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Police arrest 980 crime suspects in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state Police Command have arrested 980 suspects for various alleged criminal offences ranging from armed robbery,…
Wike assents to Rivers 2016 budget
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has assented to the 2016 budget passed by the Rivers State…
Ambode commissions Ipaja-Ayobo, Ikotun-Ejigbo roads
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday commissioned the Ipaja-Ayobo and Ikotun-Ejigbo roads and unveiled blueprint to transform…
APC receives harvest of defectors in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressives Congress, APC, in Degema LGA says it has been receiving a large harvest of defectors…
Buhari appoints Ibim Semenitari acting NDDC MD
President Muhammadu Buhari has named Ibim Semenitari the new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Mrs.…
Fuel scarcity: 200 truck loads of fuel arrive in Abuja – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has deployed about 200 truckloads of fuel to Abuja to help reduce the ongoing…
NFF to introduce beach soccer league
President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, said on Monday that the federation would soon inaugurate a Beach Soccer and…
Kwara won’t reduce minimum wage—Gov. Ahmed
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara says his administration will continue to pay the N18,000 minimum wage inspite of the drop…
2016 CHAN: Eagles get 2-day Christmas break
The Home-based Super Eagles have been given a two-day break to enable them to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones.…
Gov. Ambode unveils plan to transform Ebute Metta into tourists’ haven
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday unveiled plans to transform Ebute Metta into a tourists’ haven. Ambode spoke…
31 ships laden with petroleum products, foods expected in Lagos
Thirty one ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island…
NERC approves new electricity tariff, abolishes fixed charges
The new electricity tariff regime approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has removed fixed charges for all classes…
Uyo applaud Globacom for Slide n Bounce concert
It was an evening of fun and entertainment for residents of Uyo as the premium music concert Slide n Bounce,…
Wike appoints new boss for development agency
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Exactly one month after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike suspended the activities of Rivers State Sustainable…
Football fans want stiffer penalties for Blatter, Platini
Taiwo Adelu Football fans have taken to twitter to react to the eight-year ban slammed on FIFA president, Sepp Blatter…
Lagos seeks monarchs’ support to curb communal clashes
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is seeking the support of traditional rulers in the state to curb intra and…
Blatter vows to fight eight-year ban, set to appeal verdict
Outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter has responded to his eight-year ban, saying he is a ‘punching ball.’ Blatter said he…
Lawmaker donates 1m de-worming tablets to Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuff on Monday donated…
Ambode launches contributory scheme for Hajj, Jerusalem pilgrimages
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched a contributory scheme for Hajj and Jerusalem pilgrimages. This is…
We’re sanitising defence procurement processes —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that his administration was taking urgent and appropriate actions to restore order, due…
Rivers Assembly screens nominees for three boards
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly will Monday screen nominees into governing boards of different parastatals and…
Siblings at war: Two professors fight over late mom’s properties
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two professors born by same parents are locked in a fierce battle over inheriting their late mother’s two…
Breaking: Registrar bags 10 years jail for aiding Fred Ajudu to defraud Gen. Bamaiyi
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo Monday sentenced a Court Registrar, Oluronke Rosolu, to 10 years…
ISIS figures on Boko Haram attacks, killings a hoax – FG
The Federal Government has described as a hoax the figures being bandied by ISIS concerning the number of attacks carried…
Statement by FIFA independent Ethics Committee adjudicatory chamber on the bans on Joseph S. Blatter & Michel Platini
The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Joseph S. Blatter, President…
Blatter, Platini banned for 8 years
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following…
CHAN Eagles resume training after weekend break
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles Team B will resume their camping in Abuja after two days break at the weekend…
World stars confirm participation in Lagos City Marathon Race
Three world class women marathoners with IAAF gold label have confirmed they will be in Nigeria for the Access Bank…
Miss Philippines crowned Miss Universe
Miss Colombia was wrongly named Miss Universe in a dramatic mix-up in front of a global television audience of millions,…
After 2,000 years, Christians in Gaza disappearing
Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound…