Navy nabs 10 suspected vandals, recovers 210,000 litres of AGO (Vanguard) A syndicate which specialised in smuggling petroleum products from Nigeria to other parts of Africa has been smashed by operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS BEECROFT, Apapa, Lagos.…
Jos erupts in celebration as cleric returns from 8-month captivity in kidnappers’ den (Vanguard) Their joy was spontaneous and knew no bounds! They danced, sang and praised God in many ways all because of the miracle man of the moment-Reverend…
All eyes will be on sprint hurdler Tobiloba Amusan to give the crowd at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex something spectacular to behold and cheer on Day Two of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Tokyo Olympics Trials.…
One of the survivors of a gas explosion on the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, has narrated how he narrowly escaped being burnt to death on Thursday night. The survivor, who identified himself as…
The death toll in the gas explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, on Thursday night, has risen to five. Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, disclosed while addressing reporters at the…
Pastor, 3 others remanded for murder, possession of human parts (Punch) A pastor, Reuben Adetunji, and three others arraigned for murder before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Osogbo, were on Thursday remanded in a custodial centre. Also arraigned…
Some years back, I was at the salon with my daughter waiting for her to have her hair done when a fellow customer turned to me apologetically, asking what I used for my skin and noting that although I had…
Man, 42, docked for allegedly defiling neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter (Guardian) A 42-year-old man, Joseph Ikegwu, on Thursday appeared in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. The defendant is facing a three-count of defilement, unlawful…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, has died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia, his son, Kambarage, said on Thursday. He was 97. Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, when the southern…
In early January 2018, a mega acquisition that would alter the equation in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, was about to go down. On one side and spearheading this landmark acquisition was the Zinox Group, a Nigerian-headquartered but globally renowned technology…
