Troops foil kidnapping of traders in Rivers, destroy illegal oil dump
Troops of 146 Battalion, 16 Brigade Nigerian Army while on routine patrol on Wednesday 28th June 2017, along Sucrucho-Kalarogbana Fishing Ports general area, discovered and destroyed a reactivated illegal oil…
US man breaks the Ten Commandments … with his car
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for ramming his car into a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas state legislature early on Wednesday, shattering the statue less than…
Vatican treasurer, Cardinal Pell, denies sex charges
The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing after being charged with sex offences in his native Australia. He complained that he had been subjected to “relentless…
Buhari is on life support, Fayose claims
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has been on “life support for 20-days.” Fayose who has been antagonistic of the Buhari government also challenged…
Former Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, has died at the age of 56.
Mr. Suntai who survived a plane crash at the Yola airport in 2012, died at home where he was undergoing rehabilitation for brain injuries arising from the plane crash. He…
Meet the Nigerian teenager who stunned America; graduated at 18 and now doing her PhD
While many students have just graduated from high school, 18-year-old Nigeria native Nkechinyere Chidi-Ogbolu is not your typical teen. Chidi-Ogbolu just graduated summa cum laude from Howard University with a…
AfDB wants more loans for MSMEs, says they create more jobs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on financial markets to increase affordable loans and provide more diverse and innovative financing instruments to Africa’s micro, small and medium sized enterprises…
Aisha Buhari to Nigerian youths: Use new media responsibly
Young people have been acknowledged as the most special breed among the citizens of Nigeria on account of the range of privileges they enjoy, which their forebears never had. The…
Lagos to shut markets for displaying wares on roads
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned traders in the habit of displaying their wares on the road for sale beyond the confines of the market thereby causing traffic gridlock…
Corruption fights back: Top EFCC investigator shot in Port Harcourt
A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 24, 2017 escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen opened fire on him in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
