Year: 2016
CHAN 2016: Nigeria’s Eagles leave for Rwanda Friday
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles will leave their Pretoria, South Africa camp for Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda,…
Court orders arrest of Rep member
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin High Court, presided over by Justice Esther Ikponmwmen Thursday issued a bench warrant for the arrest…
‘Revenant’ gets 12 Oscar nominations…but only white actors again
The brutal frontier saga “The Revenant” leads the 88th annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations, while the acting categories were…
The One Lagos Fiesta: A Post Script
Tayo Ogunbiyi Aside being the commercial and economic nerve centre of Nigeria, Lagos is famously referred to as the ‘Center…
Kakembo bags Uganda’s Sports Award after GOtv Boxing Night heroics
Edward Kakembo, the Ugandan boxer who won the African Boxing Union featherweight title at the fifth edition of GOtv Boxing…
LG bosses laud Ambode over construction of 114 roads
The Conference of Executive Secretaries of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State on Thursday…
Lassa fever: Rivers Govt. to fumigate densely populated settlements
Following reported cases of Lassa fever in some parts of the country, Rivers Government says it will soon fumigate densely…
FIFA bans Real Madrid, Atletico over transfer of minors
Two Spanish clubs, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid have been banned and fined for international transfers of minors by…
Finally, Buhari meets parents of abducted Chibok girls
Six hundred (600) days after their children went missing, parents of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Borno, northeast of…
Harry Porter actor, Alan Rickman dies aged 69
Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,…
PICTURES: Kachikwu, Tinubu at Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has been representing the country at the Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum of…
Extra-judicial killings: IGP orders psychological checks on cops carrying guns
In a show of concern for the recent extra-judicial killings by some policemen in some parts of the country, the…
Ex-employees’ case against Wave FM P/Harcourt for hearing 8 March
Five former employees of Radio Port Harcourt, now Wave FM, have appeared before the National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa,…
Police foil robbery attack, kill two in Ogoniland
The Rivers State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attack at a petrol station along East-West road by Etohu…
No Lassa fever in Oyo State -Medical experts
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Medical experts in Oyo have joined their voices with the Oyo State Government to isolate the state from…
How FG, World Bank reduced road crashes – FRSC
Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has attributed the reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in 2015…
Abia Guber: Why Appeal Court declared Alex Otti winner
There was jubilation in Abia State when the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, on December 31, 2015, declared the…
YABATECH to establish radio station, mortgage bank
The management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) said on Thursday that it would establish a radio station, a mortgage…
Arrest Tompolo now, Federal judge orders
Akin Kuponiyi/Lagos Justice Ibrahim Buba of the federal high court today in Lagos ordered the immediate arrest of the leader…
Youth faces trial over threat to Professor’s life
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 63-year-old professor has invited the police to arrest a 26-year-old man he accused of threatening his life…
Parents of Chibok girls lead peaceful march to Aso Villa
Hundreds of parents of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have embarked on a peaceful march through Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. There are high…
US Powerball update: 3 winners emerge for the $1.6b jackpot
Lottery officials in the United States said the record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot will be split between ticket holders in…
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Liberia declared Ebola free for third time, WHO cautions on flare-ups
For the third time, the World Health Organisation has announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus…
Metuh’s self appointed lawyer withdraws suit against EFCC
Henry Ojelu Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has withdrawn the enforcement of fundamental human rights suit he filed on behalf of incarcerated…
Our nuclear bomb could ‘wipe out’ US – North Korea
North Korea’s UN mission claimed Wednesday that its successful nuclear bomb test showed that it could now “wipe out” the…
Buhari appoints Bukar-Abba as FCC chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Shettima Bukar-Abba as the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character…
How Nestle, local farmers used Africans for child slave labour
A lawsuit filed against the world’s largest food maker, Nestle, has revealed how the company connived with local farmers to…
Kano Pillars sign player from Norwegian club, 4 others
Kano Pillars Football Club has signed five new players ahead of the 2015/2016 Nigeria Premier Football League season, its media…
INEC commences voters registration in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday commenced a five-day Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) across the six Area Councils…