Year: 2015
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Salami, Ighalo strike as Nigeria downs Chad
Super Eagles on Saturday in Kaduna overcame a below par first half performance to beat Chad 2-0 in a 2017…
I’ll make UI world class university, says Pro-Chancellor
The new Pro-chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Dr Umar Mustapha, says his mission is to place the institution…
Nigeria needs 1.7milion units of blood annually
Mr Linus Awute, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, on Saturday said the estimated blood needs in Nigeria stood…
LASG urges public to donate blood voluntarily
A medical practitioner, Dr Adeotun Agbe-Davies, on Saturday urged the public to imbibe the culture of voluntary blood donation to…
I’ll rehabilitate Zaria Prison, says El-Rufai
Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, said on Saturday that the state government would rehabilitate the Zaria Prison at a…
NTA requires N2.9bn to complete digitisation process, says DG
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) says it requires 15 million dollars (N2.9 billion) to complete its digitisation programme and N6…
Eko Disco urges electricity consumers to brace up for tariff adjustment
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Saturday urged electricity consumers to brace up for upward adjustment in tariffs to…
3 trekkers for Atiku stranded in Yola
Three men, who trekked to Yola in honour of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are now stranded in Yola. The…
Adebayor set to play for Togo despite late arrival
LOME (Reuters) – Emmanuel Adebayor appeared set to play for Togo in Sunday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Liberia despite…
Taarabt leaves QPR for Benfica
LONDON (Reuters) – Morocco’s controversial midfielder Adel Taarabt has joined Benfica on a five-year deal after his Queen’s Park Rangers…
Madagascar court rejects parliament’s impeachment of the president
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s constitutional court on Saturday threw out parliament’s impeachment of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, calling the move “unfounded”…
100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar exchanged for 40 US cents
HARARE (Reuters) – In Zimbabwe, 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar is exchanged for 40 US cent by central bank as it…
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EFCC, DSS investigating Sahara Group, Aiteo, Duke Oil crude oil swap contracts
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian authorities have launched an investigation to determine whether the government has been short-changed by a state…
South Korea MERS outbreak ‘large and complex’ – WHO
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea’s outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is “large and complex” and more cases should be…
World’s biggest wine fair eyes Africa’s new tipplers
Bordeaux (AFP) – The world’s biggest wine fair opens in Bordeaux, wine capital of France, this weekend, with vintners eyeing…
Swedes hold USA in Women’s World Cup
Winnipeg (Canada) (AFP) – The United States, among the tournament favourites, were held to a goalless draw by Sweden as…
CAF,SPORTFIVE sign $1bn agreement
The Confédération Africaine de Football and SPORTFIVE have renewed the landmark agreement for the marketing of media and marketing rights…
Rivers APC accuses INEC of mixing up 2015 election materials
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers state has accused the state Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, of…
Customs personnel, spouses donate to Borno IDPs
Personnel and spouses of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…
Unpaid Salaries: The situation is beyond my control, says Aregbesola
Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, said on Friday that the salary imbroglio in his state which led to workers strike, was…
FAAN apologises to air travellers
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has attributed the current traffic congestion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,…
Wike tells new commissioners to treat all Rivers residents equally
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has charged newly sworn-in commissioners and secretary to the State Government…
Lagos Police confirm 1 killed in cult clash
The Police in Lagos on Friday confirmed the killing of one person in Fadeyi area during a fight between two…
Buhari, wife, meet missing Chibok girls’ mothers
President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, on Friday in Abuja met with the mothers of the missing Chibok Girls…
Gareth Bale the hero, as Wales beat Belgium
It will go down as one of the most famous victories in the history of Welsh football and the moment…
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Falcons lose to Australia
A brace by Kyah Simon was all Australia needed to overcome Nigeria’s Super Falcons in their second match in Group…
Emeka Offor donates $10m to Carter Centre fight River Blindness
Nigerian Philanthropist, Chief Emeka Offor, on Friday donated 10 million dollars to accelerate the Carter Centre’s efforts to eliminate River…
Police arrest 3 over N4.9m counterfeit notes
The police in Niger on Friday said it arrested three suspects in the state in connection with N4.9 million counterfeit…
Buhari receives transition committee report, set to name ministers
After about five weeks of scrutiny, the Alhaji Ahmed Joda Transition Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday…
Forgive erring members, Rep tells Tinubu, Oyegun, others
Rep. Temitope Sugar (APC- Oyo) has urged the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) like Chief John Odigie-Oyegun,…