Year: 2016
Ban on rice importation too hasty – rice farmer
Mr Raymos Guana, the Chief Executive Officer of Raymos Guana Farms, says the decision of the Federal Government to ban…
Police arrest militant leader in Lagos
The Police have arrested one Abiodun Amos, 43, suspected to be the leader of a militant gang planning to bomb…
Residents avert fuel station fire disaster
Residents on Wednesday at Akenfa, a suburb of Yenagoa, in Bayelsa State, promptly responded to a fire outbreak at a…
Arik Air resumes New York flight Thursday
Arik Air on Wednesday said it has chartered a B767-300ER aircraft to minimise the disruption and inconveniences caused passengers on…
Welcome to Tan’lese, Where Privacy is a Luxury
But as unpleasant as life may appear to be in Tan’lese, tenants of these chalets live a better lifestyle when…
Many blind candidates collude to cheat at examinations, says WAEC
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says blind candidates also cheat during examinations. They cheat by colluding. The Head of…
Everton set to sign Ademola Lookman at £10m
Everton expect to complete a £10m deal for Charlton’s 19-year-old forward Ademola Lookman early in the January transfer window. Director…
Former French Open winner, Ivanovic retires at 29
Former world number one and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has retired from tennis at the age of 29.…
Train carrying soldiers crashes into trailer carrying sugarcane
A Lagos bound train from Kano collided with a trailer at railway crossing in Kawo, Kaduna, and cut the trailer…
US chides Israel over Mid-East peace
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal based on a two-state solution…
Breaking: Actress Debbie Reynolds in hospital after death of daughter, Fisher
US actress Debbie Reynolds has been taken to hospital, the day after death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. Celebrity news…
Men more superior than women-Sultan of Sokoto
Nigeria’s most senior Muslim cleric has rejected a new gender equality bill, which proposes that women and men inherit an…
Dele Ali scores brace as Tottenham beat 10-man Southampton
Dele Alli scored twice as Tottenham maintained their challenge for a Champions League spot with victory over 10-man Southampton. Saints…
Photo: Anchor University board visits UNILAG
Members of the Board of Trustees of the newly licensed Anchor University, Lagos (AUL), paid a courtesy visit to the…
LASG shuts Akin Adesola Street for One Lagos Fiesta
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island on Saturday as from 4.00pm for…
Dogs disappear from streets as Ekiti residents turn to dog meat
Dogs have disappeared from the streets in Ekiti State following rise in the consumption of dog meat by residents, a…
Army arrest 1,240 Boko Haram suspects in Sambisa
The Nigeria Army said it had arrested about 1,240 suspected Boko Haram terrorists during a mop-up operation by troops inside…
Army recover Shekau’s Qur’an, flag in Sambisa
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s…
Group charges FG to back FRSC on speed limit enforcement
The Federal Government has been charged to provide adequate support to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC in its bid…
Olamide shines again in Live Concert
Popular musician Olamide has made another momentous mark in the history of live performance in Nigeria with ‘Olamide Live in…
Kogi indigenes share N50m food items
Some political appointees from Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi have distributed food items and cash worth N50 million to…
Christian donates mosque to muslims in Adamawa
The Deputy Governor of Adamawa, Mr Martins Babale, has donated a Juma’at Mosque to Dalsum community in Toungo Local Government…
2017 will be great for Nigerian football- Pinnick
Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Wednesday said that 2017 would be a great year for…
Mimiko rated high in addressing maternal mortality
The Ondo State Bureau of Statistics has rated the outgoing Governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, high in addressing…
Aregbesola grants amnesty to 4 death-row inmates
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday granted amnesty to four death-row prison inmates in three South West prisons. The…
Complete your registration or forfeit admission – Unilorin vc
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Ilorin, Prof. Sidikat Ijaiya, has advised the newly admitted students of the institution to…
FRSC cautions motorists over harmattan haze
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday urged motorists to exercise patience and drive with caution, as the harmattan…
Dozens of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Niger
Niger Interior Minister on Wednesday said dozens of Boko Haram fighters have given themselves up to authorities in southern Niger,…
NAFDAC secures conviction of 8 drug offenders
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC), has secured no fewer than eight convictions of drug offenders…
Buhari mourns Senator Okpozo
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Government and people of Delta on the death of Chief Francis Okpozo, a…