Court sentences ex-convict to prison for stealing cell phone
A Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced an ex-convict, Muyideen Lawal, 25, to one year in prison for stealing an Itel cell phone valued at N4,000, The…
16,580 foreign graduates refused to defend certificates – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has said only 3,420 foreign graduates out of the 20,000 who uploaded their certificates online came to defend their certificates. The…
#RevolutionNow: Omoyele Sowore still mobilising Nigerians from detention – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused political activist and convener of the “Revolution Now” movement, Omoyele Sowore, of capitalising on the latitude of freedom…
FBI suspect jailed two years for $150,000 fraud
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday secured a two-year jail term for one Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, whose name was on the wanted list of the US…
Gernot Rohr speaks on signing new contract
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is not bothered over the non-renewal of his contract by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Rohr’s contract with the three-time…
Merchants dump PoS, inactive terminals hit 131,201
Some retailers using Point of Sales terminals to receive payments have abandoned the device and reverted to cash payments, investigation has shown.Some of them who spoke with our correspondent said the decision…
Fans hail Mayorkun for sold-out concert in London
Foremost act of Davido Worldwide Music, DMW, record label, Mayorkun, has joined the league of Nigerian artiste to sell out the famous Indigo 02 Arena in London.…
Buhari confirms APC NEC meeting for Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the All Progressives Congress National Executive Council meeting for Friday.However, the party’s National Working Committee is expected to hold an emergency…
Neymar refuses to pens new massive new deal at PSG for one reason
Neymar has stepped up his efforts to leave Paris Saint-Germain by rejecting a new contract offer from the French giants. The Brazilian was heavily linked with a move back to…
Assets forfeiture: Court orders govt to notify Maina’s father, others
A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to notify some family members of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team,…
Meghan Markle goes hard on tabloids in ongoing lawsuit
Meghan Markle is accusing the British tabloids of fabricating stores that, in her words, are “untrue” and “offensive” in new court filings from her ongoing lawsuit…
President-elect may resume in Villa before inauguration
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to make a President-elect resume in the Presidential Villa to understudy the outgoing President ahead of inauguration.Presidential election is held…
Catholic Church investigating two nuns who returned pregnant from missionary trip to Africa
Two nuns are being investigated by the Catholic Church after they became pregnant during missionary trips.The African women, who are from different orders in Sicily, reportedly got pregnant while on separate…
Buhari orders institutions to build public toilets
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered federal institutions across the country to construct sanitation facilities such as public toilets in strategic locations to end open defecation in the country.He also charged…
Court bars 22 banks from honouring National ID smart cards produced by MasterCard
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order restraining 22 banks from honouring any MasterCard transaction bearing the logo of the National Identity…
APC using Jonathan to legitimise fraud, says Dickson
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Seriake Dickson, has said leaders of the All Progressives Congress are using the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan to give legitimacy to the alleged electoral…
Young hacker faces extradition to US
A court in Nicosia, Cyprus has approved the extradition of its national, Joshua Epiphaniou, to the United States for trial over hacking offences, his lawyer Michael…
JUST IN: Tottenham sack manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge
Tottenham have sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the Premier League club.The former Southampton boss, 47, was appointed in May 2014 and led the club to the Champions League final…
MENTOR CONNECT GLOBAL: A professional mentoring platform empowering Nigerian youths to achieve their…
With Nigeria’s teeming youth population and the Federal Government’s drive to open up employment opportunities within the public and private sectors, whist still…
Edo APC crisis: Adams Oshiomhole regrets betrayal by Philip Shaibu, others but urge supporters to…
Immediate past governor of Edo State and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed disgust over the crisis…
Former Ghanaian president begs Nigeria to open up borders
Mr John Mahama, Former President of Ghana on Tuesday appealed to the Nigeria Government to open up her border so that economic activities can resume in West Africa.…
Taliban frees U.S., Australian hostages in prisoner swap
U.S. citizen Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were released by the Taliban on Tuesday, three years after being kidnapped, as part of a prisoner-swap deal. “We are so…
Border closure: Federal government urged to replicate action on sea borders
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kam Industries, Kamorudeen Yusuf, has urged the Federal Government to replicate the closure of Nigeria’s land borders…
‘My wife is a serial thief’ – Divorce-seeking husband tells court
A businessman, Azeez Ogunsola begged a Customary Court in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan to dissolve his 20-year-old union with his wife, Atinuke, whom he called “a serial…