Osinbajo congratulates Macron, President-Elect of France
-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his election as the next President of France.
AUN names Ike Chioke as new Commencement Speaker
Rhodes Scholar and leading investment banker, Ike Chioke of Afrinvest West Africa Limited, has been named the new keynote speaker at the 9th graduation ceremony of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) on May 13, 2017
Court orders I-G to pay N4m for violation of right
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N1 million each to four men for violation of their fundamental right.
Security agents avert crisis in Kaduna
A swift intervention by security agents Monday morning averted a crisis in Kaduna when some hoodlums attacked a middle aged man in the Kabala west area of the city.
Messi’s lookalike almost jailed for disrupting public
Iranian student Reza Parastesh looks so much like his sporting hero Lionel Messi that it almost landed him in jail for disrupting public order this week.
Gov. Bindow urges police to tackle banditry in Adamawa
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Monday called on the police to tackle activities of bandits in the state to ensure the safety of lives and property.
FG decries level of water, irrigation projects decay
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu on Monday in Abuja decried the level of decay in water and irrigation projects across the country.
Woman, 23, docked for allegedly assaulting ex-lover with electrical iron
A 23-year-old woman, Debbie Mike, who allegedly assaulted her ex-boyfriend with electrical iron, was on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
7.6m cars putting undue pressure on Nigerian roads, causing accidents – Corps Marshal
The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps [FRSC], Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Monday said the number of cars in the country was putting undue pressure on the nation’s road network, thereby causing accidents.
7.6m cars putting undue pressure on Nigerian roads, causing accidents –Corps Marshal
The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps [FRSC], Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Monday said the number of cars in the country was putting undue pressure on the nation’s road network, thereby causing accidents.
Thomas Tuchel likely to leave Dortmund – reports
Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel is likely to leave the club at the end of the season after public disagreements with the Bundesliga side’s bosses, German media said on Monday.
Transfer talk annoys Everton’s Lukaku
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has expressed annoyance over the ongoing speculation about his playing future.
Over 23 killed in Guinea as truck crushes minibus
The death toll from a head-on crash between a truck and a minibus packed with people going to a wedding in Guinea has risen to 23, hospital authorities said Monday
Violent clashes in S.Africa over killing of black boy by white farmers
Violent clashes erupted in a remote north western farming community in South Africa on Monday after two white farmers accused of murdering a 16-year-old black boy were granted bail.
Nigeria’s Femi Kuti breaks world saxophone record
Femi Kuti has broken the World record for the longest single note held on a saxophone at the New Africa Shrine.
Amaju Pinnick appointed President of AFCON, Media Committees of CAF.
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, as president of two high profile committees of the body.
