Bandits block Kaduna-Abuja highway again, hundreds of motorists unaccounted for
Kidnappers on Monday afternoon blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Express way forcing several motorists to abandon their vehicles and head for nearby bushes to avoid being abducted. The development has left many…
Immigration Begins Issuance of 64-Page, 10-Year-Validity Passports In Abuja, Lagos To Begin July 8
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has begun the issuance of the new passport booklets with 10-year validity in Abuja. Conducting journalists round the NIS headquarters in Abuja on Monday during…
Buhari to AGF: Don’t let Saudi Arabia execute Zainab
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to intervene in the case of Nigerian student detained by Saudi Arabia Authority….
Fire, Insecurity: Shell, Total declare force majeure on Bonny Light
Two oil majors, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and Total, have declared force majeure on exports of crude on each of their trunk lines, spokespersons for the firms have…
FG declares Wednesday Public Holiday as workers demand wage implementation
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday to celebrate the 2019 Workers’ Day. The Minister of Interior, Lt.- Gen. (Rted) Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration…
Equities market still bearish, loses N82bn; Total leads losers
The Nigerian equities market commenced trading for the week on Monday still on a bearish trend with the market indicators dropping by 0.74 per cent. The All-Share Index shed 219.35…
N19.4bn arms deal: Court fixes June 11 for trial of Dasuki, others
former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of an FCT High Court, on Monday, fixed June 11 for trial to begin for former National Security Adviser…
Sterling breaks 50-year-old record, wins Footballer of the Year award
Raheem Sterling is the winner of the 2019 Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award after his stunning campaign with Manchester City. England international Sterling has played a vital…
Gunmen abduct 5 oil workers in 7 days, fear returns in the creeks
Gunmen kidnapped three oil workers from Canada, Scotland and Nigeria at a rig in Nigeria’s Delta region on Saturday, officials said – the second abduction in the area in less…
‘Avengers: Endgame’ breaks box office record with $1.2 billion
Disney’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has smashed the record for the highest opening weekend, raking in $1.2 billion worldwide. The Marvel Comics superhero saga and hugely anticipated film reveals the fates of…