A civil society organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written the United Nations Security Council asking that herdsmen who have been blamed for killings in various parts of Nigeria be declared a terrorist organization.
SERAP also demanded that the UN Security Council should a special meeting focused on the...
Man Utd face Spurs, Chelsea take on Saints in FA Cup semis
Manchester United and Tottenham will clash in a potentially thrilling FA Cup semi-final, while troubled Chelsea take on Southampton in the other last four clash at Wembley.
Desperate to win a trophy to rescue a frustrating campaign, United advanced to the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Brighton at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Tottenham won 3-0 at...
Nigerian Troops Arrest Herdsmen Destroying Farmland In Benue
Nigerian Army has said its troops have arrested another set of herdsmen caught vandalizing farmland in Benue State.
Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, Director of Army Public Relations disclosed that the herdsmen were seen destroying farmlands on Saturday, March 17, and were rounded by Troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade in Kwata Sule area...
Did You Know Police Put $45K Bounty On Kudirat’s Killers Even When They Knew It Was An Inside Job?
I have been researching on political killings and state-sanctioned hits in Nigeria. It is tragic where we are coming from. The murder of these people - Pa Alfred Rewane, Bola Ige and Kudirat Abiola was like a scene in the action movie - The Mechanic.
Luckily, Alex Ibru and Pa Abraham Adesanya, though both late now, survived hits ordered by the Abacha...
Messi shines again as dominant Barca down Athletic
Lionel Messi delivered another masterful performance as Barcelona sailed past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday to take an 11-point lead over nearest rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
After putting Chelsea to the sword in the Champions League midweek, Messi scored for the sixth game in a row against Athletic at the Camp Nou to propel Barca closer...
Buhari sends condolence team to Bauchi over Ali Wakili’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday sent a government delegation to Bauchi State to commiserate with the people of the state and the family of the late Senator representing Bauchi South, Ali Wakili, who died on Saturday.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, this was after the President had...
More 2018 JAMB Results to be released 19th March
JAMB has promised to release more of the 2018 UTME results on 19th March. This was confirmed by The Head of Media of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Saturday.
This statement is coming as JAMB concludes the 2018 UTME. Dr Fabian also said that the results were being scrutinized, to ensure that result are transparent...
Dangote’s ex-wife steps out
Not much is known about the marital status of Africa’s richest man and billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, because he guards it jealously.
However, he tries to be discreet about his family, rumour has it that he has been married and divorced a few times. Unlike some of his friends, who attend important events in company with their wives, Dangote...
No President of a country will walk on red carpet where 110 schoolgirls were kidnapped – Fayose blast Buhari
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has slammed Presdient Muhammadu Buhari for walking on a red carpet during his visit to Dapchi, Yobe State where over 110 students were recently kidnapped.
President Buhari on Wednesday arrived Yobe State for his official visit, alongside the Borno State Governor,...
Okorocha boycotts first APC stakeholders’ meeting in Imo
The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, is missing at the ongoing first Imo All Progressives Congress stakeholders’ meeting in Owerri, the state capital.
The meeting, which has in attendance the APC national organising secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso, senators Benjamin Uwajumogu, Ifeanyi Araraume, and Okorocha’s deputy governor Eze Madumere,...
Black Panther’ clings to lead, nears an all-time record
Digging in its claws, “Black Panther” has clung to its box-office lead for a fifth straight weekend, taking in an estimated $27 million in North American theaters while fending off two new films, website Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
The Disney/Marvel superhero film has now earned a domestic total of just over $600 million while becoming the first...
Jamb announced released date for the recently concluded CBT UTME exam
March 17, 2018 JAMB
As 2018 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION [UTME] comes to an alt yesterday, the Registrar of the JOINT ADMISSION AND MATRICULATION BOARD [JAMB], professor Ishaq Oloyede has revealed the actual date on which the result shall be released. The registrar explain that these results have been kept under scrutiny...
Fraudster urges UTME candidates to pay for scores ‘upgrades’
There’s nothing called scores upgrade, JAMB warns
Results to be released Monday or Tuesday
As the writing of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination came to an end on Friday, fraudsters have invaded the Internet, asking candidates to call some numbers through which they could “upgrade” their results.
In a post shared on social media...
Neymar’s injury might be most expensive in history
We will never know how different it could have or would have been. But the what-ifs that will linger around PSG’s Champions League exit are both endless and tantalizing.
Because there is a very strong argument to be made that the French super club, with a healthy Neymar, would have overcome a 3-1 first-leg deficit in Paris on Tuesday night. That...
Abundant Party Urges Buhari To Reject UK's Prison Offer
National Chairman of Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, Mr. Tope Fasua, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to turn down offer by the United Kingdom to build a £700,000 new wing in Kirikiri, Lagos Prison.
Fasua said Nigeria should emulate the rejection of similar offer from UK by Jamaica in January 2017.
The National Chairman of ANRP maintained that...
Igbo will be major beneficiaries of Buhari’s second term –VON DG
Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has said Nd’Igbo would be the major beneficiaries of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office.
Apex socio-political body of the Igbo, Ohanaeze Nd’Igbo, had, in a recent statement, said it was only interested in restructuring, and has not taken any decision on the 2019 elections.
The...
Former Adamawa gov, Saleh Michika, is dead
Alhaji Saleh Michika, the first democratically elected governor of Adamawa is dead.
Michika passed away Saturday night at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, as a result of a protracted illness.
Mr Macaulay Hunohashi, the Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Muhammadu Bindow, confirmed the death of Michika in an interview with the News...
FG offers jobs to 350 Niger Delta ex-militants
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.), said the Federal Government has so far offered employment to 350 Niger Delta ex-agitators who graduated from various tertiary institutions across the world.
He said the 350 graduates were among the about 30,000...
BlackBerry sues Facebook over messaging apps
Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.
BlackBerry is claiming infringement on patents it holds for message encryption and notifications, and is seeking an injunction as well as damages for lost profits, although no figure was...
Obasanjo at 81, reveals ‘major regrets’
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that his parents did not live long enough to see him make a headway in life.
He said it was “sad and regrettable” that, despite the sacrifices they made on him, his parents did not live long to be a part of the success story of his life.
He spoke to a gathering of eminent Nigerians and foreigners who...
