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More money for Agriculture in 2017 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will sustain concrete measures to diversify the economy by devoting more resources to…
Still on that dog matter
Reuben Abati Last Friday, my phones rang again and again (thank God for dead phones gradually playing Lazarus), but what…
NFF to blame for Siasia’s resignation – Ex-Rep
Godfrey Gaiya, a former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports has blamed the leadership of the Nigeria…
Siasia says he’s quitting Nigerian football
Samson Siasia, who helped Nigeria to men’s football bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, says he no longer want to…
Lagos reads riot act to land grabbers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has read the riot act to land grabbers in the state, saying it will…
Heavy rain cuts off Kuje community
The continuous rainfall in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that started on Friday to Saturday morning has cut off Kuchiyakwo…
Flooding: Lagos orders residents to remove structures on drainages
The Lagos State Government has ordered residents who built structures on drainage alignment to remove them or have them demolished.…
Road show in Lagos to mark sanitation
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Saturday staged a road show campaign to mark the August Environmental Sanitation in Lagos…
Peace Corps recruits 2,800 youths to fight social vices
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, has recruited 2,800 youths across the nation to help in the fight…
Rivers govt to investigate Ahoada earth tremor
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Ministry of Environment says plans are underway to carry out a scientific study into…
Flood, windstorm kill 3-year old boy, destroy 100 houses in Sokoto
Twin disasters of flood and windstorm have led to the death of a three-year old boy, Sheriff Bashir, in Tudun-Yando…
Ebonyi governor sacks workers of state varsity
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the immediate sack of some non-academic staff of the state university and…
Buhari approves NPA, NIMASA boards
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian…
Police lift curfew in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command had lifted the curfew imposed on Talata-Mafara and its environs on the August 22, following…
Army chief confirms killing of Niger Delta militants
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has confirmed the killing of suspected militants and recovery of a large…
Ex-Super Eagles Captain Yobo to bail out Ikoyi prisoners
Chief Joseph Yobo, a former Captain of the Super Eagles, says the Joseph Yobo Foundation would work to release as…
Senate to investigate hunger crisis in IDPs camps
The Senate will investigate the severe hunger crisis in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the North-East, President of the…
Troops kill 5 militants, arrest 23 others – Army spokesman
Military authorities on Saturday said troops of the 133 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army killed five militants and arrested…
Champions League: Manchester City face Barcelona
In the just concluded European championship league draws Manchester City will trade tackle with Barcelona in the group stage of…
Cristiano Ronaldo wins UEFA Best Player award for 2nd time
Real Madrid and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the second time.…
President Buhari to attend conference in Nairobi
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya from August…
NAN to set up video, photo portal – Onanuga
The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday announced the Agency’s plan to…
Soyinka to deliver UNIBEN’s 2nd Eminent Lecture
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The authorities at the University of Benin have concluded arrangements to host the second eminent lecture series. The…
Respond positively to militants’ demands, Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to respond positively to the demands of the Niger…
Breaking: Hungry IDPs protest in Maiduguri, block highway
Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons have left their camps and taken to the streets to protest against hunger and thirst…
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4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam
Four World Bank officials had reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State.…
Police deploy 23,000 policemen for Edo Election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin To ensure adequate security of lives and properties during the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo state, the…
Breaking: Fulani herdsmen attack Enugu community again
Suspected Fulani herdsmen, Thursday morning, attacked Ndiagu Attakwu community, in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, killed a…
12 killed, dozens wounded in American university attack
Twelve people were killed and others wounded in an attack on a university in Kabul, the Afghan capital, a spokesman…
Civil War Memoirs: Why I have to kill Igbos – Benjamin Adekunle
Stories abound about the exploits of the late Brigadier General Benjamin Adekunle during the country’s civil war from 1967-1970. The…