A 38-year-old mother of three has been killed by her jealous lover in Benin-City, Edo State capital, after he allegedly found male condoms in the deceased’s handbag. The victim, Gladys Okoh, a divorcee, was said to have been stabbed with…
31 ships carrying various products expected at Lagos ports (Vanguard)
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 31 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from July 23 to August 27 to its ports. It said in its daily “Shipping Position’’ on Monday that the vessels…
NFF: Pinnick-led board is back, says Sanusi (Punch)
The Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation is back to the federation’s secretariat to direct affairs in earnest, NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi said on Monday. Sanusi who also said he had returned to his duties in…
Osun SSG defects to ADP (Guardian)
Moshood Adeoti, the Secretary to Osun Government, has resigned his appointment and defected to the Action Democratic Party(ADP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeoti was one of the 17 All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants in the July…
IPOB demands release of Dasuki, El-Zakzaky (SUN)
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on International Criminal Court (ICC), in the Hague, to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to obey court judgements and orders by releasing the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki and…
Arsenal star set for new contract until 2022 amidst Lazio rumours (Calciomercato)
Alex Iwobi is on the verge of signing a new contract with Arsenal, as new head coach Unai Emery seeks to include him in his plans after replacing Arsene Wenger as manager. This comes after rumours in recent days suggesting…
Plane carrying IMF’s Lagarde makes emergency landing in Argentina
An American Airlines flight carrying International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde made an emergency landing in Argentina shortly after taking off from Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport on Sunday, several local media outlets reported. Local newspapers Clarin and La Nacion…
8 killed at Borno mosque suicide attack (Punch)
Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria on Monday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said. The blast happened in the Mainari area of Konduga, in Borno state,…
Ekweremadu urges Nigerians to lead by example, shun hate speech (Independent)
Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Senate, has urged Nigerians to lead by example in whatever capacity they find themselves and shun hate speech. Ekweremadu made the call in Enugu at the inauguration of Dr. Dan Ajawara, the District…
Imo demolishes hotel, houses belonging to kidnap kingpins (Punch)
The Imo State Government in collaboration with the state Police Command have jointly demolished one hotel and five buildings belonging to three suspected kidnappers and armed robbers who kidnapped and murdered a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Amos Akano.…