Brazil convicts 8 for planning attack on Rio Olympic Games
NAN-S-7 Attack Rio de Janeiro, May 5, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) A federal court convicted eight Brazilians on Thursday for planning an attack on the Rio…
Month: May 2017
Spurs’ Parker ruptures quad tendon, out for playoffs
NAN-S-6 Basketball San Antonio, May 5, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) San Antonio Spurs veteran point guard Tony Parker has been ruled out for the remainder of the…
UN says 4 humanitarian agencies leaving CAR after different attacks
NAN-F-17 Withdrawal Johannesburg, May 5, 2017 (dpa/NAN) The UN says four aid agencies are withdrawing from northern Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake…
Djokovic parts ways with coaching team
NAN-S-10 Djokovic Belgrade, May 5, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) World number two Novak Djokovic has parted company with his coaching team in a bid to…
Thailand confirms discovery of 150-million-year-old fish fossil
NAN-F-25 Fish Bangkok, May 5, 2017 (dpa/NAN) A Thai university on Friday confirmed that a new fossil fish dating back 150 million years was…
Mamaye, LASG educate Amuwo-Odofin community on good maternal health
NAN-H-18 Maternal By Vivian Ihechu Lagos, May 5, 2017 (NAN) An NGO, Mamaye and the Lagos State Government on Friday said there was need…
17 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities in Lagos
17 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities in Lagos NAN-HE-1 Ships By Aisha Cole Lagos, May 5, 2017 (NAN) Seventeen ships are discharging petroleum…
FRSC warns officers in Plateau against indiscipline
NAN-H-31 Warning Pankshin (Plateau), May 5, 2017 (NAN) Mrs Patricia Emeordi, the FRSC Sector Commander in Plateau, on Friday warned the commission’s personnel against…
Kwese Basketball League: Coach Aderemi commends Kwara Falcons for beating Police
NAN-S-9 Basketball By Babatunde Ogunrinde Lagos, May 5, 2017 (NAN) Aderemi Adwunmi, Head Coach, Kwara Falcons of Ilorin, says he is confident in the…
Sexagenarian remanded in prison over alleged N9m fraud
NAN-H-14 Fraud Akure, May 5, 2017 (NAN) A 64-year-old driver, Owoeye Tayo, was on Friday remanded in prison on the orders of an…