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Fuel Scarcity: NSCDC ordered to monitor petrol stations
Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Monday disclosed that its officials have been given an…
Alaska Air to buy Virgin America for $2.6bn
Alaska Air Group Inc said on Monday that it had agreed to buy Virgin America Inc. for 2.6 billion dollars…
Boy, 5, tests positive for Ebola in Liberia
A five-year-old boy has tested positive to Ebola in Liberia days after his mother died of the virus in the…
PDP to inaugurate 257-man committee on Tuesday
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party is set to inaugurate four special committees that comprises of 257 members…
Abuja court jails two men for stealing fish
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday sentenced two men to six weeks each in…
Aregbesola empowers 45,000 youths through OYES
The Osun Government said no fewer than 45,000 unemployed youths benefited from the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) from 2010…
Ambode, a man with loads of substance – Utomi
Renowned economist and public commentator, Professor Pat Utomi has described Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as a man with…
British man jailed after keeping wife as slave
A British man who treated his Pakistani wife as a slave has been sentenced to two years in prison. “Following…
Chelsea appoints Antonio Conte as new manager
Chelsea have appointed Italy boss Antonio Conte as their new first-team head coach, starting from this summer. The 46-year-old ex-Juventus…
Buhari cannot solve Nigeria’s problems in one year – APC Chieftain
Alhaji Muktari Mapia, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Nigeria desperate to link Shiite Muslims with Boko Haram – IMN
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has claimed that security agencies in Nigeria are trying desperately to associate Shiite Muslims…
Nigeria Under Buhari: Purgatory or Perdition?
By Emmanuel Onofua It was on the 28th day of March 2015, Nigerians came out in their millions armed with…
Misconduct: Ifeanyi Ubah apologizes to LMC
The League Management Company (LMC) on Sunday in Abuja said it had closed all recent cases of indiscipline before it,…
Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester deny doping allegations
Three Premier League clubs have denied “false” doping allegations made by the Sunday Times. The paper claims London-based private doctor…
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Messi, Platini, others named in #PanamaPapers leaks
The soccer players whose names appear in the Mossack Fonseca files hail from Brazil, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Serbia,…
SERAP urges Buhari as Minister of Petroleum to resolve fuel crisis
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “exercise his authority as the Minister of Petroleum…
Lagos shuts two illegal abattoirs
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos state government over the weekend shut two illegal abattoirs at Oke-Afa and Ejigbo; both located in…
War No More: Fayose, Aluko reconcile difference
Temitope Aluko, the Ekiti politician who went on television to spill secrets of how the 2014 governorship election was manipulated…
FA Cup: MFM crowned best club in Lagos
Nigeria Professional Football League team, Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) were outstanding as they defeated Bridge Boys 4-0 to…
PDP responsible for fuel scarcity, says Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has blamed the lingering fuel scarcity in Nigeria on the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party…
$10m Scam: Afe Babalola petitions ICPC to investigate ex-Lagos Solicitor-General
Kazeem Ugb Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
Mossack Fonseca, the law firm behind #PanamaPapers
Mossack Fonseca, the Panama-based law firm at the heart of the “Panama Papers” scandal, is a discreet outfit with a…
MTN launches SunStream for mobile devices
MTN South Africa has launched its new promotional package featuring World Panel’s SunStream which allows users to stream electricity from…
General Overseer docked for giving police uniform to church members
Paul Iyoghojie The Police at Area J Command, Elemoro, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested Elijah Emmanuel Akpan, 43,…
How we plan to end fuel scarcity, prepare for the future – NNPC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has concluded plans to permanently solve the problem of perennial fuel…
Mourinho to takeover as manager of Syrian national team
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has emerged as a top target to take over as manager of the Syrian national…
Pray for Nigeria’s revival, Okowa charges religious leaders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta state has urged religious leaders to pray fervently for the…
Oshiomhole votes N30bn for varsity in own town -PDP guber aspirant
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor…
Osinbajo proffers solution to insurgency in West Africa
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has identified continuity in governance and political stability in the West African sub-region as…
NNPC to end fuel scarcity through local refining, massive storage of products
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has concluded plans to permanently solve the problem of perennial fuel scarcity…