52-year-old mentally challenged patient hangs self in Ondo
A psychiatric patient, identified as Ogunmodede Tope, 52, reportedly hung himself in his mother’s house located at the Lafe area of Akure, the Ondo State capital over the weekend. Punch reports that...
View Article52-year-old man kills nephew, snatches his lover
A 52-year-old man, Obert Dube, from the Jobe Village under Chief Bangwe in Mberengwa Clan, Zimbabwe, has allegedly hung his nephew, identified as Benefit, to death over the deceased’s lover, saying he...
View ArticleMourinho is the best manager in the world – Zouma
Kurt Zouma has stated that Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho, is the best in football. The 20-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge from Saint-Etienne in January 2012 and has broken into the first team this...
View Article20 people killed, many injured as Boko Haram attacks Malari village in Borno
A least, 20 people were killed while several others got injured when members of Boko Haram terrorists invaded Malari and other surroundings of Konduga local government area of Borno state. Malaria...
View ArticleHow Hajj stampede happened – MURIC
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has accused Saudi Arabia’s authority of not doing enough to forestall the recent stampede, which claimed hundreds of lives, saying it was devastated and in a mourning...
View ArticleAPC NWC meets, to discuss ministerial list, Osinbajo/El-Rufai clash, others
A meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold today, Monday. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun summoned the emergency meeting, according to a Vanguard...
View ArticleMost Nigerian coaches are half-baked – Tandoh
A member of the Technical Study Group of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Kweku Tandoh, has disclosed that lack of knowledgeable coaches was part of the reason for Nigeria’s poor showing in major...
View ArticleChima Chime: As the Senate resumes – Expectations and fears
After the long wait, the resumption of the National Assembly – after the lawmaker’s annual vacation – has finally arrived. As plenary is about to begin, Chima Chime, writes to examine some of the...
View ArticleEbonyi: 16 top civil servants to lose September salaries for coming late to...
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Monday ordered that 16 top government functionaries in the state should forfeit their September and October salaries and overheads for coming late to a state...
View ArticleHow robbers invaded my home, raped my daughters – Abuja resident
A 3-man gang armed robbers in the wee hours of Monday reportedly invaded the home of one Mr. Folusho Joseph in Abuja, carting away valuable items worth hundreds of thousands and allegedly raping two of...
View ArticleAir Force to continue bombarding Sambisa forest – Air Marshal Abubakar
The Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Saddiq Abubakar, yesterday declared that the daily aerial bombardment of the Sambisa forest will continue until the Boko Haram insurgents are completely...
View ArticleSaraki’s wife represents Aisha Buhari at African First Ladies Summit
African first ladies across the world are in New York to assess and modify effective means of contributing to the Millennium Development Goals and new perspectives on HIV and AIDS. Wife of Nigeria’s...
View ArticleAbuja consumers lambast NERC, warn AEDC against hike in electricity tariff
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, have rejected a proposed hike in electricity tariff being proposed by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)....
View ArticleCAF fines Nigeria $5,000 for fan’s misconduct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ordered Nigeria to pay a $5,000 fine, for fans’ misconduct during their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad on July 13. CAF announced this...
View ArticleMan who removed father’s heart after killing him reports himself to police
A 34 year-old man, Oamen Nelson, accused of stabbing his father: one Ehiremen Oamen, to death in the Ipaja area of Lagos, has turned himself in to the police. It will be recalled that Nelson, who was...
View ArticleDHQ inaugurates national committee for creation of safe corridor in North East
In accordance with a presidential directive, the Defence Headquarters has inaugurated a national committee to oversee the creation of safe passageway into the mainstream Nigerian society for members of...
View ArticleBayelsa Guber: Sylva picks APC ticket again
A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been elected as the flagbearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the December 5 governorship election in the state. Sylva garnered...
View ArticleN2billion debt: Respect the gentleman’s MoU we had – WAEC tells Governors
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday said that the council was still being owed N2 billion registration fees by state governments for their candidates who sat for the 2015 May/June...
View ArticleFG sets up reintegration committee for repentant Boko Haram fighters
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday inaugurated a national committee to workout modalities for the smooth reintegration of repentant Boko Haram fighters. This is contained in a statement signed...
View ArticleI won’t reveal Buhari’s Ministers until Tuesday – Saraki
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has disclosed that he will not make public the ministerial list submitted to him by President Muhammadu Buhari until next plenary. Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser to...
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