Bundesliga: Augsburg to man-mark Lewandowski to protect Mueller record
Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl says they will man-mark Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski on Saturday to prevent him from gaining sole position of the Bundesliga scoring record. Lewandowski drew...
View ArticleEx-Rep, Rivers APC ex-chairman, eight others set to join PDP
Two former leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, including Igo Aguma, are set to dump the party and join the Peoples’ Democratic Party. Leading the pack is Chief Davies Ikanya, a...
View ArticleOgun seals gas outlet as fresh explosion injures two
Barely 24 hours after two lives were lost in an explosion that hit the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, another gas explosion has occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital leaving two persons...
View ArticleUK mulls action against BBC after Diana cover-up
The British government on Friday warned of potential action against the BBC, after unprecedented criticism from the royal family about its use of deception to secure a 1995 interview with princess...
View ArticleFG approves seven ministerial regulations on Nigerian content
The Federal Government has approved and gazetted seven Nigerian Content Ministerial Regulations, making them subsidiary legislations that can be implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and...
View ArticleGombe, Adamawa ban militia, hunter groups over communal clashes
Governors Ahmadu Fintiri and Muhammadu Yahaya of Adamawa and Gombe states, respectively, have banned hunting in the Lunguda and Waja communities of both states. This followed the perennial clashes...
View ArticleRequesting Nigerians’ IMEI illegal, says SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has kicked against the directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission that requires Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity...
View ArticleLawyers react as Senate proposes 15 years jail for ransom payment
Mixed reactions by lawyers have greeted the proposed bill by the Senate that anyone who pays for ransom is guilty of a felony and liable to 15 years in jail. Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday kicked...
View ArticleFish out killer of Ogbomoso child, Alao-Akala tells Makinde
Former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State has called on Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to find the killer of a child in the Ogbomoso area of the state. A statement by Alao-Akala on Friday in...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine not compulsory, NYSC tells corps members
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Friday said the COVID-19 vaccine would not be made compulsory for corps members. He also urged...
View ArticleFG releases N7bn for completion of East-West Road -Minister
The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Omotayo Alasoadura, has disclosed that the Federal Government has released about N7 billion to contractors to facilitate the completion of the East-West...
View ArticleNo petrol price hike in June, says FG
The Federal Government on Friday said it would not increase petrol price in June despite the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors Forum that the cost of the commodity is increased. A committee set...
View ArticleDavido, Funke Akindele, other stars who acquired luxurious cars in 2021
As we are approaching the middle of the year, some celebrities can beat their chests and say that the year 2021 started off on a good note for them. While 2020 was a crippling year due to the...
View Article[BREAKING] LASU VC: Sanwo-Olu orders fresh appointment process
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered a fresh process for the selection of the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University. The Lagos State Commissioner of...
View ArticleIMEI: Nigerians’ data not safe with Isa Pantami –Aisha Yesufu
Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says the data of Nigerians is not safe with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who has a record of sympathising with terrorists....
View ArticleBREAKING: Sanwo-Olu dissolves LASU Governing Council
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has dissolved the Lagos State University Governing Council with immediate effect. In a statement on Friday signed by the Commissioner for Information and...
View ArticleExcessive use of social media kills destiny, Oyedepo warns youths
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo, has admonished youths against the excessive use of social media. Oyedepo gave the warning on Friday during the 15th Convocation...
View ArticleNo other PDP governor joining APC, says Ishaku
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, said there was no truth in the reports that another governor elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party will soon defect to the ruling All...
View ArticleNew Nigeria’ll emerge from current challenges, says Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed the conviction that the cloud currently hovering over the country will give way for a new Nigeria. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on...
View ArticleStop killing criminal suspects, Anambra CP warns communities
Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Chris Owolabi, has warned youths and communities in the state to stop taking the laws into their hands. Owolabi’s warning came following the burning to death of no...
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