Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Area Command, says one of its operatives, Muhammed Maigari, was macheted by armed smugglers at Ibeji River around Idogo-Ifoyintedo axis in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state, and currently under intensive medical attention. The incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday 7th January, 2018. […]
The sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, who is on a historic visit to the South for the Winter Olympics, shook hands with Seoul’s President Moon Jae-in at the opening ceremony Friday. Kim Yo Jong, the first member of the North’s ruling dynasty to visit the South since the end of the Korean War in […]
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, had a case to answer in respect of the money laundering charges involving the sums of N400m and $2m instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The composite judgment of a […]
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony got under way in freezing temperatures and a spirit of rapprochement on Friday after the arrival of the highest level North Korean delegation ever seen in the South. Fireworks lit up the sky over the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, where North Korea’s all-female cheering squad were among the crowd, as […]
Rising Argentine star Lautaro Martinez, touted as a potential newcomer in Jorge Sampaoli’s 2018 World Cup squad, is set to sign a deal worth over 25 million euros ($30 million) with Inter Milan, the Italian press reported Friday. The 20-year-old striker, who plays for Racing Club and the Argentina under-20 side, has opted for Inter […]
Popular dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns, has died in a fatal road accident that occurred late Thursday evening on the Sunyani-Kumasi road. According to police, the 20-year-old singer and two military officers were on board a Jeep with registration AS 497—16 from Sunyani heading towards Kumasi when it collided head-on with a VIP bus heading towards […]
President Donald Trump has called on Congress to end the visa lottery programme, citing a Justice Department crackdown on a recipient who abused resident status to finance terrorist activities abroad. “Time to end the visa lottery,” Trump said in a Twitter post. “Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans.” Trump linked his message […]
Riyad Mahrez ended his self-imposed exile from Leicester City on Friday with Sky Sports reporting the Algerian has returned to training ahead of Saturday’s trip to Manchester City. Mahrez, 26, has not featured for in two matches or training, since the move he wanted to runaway Premier League leaders City fell through due to Leicester’s […]
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka has confirmed the death of Alhaji Yusuf Buratai. Yusuf Buratai is the father of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai. Kukasheka in a statement issued in Maiduguri stated that Yusuf Buratai, an ex-serviceman, died on Friday morning. The statement read in part, “This is to […]
Troops of the Guards Brigade deployed to Mararaba, Nasarawa state for internal security operations arrested a man with arms and ammunition on Thursday during a stop and search operation at a military checkpoint. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday and gave the suspect’s name […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says about 1.6 million registration forms for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have so far been sold, two days to the end of the exercise. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos. […]
John Charles, Makurdi The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to stop ruling the country with double standards. Fayose made the call during his visit to Benue State to commiserate with the people of the state over the loss of 73 people to herdsmen attacks. He said, “Those who […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North’s ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam met and shook hands Friday ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Kim Yong Nam, who is officially leading Pyongyang’s diplomatic delegation to the Games, met Moon at a leaders’ reception ahead of the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. Moon and […]
Indonesia is pushing to clamp down on gay and pre-marital sex as part of a sweeping criminal law overhaul that critics blame on a wave of religious fundamentalism sweeping across the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation. The proposed shake up — which also takes aim at condom use and adultery — is winning unprecedented support ahead […]
The US Senate passed a critical stopgap spending bill early Friday as congressional leaders scrambled to minimize the effects of a government shutdown that began after an hours-long delay forced Congress to miss a midnight deadline. The bipartisan measure, which passed 71 to 28 in the dead of night, was now headed to the House […]
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan Shooting Stars have appointed a consultant to re-organise their supporters’ club, targeting N200m for the project. Chief Executive Officer of BOWLE Marketing and Sponsorship firm, Steve Kadiri, told our correspondent at the Lekan Salami Sports Stadium in Ibadan on Thursday that apart from re-organising the supporters’ club, the move was aimed at […]
Almost all the dog meat restaurants in South Korea’s Pyeongchang county, where the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony will be held on Friday, have defied a government request to stop serving the food, an official admitted on Thursday. South Koreans are believed to consume about one million dogs a year as a summertime delicacy, with […]
Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to score his first goal for Barcelona in a 2-0 win at Valencia on Thursday that saw his new club ease into another Copa del Rey final. Coutinho broke the deadlock in the 49th minute of the semi-final, second leg at Mestalla, having only come on at the start of the […]
The US government slid into its second shutdown in three weeks early Friday after a senator in President Donald Trump’s own Republican Party blocked a vote on a bipartisan budget deal before a midnight deadline. The upper chamber of Congress closed up shop late Thursday and reopened in the dark of night for a new […]
• I’ll take a second look at appointments –President • It’s dishonest to say I’m doing nothing about killings –Buhari Olalekan Adetayo, Olaleye Aluko and Godwin Isenyo The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the enormous goodwill with which he assumed office in 2015 was being fast depleted by […]
• I’ll take a second look at appointments –President • It’s dishonest to say I’m doing nothing about killings –Buhari Olalekan Adetayo, Olaleye Aluko and Godwin Isenyo The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the enormous goodwill with which he assumed office in 2015 was being fast depleted by […]
Afeez Hanafi Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has signed the Lagos State Electric Power Reform Bill into law in an attempt to ensuring 24-hour power supply in the state. The law would enable investors to generate electricity for the state and afford the state government to upgrade power infrastructure, as well as tapped into […]
Afeez Hanafi An operational vehicle belonging to the Lagos State Environmental and Sanitation Corps reportedly killed two persons on Thursday at Ojuwoye Market junction, Mushin. The victims were a 17-year-old apprentice hairdresser identified only as Medinat, and a female passerby. Two other persons were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injury as task […]
Samson Folarin The Ogun State Government said it had started investigation into the alleged brutality of the headmistress of Top-Teez Nursery and Primary School, Ojodu, Ifo, Mrs. Ayodeji Orojo. The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Modupe Mujota, said a government team would soon visit the school to make independent findings and write a report. This […]
Alexander Okere, Benin Two students at the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, have been reported dead in an auto crash in the Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on the main campus of the institution on Wednesday. One of the deceased was identified simply as […]