Military and community sources in Bayelsa State have described some media reports of militants’ attack on an oil pipeline in Koluama 1, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state as “fake news.”
Author: The Eagle Online
The newly-inaugurated international terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has officially been opened for operations as Asky Airlines began operations at the terminal on Sunday.
The Zamfara State Government has banned the transportation of firewoods to neighbouring states, saying it is causing desertification in the state.
Japan’s Kei Nishikori overcame Daniil Medvedev in the Brisbane International final on Sunday for his first ATP title in nearly three years and the 12th of his career.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny to moderate dust hazy weather conditions over most parts of the country and early morning mist/fog conditions over the coastal south on Monday.
A stunning free kick goal from Antoine Griezmann earned Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Sevilla in an entertaining game between La Liga’s second and third-placed sides on Sunday.
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has inaugurated a 293-member governorship campaign advisory council to ensure victory for the party in the state.
A Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, says it will begin non-stop flights from Lagos to Banjul, The Gambia from January 7.
The Presidency has described as “fake news” a press release in circulation to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the arrest and prosecution of Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation.
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed some Islamic State of West Africa Province gun trucks in air strikes conducted near Damasak in Northern Borno.
Simona Halep will be without a coach for the first few months of the 2019 season after Australian Darren Cahill left her team, the world number one said on Sunday.
The explanation was offered in a statement late on Sunday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Unman
The crowd that spilled over the massive field of the large complex, surged out of the gates into the streets
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections, will campaign for the party and all its candidates.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday attributed the global recognition of the State as a major capital to God’s grace, guidance and divine favour, saying the State should be thankful for the numerous achievements and growth so far recorded.
The Federal Government has ordered soldiers occupying the premises of Daily Trust newspapers in Abuja, Lagos and Maiduguri in Borno State to vacate them immediately.
Real Madrid have dropped more points in La Liga courtesy of a 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad in Sunday’s fixture at the Bernabeu.
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Ekiti State has challenged the All Progressives Congress to tell Nigerians the political history of those President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate on Monday to lead his reelection campaign, saying: “The corrupt people who were looking for Presidential cover are now the ones to tell Nigerians to reelect President Buhari. Where lies his integrity?”
Reports last week that Boko Haram’s Islamic State in West Africa Province [ISWAP] faction had seized six towns in Kukawa Local Government of far northern Borno State, on the shores of Lake Chad, was the biggest setback suffered in the war against insurgents
Armed soldiers in several vehicles on Sunday laid siege to the Daily Trust headquarters in Abuja.