The Kano Police Command deny shooting four persons
June 19, 2018 The Kano Police Command has denied a media report alleging that its officers shot four persons at Shoporite located in Ado Bayero Shopping Mall Kano on…
Six players who left the World Cup and why
Nikola Kalinic Croatia’s Nikola Kalinic has joined the infamous list of players who were sent home from World Cup tournament by their country on account of misconduct. He has been…
1,500 Nigerians rot in Italian prisons, says envoy
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli who made the disclosure in an interview…
Wike swears in 23 new LG chairmen, charges them on security
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has charged the 23 newly elected council chairmen to prudently utilize council funds to pay workers’ salaries and fight insecurity in their areas. Wike gave…
563, 051 Permanent Voters’s Card collected in Ekiti, says INEC
June 18, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) said on Monday a total of 563, 051 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) have been collected by registered voters in Ekiti State,…
Dangote inaugurates 200 houses, school for widows in Borno
June 18, 2018 The Aliko Dangote Foundation on Monday inaugurated 200 housing units and a school it constructed for widows among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno. Alhaji Aliko Dangote,…
Iceland players pay tribute to Ikeme
ICELAND national team have shown their support for Nigerian goalkeeper Carl Ikeme who is battling acute Leukaemia, reports The Sun of UK. The Wolves keeper was given an honorary place…
Portuguese fan travels 4,640 km in 44 days by bicycle to Russia for World Cup
Portuguese football fan Elder Batista has traveled 4,640 km by bicycle to attend matches of the FIFA World Cup and collect money for a charity fund, he wrote on his…
2019: Emulate legacies of MKO, Agbakoba urges presidential aspirants
June 18, 2018 A human rights lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Monday urged presidential aspirants to emulate the legacies of the late MKO Abiola to enthrone good governance…
Head of VW’s Audi arrested in Germany over diesel scandal
German authorities arrested the head of Volkswagen’s luxury arm Audi on Monday, the most senior company official so far to be detained over the carmaker’s emissions test cheating scandal. Munich…