Nigerian-British boxer wins fight in 20 seconds [PHOTO]
Nigerian-British boxer and Rio 2016 Olympian Lawrence Okolie took just 20 seconds to score a knockout win on his professional debut. The 24-year-old compatriot Geoffrey Cave with two solid right hands...
View ArticleLady who allegedly snatched Tonto Dike’s husband, Rosaline attacked, assaulted
Rosaline Meurer, who is alleged to have crashed Tonto Dike’s marriage was physically assaulted and attacked by an unknown man at Victoria Island Lagos. According to her, the incident happened over the...
View ArticleWole Soyinka to officiate boxing match between Tinubu, Evander Holyfield in...
Nigerian multiple award winning writer, Wole Soyinka, is billed to officiate the boxing match between ex-Governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu...
View ArticleCACOL calls for impeachment of Senate President, Bukola Saraki
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has called for the impeachment of President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, describing him as an embarrassment to Nigeria. CACOL made the call...
View ArticleEFCC docks Enugu business man over alleged issuance of N4.4m dud cheque
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned an Enugu based businessman, Nicholas Emenike before Justice C.C. Ani of the State High Court, Enugu on a two-count charge...
View ArticleBig Brother Naija: Tboss, Marvis, Debbie-rise and Bally up for eviction this...
The quartet of Tboss, Debbie-rise, Bally and Marvis are up for eviction this week. Bassey was evicted from the Big Brother Naija house yesterday. He was one of the four housemates nominated for...
View ArticleCustoms seizes 13 new vehicles from Senator
The Compliance Task Force set up by the Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Colonel Hameed Ali (retd), has impounded 223 vehicles, 13 of which belong to a senator from Kano State. The...
View ArticleCourt directs seizure of Omoni Oboli’s film
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an Anton Piller order, directing the seizure of a film titled “Okafor’s Law” directed by Nollywood Producer, Omoni Oboli. The court also...
View ArticleLagos to regulate employment of housemaids, cooks, security guards
Lagos State Government is set to sponsor an executive bill before the state House of Assembly to regulate the employment of domestic workers and security guards. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode disclosed...
View ArticleClosure of airport not extended to 18 weeks
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has refuted reports that the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has been extended from six to 18 weeks. The Minister...
View ArticleHow Dino Melaye celebrates exoneration from certificate scandal on academic...
The Senator representing Kogi West at the 8th Senate, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday, made a dramatic appearance at the plenary, by wearing full academic gown of an institution. This is coming on the heels of...
View ArticleBoko Haram: How I was forced to kill 13 people – 17-year-old suspect
A 17-year-old Boko Haram suspect said he was forced to kill 13 people in Chikingudu forest in Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno, when he was held captive for three years by the insurgents. The...
View ArticleReps member’s sickness stalls commencement of Omojola’s murder case in Ekiti
The absence of a member of House of Representatives, Hon Thaddeus Aina, who is also an accused person in the murder of Holland-based Ekiti citizen, Mr Tunde Omojola, yesterday, stalled the...
View ArticleUmahi replaces deceased aide with son
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has replaced his late aide, Mr Emmanuel Anaga, who died in a fatal motor accident last Friday, with his son, Emmanuel (Jnr). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that...
View ArticleThose who collected money from Jonathan should be ashamed – Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Hassan Kukah has slammed people who took money from former president Goodluck Jonathan. He said such persons should be ashamed of themselves. Kukah also insisted...
View ArticleGovernors have no right to criticize Buhari – Shehu Sani
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts, Senator Shehu Sani, has said that State Governors have no moral right to criticize President Muhammadu Buhari for non-performance. Sani...
View ArticleBoko Haram IEDs kills 2 security personnel, injures 3 in Borno
Members of the local vigilante in Borno State, popularly called civilian joint task force, yesterday stepped on an improvised explosive device, IED, suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram...
View ArticlePresident Buhari nominates Prof. Stephen Ocheni to replace Late Ocholi in...
Professor Stephen Ikani Ocheni has been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s for Ministerial appointment. Professor Ocheni, an academician with Kogi State University, Anyigba is to replace late...
View ArticlePolice arrests notorious kidnapper in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnapper and the rescue of three kidnap victims. The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni , disclosed in a...
View ArticleMy sack from Leicester City shocking – Claudio Renieri
Former Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri has admitted news of his sack as the club’s boss came as a huge shock. Ranieri, 65, was shown the exit door in February, nine months after he led the...
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