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Nigeria’s free trade zones attract $9.4b investment
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it has attracted about 9.4 billion dollars (N1.5 trillion) worth of investment…
Tennis: Djokovic, Murray on course for final showdown
LONDON (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remain on course for a Wimbledon final showdown after the top two…
Oshiomhole debunks minister’s claim on road project
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state has presented to members of the Federal House of Representatives Committee…
100 attacking herdsmen killed by Nigerian troops
A Nigerian military commander claimed on Wednesday that soldiers had since last week killed more than 100 attackers responsible for…
Jonathan visits China next week
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will visit China next week in a trip aimed at signing infrastructure deals and boosting trade…
Army topples Egypt’s Morsi
The Egyptian army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50 people…
Mandela’s Grandson Ordered To Return Family Remains
A South African court on Wednesday ordered that the graves of three of Nelson Mandela’s children be immediately returned to…
Egypt Crisis: Morsi Offers Consensus Govt
Egypt’s embattled President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday proposed a consensus government as a way out of the country’s crisis, as…
Tennis: Djokovic Books S/Final Date With Del Potro
Novak Djokovic will face Juan Martin del Potro in the Wimbledon semi-finals after the world number one clinched his 13th…
Obama’s Clarion Call On African Leaders
Now that the much-vaunted American President’s visit to Africa has come and gone, it behoves us to take stock of…
Enough Of ASUU, ASUP Strikes
By Tayo Demola The essence of education to the growth and development of any nation cannot be over emphasized. Education…
Chido Onumah Still Misses The Point Here!
By Joe Igbokwe I have just read the second part of Mr. Chido Onumah’s piece on ‘The Opposition and 2015’.…
Sack Obuh Now, Nigerians Urge NFF
A cross section of Nigerian football fans have asked the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to sack Coach John Obuh as…
CHAN 2014 Qualifier: Keshi Dreads Cote d’Ivoire
Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has said that the team does not have enough time to prepare…
Bakare’s Comeback Will Haunt D’Tigers
Since he made his debut for Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia, Ejike Ugboaja has remained an important…
Fashola’s B/Day Tie: Managers Beat All Stars
Managers Football Club of Isolo, Mushin defeated the All Stars International FC Lagos 4-2 in a friendly played at the…
Jonathan To Flag Off Repair Of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan, would on Friday launch the reconstruction of…
NUPENG Suspends Strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) late Tuesday night called off its three-day warning strike which…
Man Beheads Friend For Money Ritual
A 25-year old commercial motorcycle rider identified as Wasiu, is currently cooling his heels at the Ondo State Crime Investigation…
Ade Bendel Wanted By EFCC
Notorious advance fee fraudster, Adedeji Alumile, a.k.a. Ade Bendel, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
Oshiomhole Orders Demolition Of Kidnappers’ Den
The Edo Government on Tuesday ordered the demolition of a house in Benin allegedly used by kidnappers as hideout. Governor…
Boko Haram: 15,000 Fleeing Nigerians Return Home
About 15,000 Nigerians who fled to the neighbouring Republic of Cameroun as a result of intense military operations against Boko…
Maid Steals Employer’s N40m Jewellery For Fraudsters
A 23-year old housemaid, Rita Emmanuel, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly stealing her employer’s jewellery valued…
Egypt crisis hikes oil prices
Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trade Wednesday on growing concerns that the escalating political crisis in Egypt could affect…
Egypt’s turmoil continues as Morsi warns army
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insisted on his “constitutional legitimacy” on Tuesday and called on the army to withdraw its threat…
Wimbledon Tennis: The last 4 women standing
Kirsten Flipkens and Sabine Lisicki, whose careers were almost wrecked by illness and injury, booked emotional places in the Wimbledon…
Guess who is sleeping in Aso Rock?
Third Republic Senator Ameh Ebute, is one of President Goodluck Jonathan’s cheer leaders in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. On 17 June,…
Amaechi: Why the state police boss must go
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt For the second time in a week, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Nigeria’s Rivers state has called on…
Fisticuffs over Lagos airport land
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The crisis between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and AIC Limited, escalated on Tuesday with…
Boko Haram: Vigilante group burns home of ANPP boss
A vigilante group claiming to help Nigeria’s military authorities battle insurgents in Borno State has set fire to the home…