NJC Suspends Talba Without Pay For One Year Over N32b Pension Fraud Verdict
THE National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice Abubakar Mahmud Talba of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court from office on the ground of an improper exercise of discretion in...
View ArticleEkiti Deputy Governor,Funmilayo Olayinka Buried Amid Eulogies
The remains of the late deputy governor of Ekiki State, Funmilayo Olayinka were Friday buried at the newly constructed Heroes Park in Ado Ekiti, amid eulogies. This was after a commendation service...
View ArticleWorshipper Gives Used Condom As Offering At Pentecostal Church In Nigeria
Offering time, blessing time!” So goes the chorus from members of the congregation whenever it’s time to give offering in most churches. To most Christians, the offering time is, indeed, a time of...
View ArticleStella Damasus: “I Am Not As Stupid As You Think”
This is an unedited memo from Stella Damasus: I have been trending for the past two days now. Day one was about people wishing me well and praying for me on my birthday. Day two is now filled with...
View ArticleNigerian Student Provides A Way To Track NEPA Failure And How To Get Free...
MIT grad student Chidube Ezeozue devotes energy to his fellow Nigerians. “Electrical outages are a huge problem in Nigeria,” says Ezeozue, who is pursuing dual master’s degrees in MIT’s Technology and...
View ArticleOlabisi Onabanjo University Recalls 50 Staff Members
No fewer than hundred members of staff, including 50 lecturers, of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago–Iwoye, unjustly relieved of their jobs by the former Governing Council of the institution,...
View ArticleConsumption Of Soft Drinks Daily Increases Risk Of Diabetes, Scientists Say
A new study out yesterday suggests that just one 12 ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage can raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 22 per cent. Since most research on the evils...
View Article9 JAMB Candidates Die In Accident
No fewer than nine candidates going to sit for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations yesterday were feared dead in an auto crash on the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. The...
View ArticleFG bans Governor Amaechi’s aircraft from flying in Nigeria
The Federal Government on Saturday intensified its attack on the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, with the National Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, banning the Rivers State-owned bombardier...
View ArticleNo admission for 1.2m UTME candidates —FG Says only 520,000 slots available
THE Federal Government has said that only 520, 000 candidates out of the 1.7 million that registered for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be offered admission into...
View ArticleWanted Boko Haram commander killed in Maiduguri — JTF
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) on Saturday announced the killing of a suspected Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Chad, during a special operation in Maiduguri. JTF’s...
View ArticleCustoms Arrests Man With Loaded Gun At Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Operatives of the Nigeria Custom Service, NCS, of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Thursday, arrested a passenger, Mr. Ukeje Goodluck Joseph, with an air soft gun also known as Zinc Alloy...
View ArticleNigeria U17 1-1 (4-5 AET) Cote d’Ivoire: Young Elephants beat 10-man Golden...
The Golden Eaglets could not get revenge over the Cote Ivoire team losing by penalties in the final Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday evening at the Grande Stade de Marrakech won their first ever African U17...
View ArticleGeorge Graham: Manchester United will show Arsenal no mercy on Van Persie’s...
The former double winner believes that the ex-Gunners striker will be determined to mark his first game back at the Emirates Stadium with a match-winning performance Former Arsenal manager George...
View ArticleSir Alex Ferguson believes Lewandowski move to Manchester United is still...
The Red Devils’ boss hints that a transfer to Old Trafford could happen for the Dortmund star, feeling it unlikely that BVB will allow him to follow Mario Gotze to Bayern Munich Manchester United...
View ArticleMessi shows why he’s world’s best, claims Roura
The Argentine forward came off the bench to score one goal and assist another on Saturday – reinforcing his status as the planet’s finest player according to the Blaugrana assistant coach. Jordi Roura...
View ArticleJAMB holds amid malpractices in Lagos
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was, Saturday, held in Lagos State amid delay in capturing the candidates’ biometric data, malpractices, and shortage of question papers. The...
View ArticleJonathan, others commend Adenuga’s diligence, patriotism
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Globacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga (GCON), on his 60th birthday. He led the pack of eminent Nigerians paying tribute to the celebrant. Adenuga, regarded...
View Article16-year-old pupil rescued, kidnapper killed
Lagos State Police Command has rescued Olufolabi Adeniji, the 16-year-old pupil of American International School, who was kidnapped on April 16, 2013. According to police authorities, the victim was...
View ArticleMercy Johnson & Husband Dedicate Baby Purity Okojie In Ajah Lagos
Nollywood screen diva Mercy Johnson and her husband Prince Odianosen Okojie on Sunday dedicated their baby daughter, Purity Ozioma Okojie to the Lord at their place of worship. The reception held at...
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