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Road Crashes: FRSC commander cautions politicians
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that road crashes could end the political ambitions of politicians if…
Man arrested for selling late father’s house for N500k
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 62-year-old man, Adewale Mabun, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly selling his…
Olisa Metuh has a case to answer, court rules
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Olisa Metuh, publicity secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has his no-case submission thrown out by…
Egypt tie: Siasia vows to axe more erring Eagles
Taiwo Adelu Interim Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Samson Siasia has vowed to show any erring player out of…
Non academic staff vow to shut down UI, disrupt matriculation
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Barely a month that the non-academic unions of the University of Ibadan, UI, protested and paralyzed all activities…
I grew up in a political environment
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is the immediate past Senate Leader and currently the Principal Partner of…
FG to end importation of PMS in 18 months – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said Federal Government planned to end importation of Premium Motor Spirit…
NNPC Unbundling: Workers go on strike
Offices of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been shut nationwide, according to reports as workers of the state…
Save Us! Newcastle turn to Benitez – Transfers
Former Liverpool and Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez been targeted by Newcastle to replace Steve McClaren as boss. (Daily Mirror)…
Crisis looms in UI
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Barely a month after the non-academic unions of the University of Ibadan, UI, protested and paralyzed all activities…
Lagos deputy governor drawn into tumbledown school building
Eromosele Ebhomele Worried by the dilapidated state of the Ogba Primary School 1 located in the busy Ogba area of…
Bakery worker jailed for assault in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Egor Chief Magistrate’s court in Benin, Edo state, on Tuesday, March 8, sentenced a 25-year-old bakery worker,…
4 sent to prison for withdrawing N114.8m from bank account
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the X Squad of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…
Sharapova has been “reckless beyond description”
Maria Sharapova’s failed drugs test was “reckless beyond description”, according to former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound. Sharapova, 28,…
MTN dealing with NCC not FG, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that the federal government is not dealing directly with leading telecommunication outfit, MTN,…
Ese Oruru’s Mirror by Okey Ndibe
I received a plaintive note last week from a young man who seemed rather shocked that I had not written…
There are no political killings in Rivers, only cult clashes – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the allegations that recent killings in the oil-rich state…
Madrid down Roma as Ronaldo scores 40th goal of season
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 40th goal of the season as Real Madrid reached the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-0…
Rivers Killings: Police arrest two, vows to track down others
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command has arrested one Anthony Ugoh, in connection with the murder of Frank Obi, his…
Abia Rerun: PPA kicks as Orji Uzor Kalu loses to PDP candidate
The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) on Tuesday added a new dimension to election re-run held in Abia North Senatorial distrust…
EFCC re-arrests ex HOS, Oronsaye
For Steve Oronsaye, former Nigeria’s Head of Service, the prospect of a peaceful retirement further dimmed on Tuesday following his…
APC berates security agencies over Rivers’ killings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says security agencies in Rivers should take responsibility for the recent killing of its chieftain…
Lamido: EFCC presents another witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 8, 2016 presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing…
No more imposition of candidates in PDP – Ali Modu Sheriff
Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised that candidates would not be imposed in…
EFCC rearraigns ex-pensions director for N81.4m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 re-arraigned Mohammed Ahmed Katun, a former Assistant Director,…
‘PDP’s problem has always been that of manipulation’, says Ekweremadu
ekweremadu The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always…
Ebonyi Speaker calls for sack of commissioners
The Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, says legislators should recommend commissioners that are not performing for…
18 Boko Haram terrorists killed in failed Pulka attack
The Nigerian Army said that its troops killed 18 Boko Haram insurgents in two separate attacks on military locations in…
Man, 70, leads robbery gang in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended 11 robbery suspects including a 70-year-old man, said to be a terror in…