Thursday, 11 February 2016

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.