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Igbo group commends Fashola over Ndubusi Kanu park
The Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has commended Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola for naming one of the finest…
Lagos shuts oil firm over N4.9bn tax evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Wednesday sealed an oil and gas consultancy firm, BakLang Allianz International Limited,…
Charles Taylor pleads to serve jail term in Rwanda
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor says his imprisonment in Britain breaches his human rights and has applied to serve the…
One Direction star buys Doncaster Rovers
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has completed a takeover of English football club Doncaster Rovers, a spokesman for his co-owner…
Oyo declares 7 days mourning for Arisekola
The Oyo State Government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola-Alao in the UK…
Italy to repatriate 700 Nigerian prisoners
Nigeria and Italy would soon conclude negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) to facilitate the return of over 700…
Ex-Jerusalem mayor jailed over corruption
An Israeli court sentenced former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski Thursday to six years in prison for his part in a…
England’s Ian Wright ‘leaves Brazil over robbery’
Former England striker Ian Wright flew home from the World Cup in Brazil after his wife and children were held…
EU set to solve Nigeria’s power problem
The European Union (EU) is to intervene in Nigeria’s power sector problems. Towards this end, the union is to sign…
Nine missing as second boat sinks off Malaysia
Nine people were missing after an Indonesia-bound boat sank off western Malaysia early Thursday, a report said, as authorities searched…
England, Uruguay in make-or-mar World Cup clash
England and Uruguay will be among four teams battling to avoid an early World Cup exit on Thursday in the…
Croatia dumps 10-man Cameroon out of World Cup
Striker Mario Mandzukic scored two second-half goals as Croatia knocked 10-man Cameroon out of the World Cup with a 4-0…
Is this the end of Spain’s tiki-taka?
Spain’s elimination from the World Cup by Chile not only spelt the end for one of the greatest national teams,…
Chime begins leave, hands over to deputy
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has proceeded on his annual vacation after handing over to his deputy, Sunday Onyebuchi.…
UK promises more to support Nigeria
The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), says it will do everything possible to support the Nigerian Government. Ben…
Italy to assist Nigeria against terrorism
The Italian Government on Wednesday in Abuja declared its support and willingness to assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.…
Confab restricts public office holders to local hospitals
The National Conference on Wednesday in Abuja recommended the restriction of government sponsorship of public officers for foreign medical care…
Champions Spain crash out of World Cup
Defending champions Spain slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Chile and crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday after…
OAU shut indefinitely over school fees
The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, has shut the university indefinitely following sustained protest of students over increment…
Boko Haram plans to bomb Abuja with petrol tankers – FG
The Federal Government said on Wednesday that a plot by insurgent group, Boko Haram to bomb Abuja, the Federal Capital…
PDP working to rig Ekiti election – Oyegun
The National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of planning to rig the…
Ekiti Election: APC loses faith in the Jega-led INEC
Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, (KFCO) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to explain the role of its…
Jonathan appoints new PTDF Executive Secretary
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Olufemi Ajayi as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). This was…
Two women jailed for slapping Abuja policeman
An Upper Area court in Zuba, FCT, on Wednesday sentenced two women – Binta Mamman, 35, and Safiya Aliyu, 19,…
28 bodies exhumed in Mexico mass grave
The bodies of at least 28 people have been exhumed from a mass grave in Veracruz, a stronghold of the…
Adamawa Assembly set to impeach Gov. Nyako
The Adamawa State House of Assembly is set to impeach Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Bala Ngilari. The impeachment…
Nigeria’s educational system where India was in the ’70s – Devesh
Variam Devesh, Director of Training for EduSoft Associates believes that Nigeria’s educational system today is still where India was in…
N100bn Scam: Court discharges Mohammed Abacha
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Wednesday, discharged Mohammed Abacha, son of late former Military Head of State ,…
Ekiti Polls: INEC accredits 29 domestic, international observers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has accredited 29 domestic and international organisations to observe the Ekiti State…
Nigeria seeks $200m credit from Germany – Okonjo Iweala
The Federal Government is seeking 200 million dollars “soft credit” from the German Government for the establishment of a development…