Year: 2017
10-man City defeat Burnley 2-1 at Etihad
Ten-man Manchester City moved up to third as they withstood a spirited Burnley fightback in front of a relieved Etihad…
Traders at war over Iyaloja of Ibadanland
Market traders in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently at war over the removal of Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Chief…
Forex crisis: Expert seeks CBN review of ban on 41 items
A financial expert on Monday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the foreign exchange restriction placed…
Accident claims 3 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday confirmed the death of three persons in a road accident involving a…
Costa says he wanted to leave Chelsea in summer
Chelsea FC striker Diego Costa says he had wanted to leave the English Premier League club last summer. Costa had…
Sunderland score 2 penalty kicks to hold visiting Liverpool
Two Jermain Defoe penalty kicks meant hosts Sunderland twice came from behind on Monday to earn a point against second-placed…
Minimum Wage: Nigerian workers in disarray
With the formation of a new labour union in Abuja, many labour leaders are of the opinion that the Nigerian…
Patronise plantain flour – Association
Nigerians have been advised to patronise bread and other pastries made of plantain flour to enjoy maximum nutrition for a…
Nigerians should focus less on material wealth- Cleric
Rev. Fr. George Ehusani has advised Nigerians, particularly Christians, to reduce their quest for material goods and focus on serving…
Electricity company to provide customers with meters
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Monday said it was committed to providing its customers in five states of…
IGP, CAN disagree over number of deaths in Southern Kaduna
The Inspector-General of Police( IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has disagreed with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on the number…
FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in S/Africa
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the latest extra judicial killing…
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Video: Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Gowon, Ekwueme sing for Nigerians
Former Nigerian leaders, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Shonekan combine with former deputies, Ebitu Ukiwe, Alex Ekwueme, Oladipo Diya and…
Recession hits churches as incomes dwindle
The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Minna, Most Rev. Martin Uzorukwu, has said that churches cannot accomplish their projects due…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth misses church again due to heavy cold
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth missed a New Year’s Day church service on Sunday due to a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace said,…
Rivers Rerun Election: Army recovers weapons, uniforms of slain policemen
The Nigerian Army says it has recovered one AK47 assault rifle and uniforms belonging to DSP Mohammed Alkali and his…
New Year Fire: Mother, 4 children burnt to death
A woman and her four children died in a blaze in their flat in Jerusalem on Sunday, an Israeli police…
Gunmen abduct Kogi traditional ruler, demand N20m ransom
Some unknown gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler in Kogi, a family source said in Lokoja on Sunday. The monarch,…
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New Year Tragedy: Gunman kills 11, himself in party rampage
A gunman stormed a house party and killed 11 people, including his former wife and 8-year-old son, before shooting himself…
Ashimolowo not involved In Ponzi scheme – KICC
The Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), a London- based organization, of the main church pastored by Matthew Ashimolowo, has refuted…
Ambode warns mothers against killer diseases
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Sunday warned mothers against child killer diseases and charged them to…
Kane, Alli score brace as Tottenham thrash Watford 4-1
Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals apiece as Tottenham thrashed lacklustre Watford to move into the Premier League’s…
Iwobi scores as Arsenal beat Palace to move third
Olivier Giroud’s incredible scorpion kick set Arsenal on the way to a victory over Crystal Palace which moved them up…
2017: Ondo’ll rise again-Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor-elect, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has said that the year 2017 will mark the beginning of new thinking and…
Gunman assassinates Burundi’s environment minister
An unknown gunman has killed environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru in the conflict-ridden East African nation of Burundi, a police spokesman…
1 Nigerian killed, another abducted in South Africa – Union
The Nigerian community in South Africa on Sunday confirmed the death of a Nigerian and the abduction of another member…
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Nigerians are hungry, Father Mbaka tells Buhari
Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry in Enugu State has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on leadership in the…
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António Guterres in as 9th UN Secretary-General, Ban out
António Guterres assumed office on Sunday, January 1, 2017, as the ninth UN Secretary-General after Ban Ki-moon’s exit following the…
Obasanjo visits Soun of Ogbomoso
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has visited Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade 111 According to a source,…
New Year Message: Kogi governor seeks unity
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has called for unity among the people of the state in the new year.…