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Nigeria League: Home teams win in midweek matches
Taiwo Adelu Unlike in the first round of matches in the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), all teams playing…
Cooperative chiefs get two year jail term for N4m fraud
The Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC, secured another conviction on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 as Justice A. I. Kutigi…
Blatter, Platini escape life ban
Embattled former FIFA president, Joseph Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss, Michel Platini, had the FIFA Appeal Committee to thank for…
EFFC arrests ex-PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus
secondus The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested and detained the deputy national chairman of the Peoples…
Rivers Police in gun duel with armed robbers in GRA Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt olice Rivers Police have engaged suspected armed robbers who were attempting to rob a new generation bank…
Human rights activist docked for blocking Oshiomhole’s gate
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin-based human rights activist, Culture Iyamu, has landed in court, following a face-off between him and security…
Senate: Supreme Court ends hope of Chris Uba, others
Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dashed the hopes of Anambra strong man, Chief Chris Uba following a…
Wike recalls suspended council chairmen
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has recalled the suspended caretaker committee chairmen of Abua/Odual, Ahoada East and Ahoada West…
Police arrest robbers’ informant in Lagos
Yusuf Muhammed The Police at Iju division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria have arrested a seven-man robbery gang including two female…
Senate goes after DStv following Compact bouquet review
Nigerian senate was ball watching when most Nigerians clamoured for a review of DStv charges but a day after DStv…
RRS nabs car snatcher with fake pistol
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Paul Bassey, 25,…
Trial of Lagos hotelier, Augunous Okoro resumes
Henry Ojelu The trial of Augunous Okoro, an alleged accomplice of the late lawmaker Maurice Ibekwe, resumed on Wednesday at…
Ecobank announces promotion of high performing staff
The management of Ecobank Nigeria Limited has announced the recent promotion of at least 300 top performing staff. The promotion…
NCC Fine: MTN to settle out of court, pays $250m
South African mobile phone operator MTN Group withdrew its lawsuit against Nigeria’s regulator over a $3.9 billion fine and paid…
IMF calls on Buhari to lift forex restrictions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on Wednesday for Nigeria to lift foreign exchange curbs and let the naira reflect…
Group, monarch task new NEITI boss on sanity in extractive industry
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Olawale Akanbi has congratulated the Iwo-born Communication Consultant, ex-editor at ThisDay Newspaper and Publisher…
Ambode proffers solution to naira-dollar crisis
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday expressed optimism that the foreign exchange crisis plaguing the country which has resulted…
Anambra PDP: Supreme Court dismisses INEC motion
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a motion filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking clarification on its…
Nigeria: Alcatel set to launch OneTouch Idol 4
Daniels Ekugo The specifics of Alcatel’s OneTouch Idol 4 and Idol 4s has been revealed to the Nigeria market after…
Automedics Nigeria launch voice response service
Daniels Ekugo The popular auto solution provider on radio stations nationwide, The Automedics has again successfully unveiled first ever Interactive…
Minister urges D-8 members to liberalise visa policy to boost tourism
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the D-8 Organisation for Economic Development to liberalise…
Euro Global unveils Power Bitters
Daniels Ekugo Euro Global Foods and Distilleries Limited, a subsidiary of Sona Group of Companies has unveiled Power Bitters, a…
FIFA needs reform now, Hayatou tells member associations
Acting President of world football governing body, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou has told member associations to glady approve the proposed reforms…
Minister commends media’s role in fight against corruption, terrorism
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the media for its role in the ongoing national…
Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori shut
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following the gun battle between the military and militants in Yeghe, Gokana Local Government Area and Bori,…
Women protest over levies to buy perfume for Gov Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some women in their hundreds from Mile Three Market in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Stae capital in…
Zaria Clash: Shiite members’ absence stalls panel’s sitting again
Femi Adi/Kaduna Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shiite sect, again refused to appear before the Judicial…
We’ll urgently develop agriculture —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said late Tuesday in Riyadh that his administration was fully committed to increasing the productivity of Nigeria’s…
Budget Padding: Buhari vows to punish culprits
President Muhammadu Buhari vowed late Tuesday in Riyadh that all those involved in the “padding” of the 2016 National Budget…
Traders, thugs in violent clash over demolition of Ladipo market
Cyriacus Izuekwe For the past one week, there has been tension and violence at Odo-Aladura section of Ladipo motor spare…