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UNICAL matriculates 4,522 students
Only 4,522 of 55,223 candidates who applied were able to secure admission into University of Calabar for the new academic…
South African wives of Nigerians protest in Jo’burg
Some South African women married to Nigerians staged a peaceful protest on Friday on the streets of Johannesburg. The women,…
Nobel laureates Soyinka, Gordimer mourn Achebe
Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a…
Army seizes 14 tankers with suspected stolen crude
The Nigerian Army said on Friday it’s men arrested 14 tankers suspected to be loaded with crude oil stolen from…
Pardoned General Diya defends Abacha regime
Fola Ademosu and Jamiu Yisa Retired General Oladipo Diya, former Chief of General Staff and second in command to Nigeria’s…
Injured Taraba governor ‘loses cognition’
Professor Zakari Aliyu, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nigeria’s Taraba State Specialist Hospital on Friday said the ailing Governor…
MTN fined N90m by NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has asked MTN to pay N90 million fine, about $500,000, for non compliance with Key…
Cement truck crushes 7 to death in Ogun State
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday said a couple and five persons died on Thursday in an auto…
Gunmen attack prison, bank, police station
Gunmen on Friday launched multiple attacks on the Ganye Divisional Police Headquarters, the prison and a bank in Nigeria’s north-eastern…
Abductors of female journalist want N8m
Four gunmen on Thursday in Akure, capital of the western Nigerian state of Ondo, abducted Olubunmi Lawal Oke, a journalist…
Cattle traders at Karra Market get quit notice
The government of the western Nigerian state of Ogun has handed a final quit notice to cattle traders and other…
Torrents of tributes pour for Chinua Achebe
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that late Prof. Chinua Achebe will be greatly missed for his immense patriotism and…
The Rising Profile Of May7ven
Yemisi Odegbami, better known as May7ven, has established herself as one of the female music stars to be reckoned with.…
Nigerian Music Has Come Of Age
Disc Jockey, Ayeni Ismail Abiodun, better known as DJ Slam, tells BAYO ADETU about the challenges of being a DJ…
‘Nigerian Comedians Are Lazy’
Many Nigerian stand-up comedians have become lazy and sterile in their jokes, says star comedian, Basketmouth. The comedian accused some…
Nigerian Entertainment Tit-Bits
Victor Essiet’s New Single Out Victor Essiet of The Mandators fame has just concluded work on his new single, Freedom…
Nigeria Vs Kenya Tie: Eagles Target Early Goals
Media Officer of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Ben Alaiya, has said that the team have been given an order to go…
… Don’t Underrate Harambee Stars
Globacom, the major partner of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and official sponsor of all the Nigerian national teams, has…
Sony Open: Serena Crushes Pennetta
Playing again at No. 1, Serena Williams routed Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-1, 6-1 yesterday in the second round of…
Wrestling: Dep Gov Heads Amaechi Tourney LOC
A new Local Organising Committee for Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi Wrestling Championship has been put in place to organise an intercontinental…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports, World News
West Ham Move To Britain’s Olympic Stadium
West Ham United football club are to become the main tenants of London’s Olympic Stadium, the BBC reported on Friday…
National Cricket Team Beat CCC XI In Friendly
The Nigeria National team defeated Club Cricket Committee, CCC League selected eleven in a friendly match at the TBS cricket…
Tennis: Femi Akinmade Cup Enters S/Finals
Top seeds in the Femi Akinmade Tennis Singles Championship are leaving up to their rating as they stroke to the…
Kenya Must Fall
Super Eagles and Chelsea forward, Victor Moses has assured that the Harambee Stars will be beaten on Saturday in the…
The Intimacy Test
Imagine this case: Emmanuel was usually jovial and positively creating a warm and conducive atmosphere for people around him, but…
Why Rape Is On The Increase —Lagos PPRO
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ngozi Braide, has blamed unwillingness by some rape victims and their parents…
PMAN Elects Female President
Alhaja Aminat Oluwaremilekun Dangaji has been elected as the new Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, PMAN, President unopposed. She is…
Man Caught With Human Parts Charged
A man caught with human parts along Liasu Road, Egbe-Ikotun, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria has been charged to court. Kunle…
Police Arrest 15 In FCT Raid
Fifteen persons were arrested during a raid by the police in an uncompleted building opposite the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)…
Police Smash 4-Man Car Snatching Gang
The Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have arrested a four-man car snatching gang in Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos…