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Complainant vows to drop charge if accused swear on Qu’ran
A prosecution witness, Hassana Suleiman, has told a Mararaba Grade 1 Upper Area Court, in the central Nigerian state of…
Abuja Carnival kicks off with heavy security
There was a heavy presence of security personnel at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja on Saturday as the 2013 edition…
Jonathan denies drinking spree on birthday, condemns rumour mongers
President Goodluck Jonathan has described as fiction the story that he fell ill in London after a “heavy birthday party…
Nigerian jailed for rape in UK
A Nigerian, living illegally in the United Kingdom and who was twice spared deportation has been convicted and sentenced for…
Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden charged with murder
Authorities in northwest Pakistan have charged the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden with murder and fraud,…
Aero Contractors becomes national carrier
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s Federal Government is set to turn heavily indebted Aero Contractors Airline into the country’s national carrier,…
APC rejects supplementary election in Anambra
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected Friday’s announcement by INEC to hold supplementary election in Anambra State on 30…
Omoruyi laid to rest in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Director-General of the defunct Nigerian Centre for Democratic Studies (CDS), Prof. Omo Omoruyi was Friday laid to…
UK Rapper, Chip Arrives Nigeria For “Fire of Zamani” Concert
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Sony Music United Kingdom rapper, Chip, formerly known as Chipmunk, arrived Lagos for the first time this morning…
Samuel wins Dala Hard Court women’s singles
Damilare Okunola Abuja-based tennis player, Blessing Samuel has won the women’s singles of this year’s Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship…
World Cup: Brazil running behind schedule
Seven months to the beginning of the 2014 FIFA World Cup,Brazil is running behind schedule in completing some of the…
Consortia pay $9 bn for Brazil airport rights
SAO PAULO (AFP) – Airport operators from Singapore, Germany, Switzerland partnering with Brazilian firms on Friday won rights to run…
UNIJOS wins $8m grant from World Bank
A Nigerian university in the city of Jos has received an eight million dollar grant from the World Bank to…
3 weeks after, electricity supply deteriorates
Businesses and homes have continued to groan under a deteriorating power supply across many parts of the nation as a…
Nigeria: Money market worried over declining external reserve
Nigeria’s declining external reserves topped major issues in the money market this week. The external reserves have continuously declined in…
‘Penniless man’ splits $65m with ex-wife in bitter divorce
One of Britain’s longest and most bitter divorce battles ended on Friday with a High Court judge branding a well-connected…
Guinness, Mobil gain at NSE, Total loses
Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday staked N7.92 billion on 1.16 billion shares in 6,534 deals. This…
Jamaica, China, South Africa coming to Abuja Carnival
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says 15 countries and 35 states will participate in the Abuja National Carnival holding…
Football: Sfaxien eye third CAF Confed Cup win
(AFP) – CS Sfaxien of Tunisia are aiming to remain the most successful club in the CAF Confederation Cup this…
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Election now Nigeria’s worst enemy, says muslim cleric
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Move over Boko Haram. A new bugaboo has seized Nigeria’s landscape, with its attendant fear and anxiety. The…
Eagles’ Keeper Enyeama Wins France Player Award For October
Lille goalkeeper, Nigerian Vincent Enyeama, has claimed the Ligue 1 player of the month award for October The French National…
Jonathan: Nigeria to implement bold economic reforms
A revitalised President Goodluck Jonathan addressed the ongoing meeting of Nigeria’s Honourary International Investors’ Council Friday in London having made…
Amosun leads team to Indonesia
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, western Nigeria, is now in Indonesia with some members of his…
5 Police AIGs redeployed
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has redeployed five assistant inspectors-general of police (AIGs) and two commissioners of police for…
Jonathan Recovers, Attends Investors’ Meeting
Ayorinde Oluokun President Jonathan who took ill yesterday and was admitted at a London hospital for treatment has fully recovered.…
Keshi May Recall Osaze, Taiwo, Uche
Reprieve may come the way of the likes of Osaze Odemwingie, Taye Taiwo and Ikechukwu Uche as Chief Coach of…
Tiwa Savage weds Saturday
Sexy songstress Tiwa Savage will tomorrow, 23 November, take a big step into matrimony as she will get married to…
CAAN Awards: Sean Kingston, Mafikizolo, Others Storm Bayelsa Tonite
Tonight Friday 22 November all roads lead to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State for the maiden edition of the Caribbean American and…
I’m Exporting Nigerian Music — Ice Prince
Chocolate City rap star Ice Prince Zamani has said that he’s not trying to become an American artiste nor is…
I Started Hip Hop World With N1000
Ayo Animashaun, CEO of Smooth Promotions, the mother company to The Headies, Hip On TV and Hiphopworld, has added another…