Premier League: Arsenal breeze into 4th with 2-0 West Ham win
By Emmanuel Okogba Arsenal put aside their captaincy troubles and moved into the top four by beating West Ham 2-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday. The Gunners went into the game knowing that an outright win was what they needed to move into the Champions League qualification spot for the first time in 14 months […]
Tricycle operators protest alleged extortion, incessant killing of members in Anambra
TRICYCLE operators in Anambra State, Wednesday took to the street to protest alleged extortion, harassment and what they called incessant killing of their members in the state, demanding that they be allowed to carry out their legitimate business.
Manager, 2 others dead, as generator fumes wreak havoc on Rivers hotel
Three persons have been reported dead in a hotel in Elele Alimini Community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Karibi Fubara: Nollywood loses another actor
By Emmanuel Okogba Nollywood actor, Karibi Fubara has passed on according to a tweet by a family member, Ayayi Fubara Eneli on Wednesday. “My brother, Karibi Fubara, has joined the ancestral realm. I’m devastated, but not hopeless. He lived fully and with joy. Left a great body of work. Will be a powerful ancestor. I […]
Global debt rises to $226trn – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Wednesday, put global debt at $226 trillion, as at 2020.
Gunmen declare war on Imo monarchs, abduct another
Traditional rulers in Imo State have become endangered species and target of kidnap.
Furore over 10 commandments’ monument: Jang chides Lalong’s commissioner
The squabbles among citizens of Plateau State over the dedication of the 10 commandments monument/prayer altar built by a former Governor of the State, Senator Jonah Jang is yet to end as fresh reaction trails the event.
Ikoyi Building Collapse: Structural engineer explains withdrawal, unsure of other blocks
A structural engineer, Mr Muritala Olawale, on Wednesday told a Coroner Inquest constituted to investigate the collapsed 21-storey building at Ikoyi, Lagos that he could not vouch for the integrity of the remaining two high-rises (Block A and C). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olawale, the Managing Director of Prowess Engineering Nigeria […]
Iniubong Umoren’s Murder: Court refuses to admit second, third defendants to bail
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has refused to admit to bail Mr Frank Akpan, and his daughter, Anwan Bassey Akpan, the second and third defendants respectively in the alleged murder of job seeker Iniubong Umoren.
PDP to be driven by grassroots politicians, not big names – Sen. Ayu
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu has said that the party under his leadership will be driven by grassroots politicians that can deliver results at the polling units, in the Council Wards and Local Governments Areas and not big names. The Chairman stated this […]
NAF Wing’s 16 New Pilots; charges them to be relentless in pursuit of security objectives
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has charged newly winged pilots of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to be relentless in the pursuit of excellence and professionalism as operational pilots and operators while working alongside their colleagues across other specialities in the Service.
