Year: 2017
U.S. Armed Forces bid Obama farewell
The U.S. Armed Forces has bid outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama farewell with a parade in honour of the two-term…
Army kill three female suicide bombers in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had killed three female suicide bombers when they tried to ram into troops…
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Okorocha tells APC members not to share rice with traditional rulers, PDP members
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday told members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state not to…
Tottenham end Chelsea’s 13 games unbeaten run with 2-0 victory
Tottenham Hotspur have ended Chelsea’s 13 games unbeaten run with 2-0 victory at White Hart Lane. Two super headers by…
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I am not dead, I am alive – Gambia’s president-elect
Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow has denied reports of his assassination in the social media. Barrow was reportedly shot dead by…
FG redeploys 3 perm. secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the redeployment of three Federal Permanent Secretaries. A statement by Haruna Imrana, Director of…
5 suspected cultists shot dead in Rivers
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army on Wednesday shot dead five suspected cultists during gun battle in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local…
My Kirikiri prison experience – Bode George
The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has revealed what life taught him…
Husband, wife Olympic medalists retire
Husband-and-wife Olympic medalists Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton have retired, both at the age of 28. American decathlon world record…
NNPC awards crude oil contracts to 39 companies
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has awarded its crude oil contracts to 39 companies for 2017. Almost half of…
Breaking: Israel PM backs pardon for soldier
Israeli Prime Minister (PM), Benjamin Netanyahu has called for pardon of soldier convicted of manslaughter for the killing of wounded…
Breaking: Barrow named as UK’s new ambassador to EU
Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow will be appointed the UK’s new ambassador to EU to replace Sir Ivan Rogers. Foreign…
Mega Party: Tinubu can’t leave APC- Momoh
Former Minister of Information and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tony Momoh has come to the…
9 authors fight for £15,000 Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016
Helon Habila, chairman of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature has announced the 2016 longlist of…
Army confirm arrests of Borno LG chairman, for alleged link with Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of Mafa Local Government in Borno, Alhaji Shettima Lawan,…
Lay down your arms, repentant Boko Haram members tell colleagues
Some repentant Boko Haram members on Wednesday appealed to their fellow sect members still in Sambisa forest to lay down…
Israeli soldier convicted over Hebron death
An Israeli soldier filmed shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker after he had been disarmed of a knife has been…
Nigerians throng immigration office for international passports
Many Nigerians seeking to escape from the economic hardship in the country, are trooping to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS)…
Queen Elizabeth resumes after recovering from cold
Queen Elizabeth has resumed official duties as she continues to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss…
3 female suicide bombers shot dead in Adamawa
Members of a vigilante group in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa on Wednesday shot dead three suspected female suicide…
Ogoni Day: Peterside eulogises Ogoni struggle
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Rivers APC Governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections, says the resilience of the Ogonis and their…
Medical practitioner docked over death of pregnant woman
A Lagos-based medical practitioner, Olugbenga Farajimakin, was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly partnering a “self-acclaimed doctor” to perform a Caesarean…
NAFDAC seeks support to curb drug abuse in Taraba
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria…
Unilorin promotes 583 staff
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has approved the promotion of 583 staff, cutting across all…
Court slams N1.5m bail on 3 murder suspects
Three murder suspects, who appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, were on Wednesday slammed a N500,000 bail…
Recession: Surviving the years of lean cows
Nigeria’s recession, our own years of lean cows, is characterised by very high inflation, declining real wages and accelerating unemployment…
Knife-wielding man wounds 11 children in south China
A man in China’s southern region of Guangxi wounded 11 children with a blade at their kindergarten on Wednesday, a…
Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes
The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly…
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Olamide to surpass maiden edition
Oluwaseun Olamide, who was first among the Nigerian females at the maiden Access Bank Lagos City Marathon in 2016, says…
Electricity generation hits 3,959 megawatts
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday wheeled out about 3,959 megawatts of generated electricity to the 11 distribution companies…