Dolphins Get Arsenal Date
Nigerian Premier League champions, Dolphins of Port Harcourt will get the chance to show the world the best of the country's football as they entertain English giants, Arsenal. Dolphins General Manager, Dumbor Awanem confirmed that Arsenal FC will play against Dolphins when they come on their tour of Nigeria in the summer. Dumbor said over the weekend that there is…
Mastermind of Kidnap of Foreign Hostages Died In Custody – SSS
The suspected mastermind of the abduction of the British and Italian nationals Abu Mohammed has died in custody of the SSS. Officials of the SSS told journalists on Wednesday that Mohammed died from injuries he sustained during a raid of his hideout at...
4 Tankers, 7 Vehicles Burnt In Oyo Auto-Accident
A total of 11 vehicles were on Wednesday in Ibadan burnt following a ghastly auto-accident in front of the NNPC Mega Station on the Iwo-Ojoo highway in Ibadan. Speaking on the incident which occurred at about 2:30 a.m, the NNPC Station Manager, Mr Vict...
Air Force Redeploys 6 Senior Officers
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday announced the deployment of six senior officers. This was contained in a statement signed by Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, the Director, Air Force Public Relations and Information. According to the statement, AVM Alex Bade...
NSE index drops by 0.73%
The All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 0.73 per on Wednesday inspite of increased turnover of shares. The ASI, which opened at 21, 227.98, depreciated by 155.05 points or 0.73 per cent, to close at 21,072.93...
NSE Boss Blames Capital Market Crisis On Lack Of Rules Enforcement
Mr Oscar Onyema, the Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Wednesday blamed the crisis in the capital market on the lack of enforcement of the rules of the market. Onyema made the remark at the public hearing on the operation...
ICC Finds Congolese Warlord Lubanga Guilty Of War Crimes
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted Congolese militia boss Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for conscripting children into his rebel army, the tribunal's first ever verdict. Lubanga, 51, was found guilty of enlisting child soldiers ...
Kebbi CPC Urges INEC To Be Neutral During Governorship Re-Run Election
The CPC in Kebbi has called on INEC to be absolutely neutral in the conduct of the gubernatorial re-run and State House of Assembly bye-elections. The Secretary of the CPC in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Jabbo, told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wedne...
Heartland Demand Probe Of Match Trouble
The management of Heartland has called for a full scale investigation into the incident that took place after the clash between them and Enyimba at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday. An official of Heartland said while managemen...
Two In Court Over Alleged Kidnap Of 54-Year-Old Woman
Two middle-aged suspects on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates' Court over the alleged kidnap of a 54-year-old woman. The defendants, 39-year-old Elizabeth Adeluola and Larry Eguzo, 45, were arraigned on a 12-count charge, includin...
Boko Haram: Governors Urged To Establish Vigilance Groups
The Commander-General of the Abia Vigilance Group, Mr Martins Idika, has advised state governors in the country to establish vigilance groups to tackle the rising wave of crime. Idika gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...
Senate To Investigate Failed Anti-Terrorism Operation In Sokoto
The Senate has mandated its Committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate the failed rescue operation that resulted in the death of a Briton and an Italian in Sokoto. The Committees on Defence and Army and Foreign Affairs were also man...
Strike Vote: Senate Defended Organised Labour, Says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday hailed the Senate for rejecting the bill seeking that workers should vote before embarking on strike. The Senate on Tuesday disapproved the bill which sought to amend the labour law. In a statement signed ...
NPA Apologises To Police Over Damage To Gunboats
Mr Lawrence Alabi, the Port Manager, Rivers Port Complex, Port Harcourt, Rivers, on Wednesday apologised to the Rivers State Police Command over the damage to three of its gunboats. Alabi told reporters in Port Harcourt that the management of the...
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