Saturday, 13 February 2016

Arsenal lack the experience to win titles – Dani Alves

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves believes Arsenal lack the necessary experience to win titles on a regular basis.

Diego Costa would be welcome back at Atletico Madrid – Gabi

Atletico Madrid captain Gabi says he would be very pleased if the reports linking Chelsea striker Diego Costa with a return to the La Liga club turn out to be true.

Naira dips to worst low, now N338 to $1

The naira hit a record low of N338 against the dollar on Friday.

National News Headlines-13/2/2016

VANGUARD
●IGP assures Nigerians of end to Fulani herdsmen/farmers clashes
●Reps walk out NTI boss over poor budget defence
●Anambra discovers 850 ghost workers
●Remains of Olubadan laid to rest in Ibadan
●NDLEA arrests mother of three with 904 grammes of cocaine at Abuja
●RIVERS POLL: Why we reversed Wike's sack ' Supreme Court
●Pomp as Oshiomhole tackles Edo flood
●War against corruption: Rev. Okotie disagrees with Cardinal Okogie
●Dr. Dre stars in Apple's first TV show
●Moses, Emenike attack Norwich

Why we okayed Wike’s election — Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said  yesterday  that non-compliance with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s)  manual and guidelines by  officials of the commission  in the conduct of the April 11,2015 governorship election in Rivers State  was not a sufficient ground to void the election.

Friday, 12 February 2016

Premier League team news: Crystal Palace v Watford

Crystal Palace have been boosted by the return of strikers Dwight Gayle and Connor Wickham for Saturday's Premier League visit of Watford.

Adam Johnson sacked by Sunderland

Adam Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland, the club said in a statement.

National News Headlines - 12/2/2016

GUARDIAN
●Venus Beats Radwanska to reach Quarterfinals
●Minister tasks aviation security committee
●NITDA Trains 50 Graduates on Online Business Process Outsourcing
●FG Sets Conditions for Out-of- Court Settlement on MTN Fine
●New PMG to Lead NIPOSTs PPP Arrangement- Shittu
●Telcos, Others Get Impetus to Fight CyberCrime
●Password Mistakes Hackers Can Use Against You

Chinese man cuts off Nigerian man’s finger for failing to quickly turn on the generator

Njaga Chang, has cut off one of the right fingers of his Nigerian colleague, Nsikak Tommy, 23, at the Xin Xin Quarry in Akamkpa LGA of Cross River State. Tommy, was said to have incurred the wrath of Chang for failing to quickly turn on the generator

Robbery soars on Abuja roads

For most residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), “one chance” has become the general term used to refer to situations where unscrupulous elements operating in unpainted taxis or private vehicles dispossess unsuspecting passengers of valuable items.

PSG TO OFFER NEYMAR €40M A YEAR

Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer Neymar €40 million a year to leave Barcelona and move to Ligue 1, according toUOL Esporte.

Army sends 12 officers to EFCC

The Nigerian Army has sent a 12-man list of very senior officers to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for investigation.

Oliseh: NFF wins round 1, stops salary of his aide

As Nigerians come to terms with the sensational Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh’s rant on You-tube, his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are gradually fighting back by first stopping the salary of his aide.

25-yr-old man kills father over fight with mum

A young man, Mfreke Archibong Effiong, was yesterday paraded by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command forallegedly killing his father, Mr. Archibong Effiong in Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA of the state.

Thursday, 11 February 2016

SCANDAL! Obasanjo, Jonathan, Alison-Madueke, El-Rufai, Others Named In Abuja Land Grab

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan as well as ministers who served under them will be probed by the Senate for violation of the master plan of the nation’s capital city and allegedly appropriating reserved plots of land in Abuja.

UAE appoints 22-yr old lady as Minister of Youth

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice-President of UAE, on Wednesday appointed Shamma Al Mazrui as the youth minister in the new cabinet.

Sunderland take former Arsenal defender on trial

Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue is currently on trial at Premier League strugglers Sunderland.

Man United announce 26.6% revenue rise

Premier League side Manchester United have announced a 26.6 per cent rise in second quarter revenue.

Ex-soldier jailed seven years for currency counterfeiting

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a former army officer, James Onwuso, to seven years imprisonment for forging the naira

GLO ENDS SPONSORSHIP OF NIGERIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

The partnership agreement between next generation network, Globacom, and the League Management Company, in which the telecommunication outfit sponsored the Glo Premier League for over a decade, has officially ended.

No local government under Boko Haram’s control – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that none of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria is under the control of the insurgents, Boko Haram.

National News Headlines-11/2/2016

VANGUARD
●Savings from fuel subsidy removal rise to N647m daily
●Claims on Wike's S-Court victory false
●Owerri Prisons now house over 3,000 inmates'DCP
●Anambra hospital performs 5 open heart surgeries
●YABATECH students on rampage over colleague's death
□Oshiomhole commissioned interventionists' projects at AAU, Orbih insists

Retired female LUTH doctor killed in inferno

An octogenarian, Dr Katherine Rewane, has been killed after fire gutted her apartment on Tola Adewunmi Close, Wasinmi, Maryland, Lagos State.

23 million bank customers enrolled for BVN

A total of 23,345,964 million bank customers had obtained their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) as at February 7, 2016.

