Year: 2015
Eagles won’t underrate any team, says Oliseh after World Cup draw
Super Eagles Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh is happy with outcome of the 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw held in…
War No More: APC House of Reps legislators end their crisis
The disagreement in the House of Representatives over sharing of position of principal officers, has been resolved, Rep. Pally Iriase…
Courtois scores winner as Chelsea beat PSG
Watch Man of the Match, Victor Moses leave the field Thibaut Courtois was the hero in Charlotte, scoring the winning…
Toyin’s Invitation By EFCC: Another Trouble For Saraki
Eromosele Ebhomele It is not yet two months after Dr. Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State, North-central Nigeria emerged…
Major explosion rocks Maroua in Cameroon, kills 19
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) At least 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the northern Cameroonian town of Maroua on…
Falconets humiliate Liberia, advance 14-1 in FIFA U-20 World Cup Qualifiers
The Nigerian under-20 women football team on Saturday in Abuja beat their Liberian counterparts 7-0 to progress to the next…
Roadblocks not panacea to crime control – Arase
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, on Saturday said that setting up of road blocks on highways…
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Buhari will split NNPC into two, says Adesina
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari plans to split the state oil company into two entities, his spokesman, Femi…
Security: Osinbajo commends role of traditional rulers
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday commended the role of traditional rulers in ensuring development, peace and security…
Emirates Cup: Arsenal demolish Lyon 6-0
LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal thrashed Olympique Lyonnais 6-0 as they continued preparations for the new Premier League season with a…
Sultan to Nigerians: Don’t allow disgruntled politicians use you to breach peace
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has urged Nigerians not to allow some disgruntled politicians to instigate them to…
Football, Metro, News, Sports, World News
Nigeria to play Djibouti or Swaziland in 2018 World Cup qualifiers
Nigeria will play Djibouti or Swaziland in a two-leg knockout tie in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign following the…
Obama calls for equal rights for gays in Africa
Nairobi (AFP) – United States President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa, comparing homophobia to racial…
No Nigerian child will be infected with polio again, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari declared Saturday in Abuja that his administration will do all within its powers to ensure that no…
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…Africa’s economy will progress while Europe, China, North America stagnate…, says Obasanjo
Thirty-five years in the life of any human institution should not normally be considered too distant to predict its course…
El Rufai provides 77 patrol vehicles , 50 motorcycles to police
Kaduna State Government has procured 77 Hilux vehicles to assist the police in maintaining law and order in the state.…
Fire service rescue man, 40, from death by sex enhancer
The men of the Lagos State Fire Service said on Saturday that they rescued a 40-year-old man from death after…
Why I still cannot pay workers’ salaries – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has once again blamed the failure of his administration to pay workers salaries as at…
Ambassadors urge unity against terrorism, insurgency
A group under the aegis of African Ambassadors Forum, has called on Africans to unite in the fight against terrorism…
Lagos Theatre Festival: British Council calls for applications, winner to get N1m
The British Council has called for applications from theatre companies, students and academics ahead of the Lagos Theatre Festival 2016…
Tinubu lauds new NUJ President, urges him to elevate standard of journalism
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress has congratulated the newly elected president of the Nigeria…
58 million primary school children not enrolled globally
The Deputy Director, Special Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Joyce Eke, said on Saturday that globally there were 58…
Explosion kills 8, injures many in Jos
At least eight people have been confirmed dead and many others injured following a chemical explosion at the Plateau Water…
Odusile defeats Obamuwagun, others to emerge NUJ president
The Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) has elected Abdulwaheed Odusile of the Nation Newspapers as its new president. He succeeds…
Obama says entrepreneurs in Africa can give hope, deliver growth
NAIROBI (Reuters) – United States President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent…
Loading from different tank farms cause for disparity in pump price – NUPENG
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Friday said the disparity in pump price of premium…
Odumegwu Ojukwu’s Biafran friend, Frederick Forsyth was MI6 agent
Frederick Forsyth, famous author of Day of the Jackal is set to blow his cover as a MI6 agent in…
Nigeria marks polio-free year, set to land certification in 2017
Jethro Ibileke It is exactly one year since the last case of polio was recorded in Nigeria. The last reported…
NEMA donates drugs to victims of Gombe multiple blasts
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday donated drugs to victims of multiple blasts at Dukku and Dadin/Kowa motor…
Nigerian Army to adopt offensive disposition to Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, on Friday said that the Nigerian Military would adopt offensive disposition…