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Delta air plane's engine engulfed in flame mid-air
Less than a week after the emergency door of a Dana airplane fell off on landing, in Nigeria, another aircraft is reported to have caught fire mid air in-flight.The engine of the Delta airplane…
Nigeria Army declares Boko Haram's Leader Shekau on the Run, disguised as a woman.
The Nigerian Army, following months of military operations in the North East region of the country aimed at the total annihilation of the Boko Haram sect, on Tuesday disclosed that the sect's leader …
Nigeria: Chibok Schoolgirls Kidnapper Sentenced to 15 years in Jail
One of the Boko Haram terrorists who kidnapped chibok schoolgirls has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Federal High Court, in Kainji, Niger State.Haruna Yahaya, who is physically challenged wa…
Nigeria: Boko Haram suspect due in court for public trial.
In Nigeria, over 1,000 suspected Boko Haram militants are to appear before judges today, as the largest public mass trial in the country's history resumes.The trial is being held in public after Amne…
Nigerian airplane's door falls off on landing
Passengers of an indigenous airline company in Nigeria, Dana Air, were gripped in fear and utmost dismay when the door of the airplane, travelling from Lagos to Abuja, fell off on landing. Social med…
Jose Mourinho on His Way Out?
Jose Mourinho, who called himself the special one, the happy one, the pragmatist, the man who can go on incredible home runs is having the worst time of his managerial career at Chelsea football club…
Eaglets Squares Up against Australia in Make Or Break Midnight Tie
In continuation of their defence of the FIFA U-17 World Cup which they won 2 years ago, the Golden Eaglets will test their might against Australia in a winner takes all encounter billed to kick…
No Adequate Crude Oil for Nigeria's Refineries
The refineries are not performing optimally because they are unable to access crude oil for refining, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Emmanuel Kachikwu, sa…
UCH Doctors, US Doctors Discover Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Over five million sickle cell patients in Nigeria and other African countries can now heave a sigh of relief as the University of Ibadan in partnership with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA a…
Flying Eagles Walloped Australia 6-0
Reigning FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Nigeria advanced to a quarter-final meeting against Brazil on the back of a hat-trick from the impressive Victor Osimhen, ending Australia’s run with a on…
Power Play As Nigerian Navy Train with Tompolo's Warship
Controversy is at the moment brewing over the use of the Royal Norwegian military vessel bought by Global West Specialist Vessel Limited to train Nigerian cadets presently undergoing seafaring traini…
No Further Naira Devaluation- Osinbajo
Vice president, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo yesterday had said that further devaluation of Naira will not provided the highly needed solution to the current economic down turn be…
Poor Nutrition May Hamper A Child's Future
An Associate Professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, University of Ibadan, Dr. Rasaki Sanusi, has warned that lack of good nutritional intake for pregnant women and in the first 1000 days of …
Refineries to Begin Full Production by December
The Group Managing Director, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu had said, after scaling his ministerial screening that finally, the nation’s four refin…
4 Army Impersonators, Man Pretending to be Kidnapper Arrested in Lagos
The Police in Lagos have arrested four persons for masquerading as Military personnel at Idi-Araba and Agege areas of the state. Among them was a private guard who went to secure the rele…
Tribunal Sent 20 Rivers Assembly Members Packing
Barely 48 hours after the election of Nyesom Wike as governor was nullified, the Rivers State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja yesterday voided the election of the Speake…
Obafemi Martins Recalled to Super Eagles
Super Eagles Head Coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 23 players, including USA –based Obafemi Martins and six home –based professionals, for the Super Eagles’ 2018 World Cup qualifying…
PDP Senators Staged A Walkout To Protest Amechi's Nomination
The intrigues that shadowed the confirmation hearing of the 36 ministerial nominees reached an anti-climax yesterday when all but one senator in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus walked out to…
20-Year-Old Sold Baby for 20,000 Naira
Maria Ekanem, who is a 20-year-old secondary school drop out from Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, had told newsmen yesterday in Calabar, the state capital, that poverty as …
3 Docked for Rape in Lagos as Kidnapping Spate Continues in Bayelsa
Three men, Qaudri Yekini, 23, Moses Osagie, 23, and Ebuka Anosike, 20, were, yesterday, remanded in prison custody by Magistrate T. Abolarinwa of an Apapa Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly…