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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…
Death toll in Italy’s quake rises to 247, many still missing
Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but…
Desmond Tutu hospitalized for infection
Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted himself to a Cape Town hospital on Wednesday “for treatment to a recurring infection,” according to…
Wizkid, Tiwa Savage make AFRIMA nominees list
Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Brymo, Flavour and 11 other Nigerian artistes made the nominees list unveiled by AFRIMA in Lagos for…
Ondo Election 2016: The politics of mad men with hoes syndrome
Kunle Ajayi. I have watched with keen interest the intrigues that has enveloped the politics leading to the emergence of…
Why we hid NNPC’s dollars, FirstBank, others explain
Some banks on Wednesday clarified their positions on the alleged suspension from the foreign exchange market transaction by the Central…
CBN re-admits UBA into FOREX Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has re-admitted the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc into the Foreign Exchange Market…
Abducted Kaduna lawmaker regains freedom
The Police on Wednesday confirmed the release of Ibrahim Ismail, a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, who was…
Naira slides further, now N400 to one Dollar
The Naira on Wednesday dipped further against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency exchanged at about N400…
2 killed as police, robbers engage in gun duel
Two persons were shot dead on Wednesday in Enugu during a gun duel between men of the underworld and the…
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Mugabe orders arrest, detention of Zimbabwean Olympic team
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe instructed the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Police Republic, Augustine Chihuri to arrest and detain the whole…
Explosion rocks Damaturu, welder killed, Army officer injured
A welder was killed in his workshop on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State when an explosion went off. Three persons…
GOtv introduces GOtv Lite ‘Small Pepper’ package
Leading up to its fifth anniversary celebration in October, GOtv on Tuesday 23 August, unveiled a new package called GOtv…
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One killed, 4 houses burnt in Benin tanker fire accident
More than four houses gutted by fire Wednesday morning at Upper Mission junction along the Benin-Auchi express road after a…
Kidnapper of 17-year old girl appears in court
A 36-year-old man, Ezechi Uwazie who allegedly abducted a 17-year-old girl, has appeared before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The…
Cross River governor’s brother in EFCC cell over N2.4b scam
Dr. Francis Ayade, a brother to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has been arrested by operatives of the…
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Update: Death toll in Italy’s earthquake rises to 159
At least 159 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central…
ntel unveils 2 for 3 promo, eyes Port Harcourt launch
NatCom Development and Investment Company “NatCom” (trading as ntel) has unveiled a two for three data promo for customers who…
Nigeria Should “Boycott” Future Olympics by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe Nigeria went to Rio, Brazil and, as the world looked on, gave a thoroughly embarrassing account of…
Oyo to create 35 local council development areas
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Oyo State government on Tuesday disclosed that it would implement the 2002 gazetted law creating 35 Local…
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Anti-corruption crusade will continue after my tenure – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged that the anti-corruption crusade in the country would be deepened and institutionalized to last…