Dani Alves becomes first footballer to win 40 trophies
Brazil defender, Dani Alves, has become the first footballer to win 40 trophies after he won the Copa America on Sunday The 36-year-old, who captained the Selecao, also won the…
IG of Police orders arrest of Senator Elisha Abbo
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday ordered the arrest of the senator who assaulted a woman in a sex-toy shop in Abuja. Earlier report had republished…
Ruga: Goodluck Jonathan attacks Buhari, Gov. Lalong
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has attacked the Governor of Plateau State, Solomon Lalong for saying that he (Jonathan) budgeted N10 billion for Ruga settlements across the nation. Lalong had…
Gov. Wike blows hot over Ruga settlements
Rivers State government has made it clear that it would not participate in the Federal Government’s Ruga settlements for herdsmen. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent…
Apostle Suleman states position on RUGA settlement, blasts governors
Apostle Johnson Suleman, the founder of Omega Fire Ministries, has kicked against the federal government’s Ruga settlement plan. According to reports, Ruga settlements are conceived by the federal government to…
RUGA settlements: What we will do in Ondo – Gov Akeredolu
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday took a position on the federal government’s plan to establish RUGA settlements in some states of the federation. With an emphatic negative…
7 things you should know about Buhari’s controversial RUGA settlements
Buhari’s latest plan to solve the recurring herders-farmers’ conflict is a subject of controversy. President Muhammadu Buhari believes Ruga settlements will bring about a drastic reduction in conflicts between herders…
Five ‘Yahoo boys’ sent to jail in Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Monday secured five separate convictions that involved Orji Uchenna, Chime Isaiah, Ogbu Obinnna, Dunu Franklyn Tochukwu and Victor Patrick…
North alone can accommodate Ruga settlements – Govt
Niger State government has said the Northern states have the potentials to accommodate the federal government’s Ruga settlement plan. According to reports, Ruga settlements are conceived by the federal government…
Nigeria’s Barkindo re-elected OPEC General Secretary
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on Monday re-elected Nigeria’s Mohammed Barkindo as Secretary-General for a three-year tenure. The oil bloc also approved a nine-month extension for…
SON seizes N200 million substandard aluminum roofing sheets from companies in Uyo
The Standard Organisations of Nigeria (SON) on Friday seized substandard aluminum sheets worth over N200 million from aluminum companies in Uyo Akwa Ibom. The Director, Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate, Mr…
Suicide: UNIBEN final-year student rushed to hospital after taking sniper
The University of Benin, Ugbowo campus was on Saturday thrown into chaos as news filtered in of a young lady (names withheld) said to have attempted suicide. Sources said the…