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Akwa United beat Enyimba FC 4-3 to lift Charity Cup
nyimban Akwa United Football Club of Uyo won the 2016 Charity Cup after beating Enyimba Int’l FC of Aba 4-3…
Runaway pastor murdered wife with knife, police confirm
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Henry Odion, the man who allegedly murdered his wife, Patience, in the presence of their six-month-old child…
3 oil marketers lose bid to quash N1.5bn subsidy charge
Three oil marketers- Mahmud Tukur, Alex Ochonogor and Abdullahi Alao on Wednesday lost their bid to quash the N1.5 billion…
Murder: court remands suspect in prison custody
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The 36-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed and killed a woman with a kitchen knife in Benin, Evelyn…
FG, Lagos move to enforce occupational safety compliance
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal and Lagos State governments have vowed to enforce occupational safety and health compliance at work places…
Woman found dead at MMIA toilet
rt An unidentified middle-aged female passenger was on Wednesday morning found dead at one of the toilets of the Murtala…
Kebbi APC suspends assembly member for disobedience
The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kebbi State has announced the suspension of a member of the state House of Assembly,…
CSOs protest sack of 13 VCs at Ministry of Education
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups on Wednesday in Abuja staged a protest at the Ministry of Education over the…
Foreign coach for Falcons soon, Omagbemi in acting role
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) insists it will appoint an expatriate coach for the country’s senior women team, the…
Ali Modu Sheriff will reposition PDP – Governors Forum
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors Forum has expressed confidence in the ability of newly appointed National Chairman of PDP…
Buhari’s foreign trips yielding fruitful results – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips were yielding…
Marilyn Ogar, ex-DSS spokesperson sues FG
Marilyn Ogar, the former spokesperson of the Department of State Services (DSS) has dragged Federal Government to the National Industrial…
Helicopter incident: Bristow seeks external audit of its operations
Bristow Helicopters Limited on Wednesday said it would welcome an industry-led external audit of its operations in Nigeria following the…
20 discovered at GOtv Boxing NextGen search
The opening day of the GOtv Boxing NextGen Search delivered 20 promising boxers, who will join the professional ranks. …
Ambode’s wife distributes life jackets, tasks boat operators on safety
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, on Wednesday charged boat operators in the state to observe…
Oshiomhole accuses Edo traffic officials of extortion, disbands agency
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole Wednesday accused officials of the state traffic management agency, (EDSTMA), of harassing and…
Dokpesi re-arraigned before new judge
Former chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi was on Wednesday re-arraigned before the Justice James Tsoho of Federal…
NFF warns Oliseh, sacks Babangida
Taiwo Adelu The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has warned Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh…
Boko Haram: US begins training of 750 soldiers
Femi Adi/Kaduna In fulfillment of its promise to assist Nigeria combat Boko Haram insurgency, the United States of America on…
Nigerian stocks crash amid naira concerns
Nigerian stocks fell almost two per cent on Wednesday, hit by a major decline in cement companies’ shares, including Dangote…
Crane Mishap: Saudi Arabia yet to compensate victims – NAHCON
ane The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said Saudi Arabian was yet to pay compensation to families/victims of the…
Nigeria’s health sector to shut down by 12 midnight
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it will commence an indefinite strike by 12 midnight today (February 17) if…
ECOWAS Court adjourns death row case against FG
The Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court) on Wednesday adjourned till March 14 a case filed by Nnenna Obi, a…
Jilted housewife slashes pregnant woman’s face with razor blade
Cyriacus Izuekwe A jilted housewife, Chinwe Ogbachi, 28, has unleashed her frustration on a policeman’s pregnant wife, Nkechi Onwuzuruike by…
Cart pusher jailed 18 months for shoe theft
A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year old cart pusher, Obinna Eze, 18 months imprisonment for burgling a…
PICTURES: Accident on Third Mainland Bridge
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Here are pictures from an accident scene on Third Mainland Bridge. A bus travelling from Ajah…
Trial of lawyer husband killer begins 24 March
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Mrs. Yewande Oyediran, a lawyer who allegedly stabbed her husband, Lowo Oyediran, to death 2 February in their…
Fire guts Jos Central Mosque
Fire has gutted the female section of the Jos Central Mosque, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Our correspondent,…
2 men to die by hanging for armed robbery in Lagos
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced two men — Seun Omoilodan and Gbenga Kayode — to death by hanging…
Motorists decry resurgence of fuel scarcity in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Indications are emerging that residents of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital may soon experience another round…