Year: 2016
Everton sack manager Roberto Martinez
Everton have sacked manager Roberto Martinez after three years in charge. Martinez’s side, 12th in the Premier League, were beaten…
6 Adamawa IDPs camps shut down
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday has confirmed that it had closed down six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Simi Drops ‘Love Don’t Care’ Video
X3M music label first lady and super singer Simi has just dropped the visuals for her ‘Love don’t care’ ballad…
Militants threaten to attack Chevron workers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt: Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group responsible for the recent destruction of pipeline and oil facilities in…
Bomb blast rocks Maiduguri, 2 dead, scores injured
According to reports reaching us, a bomb explosion has rocked the busy Musa Usman Secretariat Main Gate in Maiduguri at…
Be patient, NURTW chairman tells drivers
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Jigawa, Alhaji Hussaini Umar, has appealed to commercial drivers…
Navy moves against militants in Niger Delta
The Central Naval Command (CNC) of the Nigerian Navy on Thursday reiterated its resolve to deal with the resurgence of…
Airport cab operators say no increase in fares
Cab operators at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have assured commuters that they would not hike transportation fares, following…
N145 petrol price: Balarabe Musa calls for mass protest
Former Governor of Kaduna State and the National Leader of the Peoples Redemption Party, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has called for…
FRSC to begin seizure of vehicles with expired tyres
Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi has announced that the commission would from next…
Digital switch over, new dawn in TV broadcasting – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting is a…
Man arraigned for allegedly stabbing girlfriend with knife
Kingsley Njuzie, a 26-year-old salesboy, was on Thursday arraigned at a Gudu Upper Area Court for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend,…
Popular bloggers featured in Guardian Life’s latest issue
Guardian Life Magazine’s latest issue features a powerful set of growing Nigerian bloggers. They include Lifestyle blogger, Sisi Yemmie, food…
Buhari announces tough measures against corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in London pledged that in furtherance of his administration’s ongoing war against corruption, Nigeria will…
Brazil’s senate suspends President Rousseff
Brazil’s Senate has voted 55-22 to impeach the South American giant’s first woman president. President Dilma Rousseff is accused of…
Iran pilgrims to miss hajj 2016
Iranian culture minister on Thursday said Iran has failed to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on arrangements for its…
Football, News, Sports, World News
CAF proposes 16 clubs for Champions League, Confederation Cup
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has proposed major new reforms in the Champions League and the Confederation Cup to…
DSS official set ablaze in Delta
Andrew Maduku, 43, a father of four, an indigene of Oghara attached to the DSS office, Bayelsa State has died…
Clerics kick against Oro festivals
Some clerics in Lagos have expressed concern over the restriction of the movement of certain persons during the celebration of…
Beggars gives El-Rufai 7 days to withdraw anti-street begging law
Yesterday, beggars in Kaduna State staged a protest over the law banning street begging and hawking while giving Governor Nasir…
Brazil’s Senate set to suspend President Rousseff
Brazil’s Senate looked increasingly likely to vote for President Dilma Rousseff to face trial on charges of breaking budget laws…
Children, women dying in Maiduguri military detention camp – Amnesty International
Authorities of the Nigerian Army have denied reports linked to an investigation purportedly carried out by Amnesty International at a…
Breaking News: De Boer leaves Ajax
Ajax have announced manager Frank de Boer has left the club after agreeing an early termination to his contract at…
Police arrest 18 for burning senator’s house
For burning the personal house of Senator Kabiru Gaya in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano during a protest, the…
Police receive 897,170 applications for 10,000 posts
The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it received 897,170 applications as at 4 p.m. on May 11 from applicants seeking…
BVN stalling payment of YouWiN beneficiaries
The Ministry of Finance has attributed the delay in paying beneficiaries of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN)…
Sunderland thrash Everton to stay in Premier League
Sunderland sealed their Premier League safety and relegated Norwich and local rivals Newcastle with a comprehensive victory over Everton. Defender…
Brazil’s President Rousseff loses appeal, faces suspension
Brazil’s Supreme Court has on Wednesday in Brasilia, rejected an appeal by President Dilma Rousseff, to block a Senate vote…
Osinbajo meets Senate, Reps, Governors Forum agree on new pump price
Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo appears to have brokered a deal that will see the implementation of the new…
BREAKING: Newcastle, Norwich relegate from Premier League
Sunderland sealed their Premier League safety and relegated Norwich and local rivals Newcastle with a comprehensive victory over Everton. Defender…