Year: 2017
NUGA Games 2017: Uniport win swimming event in Abuja
University of Port Harcourt on Wednesday in Abuja emerged winners of the swimming competition of the ongoing 25th edition of…
NPFL: Rangers overpower Wikki Tourists 3-2
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Wednesday overpowered hard-fighting Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi 3-2 to continue with their…
Pension scam: EFCC denies inducing defendant
An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , Rukayya Ibrahim, told the FCT High Court on Wednesday…
37 companies bid for NNPC fire-fighting trucks supply
No fewer than 37 companies have submitted bids to supply firefighting trucks to Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC), a…
Obasanjo Explodes Again: Jonathan was too small to be president
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan from his first days as President showed he was…
God, Baptist Church moulded me into what I am today – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has attributed his achievements in life to God and the training he received from the Baptist…
Winning With Whistle-blowing In a Recession
That not all Nigerians accept corruption as a way of life and that the majority even abhors it is not…
37-year old Ugandan woman has 38 children
A 37-year old Ugandan woman has 38 children, including four sets of triplets, three sets of quadruplets and twins, a…
Stay away from our territory, Lagos indigenes warn Militants
Lagos indigenes have warned militants killing and maiming residents to stay away from Lagos as they would be force to…
Buhari seeks Senate approval to borrow $6.93 billion
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the Senate to urgently consider and approve Federal Government’s 2016-2018 External Borrowing Rolling Plan…
Lai Mohammed: I was misquoted on Buhari
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he “never said that President Muhammadu Buhari is to work…
RRS arrests 8 miscreants over traffic offence in Lagos
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos Police Command on Wednesday arrested eight miscreants in Ojodu-Berger for…
Recession: What Other States Can Learn From Lagos- Reps
As Nigeria gradually makes its way out of economic recession, the House of Representatives on Wednesday commended the Lagos State…
Madrid keep tab on Barca, beat Deportivo 6-2
Real Madrid kept their La Liga title challenge on track with an emphatic victory over Deportivo la Coruna.
Dortmund dump Bayern out of German Cup
Ousmane Dembele's brilliant second-half strike took Borussia Dortmund through to the German Cup final as they came from behind to…
Leicester ‘gift’ Arsenal 1-0 after Huth’s own goal
Arsenal kept up their top-four chase as a late Robert Huth own goal gave them victory against a stubborn Leicester…
Merciless Barca hit seven goals past Osasuna
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona extended their La Liga lead with a thumping win over bottom side Osasuna.
Lagos State domestic debt stood at N311.7bn in 2016 – DMO
Lagos State had a local debt stock of N311.7 billion as at Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Debt Management…
Osinbajo’s committee demands Senate’s interim report on SGF
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee investigating allegations of due process violation in award of contracts under Presidential Initiatives on…
Court reinstates deposed Imo traditional ruler
An Owerri High Court on Wednesday reinstated Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, the traditional ruler of Obinugwu autonomous community in Orlu Local…
Former education minister, Prof Babalola Borishade is dead
Professor Babalola Borishade, 71, former Nigerian minister of education is dead. He died in London on Wednesday after a brief…
NCPC solicits FG’s support, targets independence in 5years
Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has appealed to the Federal Government to support pilgrimage financially…
INEC fixes May 20 for bye-election in Katsina
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed May 20, for the conduct of bye-election into Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency in…
UN to support Nigeria’s judiciary to curb rape, sexual assaults
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says it will continue to support the Nigerian judiciary to curb…
FCT Revenue Service will end multiple taxation — Minister
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, says the FCT Inland Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), will end the regime of…
Emir urges FG to address challenges in power sector
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to urgently address the crisis in…
FG to provide welfare support for people living with disabilities
Dr Samuel Ankeli, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters, said that government was committed to providing…
EFCC to launch anti-corruption programme in universities-Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission will soon launch its anti-corruption…
PDP urges Nigerians to participate in Permanent Voter Cards registration
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians of voting age to come out en masse to participate in the…