BREAKING: Second US Aircraft shot down during dramatic F-15 rescue over Iran

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

News

Uchenna Akobundu

Why we sensitize the public against malaria prevention, drug abuse – Uchenna Akobundu

In the bustling corridors of Nigeria’s healthcare system, one name stands out as a beacon of hope and change—Uchenna Akobundu.…
UNICEF

Bauchi: UNICEF begins implementation of child-friendly initiative

The United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) says it has commenced a programme aimed at promoting the health and protection of…
House of Reps moves to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine

Reps. want Anambra River dredged

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministries of Water Resources, Transportation and Works and Housing and the National…

No escape for Fury, he’s going down – Wilder

Undefeated WBC Heavyweight Champion,  Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder says there is no escape for undefeated lineal Heavyweight Champion, Tyson…
Iyaloja

Benin monarch cautions new Edo CJ against compromise

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has advised the new Chief Judge (CJ) of Edo, Justice Esther Edigin, to…

Police deny killings of Hausa traders in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has denied the killing of two Hausa traders during alleged shooting by Operatives of the Special…

NDA inaugurates first female professor

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Thursday, inaugurated its first female professor, Francisca Ugwueleka.

Ex-UNILAG lecturer jailed 21 years 

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a former part-time lecturer in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akin Baruwa, to…
President Buhari and Femi Falana

Insecurity: FG to refund ransom paid for kidnapping – Falana

Nigerian activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has reacted to the insecurity challenges the country is currently facing, he urged Nigerians…

Uzodinma hits Aso Rock, demands N32bn refund from Buhari

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma on Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja to demand refund of…

Tension in Ogun as SARS officer’s bullets hit 2

Dozens of Hausa traders took over the Olomore Market, Abeokuta on Thursday to protest the death of two of their…

Burial date for slain Aso Rock Director announced

Late Laetitia Naankang Dagan, the Assistant Director of Administration in Aso Rock Presidential Villa murdered in her home in Abuja…

Court jails ex-EFCC staff over exhibit theft

A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State convicted and sentenced Hussaini Abubakar, a former staff of the Economic and…

Nigeria’s ex-Minister, Emovon, is dead

A former Minister of Science and Technology in Nigeria, Professor Emmanuel Emovon, is dead.

Market leader arraigned for allegedly defrauding traders N40m

The Market leader, in charge of Ikeoluwa Plantain Market, near Owode Onirin, Mile 12, Lagos, Adeshina Oyegunle, 62, has been…

UBA N33.69m Fraud: Court orders arrest warrant for staff

The Federal High Court in  Yenagoa, on Thursday, issued a warrant mandating the arrest of four staff of United Bank…

President Buhari will not resign – Lai Mohammed

Nigerians expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to rising insecurity in the nation are joking, as the nation's Minister…

Court arraigns 2 for insulting police officer

A 22-year-old man alongside a 42-year-old female accomplice was arraigned before Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State on Thursday for…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State

Kwara govt, workers reach accord on new minimum wage

Organised labour in Kwara and the state government have reached an agreement on the N30, 000 minimum wage to be…
Four Fulani herders die in Takum LG of Taraba State after reportedly eating a fish they picked up at the bank of a river while grazing

Miyetti Allah bans night, underage grazing

The Nasarawa State chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says it has banned night grazing, to…

Street trader bites off lips of Neighbourhood Corps, jailed

A Special Offences Mobile Court, sitting in the Ikeja Magisterial District on Tuesday jailed a street trader, Matthew John, 27,…

UPDATE: Man who jumped into Lagos lagoon not our graduate – LASU

The management of Lagos State University (LASU) has debunked reports that the dead Daibo Davies who plunged into Lagos lagoon…

Inventor of cut-copy-paste Larry Tesler is dead

Computer scientist and inventor of cut/copy & paste Lawrence "Larry" Tesler, has died.
Magistrates' Court

Car dealer faces N2.3m fraud

A 49-year-old car dealer, Sobur Adeyanju, who allegedly obtained N2.3 million under false pretence, was on Thursday brought before an…

Nigerians drag NIMC over Anthony Joshua’s identification slip

Nigerians have reacted after the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) posted photos of heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, enrolling for his…

Customs undercover contraband rice in gas cylinders

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) uncovered 1, 393 bags of contraband rice concealed in gas cylinders in Ogun State. 
Child-rape

3 teenagers remanded for gang rape of 12-year-old girl

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos on Thursday ordered that three teenagers, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl, be…

Herdsmen: Kogi West group raises alarm

Okun Development Association (ODA), the umbrella socio-cultural Union of Yoruba speaking people of Kogi State, has raised an alarm

World Bank approves $2.2b loans for Nigeria; Ogun, others beneficiaries

The World Bank has approved $2.2billion loans for six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities.

How to solve electricity challenges

A Howard University Professor of Mechanical/Energy Engineering, Prof. Sylvester Egwu, has highlighted how the Federal Government can resolve challenges impeding…