Breaking news: Four feared dead at Mile 12 violence
Violence Thursday morning erupted at Agiliti area, near popular Mile 12 market in Lagos.
Although details were sketchy at press time, unconfirmed reports said atleast four persons were killed in the fracas between factions of okada riders in the area.
Edo govt, ASUU-UNIBEN bicker over demolition of property
Edo State Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Benin branch, are at loggerheads as the union accused the government of alleged lawlessness in the demolition of property belonging to the university.
Liverpool rout City to avenge League Cup heartache
Liverpool avenged their League Cup heartache as they condemned Manchester City to a third consecutive Premier League defeat with a 3-0 victory at Anfield on Wednesday.
NNPC to get lower import ration in Q2
As part of moves to find a lasting solution to the recurrent fuel shortages in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, may see a significant reduction in its import allocation beginning from the second quarter of this year.
Soldiers flog, boot protesting women in Delta
REMINISCENT of the military era, about 10 soldiers flogged and used boots on hundreds of women protesting at Ovre-Eku (Iwevbo) community yesterday, over a land which had been in dispute for years between Edo and Delta states.
Man beheads step-mother in Benue
Obaganya community, a suburb in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, was thrown into deep mourning yesterday after a middle-aged man, Echeno Adakole, beheaded his 50-year-old step-mother, Titi Enokela, allegedly for ritual purpose.
Ekiti to build N200m artisans’ village — Fayose
Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Government in conjunction with some banks, will build an artisans’ village along Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti.
Williams brings walls down on Wenger’s Arsenal
Swansea City captain Ashley Williams’s late goal earned his side a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday that further dented Arsenal’s Premier League title chances.
English Premier League table
English Premier League table after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)
Kidnap of GEJ’s father, nephew
THESE certainly are not the best of times for former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, the tranquillity of Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was shattered following the brazen abduction of the ex-President’s foster father and nephew by heavily armed gunmen. The incident has created fear among the people
$117m USAID-funded education project for 3 northern states underway
GOVERNOR Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State yesterday, launched a five-year USAID funded education project worth $117 million for three northern states.
