Year: 2016
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Trump vows to deport 3m immigrants immediately
President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to deport two to three million undocumented immigrants with criminal records from the…
Russia 2018: Super Eagles win excites Nigerians in S/Africa
Nigerians living in South Africa have commended the Super Eagles for beating Algeria, 3-1, in a group B 2018 World…
Obaze to tackle Gov Obiano for Anambra Govt House
Mr Oseloka Obaze, former Secretary to Anambra Government, has indicated interest in contesting the 2017 governorship election in the State.…
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Igbo traders in Lagos kick against discrimination
Igbo traders in Lagos under the aegis of Igbo Traders in All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged the Lagos State…
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Cleric raises alarm over young girls, boys in prisons
The Vice Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu chapter, Dr Levi Muonanu, on Sunday, raised an alarm…
Mark Angel Comedy, 2 other Nigerians win SSA YouTube Awards
Mark Angel Comedy featuring six-year-old Emmanuella Samuel, Nigeria’s Channels Television and IbakaTV/Nollywood have emerged winners at the inaugural Sub-Saharan African…
Eko Disco apologises to Lagos residents over power outage
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday apologised to its consumers in Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, and…
Buhari attends climate change conference in Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
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Railway: Roof top riders to pay N100,000 fine
Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), said the corporation would soon increase the fine of…
W/C Qualifiers: We’re on good ground, but it’s a marathon — Pinnick
Amaju Pinnick, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, has commended the Eagles for a well-deserved victory but warned that the…
Bayelsa community wants destroyed bridge rebuilt
The people of Imiring in Ogbia Local Government in Bayelsa, have appealed for speedy reconstruction of the bridge in the…
UNPF to screen 5000 persons for HIV/AIDS in Calabar Carnival
The United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) says it plans to screen 5000 persons for HIV/AIDS daily during the December Calabar…
Polio: Dutse LG to immunise 109,882 children
The Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa said on Sunday that it would vaccinate no fewer than 109,882 children against…
Buhari to attend Climate Change conference in Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave Abuja for Marrakech, Morocco, to attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP)…
President Buhari congratulates victorious Super Eagles
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles for outstanding 3-1 victory over Desert Foxes of Algeria in the African…
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Clinton blames defeat on FBI director
Hillary Clinton has blamed her defeat in the US presidential election on interventions by the FBI director. James Comey’s announcement…
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Rescued Chibok girls: Presidency denies paying Boko Haram $21 million
The Presidency on Saturday dismissed media reports that 21 million dollars was paid as ransom to secure the recent release…
Pictures: Godwin Obaseki’s inauguration as Edo governor
Mr Godwin Obaseki on Saturday, 12 November 2016, took the oath of office as the Governor of Edo State at…
Couple stabs husband, wife 10 times
The Police at Maroko division, Lekki, Lagos have arrested a couple, Paul Nnamdi Obodo a.k.a Opoko, 33 and his wife,…
Measles kill 134,000 children in 2015-Report
Kazeem Ugbodaga A report released by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has disclosed that measles killed 134,000 children in 2015…
How Donald Trump defeated the American media
Donald Trump’s stunning and “upset” victory over Hillary Clinton in the recent US presidential election should primarily go down in…
CSR key to securing multi-billion dollars LFTZ Investment-LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Friday charged investors in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ, corridor to step…
Why Nigerians should embrace cooking gas
With the increasing price of kerosene and with the campaign against deforestation gaining more momentum across the country, Nigerians have…
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Chad
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered in Chad in the past month, security and U.N. sources…
Huge crowd as Obaseki takes oath of office
The Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin was filled to capacity as the new governor of Edo, Mr Godwin Obaseki, took…
RED CARD, GREEN CARD – Notes Towards the Management of Hysteria
I shall begin on a morbid note. One of the horror stories that emerged from the Daesh (Isis) controlled parts…
Lagos-Ibadan express road ready soon– Minister
Expansion and rehabilitation works on the Lagos-Ibadan highway would be completed this dry season, Mr Babatunde Fashola, the minister of…
Recession has been growing for three years -Fashola
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the minister of power, works and housing said on Friday night that the prescription for recession in…