EXPLOSION HITS RIVERS OIL FACILITY, CASUALTIES FEARED
A twin explosion on Wednesday night hit two flow stations near the Cawthorne Channel off the coast of Bonny in Rivers State, sparking concerns over...
BREAKING: ABIOLA WON JUNE 12 ELECTION – IBB CONFIRMS
The former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has finally confirmed that the late Chief Moshood Abiola won the presidential election of June...
BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIA MPC MAINTAINS MONETARY POLICY RATE AT 27.50%, OTHER RATIOS UNCHANGED
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Nigeria has unanimously decided to keep the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50%. Additionally, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)...
COURT FINES FORMER SPANISH FOOTBALL CHIEF RUBIALES $11,300 FOR FORCED KISS
A Spanish court on Thursday found former football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for forcibly kissing star forward Jenni Hermoso and imposed a...
PICTORIAL: NSCDC APPREHEND 17 FOR VANDALIZING TELECOM, POWER INSTALLATIONS IN YOBE
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has detained 17 persons in Yobe for allegedly vandalizing telecommunications and power infrastructure. The arrest was revealed in...
ASSAULT: COURT GRANTS PORTABLE N2M BAIL, ADJOURNS CASE TO MARCH 5
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has been granted bail by the Isabo Magistrate Court in Abeokuta after being arraigned on charges...
EFCC CHARGES 14 FILIPINOS WITH CYBER-TERRORISM AND FRAUD IN LAGOS
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought 14 Filipinos and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice...
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA SHUTS DOWN INDEFINITELY AS STUDENTS PROTEST DEATHS OF PEERS
The Federal University Lokoja has been closed indefinitely due to ongoing student protests following the tragic deaths of several of their peers. The protests began...
ARMY CHIEF SWEARS TO ELIMINATE ZAMFARA BANDIT LEADER TURJI
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji in Zamfara State will be captured or killed...
LAGOS AIRPORT CUSTOMS AGENTS LAMENT CLOSURE OF SECRETARIAT
Customs agents at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos are protesting the alleged closure of their secretariat by the airport’s commandant, Chioma Udo. The...