UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW AS IT HAPPENED

Barcelona got a favorable start to its title defense, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's wish to go home was granted and Benfica was given the longest trip in Champions League history on Thursday.

NFF SHOULD ENDORSE COWBELL FOOTBALL ACADEMY - LARRY IZAMOJE

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should endorse the Cowbell Football Academy (CFA) as substitute for the lacking conveyor chain required for the national football teams in the country.

AMBODE EXPRESSES OPTIMISM ON SAFE RETURN OF CHIBOK GIRLS

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday expresses optimism that the search for the over 200 Chibok school girls kidnapped on April 14, 2014 will end in the safe return of the girls back home.  

EDITORS CONVERGE IN BAYELSA FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

RELATIVES MARK CHIBOK GIRLS' 500TH DAY IN CAPTIVITY

 Relatives of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram marked 500 days since their abduction Thursday, with hope of their rescue dwindling despite fresh efforts to end the insurgency.

AN ATTACK ON FASHOLA IS AN ATTACK ON ME - TINUBU

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that any scathing attack on former governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola is an attack on himself.

LAGOS SHUT DOWN CHURCHES OVER NOISE POLLUTION

Authorities in Nigeria's financial capital Lagos have shut down churches across the city after a glut of complaints over noisy worship.

BUHARI FINALLY APPOINTS COS, SGF, OTHERS

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments:

Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation

Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President

BARCELONA IS TOP SEED FOR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

The Champions League season takes shape Thursday when UEFA draws 32 elite teams into groups in Monaco.

BUHARI TO PROBE THE CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND NIGER BRIDGE

The Director General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Aminu Diko, on Wednesday, disclosed that the Federal Government is scrutinizing the contract cost and conditions surrounding the Second Niger Bridge project.

AMBODE WELCOMES APPEAL COURT RULING, SAY'S ITS VINDICATION OF PEOPLE'S MANDATE

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the Court of Appeal decision to uphold the State Election Petitions Tribunal confirmation of his victory at the April 11, 2015 governorship election as a welcome development and a vindication of the people's mandate which was expressly demonstrated on Election Day.

THREE DIE AS SUICIDE BOMBERS HIT CHECKPOINT IN MAIDUGURI

Three persons died in an attempted suicide attack in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday night.

NIGERIAN DIES AFTER SELLING KIDNEY IN MALAYSIA

A 28-year-old Nigerian, identified as Chukwudi, from Imo State, had reportedly died while trying to sell his kidney in Malaysia to a patient needing a transplant.

REFINERIES WERE SABOTAGED BY PAST ADMINISTRATIONS - BUHARI

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja, blamed past administrations for the current situation in which Nigeria is forced to spend billions of naira annually on alleged subsidies for petroleum products.

ONLY THE CREATION OF STATE POLICE CAN END INSURGENCY - GANI ADAMS

 The National Coordinator of Yoruba self-determination group, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, on Tuesday called for the creation of state police to assist in ending insurgency in the country.

​MARITIME SAFETY: AMBODE CALLS FOR WEST AFRICA REGIONAL COLLABORATION

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday added his voice to the call for regional integration among countries within the Gulf Guinea in order to protect the coastal areas and ensure adequate safety of lives and facilities within the maritime sector of the region.

EL RUFAI HOSTS TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION IN KADUNA

Executive Governors, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State,Tony Elumelu Foundation Chief Operating Officer, Abimbola Adebakin, with the Kaduna State based Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs at a meet-up session hosted by His Excellency Governor El-Rufai as part of his focus on promoting entrepreneurship in the state.


 The Tony Elumelu Foundation and 25 Kaduna based entrepreneurs from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) were hosted by His Excellency, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State at the weekend to an informative session at the Government House, Kaduna.
 

TEENAGE SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS FIVE IN DAMATURU

 A teenage suicide bomber detonated an explosive device strapped to her body in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu early on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding about 30, police said.

DASUKI DOCKED FOR ILLEGAL POSESSION

Nigeria’s Department of State Security Services, DSS on Monday said it had charged former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) to court over offenses relating to possession of fire arms without license.

PIONEER NIGERIAN COMEDIAN, BABA SALA,DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL

Veteran comedian, Mr Moses Adejumo (aka `Baba Sala`), has been discharged from the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, after eight days of treatment.

BUHARI ACCEPTS TO ATTEND UN MEETING AGAINST EXTREMISM

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted an invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon to a meeting of world leaders in New York which is expected to formulate a fresh plan of action against extremism, Malam Shehu Garba, senior special assistant to the President said in a statement issued after a meeting between the UN Scribe and the Nigerian President on Monday.

