ITTF World Juniors: NTTF organises trials to prune team
THE National Training Centre of the Lagos National Stadium will come alive today as the 20 players in camp ahead of the 2016 ITTF World Junior Championship in South Africa will be trimmed in one-day trials.
PDP to Adeosun: Apologise to Nigerians for your insensitive comment on recession
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, to apologise to Nigerians over a comment credited to her on the current state of the nation’s economy.
Jackie Chan to get lifetime achievement Oscar
Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday.
Yobo: I’ve not joined Kano Pillars
Former Super Eagles defender and captain, Joseph Yobo, on Thursday, said he was yet to join Kano Pillars or any other Nigeria Professional Football League club.
We need imagination, not emergency powers
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic Team headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has served notice of its intention to introduce a bill in the National Assembly (NASS) seeking “emergency” powers to fix the economy.
Gabon Cup of Nations to go ahead despite riots – CAF
The African Cup of Nations continental football finals will go ahead as scheduled in Gabon despite the wave of riots following president Ali Bongo’s re-election, African football authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Man hangs self, leaves suicide note for Buhari
RESIDENTS of Mbiabong Itam in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State woke up to a shocking sight of a 50-year-old man identified as Chief Ekanem Edet dangling on a suspended robe from the roof of his house.
Sales boy bags 1 month jail for stealing 160 tubers of yam
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in the FCT on Thursday sentenced a sales boy, Victor Michael, to one month jail term for stealing 160 tubers of yam. Michael, 25, of Jabi Garage Shop 230, Abuja, was sentenced for theft.
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Smugglers change tactics, now disguise rice as corpse
Rice smugglers have devised new method of importation by packaging the commodity in form of a corpse. The smugglers now wrapped bags of rice as a corpse and smuggled them in an ambulance.
Police nab 42; recover 74 vehicles over illegal taskforce
The Aba Police Area Command has recovered 74 vehicles and arrested 42 suspects over illegal taskforce teams extorting motorists on major roads in the city.
Adeosun disowns recession tweet
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has denied tweeting “recession is just a word”.
Photos: Facebook owner, Zuckerberg sets social media abuzz after eating with bare hands
Facebook founder. Mark Zuckerberg, who is the sixth richest person in the world with an estimated $54.2 billion fortune, on Thursday set the social media agog, after eating with bare hands in Kenya.
Ooni of Ife foresees bright economic future for Nigeria
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, said the nation would bounce back on track in spite of the present economic challenges facing it. Oba Ogunwusi said this during the courtesy visit by some management staff of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, (FIIRO) to his palace on Thursday, in Ile-Ife.
Men urged to lead campaign against sexual, domestic violence
The Lagos State Government on Thursday flagged off a one month long awareness campaign against all forms of domestic and sexual violence crimes, just as it urged the men folk to lead the quest to put an end to the menace.
NOA launches “The Change Begins with Me’’ programme – DG
Mr Garba Abari , Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA) says the agency will soon launch a programme tagged; “The Change Begins with Me’’ to reorient Nigerians for attitudinal change. Abari told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the programme was aimed at fighting corruption and encouraging peaceful co-existence in the country.
