Kogi State governorship election tribunal has ruled that the failure of Mr James Faleke to join INEC in his…
APC accuses PDP of sponsoring Niger Delta Avengers
The South-South chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of sponsoring the…
Pictures: The haunting last photos of Muhammad Ali
These are some of the last photographs taken of Muhammad Ali before his death in the early hours of last…
Oil prices boosted by dollar slump
Oil prices pushed higher Monday thanks to a softer dollar after last week’s disappointing US jobs report, but gains were…
Ramadan: Promote tolerance, peaceful co-existence, Ambode enjoins Muslims
As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts across the world to commence the annual Ramadan, the Lagos State Governor, Mr.…
Brazil’s Neymar and Warriors star Curry exchange jerseys
NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry swapped jerseys with Brazilian football star Neymar on Sunday after Curry helped the Golden…
Transfers: Arsenal in talks with Riyad Mahrez, as Hazard snub PSG
Arsenal are in talks to complete a double raid on Leicester’s Premier League title-winning team by seeking out winger Riyad…
Jamie Vardy to decide Arsenal switch today
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is expected to decide whether to join Arsenal before England fly out to France for…
They want change, they won’t change
By John Adebisi I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they…
Ogun police boss vows to deal with pipeline vandals
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has vowed to deal ruthlessly with criminals in the state,…
#NBAFinals: Warriors crush Cavs to take Game 2
Draymond Green scored 28 points as Golden State beat Cleveland 110-77 to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.…
Kogi Election Tribunal: Verdict on Faleke’s petition today
James Abiodun Faleke, the member of the House of Representatives, who wants the Kogi Governorship Election Tribunal to declare him…
Ramadan: Buhari urges Muslims to avoid exploitation of others
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan as a great opportunity for seeking forgiveness…