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Power generation to hit 6,000 mega watts by December
There were indications on Friday in Lagos that the channelisation of the ongoing Independent Power Projects into the national grid…
Online is the future of journalism – Johnson
By Simon Ateba Derwin Johnson, a former American journalist with CNN and ABC News, told Nigerian students on Friday that…
Records Straight: Tinubu does not own APC
By Ogunmola Badmus As Osun State gubernatorial election approaches, opposition propagandists have begun harping on their regular line of deceit,…
Boost electricity supply, FG tells power companies
The Federal Government has urged private power firms to explore the use of embedded power generation to boost power supply,…
2.5 million people travel by rail – NRC
An official of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) announced on Friday in Lagos that no fewer than 2.5 million people…
Lawmaker cautions colleagues against removing Al-makura
A lawmaker in Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Othman Bala, has appealed to members not to impeach Governor Umaru…
Stop using youths as thugs, Kwara governor tells politicians
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state urged politicians to shun all forms of violence and refrain from using youths as…
Spanish couple arrested in Colombia baby trafficking case
A Spanish couple was arrested trying to leave Colombia with a five-week-old girl they allegedly bought from her parents, Colombian…
Gowon Estate residents spend N1m to fix roads
Gowon Estate Community Development Association on Friday said that it had spent about one million naira to fix roads in…
Oga Bello To Mark 50 Yrs On Stage
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Veteran actor Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, is planning big to commemorate his 50 years in…
Robbers Shoot Alariwo
Veteran musician, Rotimi Goziem Martins, popularly known as Alariwo of Africa, is full of thanks to God after he posted…
Man Kills Sister Over Plot Of Land
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A member of the Eiye Confraternity and Jehovah’s Witness, Adeola Omotayo, 28, has killed his sister, Omotayo Rukayat…
West Brom breaks bank to sign Ideye
West Bromwich Albion splashed out a club record fee to sign Nigeria striker Brown Ideye from Dynamo Kiev on Friday.…
Mourinho taunts Arsenal over Fabregas deal
Jose Mourinho has taunted Arsenal by claiming he needed just 20 minutes to persuade Cesc Fabregas to join Chelsea because…
RCCG appeals to doctors to return to work
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has appealed to medical doctors in public hospitals to consider lives lost daily…
Lagos assembly ponders health insurance scheme
Suru Avoseh, the chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, said on Friday the committee was proposing a…
Over 7,000 Nigerian students studying in US – Official
The United States Embassy in Abuja says 7,318 Nigerian students are studying in more than 700 universities and colleges in…
23 promoted corps commandants at FRSC
Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, has charged 23 newly promoted Corps Commandants of the…
Boko Haram kill scores in attack on Damboa
Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack in the restive northeast, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting…
QPR’s Diakite joins Al Ittihad on loan
QPR’s Mali midfielder Samba Diakite joined Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad on a season-long loan on Friday. Diakite struggled to…
Woods sinks pressure putt to make Open cut
Tiger Woods never recovered from a disastrous start and needed a pressure birdie putt on the 18th to barely make…
Chelsea completes Filipe Luis signing
Chelsea took their pre-season spending spree to over £80 million after completing the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis…
FG explains purpose of 1b dollar loan
The Federal Government has clarified that the one billion dollar loan it is seeking is not only to prosecute the…
Police arrest 22 over impeachment protest in Nasarawa
Police Command in Nasarawa State on Friday said it arrested 22 people in Lafia following violent protest by some groups…
Police shut filling stations, arrest managers
The Nigeria Police has shut down two petrol stations in the Ikorodu area of Lagos and arrested their managers for…
Child obesity in Africa increases from 4 to 10million – UN
The number of obese and overweight children in the world could balloon from 44 million in 2012 to 75 million…
Police Cells Overcrowded
Cyriacus Izuekwe The ongoing industrial action by the Judiciary Staff of Nigeria JUSUN, has resulted in overcrowding in police cells…
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FIFA lifts suspension on Nigeria
World football governing body, FIFA on Friday lifted the suspension clamped on Nigeria on 9 July as a result of…
Demba Ba joins Turkish giants Besiktas
Demba Ba has completed a transfer from Chelsea to Turkish giants Besiktas for a reported fee of £4.7m after passing…
540-year old book sold for over £1m
A 540-year-old book, known as the first to be printed in the English language, has sold at auction for more…