Year: 2016
JAMB meets with CBT centre owners over 2017 exams
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says arrangements have been concluded to have an interaction with owners of Computer…
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Oil prices soar to $58 on global output cut deal
Oil prices shot up over four per cent to their highest level since 2015 early on Monday after OPEC and…
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New UN Secretary-General to be sworn-in Monday
UN Secretary-General-designate and former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, will be sworn-in on Monday, Dec. 12, as the next…
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Fire destroys goods worth millions of Naira in Benin supermarket
Few days to Christmas, goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in an early morning fire which gutted Phill-Hallmark Supermarket,…
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No air crash in Nigeria – NAMA
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has debunked rumours making the rounds on social media of the crash of an…
Ogoniland erupts in jubilation over Magnus Abe’s victory
The Ogoni community in Rivers State erupted in jubilation on Sunday as Magnus Ngei Abe was returned as the Senator-elect…
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Fake embassy uncovered in Lagos, two Chinese arrested
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has discovered fake embassy operating in Lagos where many…
Sundowns crash out of Fifa Club World Cup
The African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, lost 2-0 to Japanese side Kashima Antlers in the quarter-final of the…
Eid-el-Maulud: Ambode urges Muslims to pray for peace, progress of Nigeria
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday called on Muslims to offer special prayers for greater peace, unity and…
Ambode to host town hall meeting on security Tuesday
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday host the 10th Edition of the Annual Town Hall Meeting on…
Mhitaryan’s first League goal gives United victory over Tottenham
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s first Premier League goal gave Manchester United victory over top-four rivals Tottenham. United, still six points behind fourth-placed…
Breaking: APC wins Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in Rivers rerun poll
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Maurice Pronem, has been pronounced winner of the Saturday Rivers State rerun…
Bishop Oyedepo prophesies gross darkness upon Nigeria
Bishop David Oyedepo, General Overseer, Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), said that Nigeria would still experience gross darkness in sometime…
Costa secures Chelsea’s 9th straight league win
Chelsea moved back to the top of the Premier League on Sunday and made it nine successive league wins as…
Uyo church collapse: Police confirm 27 dead, 37 injured
The Police in Akwa Ibom Police has confirmed that 27 persons lost their lives in the Reigners Bible Church building…
Army denies killings, mass arrest of voters during Rivers re-run election
The Nigerian Army on Sunday denied reports of killing of some people and mass arrest during Saturday’s legislative re-run election…
How to start your own church and make lots of money!
It’s all the rage now; every Tom, Dick and Harry is becoming a pastor, setting up their own churches and…
Catholic Priest calls for African doctrine, polygamy in Church
Reverend Father Gabriel Ngbe of Akwangwa Catholic Church, in Nasarawa State, on Sunday canvassed the need for the Catholic Church…
WAEC Registrar says no “special centres’’ for its examination
Dr Iyi Uwadiae, Registrar, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), says there are no “miracle’’ or “special’’ centres used anywhere for…
NCAA suspends medical certificates of 5 cabin crew members over drug offences
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), in furtherance of its safety oversight, has suspended the medical certificates of five cabin…
FG outlines strategies to revive economy
The President Muhammadu Buhari’s led federal government has presented a 10-point fiscal roadmap to reset the economy on the path…
Boko Haram: UMTH employs 100 doctors
The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has employed 100 medical doctors to boost manpower and enhance quality healthcare services…
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I ‘absolutely’ suffered racism in office – Obama
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has disclosed that he ‘absolutely’ suffered racism in office, adding Americans’ ‘primary concern about me…
3 dead, many injured in Maiduguri twin explosions
Three persons have been confirmed dead in Sunday’s bomb explosion in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. An official of the…
Madrid set unbeaten record with dramatic late winner
Sergio Ramos headed in another dramatic late goal as Spanish leaders Real Madrid created a new club record of 35…
UPDATE: 13 killed in Istanbul Stadium explosion
A suspected car bomb outside an Istanbul soccer stadium on Saturday killed at least 13 people, police sources said. Broadcaster…
Rivers Re-run: INEC suspends election in Akuku-Toru LGA
Mr Austin Okojie, a Supervising Resident Electoral Commissioner has announced the suspension of re-run legislative election in Akuku-Toru Local Government…
Akwa Ibom governor escapes death as church building collapses
Reports have revealed that Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom was inside the Reigners Bible Church International building in Uyo…
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UN orders Jammeh to step down as president
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, The UN Security Council has said. President Jammeh…