Year: 2016
Accreditation, voting peaceful in Benue South Senatorial district
Accreditation and voting are ongoing simultaneously in all polling units across the nine local governments of Benue South Senatorial district…
Kano Assembly mourns member
The Kano State House of Assembly has declared a three-day emergency break to mourn one of its members who passed…
Council staff electrocuted in Ikorodu
Tragedy occurred on Thursday in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State when a revenue officer with the council was…
Mother in-law chases away son’s wife over barrenness
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 31-year-old housewife has narrated how she was chased away from her matrimonial home by her mother-in-law because…
4 abducted girls rescued, gangsters arrested
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Kaduna State Government’s Joint Special Anti-kidnapping Squad comprising military and police personnel have rescued four young girls…
Police recover truckload of PMS, arrested suspects in Benin
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nemesis has caught up with some criminals who hijacked a truck laden with substances and diverted them to…
Ghanaian manufacturers vote restrictions on Nigerian export products
Funsho Balogun While Nigeria continues to grapple with the effects of the fast-dwindling value of the Naira, the country’s economic…
US air strike kills dozens at IS camp
United States air strike on a jihadist training camp in Libya killed dozens of people Friday, probably including a senior…
US to force Apple to unlock terrorists’ iPhone
The US government Friday sought a court order to force Apple to help unlock an iPhone as part of the…
UPDATE: Suicide bombers kill 24 in Cameroon
Two suicide bombers posing as food vendors killed at least 24 people and injured 112 others in a market in…
Abstain from sex, social worker tells young ladies
An orphanage home operator, Mrs Olufunke Olaide, on Friday advised young ladies who were not ready for marriage to abstain…
Bologna ends Juventus 15-match winning streak
Juventus’ run of 15 consecutive Serie A wins came to an end as they were held to a goalless draw…
Man Utd contact Mourinho, as Balotelli is set for China
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has lost the confidence of several of the club’s senior players and former Chelsea…
Fight against corruption in line with rule of law – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the present Administration will continue to fight corruption within the…
Wike’s administration will be best in Rivers history – Justice Suzette
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Wife of Rivers State Governor, Justice Suzette Nyesom-Wike has declared that the Wike-led administration will be the…
Senator Abe charges Andoni to embrace APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District…
Lagos Police nab 47 robbery suspects, 34 cultists
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, says 47 suspected armed robbers and 34 cultists were arrested in…
Lagos-Kano rail to generate 250,000 jobs – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Friday that the Lagos-Kano Rail project would be completed in the next…
Astymin Promo winners say their lives have changed
Astymin is not only delivering positively on the health and well-being of Nigerians through its essential amino-acid and multivitamins, it…
30 candidates battle for 6 chairmanship seats in FCT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says 30 candidates are vying for the six chairmanship seats in the forthcoming Federal…
INEC receives materials for Plateau bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has received election materials for distribution to Registration Area Centres (RACs), in…
NDLEA raids Mushin, recovers 301.2kg of Cannabis
The Lagos State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday recovered 301.2kg of cannabis in Mushin.…
Ijaw youths storm NDDC, begs Buhari to spare Maritime University
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ijaw youths on Friday, stormed the headquarters of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC not for anything sinister…
Ajimobi promises free uniforms for pupils of burnt school
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has promised to personally provide new uniforms for over 400 pupils of…
Pregnant woman dies aboard an Arik Air flight
A 39-year old pregnant woman was on Friday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to…
FA Cup: Pellegrini wants City’s youngsters to shine
Ahead of Sunday’s English FA Cup fifth round cracker at Stamford Bridge, City boss, Manuel Pellegrini has charged young players…
I prefer to die fighting corruption – EFCC Chairman
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has stated his unalloyed commitment to the…
Osinbajo commends Northeasterners for supporting IDPs
Nigerians in the North-East have been commended for their neighborliness and accommodating nature towards Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their…
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I couldn’t afford N50 to watch EPL matches – Iheanacho
Weekends in Nigeria often follow a pattern. Hundreds of men, women and children crowd around televisions desperately trying to catch…
Court empowers EFCC to seize Tompolo’s houses, companies
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, today February 19, 2016 granted the request of the Economic and…