Eight football fans killed in bar shooting
At least eight people were killed when some unknown gunmen fired on football fans in a bar in the South Sudan capital Juba at the weekend, the government said Monday. “Eight young men were killed,”...
View ArticleBuhari visits Benin amidst tight security
Security has been beefed up in and around Benin, the capital of Edo, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari two-days official visit to the state. The President who commences the visit on Monday, is...
View ArticleNigeria not worth dying for – Sam Okwaraji’s family
The brother of the late Sam Okwaraji, an ex-Super Eagles attacker, has said that the Nigerian government has not proved that the country was worth dying for. Pat Okwaraji, who spoke during the opening...
View ArticleBuhari’s anti-corruption fight only way out of recession – Clerics
Some clerics have described the ongoing anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari as the only way to bring the country out of the current economic recession. The clerics spoke on Sunday, in...
View ArticleAfrican players on song in Europe
African Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put a mini-suspension behind him to strike four Bundesliga goals for Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. The Gabon striker was banned by his coach...
View ArticleWe will resist caretaker committees for councils in Cross River – APC
The All Progressives Congress in Cross River says it will not accept appointment of caretaker committees to run the 18 local government councils in the state. The state APC Acting State Chairman, Mr....
View ArticleCommuters stranded as LAGBUS drivers protest ban
Over 20 BRT buses were on Monday vandalised when some workers of LAGBUS (red buses) protested the ban by the Lagos State Government stopping the buses from plying the Ikorodu Road BRT corridor....
View ArticleIllegal termination: Court orders ABU to pay disengaged staff N2.6bn
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ordered the management of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to pay N2.6bn to 110 staff whose appointments were illegally terminated in 1996. The...
View ArticleCommander’s death: Buratai calls for intensified effort against terrorism
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buaratai, has called for intensified concerted onslaught against the Boko Haram insurgents in the country. Buratai who described the...
View ArticleSaraki lied over Lagos property — Witness
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Prosecution witness, Mr. Michael Wetkas, in the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, said on Monday that the claim by...
View ArticleOndo election: AD chieftain challenges Oke’s eligibility in court
The National Legal Adviser, Alliance for Democracy, Mr. Kehinde Aworele, has filed a suit challenging the eligibility of Chief Olusola Oke to contest as the party’s candidate in the November 26...
View ArticleMy wife is not submissive, husband tells court
A 31-year-old trader, Oluwatoyin Ibikunle, on Monday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage over constant beating by her husband. Oluwatoyin, an indigene of...
View ArticleFour girls forced into marriage return to school
The Child Protection Network, Minna, has taken back to school four girls of Women Teachers College (WTC) Minna, who were earlier withdrawn for marriage. Mr David Yisa, Coordinator of the group,...
View ArticleEnrol children in schools or face prosecution, Borno govt tells parents
The Borno State Government on Monday said it would prosecute parents who fail to enrol their children and wards in schools. “Any parent either out of ignorance or willingly refuses to send his child to...
View ArticleOshiomhole built hospital instead of govt house – Buhari
Alexander Okere, Benin President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, for sacrificing his personal comfort to provide essential services to the citizens of the...
View ArticleMob beats suspected motorbike thief to death
Clement Nnachi, Abakaliki Angry youths numbering over 500 at the weekend lynched a motorcycle operator, Francis Uroh, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Be patriotic in your reports, Buratai urges online media
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has again called on the Nigeria media, especially online publications, to be patriotic in their reportage of the Boko Haram activities The army chief...
View ArticleGoogle prepares African youths for online jobs
A Google executive, Ms Bunmi Banjo, on Monday said Google is preparing African youths for future online jobs. Banjo, who is the Head, Digital Education, Google Sub-Saharan Africa, told the News Agency...
View ArticleIran to sign gas production deal with France’s Total
Iran will sign a deal with France’s Total on Tuesday for the development of gas production at a major offshore field in the Gulf, the Iranian oil ministry said. The Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the...
View ArticleNYSC sanctions 24, extends service year of 60 others
NYSC SANCTION 24 CORPS MEMBERS IN DELTA GODWIN UDOH, ASABA Authorities of the National Youth Service Corps have sanctioned 24 members, allegedly for indiscipline, misconduct and breach of the NYSC...
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