Broos unveils depleted Cameroon Cup of Nations squad
Cameroon coach Hugo Broos on Thursday unveiled a 23-man squad for this month's Africa Cup of Nations tournament without several key players.
10,000 successful Police applicants begin training
The 10,000 successful applicants into the Nigeria Police Force have started training on December 31, 2016 in various police colleges and training schools across the country.
Electricity generation hits 4,009MW, improves gradually
Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday wheeled out about 4,009 megawatts of generated electricity to 11 distribution companies, creating an indication that the country’s power supply is gradually stabilising.
Oyo State difficult to govern – Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has admitted that the state is difficult to manage and that it is an arduous task to govern it.
Include IPOB, MASSOB, others in proposed probe into Southern Kaduna kilings, NASS told
The Campaign for Democacy, CD, has urged the national assembly to include members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and Igbo youths as members of the panel that would probe the recent killings in Southern Kaduna.
Information ministry to spend N661m on travelling/refreshment
As Nigerians expect quick recovery of the country from the economic recession, it is also expected that the Federal Government would drive the recovery plan by blocking all leakages in the nation’s budget implementation.
AFCON 2017: It’s sad Nigeria won’t be in Gabon — Chukwu
As top African soccer nations are gearing up for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations which begins in Gabon January 14, the reality of Super Eagles failure to qualify for the event is beginning to dawn on Nigerians. It is the second time the Super Eagles will be missing out from the continental show piece.
Man, 29, holds cutlass to father’s neck, demands N500,000
A 29-year-old, Jeremiah Bamidele, who was accused of kidnapping his father, Mr. Olumuyiwa Bamidele, and threatened to kill him if he did not give him N500,000, was yesterday, ordered to be remanded in Agodi Prison by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan.
Thugs, prostitute beat herdsman to stupor over alleged Boko Haram membership
About seven thugs and a prostitute at a brothel known as Big Dafe, located along the East-West Expressroad, Ughelli, Delta State, in the early hours of yesterday, allegedly beat a herdsman to stupor on allegation that he is a member of the Boko Haram sect.
Narrative on Adenuga, Dangote: Awujale keeps mum as Obasanjo fires back
In apparent reaction to an extract from a book, the autobiography of Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described as a tissue of lies the assertion that he used Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to harass billionnaire businessman and GSM network owner, Otunba Mike Adenuga, Jnr.
Exile Ethiopian marathon runner misses wife
Ethiopian Olympic marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa who is on exile said he misses his wife, but he is not about to give up on his protest.
