The Nigerian Navy has warned prominent Nigerians to be careful of what they say so as not to heat up the already tensed-polity. The country, as some would say, is sitting on a ticking time bomb waiting to detonate. Members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram have carried out deadly attacks in some parts…
If the wishes of some Nigerians could be granted, the country will not qualify for any big sport competitions because according them, Nigeria’s qualification for such mega events give room for some officials to carry out several frauds. So, they will prefer Nigeria not qualifying for sporting competitions so as to reduce the rate of…
Following reports that former Nigerian international, Stephen Keshi has resigned his appointment as Head Coach of the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has declared that he is free to go. Speaking with Brila FM on Tuesday, Vice President of NFF, Mike Umeh, told the station that the federation will not stand in Keshi’s…
A one-million naira take-off grant has been approved by the Federal Government for the establishment of Oil & Gas Polytechnic in Bonny, Rivers State. The grant is to enable the new specialised institution starts academic activities and put other things in place in the school. Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, who made the announcement…
For 19-year-old Terhile Jirbo, it was another answer to the call of nature. But when gunfire rang out that afternoon of March 18, what seemed a harmless routine would leave a fatal scar on him and his community in Gboko, a major town in the North-central state of Benue. Members of Mbayion community in Gboko…
Union Bank is in the news, and this time, for the wrong reason. The bank has been dragged to Magistrate’s Court sitting at the Ojokoro, Agbado area of Lagos by an 87-year-old woman, Mrs Sanusi Adebisi, who claimed an amount of money was allegedly removed from her account without her consent. The aged woman, a…
A usually crowded market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, recorded an explosion on Tuesday morning, with causality figures yet unknown. The incident occurred some minutes past 8am on Tuesday. The market is located near the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCH, office in the area. Rescue officers promptly moved into the scene of the blast…
Former Minister of Transportation, Umaru Dikko, has passed on. The respected northern politician and elder statesman died in a London hospital on Tuesday. It was learnt that the prominent opinion leader had suffered strokes before his death. The 78-year-old politician was once a Commission in the now Kaduna State. He fled to London on exile…