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Jonathan promises to build an airport in Ekiti state
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday, said that the Federal Government would construct an airport and a secretariat in Ado-Ekiti.…
Jonathan begs ASUU to end strike
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return…
Lar’s body to stay in US for now
The remains of the Late Chief Solomon Lar, founding Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would be brought…
Barca stutter in Osasuna, Madrid cut La Liga gap
Barcelona missed the chance to equal the best ever start to a Spanish league season as they dropped their first…
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Croatia’s Coric Wins Governor’s Cup First Leg
Damilare Okunola World’s junior number one tennis player, Borna Coric from Croatia, has won the first leg of the Men’s…
Orlando Pirates edge Esperance for CAF Champions League final
South African club Orlando Pirates reached the CAF Champions League final after an 18-year absence by holding Esperance 1-1 in…
Aguero shoots City fourth
LONDON(AFP) – A masterful performance from Sergio Aguero saw Manchester City win 3-1 at West Ham United on Saturday to…
Eto’o set to lead Chelsea attack in Europe
Samuel Eto’o is set to lead the Chelsea attack in their Champions League Group E game at Schalke on Tuesday…
U-17 World Cup: Nigeria Wallop Mexico 6-1
Three-time champions Nigeria left little to doubt when they opened their FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign against twice champions and…
Arsenal, Chelsea win, Man U held by Soton
Manchester United’s disappointing start to the Premier League season continued on Saturday as the champions were held to a 1-1…
Bayern back atop the Bundesliga, thrash Mainz
Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten Bundesliga run to 34 games on Saturday by coming from behind for a 4-1 home…
Northern Nigeria ready for national confab, says Aliyu
The Governor of the central Nigerian state of Niger, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu, on Saturday said the North is ready for…
Italy, Portugal rocked by anti-austerity protests
LISBON (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Italy and Portugal on Saturday to protest…
Ex-Italian PM barred for 2 years from public office
A Milan court on Saturday ruled that former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office…
Mo Abudu bringing ‘Desperate African Housewives’ to your TV
Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife TV has signed a co-production deal for the African version of Desperate Housewives scheduled to debut in…
Amaechi reports police boss to rights commission
Nnamdi Felix/ Abuja Rivers state Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Friday explained his petition to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC,…
Car scandal minister: Falana petitions EFCC, threatens court action
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Shell lifts force majeure on Nigerian oil exports
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Friday lifted a force majeure on crude oil exports from Nigeria after repairing a supply…
Leverkusen overtake Bayern in Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen snatched top spot in the Bundesliga on Friday but only after a “ghost goal” allowed them to beat…
Majeric, Jakupovic for Governor’s Cup Tennis final
The Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis on Friday recorded another upset in the first leg, holding at the Lagos Lawn Tennis…
National Confab: Groups make submissions to advisory panel
The Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue will treat all memoranda submitted to it, the Chairman, Sen. Femi Okunronmu, has…
ASUU strike: Students barricade Niger Bridge
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Friday barricaded the Asaba axis of the Niger Bridge for more than…
Nigerian state makes kidnapping capital offence
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Convicted kidnappers in Edo state, southern Nigeria, will henceforth face the death penalty, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said.…
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N255m car scandal: Aviation authorities change story
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s aviation authorities on Friday changed an earlier version of a story surrounding the purchase of two…
Mortuary records reveal heavy Boko Haram human losses
Just a few days after Amnesty International published a report accusing Nigeria’s military of killing close to 1000 Boko Haram…
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Oduah, car scandal minister sets up panel to probe leak
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s embattled minister of aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, has set up a panel to investigate how…
Police Recover Abandoned Baby
The Police Command in Benue has recovered a newly born baby abandoned in a bush near the Gboko General Hospital.…
FG Launches $150m World Bank Education Project
The Federal Government on Friday launched the State Education Programme Investment Project (SEPIP) with Ekiti, Anambra and Bauchi as the…
Teenager Jailed For Selling Cassava-Stuffed Nokia Phone
A 19-year- old street trader, Emeka Chukwumuata, was on Friday sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Special Offences Court,…
Court To Baraje, Others: Stop Parading As PDP Leaders
Justice Evoh Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered Kawu Baraje, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and Sam…