Militants’ attacks: Military removes Commander in Niger Delta, appoints...
A new commander for Operation Delta Safe in the Niger Delta has been appointed. He is Rear Admiral Apochi Ogabu Suleiman. Suleiman relieves Rear Admiral Joseph Osa Okojie who has now been reassigned....
View ArticleWenger challenges Mourinho to play attractive football against Arsenal
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has seemingly challenged Jose Mourinho to play expansive football, when they play Manchester United on Saturday. Mourinho was roundly criticized by pundits, after a...
View ArticleOndo election: AD finally grants waiver to Oke to contest
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) has granted waiver to Chief Olusola Alex Oke to contest the November 26, 2016, governorship election in Ondo State as the...
View ArticleASUU strike: We were patient with Buhari, he must meet our demands – Eyang
Chairman of the University of Calabar branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Tony Eyang, has made it clear that the union will not surrender, until the government meets its demands....
View ArticleEveryone waiting to see Wenger beat Mourinho – Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry has joined Arsenal fans in asking if manager Arsene Wenger, will ever beat a side coached by Jose Mourinho. Wenger has never recorded a league victory over the current Manchester United...
View ArticleSokoto residents beg Jonathan to come back as President [PHOTOS]
Residents of Hubbaren Shehu in Sokoto State on Thursday caused a stir as they trooped the streets with placards, calling for erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan to come back to office. The former had...
View ArticleKanu, Okocha are my football idols – Yaya Toure
Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has named Nigerian legend, Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo among his football idols while expressing his unending love for horror movies. The four-time African best footballer...
View ArticleMassacre of 21 coal miners: Workers groan as NLC holds memorial rally in Enugu
Workers were moved to tears on Friday in Enugu State as hundreds of workers converged to pay respect to the 21 coal miners who were brutally murdered by the British Police at the Iva Valley, Enugu in...
View ArticleWe’ll not allow government to destroy public universities – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Friday, said it would not allow federal and state governments destroy public universities in the country. The union added that aggrieved parents,...
View ArticleBakassi wrongly ceded to Cameroon – Al-Mustapha
Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late military head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Friday declared that the Bakassi Peninsula, ceded to Cameroon, will one day return to...
View ArticleCJN should be empowered to sign execution warrants – Ganduje
Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has suggested that the law which mandates state governors to sign death warrants of condemned prisoners should be amended by National Assembly to enable...
View Article2-year-old boy burnt to death in Abakaliki
An inferno on Thursday burnt a 2 year-old boy and property worth millions of naira at Ekuluobia Street Kpiripiri in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire...
View ArticleOmeruo says no problem playing right-back for Super Eagles
Super Eagles Defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has dismissed claims that Gernot Rohr’s preferred defensive pairing of Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong, will affect his place in the team. The Alanyaspor...
View ArticleASUU: Atiku pleads with union to suspend strike
Former Vice President, VP, Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to suspend its strike action. He urged the union to negotiate with the government even as he...
View ArticleSuicide bomber killed near IDPs camp in Maiduguri
Security operatives, on Saturday gunned down a suicide bomber in Muna, Maiduguri, Borno State. The suspected bomber was killed while attempting to penetrate a transit camp of Internally Displaced...
View ArticlePolice arrests 4 suspected kidnappers in Delta State
As part of the effective measures put in place to stem the tide of criminalities in the “ember” months, the Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers for attempting to kidnap...
View ArticleWe have seized over 1000 diplomatic passports from ex-public officers – NIS CG
The Comptroller General, CG, of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Muhammad Babandede, on Saturday disclosed that no fewer than a thousand diplomatic passports have been intercepted and seized from...
View ArticleAtiku counters Buhari, says Boko Haram insurgents not defeated yet
A former Vice President and stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday disagreed with the position of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government that Boko...
View ArticleMoyes hails Anichebe after his double sinks Hull City
Sunderland manager, David Moyes, has hailed Victor Anichebe’s impact, after he scored twice in their 3-0 win over Hull City on Saturday. Jermain Defoe had opened scoring with his 150th Premier League...
View Article20 Nigerians arrested as Italian Police raid Black Axe mafia gang
Police in Italy have arrested more than 20 alleged members of a dangerous Nigerian mafia gang called the Black Axe. The suspects are accused of indulging in protection and prostitution rackers, drug...
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