YABATECH students on rampage over colleague’s death

Students of Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, Lagos, yesterday, went on rampage, protesting the death of a final year student at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Ebutte-Meta.

Nelson Madela’s Grandson Converts To Islam Just To Marry fourth Wife

The 42-year-old grandson of Nelson Mandela, Mandla Mandela, is at the centre of controversy after he converted to Islam, and married for a fourth time. Here's a brief look at his marital life.

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Boko Haram kills more than 60 in Borno IDP camp

More than 60 people were killed by a twin suicide bomb attack at a camp in Dikwa town, northern Nigeria for people displaced by an insurgency of the jihadist Boko Haram group, a military and emergency official said on Wednesday.

Nigerian couple arraigned in US for enslaving nanny, withholding documents

A Nigerian couple resident in Katy, Texas, has been arraigned before U.S Attorney, Kenneth Magidson, for maltreating their live-in nanny and making her a slave. This follows the filing of a criminal complaint alleging, ‘withholding of documents, visa fraud, forced labor and conspiracy to harbor an illegal alien.

Kano sponsors 250 indigenes into army

Kano State Guidance and Counseling Board have revealed that it has facilitated the training of two hundred and fifty indigenes into the Nigerian Army in the period of nine months.

Justin Bieber covers the March 2016 Issue of GQ Magazine

Singer Justin Bieber opens up to GQ about a range of topics,

Udom’s victory is a triumph of light (PDP) over darkness(APC) – Oyedepo

According to The Cable, The founder of Living Faith Church aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedpo,

Donald Trump vows to beat Clinton to White House

Republican presidential hopeful, Donald Trump has said he would easily beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in November’s presidential contest for the White House.

New Harry Potter book to be released in July

A new Harry Potter book is to be released on the character's birthday in July.

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside dies aged 63

Bolton Wanderers have announced that their long-standing chairman Phil Gartside has died at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer.

Fire destroy crops worth N50m at Edo community

The people of Orhua community in Uhumwode local government area of Edo state are now counting their losses following the devastation of their farmlands by a wild bush fire

Ramires welcomed with flowers from fans in China

Ramires has arrived in China to begin life as a player for Jiangsu Suning and was greeted with flowers by supporters at Nanjing Lukou airport.

National News Headlines-10/2/2016

PM NEWS
●Nigerian army warns Boko Haram collaborators
●Oil benchmark to stabilise by April ' NNPC
●Nnamdi Kanu: FG seeks court protection for witnesses
● Ben Bruce switches to 'Made In Aba' products
●Senate pledges support for EFCC
●Cart pusher steals 83 pairs of ladies' shoes
●Court jails two for $5.5m cash smuggling
●Metuh, wife bought N500m property in Banana Island ' Witness

Ooni’s Security Detail Gunned Down


An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, was on Monday night gunned down by gunmen suspected to be robbers.

Tricycle operators protest alleged multiple taxation in Abia

Tricycle  operators in Aba, Abia State have  called on the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to remove multiple taxes levied on them by government in the commercial city to enable them feed their families and meet other responsibilities of life

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Boko Haram: Presidency Beefs Up Security In Aso Rock Villa


The Presidency has ordered that extra security measures be put in place inside the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja to avoid terrorists attack.

EFCC docks Gombe Cooperative boss, fake NDDC contractors

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned the General Manager, Gombe State Cooperative Savings and Loan Limited, Sani Musa, before Justice M. G. Umar of the Federal High Court Gombe, Gombe State, on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque.

Pope briefs priests: don't be smug, don't judge sinners

A specially-recruited group of priests have last-minute instructions from Pope Francis before fanning out through the world to show a more merciful face of the Catholic Church to sinners.

Police arrests 3 men, woman with 5 AK-47 rifles in Port Harcourt

The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of four suspected criminals and the recovery of five AK-47 rifles around Ibadan waterfront in Port Harcourt.

CRESPO: I’M GLAD GARY NEVILLE HAS FLOPPED AT VALENCIA

Former Inter and Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo says he is “almost happy” to see Gary Neville struggle at Valencia as it highlights the marked difference between management and punditry.

Achuba inaugurated as Kogi deputy governor

Hon. Simon Achuba, a former lawmaker in Kogi State, was inaugurated as the state deputy governor on Tuesday.

N13bn fraud: Ijaws condemn latest court order to arrest Tompolo

Ijaws in Niger Delta Tuesday condemned in its entirety the renewed order by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for arrest of High Chief Government Ekpemukpolo aka Tompolo, saying that his lawyer has unveiled to the court the legal blunders the prosecution made when it applied for the bench warrant.

NPFL: We’ll accept underdogs tag – MFM FC

The Chairman of Lagos-based MFM FC, Godwin Enakhena, says the club will accept the tag, “underdogs’’ in their debut at the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) beginning on Feb. 21.

Kogi governor appoints deputy

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Monday appointed Simon Achu­ba as the deputy governor of the state. 

$150m allegation: Wike lied inside the church – Amaechi

Former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has reacted to the statement credited to Governor Nyesom Wike that he spent $150 million on APC presidential campaign.

Oliseh’s days ’re numbered — NFF top shot

Super Eagles Chief Coach, Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh’s days with the senior national team may be numbered if the words of an enraged top shot of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF are anything to go by