I’ll Do The Best I Can, Buhari Tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will be guided by a clear conscience in making decisions for the progress of the country. Speaking when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-east at the presidential villa in Abuja, Buhari pledged to give his best to all Nigerians. He thanked his visitors for […]
Keshi Honoured With Google Doodle On Posthumous Birthday
Stephen Keshi, former Super Eagles captain and coach, has been honoured with a Google doodle on his posthumous birthday. Keshi, who would have clocked 56 today, excelled as an influential captain for the Eagles and also achieved a lot as a coach. Nicknamed ‘Big Boss’, Keshi had 64 international caps as a player. His international […]
ERA/FoEN Asks Government To Enforce Provisions Of Tobacco Act
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the federal government to take bold steps in implementing the provisions of the 2015 National Tobacco Control (NTC) act. At a press conference in Lagos on Monday, the group said since over two years that the bill was signed into law, not much […]
Aisha Buhari: The critic in the other room By Reuben Abati
Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially by critics of her husband’s administration. She first came to our notice in this regard when in the course of her ailing husband’s medical vacation in London, she famously declared through BBC Hausa Service that […]
Visionscape will replicate refuse management crisis in Lagos water sector – ERA/FoEN Warns
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asked the Lagos State Government to terminate any agreement it may have entered into with Visionscape in the water sector as its performance in waste management has shown that it will also throw the water sector into crisis. The environmental justice group made the call […]
Man Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Raping 13-Year-Old girl.
A 55-year-old man, Mfon Iyang, who allegedly raped a teenage girl, was on Monday remanded in Kirikiri prison by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Folakemi Davies-Abegunde, refused to grant the bail application for the accused and ordered his remand in prison. The accused, an auto mechanic, who resides at Fagba, a […]
Javi Gracia named Watford head coach after sacking of Marco Silva
Watford has named Javi Gracia as their new head coach, hours after the Premier League club sacked Marco Silva. Spaniard Gracia, who has signed an 18-month contract at Vicarage Road, has been out of work since leaving Russian club Rubin Kazan last June. The 47-year-old previously spent two seasons with Spanish La Liga side Malaga, […]
Herdsmen to be prosecuted by police for destroying farmlands in Edo
The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, says the police would ensure the prosecution of all herdsmen involved in the alleged destruction of over 20 hectares of farmlands in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. Kokumo, who spoke with journalists in Benin, the Edo State capital, said, “We have received […]
Man abduct and rape church woman during service.
A self-acclaimed apostle has been arrested by the police for the alleged abduction and rape of a 21-year-old woman, Esther, in Ibusa, Asaba, the Delta State capital. The suspect, identified simply as Paul, had allegedly held the victim captive in his shop for about one week before he was caught on Thursday. It was further […]
Fuel Queues Return to Lagos, NNPC Announces Release of 250 Petrol Trucks
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had released 250 trucks of petrol to Lagos metropolis for effective dispensing at filling stations to forestall any scarcity. The corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to him, there has been […]
