Lions swallow Stars as Cameroon beat Ghana 2-0 to face Egypt in AFCON final on Sunday
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Thursday night swallowed Black Stars of Ghana to book a place in the final of the ongoing AFCON. The Black Stars were knocked out of…
Lagos residents hail Ambode on new anti-kidnapping law
Some Lagos residents on Thursday described the signing of the Lagos State Kidnapping Prohibition Bill, 2016 into law by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode as “a step in the right direction’’. They…
Why I won’t wear Customs uniform – Ali; then you should be called Sole Administrator – Senators
For refusing to wear official Customs uniforms, the Senate Committee on Customs on Thursday noted that the Comptroller-General (CG) of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) ought to have been made…
Allow Buhari free hand to appoint CJN, Onnoghen tells Nigerians
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, has told Nigerians not to mount pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari into appointing him as the substantive Chief Justice. The Acting…
Court orders Zenith Bank to reabsorb ex-staff, pay N1m damages for wrongful termination
The National Industrial Court has ordered Zenith Bank to re-absorb one of its staff now a Journalist with Daily Times Newspaper, Tom Oko Okpe, whose appointment was wrongfully terminated since…
Police, Prisons comb states for fleeing ‘Vampire’
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Taiwo Lakanu, said the command and the Nigeria Prisons Service had intensified efforts to re-arrest Henry Chibuzor aka “Vampire”, a notorious gang leader…
FG to pay arrears of ex-militants soon, aftermath of threat
Nigeria will soon pay all the overdue cash stipends it owes former militants who signed up for an amnesty in 2009 in the Niger Delta oil hub, the government said…
Trump and Arnold Schwarzenegger trade words over The Apprentice; Trump should get serious – Schwarzenegger; you need prayer – Trump
Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull was not the only one in the past few days that got insulted by President Donald Trump. Film star and former governor of California, Arnold…
Kafanchan crisis: Police parade 17 suspects, recover arms
Concerned by the recent unfortunate sectarian crisis in Kafanchan and neighbouring communities in Kaduna state where so many innocent lives were lost and properties worth millions of naira destroyed, as…
Amid salary arrears, Bayelsa government to spend N3bn on cars, angry civil servants kick
The Bayelsa House of Assembly has approved a N3 billion loan request from the State government to purchase cars for legislators and other political office holders. The Speaker of the…