Year: 2015
Falconets Coach praises team, as Nigeria qualify for U-20 World Cup
Coach of Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Falconets, Peter Dedevdo, has praised the gallant girls for beating South Africa on Sunday…
Angry youths burn 5 trucks after truck crushes man to death
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man simply identified as Iyare, was on Sunday morning crushed to death when his Mercedes Benz…
Gibbs the hero as Arsenal draw Tottenham
Substitute Kieran Gibbs rescued a point for Arsenal in a pulsating north London derby against Tottenham. Spurs dominated for long…
PDP holds instrument of rigging since 1999 – Oshiomhole’s aide
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Charles Idahosa, has accused the party holding the instrument…
PICTURES: Taraba governor-elect, Alhassan visits Atiku
A day after she was declared winner of Taraba governorship poll by an election tribunal, Senator Aisha Alhassan along with…
Liverpool lose to Palace as Klopp taste first defeat
Jurgen Klopp suffered his first loss as Liverpool manager, seeing his side beaten by Crystal Palace at Anfield. Defender Scott…
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Nigeria hits goldmine, finds crude oil in Lake Chad area – NNPC
Nigeria is “on the verge of a significant oil find” in the Lake Chad area of the northeast, NNPC managing…
11 professors for Dutse Varsity VC’s job
The Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal University of Dutse, Jigawa, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, said the council had shortlisted 11…
Normalcy returns to Wukari after tribunal verdict crisis
The Taraba Police Command, has confirmed that normalcy had returned to Wukari town after the crisis sparked off by the…
Olisa Metuh only nurse for a dying PDP, says Ndume
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has described the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a party in coma…
Navy hands over 6 vessels, 15 suspected oil thieves to NSCDC
The Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt, on Sunday handed over six vessels and 15 suspected oil thieves to the Nigerian…
Buhari hails Nigeria’s world scrabble champion, Falconets
President Muhammadu Buhari was on the phone early Sunday evening to Perth, Australia, felicitating with a Nigerian who has emerged…
Kaduna wins UNAIDS Health Prize, gets MTN support for 5 hospitals
Femi Adi/Kaduna Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS has selected Kaduna State as the best performing state during the…
Over 100 Muslims attend church service
Femi Adi/Kaduna In an effort to consolidate on the existing peace between Muslims and Christians in Kaduna, groups of Muslims…
Nigeria will have first female president soon – lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, on Sunday predicted…
I’ll complete ongoing school projects, says Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said his administration will completion of all ongoing school projects despite the economic meltdown.…
Litigation won’t stop N6.9bn Alade Market project— Ikeja LG
Kazeem Ugbodaga Ikeja Local Government has said that the pending lawsuit before a Lagos High Court would not stop the…
Nnamdi Kanu/Biafra: PDP urges Buhari, APC to thread softly
Eromosele Ebhomele National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdullahi Maibasira, has expressed deep concerns, on behalf of…
FG approves Lagos’ $2.4 bn Red Line Rail project
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government has at last approved the construction of the $2.4 billion Lagos Red Line Rail Project…
Heavy shooting in Taraba since election tribunal verdict
There’s been heavy shooting in Wukari, Taraba state since Saturday’s judgement by the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Some…
APC to PDP: Buhari did not influence Taraba’s verdict
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria did not influence Saturday’s judgement of the…
Taraba Verdict: PDP paying the price for impunity – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that Saturday’s judgement of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is the…
Female suicide bombers kill 3, injure many in Chad
Female suicide bombers killed at least three people and wounded a dozen others on Sunday in an attack on a…
Bayelsa Polls: Don’t heat the polity, Ex-militant tells colleagues, politicians
Ramsey Mukoro, an ex-militant leader, has advised political parties, aspirants and ex-militants to shun violence in the forthcoming December 5…
Ikeja, Eko distribution coys install 62,368 pre-paid meters
Ikeja Electric and Eko Electric Distribution Company on Sunday said that they had installed 62,368 pre-paid meters after the privatisation…
Complement government’s efforts, Aregbesola appeals to wealthy Nigerians
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state wants said Nigeria was now in a stage where government efforts must be complemented…
Buhari to swear in ministers on Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday, 11 November swear in members of his cabinet, a statement issued by the presidency…
Gunmen kill seven in Burundi capital bar attack
Gunmen have shot dead at least seven people in an attack on a bar in an opposition neighbourhood in the…
Migrants: EU leaders turn to African counterparts for help
European Union leaders will push their wary African counterparts to help tackle the migration crisis at a summit in Malta…
Tottenham eager to sign Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen
Tottenham are showing keen interest in Nigeria scoring sensation Victor Osimhen. The teenager has scored nine goals in the U-17…