Sporadic shooting as APC, PDP clash; massive protest rocks Bayelsa
Sporadic shooting erupted at Tombia roundabout and Akemfa in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State last night, which snowballed into massive protest following the Supreme Court’s judgment which sacked…
For The Records: Supreme Court Order on Bayelsa election
Here is the full order of the Supreme Court issued on Thursday 13 February nullifying the election of David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress and ordering INEC to declare the next…
Photos: Bodies Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Parents Leave Mortuary
The remains of Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Lolo Sally Kanu, parents of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was this morning transported from the mortuary in style ahead of the…
BREAKING: Diri receives Certificate of Return as Bayelsa gov-elect (Photos)
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Friday, issued a Certificate of Return to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri. INEC earlier declared him as the winner of the November 16 governorship election…
Taribo West, Babayaro, others say corruption in NFF killing, frustrating
In his playing heydey, Taribo West was a tough-tackling defender taking on the best strikers in Italy’s Serie A with his trademark shock of brightly-coloured braids. Now the former Inter Milan and AC Milan player is one of several…
Supreme Court ruling: President Buhari cancels visit to Bayelsa
President Muhammadu Buhari has abruptly postponed his one day official visit to Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital initially scheduled for today. The visit, which was for the commissioning of the Seven-Storey Nigerian Local Content…
BREAKING: INEC declares PDP’s Duoye Diri as Bayelsa governor-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor-elect of Bayelsa state. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman,…
North Korea executes government official for ‘using public bath’
A North Korean official has reportedly been executed after he broke the terms of his coronavirus quarantine by going to a public bath while he was meant to be in quarantine. The trade official had been placed in medical quarantine…
Solid minerals: Era of criminalising illegal miners over – Minister
The Federal Government on Thursday declared that the era of criminalizing illegal miners is over as it holds consultative meetings on the formalization of artisanal miners into cooperatives, and small-scale miners into larger…
China reports 5,000 new coronavirus cases, cruise ship disembarks in Cambodia
China’s coronavirus outbreak showed no sign of peaking with health authorities on Friday reporting more than 5,000 new cases, while passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to virus fears finally disembarked…
Jose Mourinho told me I was rubbish – Kurt Zouma
Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has said Jose Mourinho once called him “rubbish” during their time together at the club. Mourinho brought Zouma as a 19-year-old to Stamford Bridge from St Etienne in 2014. Following a performance he…
Terrorists may strike at National Assembly – Management
The management of the National Assembly Complex has raised the alarm that terrorists may strike at the complex. A top management official of the complex yesterday said: “Yes! We have this dangerous intelligence report that the…
Oil theft: Navy hands over 7 Sri-Lankans, 46 Nigerians, two Ghanians to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy has handed over seven Sri-Lankas, 46 Nigerians and two Ghanaians who were crew members on board seven vessels that were arrested between December 3, 2019, and December 30, 2019, over alleged illegal bunkering, to…
Waitress arraigned for ‘cooking noodles with marijuana’ for friend
A TWENTY-eight-year-old waitress, Dora Edet, appeared on Thursday before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly adding marijuana into noodles she…
Nigeria approves new uniform for correctional service
The Federal Government has approved new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to reflect its new name. NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, said this at the inauguration of the administrative block of…
Bill on community policing scales second reading in Senate
A bill to adopt community policing into the constitution scaled second reading in the Senate on Thursday. The bill, which was first read last November, seeks to repeal the Nigeria Police Act Cap P19 Laws of the Federation, 2004 and…
Joseph Yobo must get a coaching licence – Gernot Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has advised Joseph Yobo to get a coaching licence if he must succeed as a coach. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed the appointment of the former Eagles captain on Wednesday as an assistant…
PDP behind Nigeria’s poverty level – BMO
The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) said the recent World Bank report on the poverty level in Nigeria between 2011 and 2016 was a glaring reflection of the level the country sank in the not too distant past, under a succession…
Court dissolves seven-year-old marriage over constant misunderstanding
An Ilorin Area Court on Thursday dissolved the seven-year-old marriage between Azeezat Abimbola and Abubakar Saka over constant misunderstanding between them.…
Amotekun no longer a regional outfit — after IGP’s meeting with governors
Governors of south-west states have adopted Amotekun, a joint security outfit, as a state effort and not a regional initiative. The governors had launched Amotekun on January 9, as a regional security initiative. But Abubakar…
Knocks, kudos greet Yobo’s appointment as Eagles coach
Mixed reactions have trailed the appointment of former national team captain Joseph Yobo as an assistant Super Eagles coach by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The NFF said on…
FAAC shared N8.15tr to Fed Govt, states, LGA in 2019
THE sum of N8.15 trillion was shared between the Federal, States, Local Governments and other statutory recipients by the Federation Accounts and Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 2019. This…
Valentine: When love turns money spinner
Globally, love rules the air today at least, that’s what Valentine Day celebration depicts. But, beyond the reign of love lies business…
PDP warns Oshiomhole to steer clear of Bayelsa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over the comments he made…