Year: 2017
Africa to get 9 World Cup places
The proposal to give nine FIFA World Cup places to Africa means the future of the continent’s football looks very…
Court remands 13 UNILAG students in Kirikiri Prisons
A Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos, on Saturday remanded 13 students of the University of Lagos in Kirikiri…
Police parade man, 30, over alleged murder of grandfather-in-law
The Osun State Police Command on Saturday paraded 14 suspected criminals in Osogbo over alleged murder, armed robbery and issuance…
800,000 people commit suicide worldwide annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, says that every year, close to 800 000 people take their own life and that…
Katsina APC Treasurer, 4,000 supporters defect to PDP
Alhaji Nasiru Usman, Treasurer, Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party…
54 students bag first class in Osun State varsity
Fifty-four students of the Osun State University emerged with first class honours in the 2016/2017 academic session.
PSG maul Monaco 4-1 to win French League Cup
Paris St-Germain won the French League Cup for the fourth straight season with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Monaco at…
JSS student found hanging in Sokoto
A 13-year old student of Junior Secondary School (names withheld), has been found hanging in front of their house in…
Konta beats Wozniacki to win Miami Open title
Yohanna Konta took the biggest title of her career with victory over Caroline Wozniacki as she became the first British…
Fire razes 40 shops at Baboko market Ilorin
Goods and cash worth millions of naira were destroyed by fire on Saturday when more than 40 shops were razed…
NNPC Cautions Consumers against Adulterated Products
he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has advised consumers of Petroleum products across the country to be mindful of the…
Soviet poet Yevtushenko dies at 84
The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko has died of heart failure in the United States at the age of 84. Yevtushenko…
Fuel scarcity looms as Petroleum tanker drivers set for strike Monday
Fuel scarcity looms as the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) arm of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers…
Court sends 13 UNILAG students to Kirikiri Prison
A Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos, on Saturday remanded 13 students of the University of Lagos in Kirikiri…
Meningitis death toll hits 328 in Nigeria, as 1.3 million vaccines arrive
About 328 deaths associated with Meningitis have been recorded in the country since November 2016, as 1.3 million vaccines arrived…
154 die in Colombia landslide
Landslides have killed at least 154 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured, says President Juan Manuel Santos.
Nigeria’s Ndidi scores superb goal in Leicester’s 2-0 win
Leicester City registered their fourth consecutive Premier League victory and edged further from the relegation zone with a convincing win…
Chelsea stumble to 2-1 defeat at Stanford Bridge
Leader Chelsea stumble to a shocking 2-1 defeat at Stanford Bridge as struggling Crystal Palace claim a famous victory.
Lewandowski hits hat-trick as Bayern demolish Augsburg 6-0
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick and Thomas Muller got two as Bayern Munich crushed struggling Augsburg to close in on…
Liverpool move to 3rd after thrashing Everton 3-1
Liverpool enhanced their prospects of a top-four place by beating derby rivals Everton, whose own hopes of breaking into the…
Sokoto Ex Gov Donates N10m To Hausa Community
Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, former Governor of Sokoto State has donated N10 Million to the Hausa community in Ile-Ife, Osun.
Why Naira Falls -Expert
Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has blamed the recent depreciation of…
Meningitis: Lawmaker Donates Drugs To Patients
Rep. Lawali Hassan, representing Anka/Talata-Mafara Federal Constituency in Zamfara, has donated drugs worth N 1.8 million to the victims of…
Nollywood Actor, Comedian, Others Receive Peace Awards
Veteran Nollywood actor Ali Nuhu and a foremost Nigerian comedian from the North, Sosthenes Ayuba have been honoured at the…
Group Urges Nigerians To Vote Out Corrupt Politicians
A Coalition of Sokoto State Youths Associations (COYASS) has urged Nigerians to vote out corrupt politicians in 2019.
Oil Marketers Kick Against Bulk Purchase Renewal Agreement
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has condemned the introduction of bulk purchase agreement renewal as one of the…
Association Provides N2.8m Solar Borehole For Niger Community
The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) in Niger has provided solar borehole worth N2.8 million for Kasakoguin community in Wushishi…
Banks, JAMB Trade Blames Over Delays In Registration
With Benue candidates encountering more difficulties in their bids to register for the 2017/2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), banks…
Boko Haram top member surrenders
A high ranking member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Mr Bulama Kailani Mohammed Metele has surrendered to 145 Task…
Don’t Ask For Money Before Granting Bail -CP
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Mr Rabiu Yusuf, has warned officers and men against demanding for money or…