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Suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed the Officer-in-charge of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in Saki, Oyo State. The officer, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), whose name was not disclosed by the Command, was said to have been macheted to death by the suspected Fulani herdsmen during an operation in a forest around Saki-Ogboro Road in Oke Ogun. The ...
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February, 2018
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8 February
FG borrows $300m from Nigerians abroad
The Federal Government borrowed $300m from Nigerians in the Diaspora before it secured the approval of the National Assembly, the Debt Management Office indicated on Wednesday. The agency explained that the $300m it had borrowed from Nigerians in the Diaspora was part of the $5.5bn approved for borrowing by the National Assembly. While the approval was given on November 14, ...
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8 February
See Eagles’ new World Cup kit..what do you think ?
The new Super Eagles World Cup kit designed by sportswear company Nike. Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi and teammate Alex Iwobi have reacted In a YouTube video, the duo of Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi also showered praises on their new jerseys unveiled in London on Wednesday. The video captured Mikel as saying “this is Nigerian. I see ...
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8 February
Fruit juice ‘as bad’ as sugary drinks -experts
Because of its high sugar content, fruit juice could be just as bad for us as sugar-sweetened beverages like carbonated drinks and sodas. Naveed Sattar, professor of Metabolic Medicine, and Dr. Jason Gill, both of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, call for the UK government to change the current ‘five-a-day’ guideline ...
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8 February
Police IG apologizes to IBB spokesman Afegbua
Kassim Afegbua, the media aide to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, on Wednesday visited the Force Headquarters, Abuja, in connection with the order to his arrest by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Afegbua, who arrived at Louis Edet House at 10.32am in company with his wife and lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, was dressed in a blue stripe suit. Speaking with ...
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7 February
JAMB extends registration for 2018 UTME till Feb. 11
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration for 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE), until Feb. 11. The Board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Tuesday. According to him, the extension came after the Board ...
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7 February
Former Minister, Jumoke Akinjide Returns N650m To EFCC
Jumoke Akinjide, has returned N650 million to the Federal Government. Mrs Jumoke was a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to reports, She told Justice Muslim Sule Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos of her intention to release the money to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without going to court. The EFCC had however, ...
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7 February
Buhari assigns Tinubu to reconcile APC…list of crises in states
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts toward improving cohesion within the All Progressives Congress (APC). Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the assignment will involve resolving disagreements among party members, the party leadership and political office holders in some states. APC leaders and government officials are ...
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6 February
Liverpool Vs Tottenham: Referee Moss Admits Penalty Question Mistake
Referee Jon Moss has admitted he was misguided to ask the fourth official if he had seen a crucial penalty decision in Sunday’s Premier League clash between Liverpool and Tottenham. Moss gave Tottenham a late penalty at Anfield for a foul on Harry Kane by the home side’s goalkeeper Lorius Karius. Kane was clearly in an offside position when the ...
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6 February
Olisa Metuh Appears In Court On Stretcher
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh has appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on a stretcher. Mr Metuh is standing trial for alleged money laundering being part of the funds linked with former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). His lawyer Emeka Etiaba had informed the court in January that his client ...
