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They want to pull me down, Jonathan cries out
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday cried out over plans by some misguided people to pull him down at all…
Women Football League sacks 7 clubs
Ayo Abdulrahaman, the Secretary of Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) says the management of the league has sent seven football…
Nasarawa gets new first class emir
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday announced the appointment of Alhaji Abdullahi Osana-Hayatudeen as the new Emir (Osana)…
EFCC releases N500,000 to fraud victim
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its South East Zonal Head of Operations, Mr Obioha Okorie, has released…
We didn’t play well against Germany, Mikel Obi confesses
Nigeria’s U-23 Captain Mikel Obi has admitted that his team mates didn’t play well in Wednesday’s Olympics football semi final…
Man impregnates ‘sister,’ abandons matrimonial home
A Lagos housewife seeking divorce has narrated to the Igando Magistrates’ Court how her husband eloped with a woman he…
Economy: Please be patient with me, Buhari begs Nigerians
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assured Nigerians that things will soon be better, adding that the impact of…
Nigeria targets 50% reliance on renewable energy by 2020-Osinbajo
The Federal Government has set a target to expand reliance on renewable energy to 50% of its power output by…
4,536 PDP members defect to APC in Edo
A total of 4,536 aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State,…
Buhari promises to assist IDPs to return to villages
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said his administration would restore the confidence of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by fast-tracking…
Court strikes out 2-year old case for absence of complainant
An Enugu North Magistrates’ Court on Thursday struck out a two-year-old case involving one Henry Eze who was charged with…
Olympic official arrested naked for $3.1million scam
A high-ranking Olympic official was arrested while naked in his son’s Rio de Janeiro hotel room. Pat Hickey, the president…
Catholic bishops at war with health minister over abortion
Bishops of the Catholic Conference of Ibadan Ecclesiastical province have condemned the alleged subtle plan by the Minister of Health,…
Police arrest kidnappers of National Assembly lawmaker
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigeria police have paraded three suspected kidnappers who allegedly kidnap a member of the National Assembly, Sani…
FG, Lagos brainstorm on tackling crime
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal and Lagos State Governments are brainstorming on how to tackle rising wave of crime in the…
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Breaking News: Avengers vows to declare Niger Delta Republic October 1
The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has vowed to declare Niger Delta republic on October 1. Avengers’ spokesperson, Mudoch Agbinibo in…
Abubakar holds secret talks with Buhari
A former Nigerian military leader, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd), is in talks with President Muhammadu Buhari. Channels Tv reports that…
2.6 million babies die inside womb annually-WHO
Kazeem Ugbodaga The World Health Organisation, WHO, reports that 2.6 million babies worldwide are stillborn annually, lamenting that cases of…
Corruption: EFCC quizzes vice chancellor, bursar
Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Professor Olusola Oyewole alongside the University Bursar, Mr. Moses Ilesanmi were quizzed…
PDP and the limits of compromise
Femi Fani-Kayode When I warned the Nigerian people about what the APC represented and that, if given power, they would…
Kaffy, Nigeria’s dance queen goes topless
Dancer and mum of two Kaffy posted a topless photo of herself last night as she took time out to…
Buhari probes Goodluck Jonathan, wife’s link with Niger Delta Avengers
The Nigerian presidency has ordered a discreet investigation of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, and his wife, Patience, over the spate…
Divorce: Jilted husband demands bride price refund
A 36-year old husband, Edaih, has demanded compensation for the number of years he wasted in the marriage to his…
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Clinton attempted to buy land in Eko Atlantic through Chagoury brothers – Report
Hillary and Bill Clinton’s ties to two influential Lebanese-Nigerian businessmen are raising fresh questions about whether the State Department showed…
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Breaking: Germany defeats Nigeria 2-0, meets Brazil in final
Nigeria’s U-23, the Dream Team, on Wednesday failed to progress to the final of the men’s soccer Olympic tournament as…
EFCC re-arrests ex-Imo Governor, Udenwa over N350 million campaign fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday re-arrested the former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa in connection with…
Brazil maul Honduras 6-0 to reach Rio football final
Neymar scored after only 14 seconds – the fastest goal in Olympic football history – as Brazil thrashed Honduras 6-0…
One dies as car plunges into Lagos River
Kazeem Ugbodaga One person has died and another injured as a white Hyundai saloon car plunged into the Majidun River…
Breaking: Abuja court reaffirms Modu-Sheriff’s sack as PDP chairman
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has re-affirmed the sack of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the Chairman of…
At last, Niger Delta Avengers agree to dialogue
At last, the militant Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have agreed to dialogue with the federal government to resolve the lingering…