Nigeria on Friday beat Liberia 2-0 in the first round of World Cup qualifier matches played across the continent. The match, hosted in Lagos at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, was lit up by Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho who bagged both goals for the Super Eagles. Both goals were...
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At Least 47 bandits terrorizing Shiroro communities in Niger State have been killed by local hunters, PRNigeria gathered. The hunters, in a sting-like operation, raided a ‘riverside’ community in Magami between Shiroro and Rafi Local government areas on Wednesday and killed the bandits. A source told PRNigeria that the...
Drugs worth over ₦100billion have been seized and about 1630 criminals have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, this is according to the NDLEA’s Chairman, General Buba Marwa. Addressing journalists on Friday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Gen Marwa who gave...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it has arrested no fewer than 402 internet fraudsters in Lekki Area of Lagos State. Data from the investigation activities of the Lagos Command of the anti-graft agency for the second quarter of 2021...
A 19-year-old candidate in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has been arrested by the police for allegedly tampering with the UTME result. The spokesman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Fabian Benjamin, said the arrest followed the suspect’s claim of scoring 380 in the examination conducted...
Prof. Omodele Eletta of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has discovered the use of eggshell, coconut shell, sawdust and croaker fish scales for the prevention of environmental pollution. Prof. Eletta disclosed this in her Inaugural Lecture entitled:” Bad yet good: Rummaging and Combatting for Future Water...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The police tactical operatives from the Zamfara State Command in collaboration with the other security agencies have repelled large number of armed bandits who came to Shinkafi Town in their hundreds with intent to attack the innocent people of the area. The Police Public...
Stakeholders from the North – East have expressed readiness to tackle incidents of flooding as the year gradually begins its last lap, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the stakeholders have also proffered strategic solutions towards mitigating flooding now and in the future. Dr Abubakar Gabarin,...
Wives of officers of Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Course 3 have called on Ekiti government to impose capital punishment on anyone found guilty of rape in order to check its prevalence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of spouses of officers, led by Mrs Helen...
Social media was on Friday agog after Annie slammed 2face for sleeping under the same roof with his children’s mother, Pero Adeniyi, when he visited them. The actress had said 2face’s baby mamas constantly use his children as an excuse for all sorts of rubbish. Annie also accused Tuface...
Nollywood blockbuster comedy movie, ‘My Village People’ has crossed N100 million in Nigerian box office. The dark thriller comedy, directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, is officially the 17th title to cross N100 million in Nigerian box office, after a solid 12 weeks in box office. “My Village People,” Bovi’s highly...
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has called for the World Cup to be held every two years in an interview with French sports daily L’Equipe published on Friday. The 71-year-old Frenchman, who is now director of development at FIFA, also called for a single annual period of international qualifiers...
Twelve people have died and thousands have fallen ill after a river in southern DR Congo was polluted by toxic waste from a diamond mine, the government said. Pollution of the Kasai River came to light in July, when local residents said its waters had turned red and dead...
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said the Forensic Audit Report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) indicated that there are over 13,000 abandoned projects within the coastal region. Senator Akpabio disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when he submitted the report to President...
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, an 18-year-old boxer from Mexico, died Thursday, five days after she was knocked out in a fight, promoter Yvon Michel said. “It is with great sadness and torment that we learned, from a representative of her family, that Jeanette Zacarias Zapata passed away this afternoon at...
President Muhammadu Buhari has described former Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima, as one of Nigeria’s success stories “since the beginning of the recent democratic journey.” The president stated this in a congratulatory message released by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja to mark Shettima’s 55th birthday, on Thursday....
African Pillar of Sports, Sen. Orji Kalu, has advised the Federal Government to commence early preparations for the 2024 Olympics. Sen Kalu made the call recently when Nigeria’s only decorated male gymnast, Uche Eke, was honored with a three- in- one party in Maryland, U. S. Eke won gold...
The Court of Appeal Abuja Division, has declared Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the validly elected governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Delivering judgment, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban- Mensem who led a three- man...
The battle lines were drawn, the drums of war drowning the initial applause that greeted the order for the financial probe of the corruption riddled interventionist agency – the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, whose headquarters is in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The first Salvo was fired by the...
Super Eagles legends and the Oyo state government entertained fans at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan The Nigerian legends played against a team selected by the current Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde in a novelty match The game ended in a 1-1 draw with Austin Okocha and governor...