Olubadan: Controversy as two c’ttees claim sponsorship
Ibadan—AS the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Saliu Adetunji will be installed today, Friday, a heated argument has ensued between the Oyo State Government and a body which claims to be an advisory committee to the Olubadan-designate over the sponsorship of the coronation ceremony. This came just as the state government declared a public holiday in the state as a mark of honour for the monarch.
FIFA ranking: Eagles move one step up
Nigeria has moved up one place in the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday, March 3.
DSS arrests Umeh over alleged support for Biafra
FORMER National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and its candidate in the Anambra Central senatorial election, Chief Victor Umeh, has allegedly been arrested by men of the Department of State Services, DSS, over perceived support for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Word Book Day: Lagos pupils get 1000 books
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Book Day, the Orderly Society Trust (OST), on Thursday, donated no fewer than 1000 books to primary school pupils in Lagos.
NOGIG 2016: Quest for medals intensifies
AS events of the 2016 Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games enter the home stretch today, teams have intensified their efforts at aiming for the top of the medals table.
River Basins should be resuscitated if Agriculture must thrive – Oduah, Others
Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North, PDP) has called for the revival of the non functional river basins by the River Basin Development Authority to ensure a forward leap in agricultural production.
She disclosed this on Thursday, while contributing to the motion titled: Need to Revive & Resuscitate River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) which she co- sponsored with 16 other lawmakers.
NRC receives 5 coaches as Abuja-Kaduna shuttle begins in May
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday took delivery of five coaches in its effort to modernise railway operations in the country.
Pistorius faces return to jail after appeal bid fails
Oscar Pistorius on Thursday faced a return to jail after losing a final bid to appeal his murder conviction for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Interswitch Obtains CBN Approval in Principle, Kick starts Aggressive Agency Banking Network
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval-in-Principle to Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), a subsidiary of Interswitch Group that has a mandate to grow an active Agent Network of 150,000 by 2020. Trading as Quickteller Paypoint, IFIS aims to increase the availability of digital financial services in financially-excluded locations in Nigeria from 44% to over 70% in five years.
P-Square remain our ambassadors – Glo
Next generation network, Globacom, has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that the company is on the verge of dropping Peter and Paul Okoye, the music duo popularly called P-Square, as its ambassadors.
Fuel scarcity to end weekend — PPMC
The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, Thursday, assured Nigerians that the fuel scarcity currently witnessed across the country would end by weekend.
Photos: Scenes at Mile 12 market riot in Lagos
No fewer than four persons were feared dead and on Thursday after violence erupted at Agiliti area, near popular Mile 12 market in Lagos.Photo credit: @rrslagos767
FG to announce NNPC unbundling into 5 operational zones next week
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday said that a major overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) system would be announced in the next one week.
Reps want killers of Nigerian boy in South Africa prosecuted
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, it would do everything to ensure that the murderers of a Nigerian, Timothy Chinedu, in South Africa, faced the law.
2017 AFCON qualifier: Siasia invites Moses, Ighalo, 40 others for Egypt
Interim Super Eagles Head Coach, Samson Siasia, on Thursday released list of 42 players invited for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) two-legged encounter against Egypt.
I am happy the storm is over – Ese’s father
Mr. Charles Oruru, father of Ese yesterday at his Opolo residence on the return of his daughter said: “I am very happy the storm is over. I thanked God for her safe return and all Nigerians who made it possible for her return. I thanked the commissioner of police, the NGOs, the media and other civil society groups.
