Year: 2017
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Exposed! Rivers State owns impounded helicopters – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has revealed that the two helicopters impounded by the Nigeria Customs Service and handed…
Mane loses penalty to send Senegal out of AFCON 2017 as Cameroon zoom to Semi-Finals
Sadiq Mane missed his penalty kick against Cameroon to send Senegal out of the African Cup of Nation as Cameroon…
Walcott scores hat-trick as Arsenal maul Southampton 5-0
Theo Walcott struck a hat-trick and Danny Welbeck marked his first start since May 2016 with two goals and an…
City dump Palace out of FA Cup with 3-0 victory
Leroy Sane scored for the third successive game to help Manchester City reach the FA Cup fifth round as Crystal…
Chelsea demolish Brentford 4-0 in FA Cup
Premier League leaders Chelsea swept aside west London rivals Brentford to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup. The…
Burkina Faso beat Tunisia 2-0 to reach AFCON semi-finals
Burkina Faso scored a late brace to beat Tunisia 2-0 and reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Substitute Aristide…
Gov Ifeanyi Okowa loses eldest brother
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has lost his eldest brother, JohnBull, to the cold hands of death. The late…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
FG, Oil Marketers Agree To Sell Petrol At N145 A Litre
The federal government and major oil marketers in the nation’s downstream sector have reached an agreement to retain the cost…
Harry Song Arrested For Breach of Contract – Five Star Music
Five Star Music label has issued a statement on why it got Harry Song, popular musician arrested. The label in…
Sultanate Council organises quiz to secure future of children
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, on Saturday said the annual Quiz competition organised by the Sultanate Council…
Ikorodu market women call for Oro festival reform
Some market women in Ikorodu and its environs have urged the monarchs in the communities to modernise the Oro festival…
Wolves dump Liverpool out of FA Cup
Championship side Wolves held on to stun Liverpool and reach the FA Cup fifth round with a deserved victory at…
Kaduna government to upgrade public schools’ temporary staff
Kaduna State Government says it will soon regularise the appointments of temporary workers in schools across the state to full…
Retrenchment: NUBIFIE tells bank executives to create options
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) on Saturday advised the management of banks to generate…
We’ll explore arts, entertainment to overcome recession-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday evening said that his administration will continue to harness the massive potentials…
Kaduna to enhance teaching profession with 5,000 tablets
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday said his government had procured 5,000 tablets for distribution to teachers in…
Police need adequate funding for effective policing
A retired Police Officer, Mr Azogor Nkanu-Anari, has called on the Federal Government to improve funding of Nigeria Police to…
Fuel Scarcity: Sokoto to sell petrol to motorists
Sokoto State Government says it plans to commence the sale of one million litres of petrol to motorists weekly to…
Emir urges other banks to emulate Jaiz Bank policies
The Emir of Gwandu and Chairman, Kebbi State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Muhammad Bashar, has urged banks to emulate Jaiz…
Beggar raises alarm over helper sharing her picture online
30-year-old Bosede Adelani, beggar, has raised alarm over her viral pictures with helper, Adepeju Olukokun, whom she met while standing…
Bauchi government displeased with contractor’s handling of road project
The Bauchi State Government on Saturday expressed dismay over the poor performance of AZCO Engineering Company Ltd. constructing Hanafari-Jarara-G/Babani-S/Kafi-Mashema road…
Jigawa Pilgrims Board directs pilgrims to deposit N1m
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed prospective pilgrims in the state to deposit N1 million for 2017 Hajj.…
Customs Controller tasks officers to re-strategise against smugglers
The Customs Area Controller, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ Owerri, Comptroller Mohammed Garba, has advised officers and men of…
Crime Busters FC sign Golden Eaglets Goalkeeper
Crime Busters FC of Enugu has secured the services of Golden Eaglets’ Goalkeeper, Chisom Chiaha, to fortify its goalpost against…
Federer/ Nadal performance hallmark of Australian Open
The performances of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal in reaching the final of 2017 Australian Open have served a timely…
Sanitation: Over 100 people arrested in Benue
The Benue State Environmental and Sanitation Agency has arrested over one hundred persons charged and convicted by the sanitation court…
36 sanctioned for contravening sanitation law in Kwara
Thirty six (36) persons were on Saturday convicted by a sanitation mobile court in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of…
Toddler dies of Hiv after mother abandoned her
Blessing Ochonogor allegedly abandoned her husband’s home, dumped her two-year-old daughter in an orphanage and moved in with her fourth…
Primate Elijah advises religious leaders against inciting statements
The Primate of Inri Evangelical Church, Rev, Babatunde Elijah, on Saturday urged religious leaders to desist from making inciting statements…
Recession : Don tasks FG on steps to restructure economy
A university lecturer, Dr Tolani Hassan, has advised the Federal Government to reflate the economy, stabilise the oil sector and…