LIFE BEER SHOWERS N3M ON 12 ENTERPRENEURS

Life Continental Lager Beer, a brand of beverage from the stables of Nigerian Breweries PLC has increased the number of promoters of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the South Eastern part of Nigeria who benefited from the ongoing “Life Continental Beer Progress Booster Radio Project” to 36.

RRS ARRESTS MAN WITH 9500 LITRES OF PMS IN ONE ROOM APARTMENT

Lagos state police command under the auspices of Rapid Response Squad, on August 12th, 2015, about 10: 00 arrested one Olalowo Agboola, m, of 24 Awoseyin street, Somolu who converted a one-room apartment to selling of petroleum products illegally within the metropolis.

COURT VACATES ORDER RESTRAINING AYANGBUREN'S CORONATION

An Ikeja High Court has vacated an order of interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode from performing the coronation ceremony of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi.

RRS SMASHES IN-TRAFFIC ROBBERY SYNDICATE, ARRESTS 12 SUSPECTS

As part of its continued offensive operation against In-traffic robbery in Lagos state, the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos Police command , has picked-up no fewer than 12 suspects said to be members of grid-lock traffic robbery syndicate at Mile 2 and Ijora areas in the state.

POLICE ARRESTS 31 FOR CULTISM IN AGEGE

As part  of the  efforts by Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, to ensure the safety of  lives and propertiesin the state and its environs, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), of the state Police Command, has apprehended 31 suspects said to be members of notorious gang, Awawa Confraternity, the group which had in the past been  terrorizing innocent residents at Agege and its environs in Lagos state.

USAIN BOLT STUNS THE WORLD BY WINNING WORLD 100M GOLD

Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest performance of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title.

TASK FORCE RAIDS OSHODI, ARRESTS 200 MISCREANTS

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) on Sunday, raided some black spots at the famous Oshodi area of the state, arresting 223 suspected miscreants.

UBA DEPLOYS ACCOUNTS SOFTWARE IN 17 COUNTRIES

To consolidate its leadership position and safeguard its vast assets, the management of United Bank for Africa (UBA) has approved the implementation of a-state-of-the-art accounts reconciliation software, CLIREC, across all branches in Nigeria and global operations in 17 countries.

NIGERIA WILL BECOME A SUPER POWER - EMIR OF DUBAI

The Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and the Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has described Nigeria as the business hub of Africa and a potential world super-power.

MIMIKO DISSOLVES BOARDS OF AGENCIES, PARASTATALS

Barely a day after terminating the services of his Special Assistants and Senior Special Assistants, Ondo state ‎Governor, Olusegun Mimiko,‎ has sacked several heads of his government boards and parastatals in the State as a frantic attempt to distant himself from corruption.

BUHARI COMMISSSIONS PROBE OF JONATHAN ADMINISTRATION

President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a total probe on the administration of immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan as the National Economic Council (NEC), Ad-hoc Committee on the Management of Excess Crude Account Proceeds and Accruals in the Federation Account, headed by the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, are set to hire two international forensic audit firms to probe revenue that accrued into the Federation Account and how it was spent under the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

BOKO HARAM KIDNAPS 135, KILLS 8, IN CAMEROUN

Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to strike beyond their strongholds in neighbouring Nigeria, police and local sources said Wednesday.

NYSC IS HERE TO STAY - BUHARI

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja pledged that his administration will take all necessary actions to maintain and improve the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme as a functional vehicle for the promotion of national unity and integration. 

BUHARI ORDERS ACTION TO REDRESS ENORMOUS DEBT PROFILE OF NIGERIA'S AVIATION SECTOR

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja expressed concern over the enormous debt profile of Nigeria's aviation sector, saying that his administration will act quickly to redress the situation.

EL RUFAI CLOSES GOVT ACCOUNTS IN COMMERCIAL BANKS

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has directed all banks with accounts of the state government to close them.

AMBODE TASKS MOTHERS, EMPLOYERS ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Thursday tasked working class nursing mothers on diligent and exclusive breastfeeding of their babies, just as she urged employers of labour, to support global breastfeeding campaign, through liberal work conditions for nursing mothers.

AMBODE SWEARS IN 19 NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday swore in 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service with a call on the new appointees to immediately get to work and prove themselves, just as he urged them to make the common good of all Lagosians their watchwords.