Motor accident leaves two dead, 11 injured in Ogun
The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has confirmed that one person died in a road accident involving a fuel tanker and a bus in Sagamu on Saturday morning. Sector...
View ArticleEdo guber polls: Witches association issues red alert, ready to announce winner
Ahead of the governorship election in Edo State, a group, which calls itself Witches and Wizards Association of Nigeria (WITCAN), has cautioned all stakeholders on looming security challenges. It said...
View ArticleOyo APC to hold primary for re-run on August 8
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State says it will conduct a primary election on Aug. 8 to pick a candidate for Orelope State Constituency re-run election. Mr Olawale Sadare, the Director of...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap lawmaker’s father in Bayelsa
Gunmen have abducted Mr Iti Watson, father of Mr Alfred Watson, member representing Brass Constituency II in Bayelsa State House of Assembly. Spokesman for Police in Bayelsa Butswat Asimin confirmed...
View ArticleRemoval of Ikpeazu will create security problems – Ohanaeze
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has cautioned political gladiators in Abia State against taking any action capable of plunging the state into anarchy. It could be recalled that the state had been...
View ArticleDiamond Academy nets £2.5m from Nwakali’s move to Arsenal
Kelechi Nwakali’s transfer to Arsenal, has seen Diamond Academy of Umuahia hit a jackpot, banking £2.5million. The Academy received 10% of the amount when the deal was first agreed and will be paid the...
View ArticleGolden Eaglets will win in Niger – Manu Garba speaks ahead of second leg
Head coach of Nigeria’s U-17 team, Manu Garba, has expressed confidence that his boys will defeat Niger Republic in the second leg, first round of their 2017 U-17 AFCON qualifier. The Golden Eaglets...
View ArticleTransparency group accuses Dogara of illegally inserting over N3bn into his...
The Transparency Group of the House of Representatives has accused Speaker of the House of Representative, Hon Yakubu Dogara of fraudulent insertig over N3bn into his constituency projects. This...
View ArticleBudget padding is corruption – SERAP replies Dogara
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, on Sunday criticised the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, for saying that budget padding is not a crime under the...
View ArticleNDLEA seizes 20 tonnes of illicit drugs from 87 suspects in Borno
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Borno says it has seized more than 20 tonnes of illicit drugs from 87 suspects within two years. Hide quoted text The Commandant of the agency in...
View ArticleKidnapped Lagos Oba regains freedom
The Oniba of Iba, Lagos State, Oba Yushau Oseni, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen has regained his freedom. The 74-year-old first class traditional ruler was abducted from his palace on Saturday,...
View ArticleGanduje fires Kano Accountant General
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has sacked the state Accountant General, Dr. Danjuma Adamu. Adamu was ordered to hand over to the Director Treasury in the Ministry of Finance, Ibrahim...
View ArticleDokpesi distances self from Niger Delta Avengers
Aspiring national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has denied links with resurgent militant group, Niger Delta Avengers. Recall that a splinter group of Avengers,...
View ArticleObasanjo is the most corrupt Nigerian leader ever – Ghali Na’aba
Former Speaker of the House Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’aba, has said that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo remains the most corrupt Nigerian leader. He added that Obasanjo had no moral right to...
View ArticleMEND hired to kill me – Jonathan
Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday raised the alarm over threat to his life. Recall that Jonathan was one of those allegedly listed as sponsors of Niger Delta Avengers which has...
View ArticleWe will no longer tolerate campaigns against Buhari – Northern youths
Some Northern youths under the aegis of Northern Youth Leaders Assembly, NYLA, have averred that President Muhammadu Buhari has done so much to put the nation on the path to progress, warning that they...
View ArticleDickson appoints ex-militant leader, General Africa to end militancy,...
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, in a move to flush out vandalism, militancy, sea piracy and other criminal activities from the state has appointed a former militant leader, Mr. Africanus...
View ArticleFG relying on voodoo to end Niger Delta crisis, I’m not sponsoring Avengers –...
More prominent individuals of the Niger Delta region have continued to publicly deny links with rampaging separatist group, the Niger Delta Avengers. The latest personality to debunk link with the...
View ArticleCross River: APC guber candidate denies collecting money from PDP to concede...
The governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, in the 2015 general elections, Odeh Ochicha has denied selling out his party during the 2015 general elections....
View ArticlePogba arrives Manchester United for medical
Paul Pogba has arrived at Manchester United for a medical before his world record 89 million pounds transfer from Juventus. The France midfielder flew from Nice into Manchester Airport on Monday before...
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