Year: 2020
Makinde’s advice to Nigerians on soldiers
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday January 6, 2020 called on all Nigerians to continue to care for…
US soldiers in Middle East will go home in coffins: Hezbollah chief
US soldiers and officers would return home in coffins in retaliation for the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleiman, secretary…
Fire consumes electronics worth millions of Naira
Less 48 hours after fire gutted the Rivers State Scrap Yard, another fire outbreak consumed an electronics shop on Sunday…
Angry driver shoots at two underage children for snowballs
Two underage children were shot by an angry driver after they threw snowballs at passing cars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United…
Labour Party asks Wike’s commissioners to resign
The Labour Party (LP) in Rivers State has advised the 13 newly sworn in Commissioners to resign their appointments if…
Boeing plane skids off runway
A Boeing 737-800 plane arriving Istanbul from Sharjah in the UAE, skidded off the runway on Tuesday, causing suspension of…
Accident claims 3 on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Three persons have been confirmed dead while three others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan…
Updated: Not Boko Haram, Cameroon clears air on Gamboru bridge blast
A Cameroonian official has clarified the explosion on the El Beid Bridge at the crowded Gamboru market on Monday and…
Alleged extortion: Army reacts
The Nigerian Army has pledged to carry out thorough investigation into the allegation of extortion of commuters by its personnel…
Fuel scarcity hits Baruten LGA, Kwara Speaker cries out
The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has expressed concern over fuel scarcity in four districts of Baruten…
We didn’t demolish old people’s home – Kwara Govt
The Kwara Government says it did not attack or demolish any home belonging to old people in the state.
Army arrests child trafficker, recovers 9 children
The Nigeria Army has arrested a suspected child trafficker who specialises in moving children from Plateau State in North Central…
U.S sends experienced firefighters to Australia
A group of 20 experienced Californian firefighters were due to travel to Australia on Monday to help combat the wildfires…
UBA plc announces 4 top appointments
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), on Monday, announced that Oliver Alawuba has been appointed as CEO of UBA Africa.…
US soldier killed by Al-Shabaab in Kenya identified
The Pentagon has identified the U.S. soldier killed in an al-Shabaab attack in Kenya on Sunday. He was Army Spc.…
Sinaga UK’s most prolific rapist bags life sentence
A student from Indonesia, Reynhard Sinaga was identified as Britain’s most prolific rapist on Monday after being convicted of more…
Shehu Sani rejects lie detector test, wants to swear with Quran
Former Kaduna central Senator, Shehu Sani has turned down a lie detector test suggested by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Boko Haram bombs crowded Gamboru bridge, over 30 killed
At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on El-Beid…
Ali Janga exits Kaduna Police Command, Muri In
Mr Ali Janga, the Kaduna Police Commissioner who busted the atrocious Islamic rehab centres in Kaduna has been posted out…
Arsenal v Bournemouth in FA Cup 4th round(All the fixtures)
Arsenal, after edging past Championship leaders, Leeds 1-0 on Monday will now meet fellow Premier League side AFC Bournemouth in…
Five suspected kidnappers captured in Abia
The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five men in connection with the alleged abduction of a…
Lukaku brace gives Inter historic win in Naples
Antonio Conte's Inter ended their 23-year wait for a league win in Naples to stay in pole position, level on…
Australian bush fire cloud seen 12,000 Kms away
The cloud of smoke caused by raging bushfires in Australia has been spotted more than 12,000 kilometers (7,400 miles) away…
LASU explains stampede by students
Authorities of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, said desperation of some students to force their ways into a 500-seat Computer…
Ecobank adopts CBN’s reduced bank charges
Ecobank Nigeria has complied with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent directive on the reduction of bank charges.
Edo PDP heading for crisis over congress
Aggrieved members of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are heading for a showdown with the…
Army shame: Soldiers mount N1,000 toll gate as Boko Haram kills
Soldiers serving in a unit of the Nigerian Army under Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno State were caught redhanded on…
NEWS ANALYSIS: Yahaya Bello and the many rivers to cross
With a second term in the kitty, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello is upbeat and steadily winding down on…
Cultists in brutal murder of 4 Rivers vigilantes, motorcyclist
Panic has gripped Rumuodogo 1 Community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State as gunmen believed to be members…
Pentagon confusion: US troops not leaving Iraq, Seely’s letter mistake
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the letter from the top U.S. commander in…