The cause of the inferno, which started in the early hours of Tuesday was, however, yet to be ascertained but fire fighters from FAAN and L...
Trump to sell attack planes to Nigeria
The United State is said to be ready to sell high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists. The Congr...
Impeachment saga: Anambra Speaker refuses to reconvene House
ONITSHA—Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mrs Rita Maduagwu may have been gripped by fear over alleged plot by her colleagues ...
AY’s comedy concert, AY Live returns on Easter Sunday
Multi-award winning comedian, Ayo Makun, aka ‘AY’ is back with his annual comedy concert AY Live, scheduled to hold on Easter Sunday at the ...
Juventus beating Barcelona it’s a nightmare – Luis Enrique
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique slammed his under-performing players after a “nightmare” 3-0 loss to Juventus that has severely dented the Span...
We’re ready for Real test – Muller
FC Bayern encounter Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, and there is good news as Manuel Neuer resumed...
Neymar can match Messi – Edmilson
Former Brazil and Barcelona defender Edmilson believes Neymar is on course to reach the heights set by his club-mate Lionel Messi Neymar has...
Wenger will stay as Arsenal manager
ARSENE WENGER will stay as Arsenal manager for another two years – whether the club miss out on the Champions League or not. Arsenal’s Fren...
Arsenal players are ‘cowards’ — Carragher
Jamie Carragher pulled no punches in his assessment of Arsenal on Monday night, calling Arsene Wenger’s side “cowards” after their 3-0 loss ...
PDP to APC: You have offered Lagosian unfulfilled promises
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos state chapter Mr. Otunba Segun Adewale, has said that the All Progressives Congress...
‘Patience Jonathan withdrew $100,000 from her unblocked Skye Bank account’
Patience Jonathan yesterday said that she withdrew $100,000 from her unblocked Skye Bank account for medical treatment and that she had inte...
Queens College tragedy: Reps summon Education, Health Ministers, ex-Principal
ABUJA—THE House of Representatives yesterday summoned the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, his counterpart in health, Prof. Isaac Adewole...
Lassa Fever kills 24 in Bauchi
Bauchi— NO fewer than 24 persons have died following the outbreak of Lassa Fever between November 2015 and February 2017 across Bauchi State...
EFCC discovers about N.5bn hidden in a plaza shop
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos zone, this evening uncovered yet another large sum of suspected laundered money to the t...
Death of Rear Admiral: Police to conduct forensic analysis on recovered pistol
The Police in Lagos, yesterday, stated that it would not leave any stone unturned in the ongoing investigation to unravel the circumstance s...
Senate to probe FRSC planned speed limit policy
ABUJA —THE Senate has begun to probe the speed limiting device initiative introduced by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, saying if ...
NIMASA gives three weeks ultimatum over wreck removal
IN a bid to ensure safe and secure shipping on the Nigerian territorial waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMA...
ONE MONTH IN OFFICE: Akeredolu linked to undemocratic moves
TONGUES are wagging over the alleged “undemocratic actions” of the one month old administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu SAN in Ondo sta...
Gaidam approves N417m scholarship,
DAMATURU— Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State, yesterday, approved N417,014,410 for the payment of scholarships to 21,109 students in 50 i...
Okowa to community leaders, youths: Look beyond oil, support investors
KOKO— GOVERNOR of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on youths and other stakeholders of various communities in the state to look be...
Firearms: Court affirms Dasuki’s bail in amended charges
ABUJA —A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, affirmed the bail granted former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (r...
Police suicides
According to an old article I recently chanced upon in The Will , an online publication, our Police Force has “declared its worry over the r...
Lawyers clash over Ndume
AGAINST the backdrop of the suspension of former Senate majority leader, Ali Ndume last Wednesday by the Senate for six months over allegati...
Senate crisis: Politics that nailed Ali Ndume
Immediate-past Leader of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, was last Wednesday, suspended. At the surface, pundits are quick to make wrong assum...
BB Naija: My affair with Debbie Rise – Bassey Ekpenyong
Bassey Ekpenyong was evicted from Big Brother Naija last week. The Theater Arts graduate from University of Calabar is one of the prim and p...
Groups call on Saraki to step down
A group, the National Assembly, Stand up for Nigeria, says it is set to reclaim the Senate from Bukola Saraki and his supporters and return ...
12 federal universities approved by JAMB as second choice
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar has announced that candidates of the 2017 UTME can now select the federal university as 2nd choice degre...
Dog dies fighting teenage bomber at Maiduguri wedding party
- A dog had reportedly died saving lives of several people at a wedding party in Maiduguri after it attacked a teenage bomber, an official s...
Police to release report on assaulted Ekiti Woman
Ado Ekiti—The Ekiti State Police command said that it would soon come up with the report of its investigation into the alleged assault on a ...
Masquerades attack Catholic seminarian with machetes
Some masquerades in the university town of Nsukka, Enugu State have beaten up a Catholic seminarian attached to Nsukka diocese to a pulp, ro...