Unlawful confraternity: Man bags 90 months imprisonment
A 27-year-old man, Sule Otapo, was on Thursday sentenced to seven and half years imprisonment by a Yaba Chief Magistrates' Court, Lagos, for unlawful confraternity and public terrorism.
CAF Confederation Cup fixtures
CAF Confederation Cup last-32, first-leg fixtures this weekend (all times GMT):
Inconsistencies in leaked IS files sound ‘alarm bells’ — analysts
Analysts on Thursday cast doubt on the authenticity of thousands of documents reportedly leaked from the Islamic State jihadist group, pointing out mistakes and uncharacteristic language.
Oil workers end strike after govt pledges no job cuts
Nigerian unions on Thursday ended a day-old strike against the revamp of the beleaguered state oil firm after a minister promised there would be no job cuts.
Slovenia courts Nigeria for bilateral relations
Nigeria is to sign a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Slovenia before June 2016.
The President of Slovenia Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Fred Uduma stated this on Wednesday, in Abuja, when he led the first Slovenia trade mission/delegation to the Chamber of Commerce in Abuja.
NRC arrests gospel preacher, others for boarding train without ticket
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday arrested a gospel preacher and some other passengers for boarding its Lagos/Ogun bound passenger train without tickets.
Four on trial for helping Copenhagen attacks gunman
Four men went on trial in Denmark on Thursday accused of helping the gunman behind twin attacks on a Copenhagen synagogue and a free speech event last year that left two people dead.
Solar Energy: This floating school will develop clean energy in Nigeria
The school that can accommodate a hundred students will not only continue to illuminate knowledge to the children but also help save the banks of Makoko with solar energy.
Anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s killer to be freed
A South African court ruled Thursday that a Polish immigrant who shot dead the anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani in 1993 should be released on parole after 23 years behind bars.
APC taking propaganda to a ridiculous height – Rivers govt
RIVERS state government has fired back at the acting National Chairman, All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr Segun Oni, describing his allegations that governor Nyesom Wike was behind recent pocket of violence in the state as a ploy to flood the state with soldiers and use them to hijack ballot boxes in the March 19 rerun elections.
Don’t take others along on your suicide mission, Rivers APC tells Wike
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the directive by the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike to PDP members to resist illegal arrests before and during the forthcoming rerun elections in the State.
Nigeria has closed gender gap in education, but… – Survey
The 2015 Nigeria Education Data Survey, yesterday, revealed that the country had been able to eliminate gender gap in school attendance in its education system, but still battling to improve the standard of education.
IS commander ‘Omar the Chechen’ survived US strike
Top Islamic State commander leader Omar al-Shishani, known as Omar the Chechen, was “seriously injured” in a recent strike in northeastern Syria but not killed despite US suggestions to the contrary, a monitoring group said
GE Lighting: This LED will help humans spring forward, sleep at night
The invention of artificial light has brought a plethora of benefits and one drawback. We can get a lot more done, but we also sleep less.
NAFDAC destroys expired raw materials of Guinness Nigeria
The National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed expired malt extract and glucose belonging to Guinness Nigeria Plc.
I bear no grudges over my Super Eagles’ exclusion- Mohammed
Dream Team VI midfielder, Usman Mohammed, said on Wednesday in Abuja, that he has no grudges beeing barred from the Super Eagles camp following his late arrival to the Under-23 team camp.
