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Roma appoints Spalletti as Garcia’s successor
Roma have appointed former coach Luciano Spalletti as successor to Rudi Garcia, who was sacked on Wednesday. Spalletti, 56, coached…
How Nzeogwu’s 1966 coup changed Nigeria forever
The 1966 Nigerian coup d’état began on January 15, 1966 when mutinous Nigerian soldiers led by Kaduna Nzeogwu assassinated 11…
Edo 2016: I cannot remain neutral on my successor, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has declared that he will not remain neutral on who becomes the…
Anti-Corruption War: EFCC seeks Nigerian Army support
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has called on the Nigerian Army to partner with it in the difficult…
Ambode appoints Egberongbe as special adviser to Lagos Speaker
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has approved the appointment of Mufutau Egberongbe, a former lawmaker in the…
Saraki accuses Presidency of switching 2016 budget
The farce over the missing 2016 budget continued on Thursday as Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said that there are…
EFCC files seven-count charge against Metuh
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Metuh is set to arraign Olisa Metuh, the national publicity secretary of Peoples…
Zakzaky is alive, recuperating from bullet wounds in Abuja – IMN
Leader of Muslim Shi’ites in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, are alive and are recuperating from gunshot wounds…
Two plead guilty to N210m ATM fraud
Stanley Odjighere and Igho Timothy Okpekereke, who in 2014 defrauded a new generation bank of N210million, have pleaded guilty to…
Exxon Mobil engineer remanded in prison for rape
Henry Ojelu A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos Thursday ordered an engineer with EXXon Mobil, James Ikenna Onuoha,…
I stole to cater for my pregnant wife – convict
A 27-year-old man, Deshida Joseph convicted on Thursday for house breaking and theft, begged a Gudu Upper Area Court for…
Hijab: Group cautions against religious crisis
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWGN) has cautioned Nigerians against engaging in acts that can cause religious crisis…
Buhari to Northern leaders: Emulate Sardauna’s incorruptible virtues
Femi Adi/Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari has asked leaders from the North and other parts of the country to emulate the…
Emir Sanusi warns against repeat of 1966 coup
Femi Adi/Kaduna Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday said there could be a repeat of the 1966…
Controversies precede exit of Rivers CJ
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely two weeks after being sworn in as the substantive Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Daisy…
Lassa fever kills doctor in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Panic gripped doctors, nurses, medical personnel and patients of the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, old GRA, Port…
Sultan slams Northern leaders hiding under Sardauna’s shadow
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar on Thursday in Kaduna slammed northern leaders, saying they must stop…
CHAN 2016: Nigeria’s Eagles leave for Rwanda Friday
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles will leave their Pretoria, South Africa camp for Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda,…
Court orders arrest of Rep member
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin High Court, presided over by Justice Esther Ikponmwmen Thursday issued a bench warrant for the arrest…
‘Revenant’ gets 12 Oscar nominations…but only white actors again
The brutal frontier saga “The Revenant” leads the 88th annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations, while the acting categories were…
The One Lagos Fiesta: A Post Script
Tayo Ogunbiyi Aside being the commercial and economic nerve centre of Nigeria, Lagos is famously referred to as the ‘Center…
Kakembo bags Uganda’s Sports Award after GOtv Boxing Night heroics
Edward Kakembo, the Ugandan boxer who won the African Boxing Union featherweight title at the fifth edition of GOtv Boxing…
LG bosses laud Ambode over construction of 114 roads
The Conference of Executive Secretaries of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State on Thursday…
Lassa fever: Rivers Govt. to fumigate densely populated settlements
Following reported cases of Lassa fever in some parts of the country, Rivers Government says it will soon fumigate densely…
FIFA bans Real Madrid, Atletico over transfer of minors
Two Spanish clubs, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid have been banned and fined for international transfers of minors by…
Finally, Buhari meets parents of abducted Chibok girls
Six hundred (600) days after their children went missing, parents of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Borno, northeast of…
Harry Porter actor, Alan Rickman dies aged 69
Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,…
PICTURES: Kachikwu, Tinubu at Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has been representing the country at the Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum of…
Extra-judicial killings: IGP orders psychological checks on cops carrying guns
In a show of concern for the recent extra-judicial killings by some policemen in some parts of the country, the…