World’s oldest person celebrates 117th birthday
Troops advancing into Sambisa
Taxi driver narrowly escaped mob action for manhandling pregnant woman
Nigeria to begin rice exportation by 2017 — CBN
Edo election Tribunal commences pre-trial hearing Thursday
Reps want fuel sold at N70 per litre
Academy appoints Buhari Grand Patron, applauds FG’s desire to address Nigeria’s infrastructural deficit
Court dissolves 10-year-old marriage over alleged irresponsibility
Ondo PDP suspends 22 members for anti-party activities
Christmas shopping tips for everyone in Nigeria
ProGamesHub Registration: Play soccer to win 5 million Naira
5 uncommon professions that can earn you a living in Lagos
Ondo: I don’t believe in probe; Govt is a continuum – Akeredolu
PDP to Sheriff: You risk jail parading yourself as chairman

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5 ways to stay awake during long hour drives
You must have heard road mishaps that happened because the driver slept off while driving. These calamities usually happen after only a few seconds winks. There are other circumstances whereby, the driver sleeps briefly in traffic only to be woken up by the irrational honking of fellow road users.
Mimiko vows to complete all projects before tenure elapse; Inspects Comp Health Centre
The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has vowed to complete all on-going projects in the state before the elapse of his tenure even as he assured that the ongoing construction work on the popular Arakale Comprehensive Health Centre in Akure, the capital of Ondo State will be completed and commissioned in January 2017 by his administration.
Biafra and the one-Nigeria project
The emblazoned preamble of the Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution along with Section 2(1) which rhetorically provides “Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” is clearly symptomatic of oneness.
Ondo: My mandate is to govern, not to probe Mimiko – Akeredolu
The Ondo state Governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu has put to rest, fears or insinuations in some quarters that his government might take after the footsteps of the Buhari-led Federal government in probing the administration of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, following his election victory at the poll last Saturday.
US disburses $3.4b to support Nigeria in eradicating HIV/AIDS virus
The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, on Tuesday said that the U.S. Government had disbursed over 3.4 billion dollars to support the Nigerian HIV/AIDS response.
Air disasters in football history
The crash in Colombia of a plane carrying the Brazilian football club Chapecoense Real, killing 76 people, was among the deadliest air disasters in the sport’s history. Here are others on that list:
Colombia plane crash: This is a very, very sad day for football, Infantino mourns
Reactions from around Europe on Tuesday to the plane crash in Colombia carrying the Brazilian top-flight team Chapecoense among its 81 passengers:
Again, fuel scarcity looms as FG owes oil marketers $1.7bn
The country may be plunged into another round of excruciating fuel scarcity in the next couple of weeks as oil marketers disclosed that they are running out of patience over the Federal Government’s refusal to pay its $1.7 billion debt owed them since May 2015.
Ahead of Dec 1st ruling for Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader: MASSOB calls for prayer, fasting
The Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu, Tuesday, urged the pro-Biafra agitators in the country to pray ahead of the Federal High Court ruling on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on December 1st.
Minimum Wage: No review in sight, says NLC
Mr Ayuba Wabba, the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has blamed the delay in securing an upward review of the national minimum wage on the disunity in the organised labour.
Somalia halts presidential election over time, impracticality constraints
The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) has halted Somalia’s presidential election scheduled for Wednesday.
Court slams N50,000 bail on N6,000 phone thief
or allegedly stealing a phone valued N6,000 and N1,000 cash, an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin has slammed a N50,000 bail on a 20-year-old man.
You‘re faceless criminals, Urhobo youths tells Greenland militant group
THE Urhobo Youth Leaders Association, UYLA, in Delta State, Tuesday, shouted at the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate Group, NDGJM, which announced, Monday, that it was not prepared for talks with the Federal Government, saying it (militant group) is a bunch of strange criminals and does not symbolize any interest.
Breaking: Senate approves Buhari’s N208bn virement fund request
The National Assembly has, Tuesday, approved the virement request by President Muhammadu Buhari which is in the tune of N208.821 billion. The virement fund explained by the President as ‘critical recurrent and capital items’ is for execution of key infrastructural projects across the country between 2016 and 2018.
Colombia plane crash – reactions from Falcao, Ramos, others
Reactions from around Europe on Tuesday to the plane crash in Colombia carrying the Brazilian top-flight team Chapecoense amongst its 81 passengers:

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