Troops of 118 Task Force Battalion of 7 Brigade have rescued a 3 year old girl from a Boko haram camp located at Ma'ala Village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The little girl was...
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Friday, 11 March 2016
Photos: Several feared dead as explosion rocks CBN Calabar
Several people are feared dead after an explosion rocked the Central Bank of Nigeria in Calabar, Cross Rivers state this afternoon. Cause of explosion is yet unknown More details later.
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PHOTOS: Prophet challenges lions, Almost lost his life
A Zion Christian Church prophet who was filled with the Holy Spirit and thought the Lord wanted to use him to show His power over animals, recently challenged a pride of lions to a duel in the Kruger...
Actress Tonto Dikeh shares more pregnancy photos
She has since welcomed a son.
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Thursday, 10 March 2016
Late Minister, Wife and Son to be buried on the 18th March, 2016
The late minister along with his wife and son will be buried on March 18 in Dekina, Kogi State.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal said: “The Service of songs will...
We won’t let dad down, say Ocholi’s children
Aaron James Ocholi, son of the late Minister of State for Labour and
Employment, James Ocholi, said yesterday that the four children left
behind by the late Minister will strive to fulfil their...
Power generation drops to 1,580 MW
Power generation in the country has dropped to 1, 580 MW in the last
three days resulting in blackout presently being experienced in some
parts of the country. Senior officials at Power Holding...
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
NNPC staff embark on nationwide strike After FG's announcement of NNPC's unbundling
Members of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation NNPC have
commenced a nationwide strike following yesterday's announcement by the
Federal government that the oil corporation will be unbundled...
Buhari Orders Re-negotiation Of Mtn’s N780bn Fine
ABUJA —President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, ordered re-negotiation of the N789 billion fine slammed on South African telecoms company, MTN, by Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC.The President...
Buhari unbundles NNPC into 7 units, names new heads
President Buhari has approved the immediate unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into seven independent operational units. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,...
Nigerian man arrested on multiple fraud charges
A Nigerian man, Uchenna Azubuike has been charged with 13 counts of identity fraud and held at the Thomas County Jail, Georgia. Immigration personnel have interviewed the suspect and officials with...
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Pictures: South African President, Jacob Zuma, received in Nigeria by Atiku
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa arrived Nigeria last
night on a two day state visit. He was received by former President
Atiku Abubakar and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama....
FRSC releases interim report on crash that killed Minister James Ocholi, wife, son
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye
Oyeyemi, on Monday released an interim report on the auto crash that
killed the Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi and his...
Swiss government to return fresh $321m Abacha loot
A delegation of the Swiss government led by its Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, will arrive Nigeria today March 8th to
discuss with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the repatriation...
Monday, 7 March 2016
Sen.Ben Bruce reacts to Buhari's position on No Forex for students, medical trips abroad
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce thinks it is insensitive for President Buhari not to allow the CBN provide foreign exchange to Nigerians studying abroad or people going on medical trips. Buhari had in an...
Late Joshua Ocholi's last personal message on BBM
Joshua was a graduate of International Relations and Diplomacy at Salem University Lokoja, where his father was the Pro chancellor until his death and his mother one time Registrar of the University....
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Photos from The Car Crash That Killed James Ocholi (SAN)
James Ocholi (SAN) died this afternoon in a fatal motor accident along Abuja – Kaduna road while travelling with his son and wife.Here are photos from the car crash. His wife is currently at the hospital,...
Minister of state for Labor and Employment, James Ocholi, his son, die in a fatal accident
Minister of state for Labor and Productivity, James Ocholi, died in a fatal motor accident along the Kaduna-Abuja express road this afternoon. He died along with his son while his wife who...
Friday, 4 March 2016
Nigerian fraudster pleads guilty to scamming and blackmailing, faces 127 years in prison
A Nigerian man is facing federal charges in the U.S for preying on and targeting hundreds of them including residents of the St. Louis area, using fake dating profiles in order to extort money from...
MTN Communications sets aside $600m to settle dispute with Nigerian Government
South African Mobile Telecommunications company MTN say they have set
aside $600m to settle its dispute with the Nigerian government.
The company announced on Thursday a surprise 5.2 percent increase...
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world, moving up 10 spots from last years Forbes' 2016 billionaires list of the world's richest people. According to Forbes, Mark...
FIFA rankings: Nigeria now Africa's 11th best team, while Cape Verde tops Africa
FIFA this morning released it's rankings for the Men's football team, with Nigeria in position 62 as the 11th best team in Africa after climbing one position upwards in the month of February.Belgium,...
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
JAMB Releases Over 200,000 Results – Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) said it has released the results of over 200,000 candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations (UTME), CBT Examination, which began on...
Photos: Man gets electrocuted while stealing transformer cables
A young man was electrocuted early this morning while stealing armored cables from a transformer unit Along grace bill road, Eket, Akwa ibom state. His body has been removed. See the photos after...
Photo: Omotola meets Beyonce's mum, Tina Knowles and her husband
Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde pictured with Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles and her husband, Richard Lawson at the 5th Gospel Goes to Hollywood Luncheon held in Los Angeles last week Friday February...
Monday, 29 February 2016
N676m NIS recruitment scam: Abba Moro, 4 others to appear in court today
Former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior Anastasia M. Daniel-Nwaobia, a deputy director in the ministry F. A. Aleyebami, one Mahmood Ahmadu...
Saturday, 27 February 2016
AUDIO: I was not paid N20million before resignation, Oliseh threatens to sue NFF
Former Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh has threatened to sue his former employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over defamation surrounding the controversial ₦20 million for salaries and...
Buhari Leaves For Qatar, Pictured With Sanusi
President Muhammadu Buhari has ended his State Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The President who was pictured with the Emir of Kano , Muhammad Sanusi II at the Jedda airport, Saudi Arabia...
Friday, 26 February 2016
Photo: Buhari accesses the Ka'abah in Medina
President Buhari who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj, had access into the Ka'aba which is referred to as the most sacred Muslim site in the world. According to some Muslims, this...
Supreme court upholds Rev. Kings death sentence
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence handed down the Senior Pastor of the Christian Praying Assembly, Lagos, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo aka Reverend King by the Lagos state Court of Appeal....
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Photos: Cameroonian troops hand over suspected Boko Haram terrorists to the Nigerian Army, hostages rescued
This is a statement issued by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman:
"The cooperation with our neighbours have brought renewed
vigour and is yielding fruitful...
