Olubadan, high chiefs end 26 months’ rift
Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji has, after 26 months, welcomed his estranged high chiefs and members of the Olubadan-in-Council back into his palace following a…
Lagos, federal agency end feud over waterway regulation
LAGOS State Government and National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have ended the lingering feud over control of activities on waterways in the state after 10 years of legal battle.…
Enyo Retail and Supply Offers Customers with Free Car Diagnostics and Services
Enyo Retail and Supply, a customer-focused, technology-driven, fuels retailing company has concluded a two-day customer activation event tagged “Vehicon&Grills” designed to provide customers with free car…
Abiodun raises panel to review Amosun’s projects
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Monday inaugurated a committee to review the contracts and projects executed by the immediate past Ibikunle Amosun government. While inaugurating the committee headed by the…
Siasia mother’s kidnappers demand N50m
Kidnappers of Beauty Siasia, the mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, have reduced their demand from N70m to N50m as they negotiate the release of the 76 year-old, Sports Extra has reliably…
Lagos Assembly orders probe of abandoned N7b hospital equipment
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday agreed to probe why equipment at the N7 billion cardio renal centre in Gbagada General Hospital were abandoned. It followed a…
Makinde sets up panel to probe Ajimobi’s contracts
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has inaugurated a 10-man committee to review contracts awarded by Abiola Ajimobi, his predecessor. Makinde sets up panel to probe Ajimobi’s contracts The governor made this…
52 Inmates Die As Rival Gang Factions Clashed In Brazil Prison
No fewer than 52 inmates were killed in a prison riot in northern Brazil today as rival gang factions fought each other. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated in the second major eruption of…
Court sentences five‘Yahoo boys” to three years in prison each
An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced five internet fraudsters to three years in prison each for online fraud schemes. The convicts are Karo Ijire, Austin Odili, Elvis Ikechukwu, Kelly Iboyi…
Kanu will return to Nigeria to mobilise support for Biafra – IPOB spokesman
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will return to Nigeria to mobilise support for the creation of Biafra, according to Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman. Powerful told TheCable on Monday…
Masquerades remanded in prison for attacking Benue police station
A magistrate’s court in Makurdi, capital of Benue state, has remanded some masquerades in prison for allegedly attacking a police station in Ado local government area of the state. Veronica Shaagee, the…
Three more hurdles set for would-be ministers
For ministerial nominees, the battle for cabinet seats is not yet over, despite the appearance of some of them before the Senate. They have three more hurdles to cross before they can be…
16-year-old Nigerian girl emerges youngest best WAEC candidate
Ugboaja Chizobam Stephany, a 16-year-old Nigerian girl, has emerged the youngest best candidate ever recorded by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The Imo-born teenager…
Nigerian traders in Ghana lament shops’ closure
Nigerian traders in Ghana have decried the frequent closure of their shops by Ghanaian nationals in disregard for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) free trade treaty. The…
Keyamo at CCB, submits asset declaration form
A ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, SAN, arrived the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, for asset declaration oath. Mr Keyamo, who arrived at Court 11, located at the 3rd Floor of the…
Edo Assembly crisis: I’ll not issue fresh proclamation, says Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that he would not issue a fresh proclamation letter for the inauguration of the 7th Edo State House of Assembly. Obaseki stated that…
Lagos Assembly constitutes committee to screen commissioner, special adviser- nominees
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday constituted a 16-man ad-hoc committee to screen Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nominees for the state Exco. The Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru…
We have to prepare for life without Messi – Barca president
FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu accepts that the club has to do what some may consider virtually unthinkable – prepare for life without Leo Messi. Messi has led the…
Judiciary should appoint INEC chairman – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called for the transfer of the power to appoint the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the…
MURIC endorses proscription of Shiites
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has endorsed the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiites by the Federal Government. In a statement issued on…
Ex-Man United defender Evra announces retirement
Former Manchester United left back Patrice Evra announced his retirement from soccer on Monday, bringing a trophy-laden 20-year career to an end. Evra played for United between 2006 and 2014…
Narrative on salary in Osun is mischevious, based on Ignorance – Aregbesola
Former governor of Osun state Rauf Aregbesola said on Monday that rumours of owed salaries in Osun during his tenure was due to mischief and ignorance. Aregbesola made this known during his…
Ministerial screening: Beautiful nonsense, says Melaye
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has faulted the ongoing ministerial screening process. Speaking on Channels TV, Melaye said Nigerians are unhappy with the…
The major problem for road construction is funding, says Fashola
Former minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola on Mnday said that major problem for road construction is funding “There were never enough resources. Everyone wants…