ALEX IWOBI PICKS 2018 WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION GOAL AS HIS MOST MEMORABLE SUPER EAGLES MOMENT
Agency Report Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has identified his decisive goal against Zambia in October 2017, which secured Nigeria’s qualification for the 2018 FIFA...
KIDNAPPERS KILL SOLDIER, INJURE ANOTHER DURING ABDUCTION ATTEMPT IN OGUN
By Aishat Momoh. O. A suspected kidnapping operation in the Magbon-Etido area of Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, turned deadly on Monday...
NEMA DEPLOYS EMERGENCY TEAM AFTER ITAKPE–WARRI TRAIN DERAILMENT IN DELTA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed its Emergency Response Team following a passenger train incident along the Agbor axis...
LAGOS AG, CORONER MOVE TO DISMISS SUIT SEEKING TO STOP ADICHIE-ESEGE CHILD DEATH INQUEST
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), alongside the Chief Coroner and the presiding Coroner handling the...
KEBBI POLICE ARREST SEVEN SUSPECTED BANDITS IN INTELLIGENCE-LED OPERATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits in connection with ongoing investigations into criminal activities in Bagudo Local...
50 COMMUNITY ELDERS KIDNAPPED DURING PEACE MEETING WITH BANDITS IN ZAMFARA STATE
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 50 elders from Magamin Diddi village in Magami/Faru Ward of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, have been abducted...
SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE OMAR ARTAN DENIED ENTRY INTO UNITED STATES DESPITE VALID VISA
Agency Report Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, who is set to become the first official from his country to referee at the World Cup finals,...
UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE RAISES ALARM OVER KILLINGS, ABDUCTIONS AND VIOLENCE AGAINST MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA
Agency Report The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed concern over what it described as credible reports of...
GENCOS LAMENT NON-PAYMENT OF N3.3TN POWER SECTOR DEBT BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Power Generation Companies (GenCos) have alleged that the Federal Government is yet to commence payment of the ₦3.3 trillion electricity sector debt approved by President...
SENATE MOVES TO FAST-TRACK ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE IN CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Senate has scheduled the consideration of constitutional amendments to establish state police in Nigeria this week, in what lawmakers describe...