The recruitment of the 500,000 teachers promised by President Muhammadu Buhari in his Democracy Day speech starts on Sunday. According to a statement on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on
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Friday, 10 June 2016
Lagos community boils after man rapes, kills Ghanaian
Residents of Oke Ota community in the Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Thursday blocked the Ibeshe Road to protest against the rape and killing of a Ghanaian resident, Grace Obinna, by a man
Ogun militants kill residents after missing targe
Residents of Banku Estate, Wawa, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State, have deserted the community after suspected militants killed no fewer than five residents and injured three others. It was
Three die as cults clash over ticketing
No fewer than three people have died following bloody clashes between two rival cults, identified as Maphite and Vikings. The groups were reportedly fighting over the control of ticket issuance to tricycle operators in Calabar, Cross
Outrage trails Kaduna youths attack on carpenter during Ramadan
Some eminent Nigerians and groups on Thursday condemned the attack on a carpenter, Francis Emmanuel, by some Muslim youths in the Kakuri area of Kaduna on Wednesday for eating during Ramadan. The Catholic
Banker jailed 39 years for stealing N30m from dead customer
A Lagos State High Court on Thursday sentenced a banker, Mr. Olawale Garuba, to 39 years imprisonment for stealing from the dead. He will, however, spend only three years in jail. The convict
Workers block Mimiko, reject gov’s plea to end strike
Striking civil servants in Ondo State on Thursday blocked the main gate to Government House in Akure, preventing Governor Olusegun Mimiko from entering. The workers commenced the industrial action last week Wednesday to
Outrage trails Kaduna youths attack on carpenter during Ramadan
Some eminent Nigerians and groups on Thursday condemned the attack on a carpenter, Francis Emmanuel, by some Muslim youths in the Kakuri area of Kaduna on Wednesday for eating during Ramadan. The Catholic
Buhari asks Senate to approve 47 ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent to the Senate 47 names of Nigerians to be screened and confirmed as career diplomats. The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who read the letter containing
Avengers threaten secession as militants bomb NPDC facilities
The attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta continued Thursday evening with the bombing of a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
14 things you didn’t know about Stephen Keshi
1. His full name was Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi. He was born on January 23, 1962. He hails from Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. He played as a defender
