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2016 Hajj: 3m pilgrims pray at plains of Arafat
No fewer than three million pilgrims converged at the plains of Arafat on Sunday to mark the climax of 2016…
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8 killed in Benin burning waste explosion
An explosion at a waste dump in Benin Republic earlier this week killed eight people, local mayor Robert Tolegbon said…
Pictures: US marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
The United States on Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Here are some pictures taken…
Lawyers say rapists must face full wrath of law
Some lawyers have urged judges and magistrates to ensure that anyone convicted for rape is sanctioned in accordance with the…
Eid-El-Kabir: Don’t gather at praying grounds, NSCDC warns politicians
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kebbi Command, has warned politicians against political gathering at praying grounds to…
5 Kogi civil servants arrested for allegedly diverting N230m pension fund
Five top civil servants in Kogi have been arrested for allegedly diverting N230 million pension fund to their private uses.…
Eid-el-Kabir: Yobe Govt restricts vehicular movements
Yobe State government has announced restriction of vehicular movement from 6a.m. to 12p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 to ensure safety…
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Bakers beg Buhari on high cost of bread
Bakers in Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the rising cost of bread production just…
Prisoners get N2.5m food items to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir
The Kano State Government on Sunday donated food items worth N2.5 million to enable prison inmates in the state celebrate…
EKEDC throws Mushin community into darkness for 24 days
The Community Development Association (CDA) in Akodu, Abibu and the LUTH access Road in Mushin, Lagos State, on Sunday decried…
Hart makes mistake as Torino debut ends in defeat
England keeper Joe Hart made a mistake to concede an equalising goal and was then beaten by a penalty as…
Economic Hardship: Prostitutes increase in Asaba
Residents of Asaba, the Delta capital, have decried the increase in commercial sex activities in the city, in spite of…
Pastor says economic hardship not peculiar to Nigeria but global
Mr David Popoola, the State Pastor of Living Faith Church, Lokoja, has said that the present economic hardship is not…
Nigeria needs wage led recovery, says Aremu
Mr Issa Aremu, the General Secretary, National Union of Textile Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), on Sunday said Nigerian workers…
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Economy will bounce back, Buhari assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country. Buhari,…
Hillary leaves 9/11 memorial early due to ‘medical episode’
Hillary Clinton joined a number of dignitaries, including Donald Trump, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg,…
90 killed after ceasefire plan in Syria
Airstrikes killed at least 90 people in northwestern Syria on Saturday and Sunday, hours after the US and Russia announced…
Nuclear test: S/Korea threatens war against North Korea
South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear…
Between the journalist and the spokesperson
Reuben Abati In the past few weeks, my colleagues who have taken over as spokespersons for the Muhammadu Buhari government…
Eid-el-kabir: Ambode urges Muslims to imbibe sacrificial values, endurance
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday called on Muslims in Nigeria to imbibe the values of sacrifice and…
Lagos charges residents to embrace mediation for peaceful co-existence
The Lagos State Government has charged residents of the state to embrace mediation in resolving disputes in order to enhance…
Harassment of #BringBackOurGirls members, SERAP seeks UN intervention
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Mr. Maina Kiai UN Special Rapporteur on the…
In defence of BBOG protests
Femi Falana Following the wicked abduction of the Chibok girls by the satanic Boko Haram sect on April 14, 2014…
3 Nigerian pilgrims die in Mecca
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of three Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The Commission…
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Breaking: Angelique Kerber wins US Open, beats Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliskova in a thriller, 6-3 4-6 6-4, to win the US Open and claim her second…
Navy raids crude oil bunkers, arrests seven suspected oil thieves
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday said that it raided illegal crude oil bunkers and arrested seven suspected oil thieves.…
Barcelona suffer shock home defeat to newly promoted side
Barcelona suffered a shock home defeat by newly promoted Alaves as manager Luis Enrique left Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez…
ISIDORE OKPEWHO: Scribal Lord of Orature (November 9, 1941-September 4, 2016)
Odia Ofeimun It is truly sad news that Isidore Okpewho, unforgettably warm-hearted, civilized, accommodating and a gentleman without humbug, has…
NAN launches new portal for subscribers
Nigeria’s main news provider, the News Agency of Nigeria has launched a new portal for its legion of subscribers. The…
Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr. released from hospital
John Hinckley Jnr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was released Saturday from a Washington psychiatric hospital.…