Year: 2016
Customs’ unit impounds goods worth N780m
The Controller, Federal Operations Unit of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ikeja, Comptroller Umar Dahiru, said the unit impounded goods with…
Govt recovers 183 buildings, 5 vessels, others from looters
The Federal Government said on Saturday that it recovered 182 completed buildings, an uncompleted one and five maritime vessels from…
Kano Killing: IGP identifies suspects, calls for calm
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has identified the two key suspects arrested in connection with the killing of a…
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Serena Williams dethroned in France
*Garbine Muguruza is new Queen Spanish tennis player, Garbine Muguruza is the new Queen of Roland Garros as she defeated…
Buhari condemns killing in Kano as police arrest 2 suspects
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as sad and regrettable the developments that led to the killing of Mrs Bridget Agbahime,…
There was no attempt to kidnap my mother, says Ambode
The Lagos State Governor on Saturday denied media reports claiming that a kidnap attempt was made on his mother, Mrs…
Nigerians mourn Muhammed Ali
Chuka Momah, a prolific boxing analyst on Saturday described Mohammed Ali, who died on Friday, as a boxer of exemplary…
Blasphemy: Gov vows to unmask killers of Christian woman
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has condemned the recent murder of a woman at Wambai Market in Kano and…
Hajj commission fixes fares
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the 2016 Hajj fares in Northern and Southern Zones of the…
FG Releases Interim Report On Financial, Assets Recoveries
The Federal Government has finally released the interim report on funds and assets recovered from individuals who looted the nation’s…
God came for his champion. So long great one: Mike Tyson leads tributes
Fellow boxers Mike Tyson and George Foreman were among those who led tributes to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali today as…
30 best quotes of late Muhammad Ali
He was known as one of the greatest boxers of all time and now Muhammad Ali has died on Friday…
Late Muhammad Ali: What people are saying
Muhammad Ali was vocal throughout his career, giving an opinion on just about everything – but here we look at…
Man City’s Guardiola wants to sign Jack Wilshere
Jack Wilshere is the shock name at the top of Pep Guardiola’s list of transfer targets. The new Manchester City…
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion,…
Obasanjo, Buhari in closed-door meeting over Niger Delta Avengers
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Friday, had a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Daily Post reports. It was gathered that…
Senate commiserates with Benin crown prince
The Senate on Friday commiserated with crown prince and Edaiken N’Uselu, Eheneden on the demise of his father, Oba Erediauwa…
Osinbajo leaves for ECOWAS Summit in Senegal
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo left Abuja on Friday for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the 49th Ordinary Summit of Heads of…
NFF Crisis: Giwa’s group invade Glass House, Abuja
Crisis rocking Nigerian football reached its climax on Friday as members of the Chris Giwa faction attempted a forceful take…
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro
Lagos lawyer drags Linda Ikeji to court
A Lagos-based Lawyer Olumide Babalola has dragged the popular celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji before the Lagos High Court for several…
Pictures: EFCC arraigns army general, others overN8.5b fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned former Commander of Guards Brigade and erstwhile Commander of the…
NIMASA : EFCC arraigns army general, others for N8.5bn fraud
A former Commander of Guards Brigade and erstwhile Commander of the Joint Military Task Force, OPERATION PULO SHIELD, Major General…
Edo residents warned against cooking with fire on Sunday
The Benin Traditional Council has instructed residents not to cook with fire on Sunday, June 5, as part of activities…
Police arraign 3 car dealers for theft
Paul Iyoghojie/Lagos: Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos Island, Western Nigeria have arrested three car dealers for allegedly…
Madonna wins copyright suit over ‘Vogue’ song
Pop singer Madonna prevailed in a copyright lawsuit over her song “Vogue” that alleged one of her producers copied a…
Army arrests 7 fake soldiers, naval men
The Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt has arrested seven men for allegedly parading themselves as army and navy personnel in…
Govt orders banks to stop retrenching workers
The Federal Government on Friday directed banks, insurance and financial institutions to suspend the on-going retrenchment in the sector. This…
95 Auchi Poly students remanded in prison
Jethro Ibileke/Benin: No fewer than 95 part-time students of the Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, who were arrested during a violent protest…
I want to restore original vision of NAN-Bayo Onanuga
The new Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, has reiterated his resolve to make the agency…
13,000 foreigners held in British prisons
More than 13,000 foreigners are being held in British prisons, the House of Common Home Affairs Committee said in a…