Year: 2016
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NPFL: 3SC beat defending champions Enyimba
Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) on Sunday in Ibadan defeated reigning Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Enyimba International FC…
Checkout what celebrities wore to the 2016 AMAA [Photos]
The 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) which was held on yesterday Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
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Warri Wolves force hosts, Kano Pillars to 2-2 draw
Warri Wolves Football Club on Sunday forced hosts, Kano Pillars, to a 2-2 draw in a Nigeria Professional Football League…
LASU suspends student for smoking Indian hemp
The Lagos State University has suspended a second year Computer Science undergraduate, (name withheld), for being in possession of a…
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Olu Jacobs and wife win big at 2016 AMAA+Full List of Winners
The 2016 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony went down on Saturday, June 11 at the Obi…
Police foil attempt to kidnap expatriates in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday in Yenagoa, said it warded off attempt by armed bandits to attack and abduct…
iROKO World celebrates Funke Akindele in London [Photos]
A red carpet extravaganza was experienced in Greenwich ODEON in London, on Friday, June 11, 2016, at an event hosted…
How Major Nzeogwu killed Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto
Gripping details of how Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern region was killed by…
Customs officer slaps Lagos magistrate
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officers of the Nigerian Customs Services, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja have attacked a Magistrate of the…
RRS nabs ex-convict for robbing Portuguese couple
Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested an ex-convict for allegedly robbing a Portuguese couple…
50 killed in Florida Gay Club shooting
A gunman behind the killing of 50 people in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub early Sunday has reportedly been identified as…
Sharia Council condemns attack on carpenter for eating during Ramadan
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN), Kaduna State Chapter, on Sunday declared that the attack on one Francis…
June 12: Ambode, Kanu, Opadokun call for true federalism
Kazeem Ugbodaga Twenty-three years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election widely acclaimed to have been won…
MKO Abiola’s family demands presidential entitlements
The family of the late Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, has called…
June 12: Tinubu asks Nigerians to speak up against corruption
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress has tasked Nigerians on the need to speak up…
Private school owners cry out over multiple taxes
Proprietors of private schools in Plateau have cried out over what they called multiple taxes in the state. They also…
Boko Haram kingpin nabbed in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it had arrested a 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in…
Civil Defence Corps arrests 2 suspected vandals, recovers vehicles
The Ogun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two members of a syndicate which…
How to end Niger Delta crisis – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Government to “stand up to powerful oil companies that have…
In Pictures: Folasade Ogunbiyi new Iyalode of Remoland
Installation of Chief (Mrs.) Folasade Ogunbiyi, wife of Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi as the new Iyalode of Remoland coupled with her…
June 12 anniversary: Amosun, others march for MKO Abiola
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State this morning led dignitaries and the people of the State for the…
June 12 and MKO Abiola by Reuben Abati
This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against…
Power belongs to God – Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello
Still basking in his victories at the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has called…
Pictures: Oyegun bags University of Ibadan Alumnus of the Year Award
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun was on Saturday honoured with the University of Ibadan…
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Shuaibu Amodu’s death is shocking – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the news of the death of the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation…
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Coach Amuneke dedicates Flying Eagles win to Keshi, Shuaibu
Emmanuel Amuneke, Coach of the National U-20 team has dedicated the team`s victory over Burundi, to Stephen Keshi and Amodu…
Troops kill 10 Boko Haram fighters, capture 2 in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Saturday confirmed the killing of 10 suspected Boko Haram fighters after a clearance operation in Gamboru-Ngala,…
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Buhari mourns Shuaibu, late Super Eagles coach
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed sadness and shock over the death of the former coach of the Super Eagles,…
Recruitment: Don’t give bribe, Police tell applicants
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Applicants for the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police Force in Ogun State have been charged to…