LASTMA official attacked by hoodlums in Apapa dies
FIFA bans ex-Brazil football chief, Ricardo Teixeira for life
Ex-Brazilian football chief Ricardo Teixeira was banned for life from football on Friday for bribery, FIFA announced. World football’s governing body said the Brazilian was banned and fined one million Swiss francs (907,000 euros) for taking bribes …
I told my wife to maintain family’s good name not focus on money -Alison Diezani’s husband
Your daughter should have contested against me — she was my classmate -Lalong taunts Useni
FG orders immediate sack of all unqualified teachers
The Federal Government has directed that all unqualified teachers should be flushed out of Nigeria classrooms by December 31, 2019. The Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) stated this while inducting over 200 Education g…
Police arrest 16 alleged cultists over Benue killings
The Benue Police Command on Friday said it arrested 16 suspected cults members in connection with several killings in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, told News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi that the mode of …
B-Red welcomes baby with girlfriend
Afro-pop singer, B-Red is perhaps the happiest dude on earth at the moment as he just welcomed a baby with his girlfriend. The music star announced the arrival of the baby via his Instagram page on Friday, November 29, 2019, with a photo of the baby…
Gunmen kill FRSC officer, injure other on Lokoja-Okene highway
Faceless gunmen have attacked two Federal Road Safety Corps officers travelling from Abuja to Lagos on an official assignment on Friday, killing one and injuring the other. The officers were travelling in a Toyota Hilux pick-up van with registration…
Seven million weapons in illegal hands in Nigeria – NSA
The Federal Government has raised the alarm of the possibility of an estimated seven million illegal weapons being in possession of non-state actors and criminal elements in the country. It said the number represented a total of eight to ten million…
Breaking: Unai Emery sacked by Arsenal
The 48-year-old has left the club following Arsenal's worst run of form since 1992 with the Gunners winless in seven games and eight points off the top four in the Premier League. Freddie Ljungberg will lead Arsenal for Sunday's game away to Norwich…
We rejected Buhari’s $30bn loan request to save Nigeria from recolonisation -Shehu Sani
When I find another man, I am willing to pay his groom price- Tonto Dikeh
Controversial actress, Tonto Dikeh has been in the news lately for one controversy or the other. Dikeh recently took to her Instagram page to express her gratitude for all the past mistakes in her life which have helped to make her the ‘man’ she is …
Chevron puts stake in two Nigerian oil blocks for sale
A Chevron spokesman said the oil giant has launched the sale of its stakes in two Nigerian offshore oil and gas blocks. “Chevron Nigeria Limited, operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, confirms that it is …
I regret staying too long abroad- Dele Taiwo
“The regret I can never forget in my life is that I overstayed abroad. This really affected my musical career, if not for God and good music, I would have been totally forgotten. But I still thank my God and my fans who still believe in me. I overst…
APC to expel member who filed third term suit for Buhari
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it would expel its member, Charles Enya, who filed a suit seeking a third term for President Muhammadu Buhari. The plaintiff, in the suit filed by at the Federal High Court in Abakiliki, Ebonyi St…
President jets out to Malabo today
President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-legged trip out of Abuja on Friday; first to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, for a summit, and another five-day visit to his country home, Daura, in Katsina State. He will be away till Wednesday next week. The …
Nigeria begins campaign for return of stolen artefacts
The Federal Government has launched a campaign for the return and restitution of Nigeria’s looted and smuggled artefacts from around the world. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant (Me…
Witness reveals how ECOWAS official laundered N500 million
A bureau de change operator and the third prosecution witness, Adedeji Adelabu, has told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how Mohammed Dangana, an official of the Economic Community of West African States, instructed him to excha…
Nigerian airforce kills 30 Boko Haram fighters
Fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force have bombed more than 30 Boko Haram terrorists at a hideout in Ngoske on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The operation was carried out by the Air Task Force of the Operation Lafiya Dole on Wed…
Customs blame DPR for illegal border petrol stations
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), on Thursday told the House of Representatives that the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was a decision by the country’s armed forces. Ali also stated that the directiv…
Fashola blames bad roads on abuses by road users
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has identified abuses by road users, insurgency, among others, as some of the causes of bad roads in the country. He stated this on Thursday at the 29th Meeting of the National Council on Works i…
Arsenal suffer yet another defeat as pressure piles on Unai Emery
The pressure on Arsenal manager Unai Emery intensified as Daichi Kamada's brilliant double earned Eintracht Frankfurt victory at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners boss came into this Europa League match having failed to lead his team to victory in t…
FRSC makes U-turn on use of Google map while driving
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Thursday made a U-turn on the use of Google map while driving. On Wednesday, the Sector Commander, Federal Capital Territory, Corps Commander Wobin Ayuba Gora had said that driving with the aid of Google map using mo…
Former Bayelsa Speaker, ex-Senator, others arraigned before CCT
An ex-Senator, Emmanuel Onwe from Ebonyi State, a former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Friday Komboyein and four others have been charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of breach of code of conduct for pu…
U.S. Congress to DSS: Stop harassing, detaining journalists, activists
The Congress of the United States has expressed deep concern and worry about what it called closing of media and civic space in Nigeria with a growing record of security services assaulting and detaining journalists. The Congress noted that the jour…
Copyrights infringement: Blackface , 2face end war, settle out of court
Blackface and 2face have finally ended their legal rift after showing up in court on the 27th of November 2019. The former band-mates have decided to settle out of court. 2Face who signed an undisclosed settlement agreement at the Ikeja High Court …
Soyinka reacts to media distortions of his 2014 experience with prostate cancer
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has lamented distortions and media misconception of a BBC feature programme in which his 2014 experience with cancer was featured. Soyinka, in a statement on Wednesday, said he had not seen the final presentation o…
Mo Abudu becomes first African to chair International Emmys gala
Media mogul, Mo Abudu has become the first African to chair the International Emmy Awards Gala. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abudu performed the role at the recently concluded 47th International Emmy Awards in New York City. In June, Th…
Why Jonathan is angry with PDP - Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan was not blackmailed to trade off the November 16 governorship poll in Bayelsa State, the Presidency said on Tuesday. According to Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu the allegation by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lami…
No border reopening, until our neighbours respect trade protocols – FG
The Federal Government admitted on Wednesday that its temporary policy to close land borders was responsible for the current rising inflation in the country. But it still defended the closure, insisting that it would remain in place until the countr…
Boko Haram terrorists attack Yobe town, hijack ambulance
Suspected members of Boko Haram on Wednesday attacked Babbangida town in Yobe State. The group launched the attack on the town in an ambulance, which they had earlier seized from a team of immunization officials at nearby Muri Mafa village in Tarmuw…
200-level female student arrested for participating in NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has arrested a 200-level female student who allegedly obtained a fake degree certificate and was undergoing the orientation exercise at the Zamfara State camp. It was learnt that the NYSC last Friday apprehended the …
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