Beat Tornadoes, get N1m – Iyaye charges Rivers United FC.
The Rivers state Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye, has announced a N1 million gift to Rivers United football club if it wins its away game of the season on Monday for the first time. This is...
View ArticleFemale journalist narrates how she was mercilessly beaten, robbed in Lagos...
One Ibrahim Toyin, a female journalist and producer with Television Continental, TVC in Lagos, has narrated her ordeal in the hands of ‘on chance’ robbers. Toyin had boarded a bus on her way to work on...
View ArticleNewcastle appoint Benitez as new manager
Newcastle United have named former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss, Rafa Benitez, as manager after sacking Steve McClaren on Friday. The Spaniard has signed an initial three-year deal with the Magpies...
View ArticleFuel scarcity may last till end of March – NUPENG
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country “could linger till the end of March”. Tokunbo Korodo, south-west chairman of the union,...
View ArticleOil prices rise to $39 per barrel
Brent crude was on track for its third weekly gain on Friday, supported by an optimistic report from the International Energy Agency. Still, analysts cautioned that a large glut of oil remained, with...
View ArticleMourinho confirms he will start at new club in July
Jose Mourinho has revealed he will be starting a new job in July. The Portuguese has been out of job, since he was sacked as Chelsea manager in December and is the hot favourite to replace Louis van...
View ArticleMilitary troops intercept armed robbers, kill 2, recover vehicle, ammunition...
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army, Friday, intercepted armed robbers at Panbegwa in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two of the robbers. Items recovered from the robbers according...
View ArticleBattle for Enugu council polls: Police arrest APC’s counsel
The Police in Enugu State, Friday arrested a lawyer, Mr. George Ogara, the counsel for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a suit before an Enugu High Court, challenging the decision of the State...
View ArticleArase’s claim is a slap on Idomas, insensitive to Agatu’s plight – Group...
The One Idoma Initiative has lambasted the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase over his recent claim that the figure of Agatu killings was exaggerated. A statement by convener of the group, Bar....
View ArticleMTN reacts to alleged secret deal with AGF, says negotiations ongoing
Mr Ferdi Moolman, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria has said that reports making round on the company’s final settlement of the N780 billion fine was false. This is contained in a statement signed...
View ArticlePHOTONEWS: Ooni of Ife absent at his wedding in Benin
The custodian of Yoruba traditional stool – Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, was absent, Saturday, as he got married to his new bride, Wuraola Otiti Zynab Obanor, in Benin, Edo State. The...
View ArticleJonathan hated Rivers people; Wike is here to steal money, he can sell his...
The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has stated that immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan hated the people of Rivers State so much that he was unwilling to clean up Ogoniland....
View ArticleAmaechi needs urgent psychiatric attention – Governor Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that former Governor Rotimi Amaechi “is a failed governor, who needs urgent psychiatric evaluation and treatment.” Governor Wike said Former...
View ArticleEse Osuru: Over 1000 girls in forced marriage in North – CAN
The umbrella body of Northern States Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to the abduction and forceful marriage of under aged girls in the region following the episode of Ese Oruru. The...
View ArticleIbinabo Fiberesima begs for prayers after court sentence
Following the five year-jail term she bagged on Saturday as pronounced by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of a Lagos High Court, Ibinabo Fiberesima of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has pleaded with Nigerians...
View Article172 illegal Nigerian migrants repatriated from Libya
No fewer than 172 Nigerian migrants, including 6 women, have been repatriated to Nigeria from Libya. The International Organization for Migration, IOM, said almost all the migrants were detained as...
View ArticleDPR seals NNPC filling station in Akwa Ibom for hoarding fuel
The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, in Akwa Ibom, said it sealed the NNPC mega filling station in Uyo, for allegedly hoarding petrol. The Controller (Operations) in charge of Akwa Ibom and...
View ArticleRerun elections: IGP orders AIG, 3 CPs to relocate to Rivers State
In furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral violence and ensure a smooth conduct of the Rivers State Supplementary elections slated for Saturday, 19th March, 2016, the Inspector-General...
View ArticleBorno govt. spends N180m on rehabilitation of abattoir
The Borno State Government said on Sunday that it spent N180 million on the construction and rehabilitation of the Maiduguri Central Abattoir in order to improve hygiene in the meat production...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Cleric Advises government to introduce sports as panacea
Government at all levels have been advised to introduce sports as a tool to attack insurgency operations in the troubled North-East region of the country. Speaking at the First Regional Redeemer’s Day...
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