Lukaku sinks Chelsea’s Europe hope
Romelu Lukaku scored two superb goals to give Everton a 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory on Saturday over his former club Chelsea, for whom Diego Costa was sent off.
U.S. doctor with Lassa fever moved to Atlanta from Togo
An American doctor with a suspected case of Lassa fever, working with missionaries in Togo, has been moved to an isolation ward at an Atlanta hospital on Friday, an official said.
CBN gas explosion: Police confirm 3 dead, 10 in critical condition
The Cross River Police Command has confirmed three persons dead and 10 in critical condition due to Friday’s gas cylinder explosion at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Calabar.
Reported final fine settlement premature – MTN Nigeria
Mr Ferdi Moolman, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria has said that reports making round on the company’s final settlement of the N780 billion fine was false.
Man in wheelchair robs bank
A Croatian man in a wheelchair robbed a bank after passers-by helped him to enter the premises, local media reported Friday.
UN Security Council adopts resolution on sexual exploitation, abuse
The UN Security Council on Friday in New York adopted the Resolution 2272 (2016), aimed at preventing and combating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by UN peacekeepers.
Wenger challenges Arsenal to show more consistency
Arsene Wenger has told his Arsenal stars to show more consistency as the FA Cup holders try to get their spluttering season back on track in Sunday’s quarter-final against Watford.
One injured, 15 rescued in Lagos boat mishap – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday confirmed that one person was injured as 15 others were rescued from a wooden boat which capsized at Grinaldi Port near Tin Can Island, Apapa, Lagos.
Tambuwal lauds voter turnout at council elections
Gov. Aminu Tambawal of Sokoto State on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the high turnout of voters in the ongoing local government elections across the state.
Obama offers tech leaders warning on encryption
President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage Friday to SXSW — the tech world’s Davos and Woodstock rolled into one — making a government recruitment pitch even as he fanned a row over encryption.
RMRDC distributes improved tomato seeds to Taraba farmers
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has presented improved tomato seeds to the Taraba State Government for onward distribution to vegetable farmers in the state.
Why Ondo Medical Varsity will be one stop center for medical education in Nigeria -Mimiko
Ondo State Medical Village is to begin Kidney Transplant services to further give a boost to the bouquet of services it offers patients around the country.
Chaotic scenes as Trump cancels rally amid protests
Donald Trump cancelled a rally in Chicago Friday in the face of huge protests, which triggered scenes of chaos and prompted his presidential rivals to blame the violent outbreak on his incendiary rhetoric.
Those who embezzled public funds should be prosecuted, Cleric urges
Sheikh Yusuf Alibawa, a Sokoto-based Islamic cleric on Friday urged Nigerians to pray to God for the success of President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption in the country.
20 injured in Calabar gas explosion
The police have confirmed that 20 persons were injured, two of them in critical conditions, in a gas explosion at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Calabar on Friday.
FG to train Civil Servants in forensic investigation
The Federal Government has said that it will partner with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to train Civil Servants on forensic investigation.
