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Naira loses 1.5k against dollar
The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar, dropping by N1.5k at the Bureau De Change (BDC) market. NAN reports…
Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic advance into last 16, Li Na out
Top seed Novak Djokovic survived a shoulder injury scare to reach the Wimbledon fourth round on Friday with a 6-4,…
Suarez should seek treatment – Valcke
Luis Suarez should seek professional help to stop him from repeatedly biting opponents, FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said Friday.…
Luke Shaw signs record-breaking Man Utd deal
England left-back Luke Shaw became the most expensive teenage footballer in history after joining Manchester United from Premier League rivals…
North Korea threatens war over US movie
North Korea has promised “merciless” retaliation if a forthcoming Hollywood movie about killing Kim Jong-un is released, say agencies. A…
UK condemns Emab plaza bombing
The British Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, on Friday expressed his government’s condemnation of Thursday’s bombing of a shopping mall…
3rd Mainland Bridge is safe
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Godwin Eke, has allayed fears over safety of the Third Mainland Bridge,…
We’ll get over terrorism, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan visited the site of a deadly bombing in the capital Abuja on Friday after cutting short an…
Obama set to hand Syrian rebels $500m aid
The United States President Barack Obama, is seeking approval from Congress for 500 million dollars aid to train moderate Syrian…
Military to partner stakeholders to curb insecurity
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Friday that the military would cooperate with…
Kwara to establish waste recycling plant
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Kwara State Government has put necessary machinery in motion to establish a Waste Recycling Plant in Ilorin,…
Tukur seeks dialogue with Boko Haram
Former national Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has urged the Federal Government to dialogue with the…
Tinubu urges politicians to provide good governance at grassroots
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday urged political leaders to provide good governance at…
Russia warns Ukraine’s EU deal will have ‘serious consequences’
Russia on Friday warned of “serious consequences” after ex-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova signed key association agreements with the European Union…
Aguero out of last 16 clash with Swiss
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero’s miserable World Cup took another turn for the worse with him being ruled out of next…
Son-in-law admits involvement in murder of Monaco heiress
The son-in-law of the 77-year old heiress of one of Monaco’s richest families has admitted to involvement in her murder…
888poker cancels sponsorship contract with Suarez
Online bookmaker 888poker has terminated its sponsorship contract with Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez following his unprofessional conduct in the World…
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 in India
A massive explosion Friday on a state-owned gas pipeline running through the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killed at…
Thai court jails ex-monk for raping teenager
A Thai court has jailed a former Buddhist monk for five-and-half years for raping a teenage girl at his Bangkok…
FG needs to create 1.8mn jobs annually
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, said in Lagos on Thursday that the Federal Government would generate at…
Confab adopts holistic federal system of government
The National Conference on Thursday 26 June said it has accepted a recommendation that Nigeria should adopt a true federal…
Defect and resign political office – Confab
The National Conference on Thursday adopted recommendations of its Committee on Politics and Governance barring political office holders from defecting…
NDLEA arrests 187 suspects, impounds 868.81kg of drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo has said that it arrested 187 drug suspects and impounded 868.81…
Confab rejects reduction of voting age to 17
The National Conference on Thursday rejected the move to reduce voting age to 17 as well as inclusion of the…
Confab moves against government funding of political parties
The National Conference on Thursday approved the recommendation that government at all levels should not fund political parties, emphasising that…
CBN sells N134.57bn worth of treasury bills
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said that it sold N134.57 billion worth of treasury bills at Primary…
Jonathan set to implement N1.5 trillion police fund
President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking the consent of the Senate to commence deduction of one per cent from Federal Government’s…
APC is totally opposed to democracy and orderliness – PDP
The PDP has criticised the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) for not accepting the processes and outcome of the…
Woman arraigned for stabbing hubby’s friend
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A housewife,Temitope Ajayi, 28, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, today docked for…
Ramadan: Watch out for new moon on Friday
The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims to look out for the new moon of Ramadan on…