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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…
Lagos to deploy 13,000 CCTVs September, construct Pen Cinema Bridge
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will begin the deployment of 13,000 Close Circuit Television, CCTVs across the…
Hajj: Don’t bring kolanut to Saudi Arabia, Lagos warns pilgrims
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned the 2,192 pilgrims from the state embarking on this year’s pilgrimage to…
Breaking: PDP suspends convention, extends Makarfi’s tenure
Following police action sealing off the Sharks Stadium venue of its national convention, the Peoples Democratic Party this afternoon held…
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Breaking News: FG Approves Lagos’ ownership of 4 oil wells, Disproves 1 other
The Federal Government on Wednesday says four of the five oil wells discovered in Lagos truly belongs to the state…
Donald Trump shakes up struggling campaign
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump moved to overhaul his troubled campaign on Wednesday, hiring the head of conservative website…
Imo police arrest soldier for armed robbery
The Imo Police Command said it had arrested a soldier attached to the 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi State, for leading…
Boko Haram lied over new video on Chibok girls – Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released a statement and a video to debunk the claim by Boko Haram that…
Solar eclipse to occur all over Nigeria on Sept 1
An annular eclipse will occur in all parts of the country with different degrees of totality on Thursday September 1st.…
Breaking: Police shut Rivers Govt House, stop PDP governors from moving out
Armed policemen deployed by the Inspector General of Police to Rivers State this morning stopped governors of the Peoples Democratic…
Escaped Chibok girl: I miss my Boko Haram husband
Escaped Chibok girl, Amina Ali Nkeki says she misses her Boko Haram fighter husband and is still thinking about him…
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Behold the king with 100 wives
Abumbi II, the 11th fon, or king, of Bafut, Cameroon, has close to 100 wives. They weren’t all his to…
14 abducted bus passengers regain freedom in Rivers
Fourteen passengers kidnapped in Ogba/Egnema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State last Friday have regained freedom. The Rivers State Police…
Aguero scores hat-trick as City demolish Bucharest 5-0
Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying…
Rio 2016: David Rudisha retains 800m gold
David Rudisha became the first athlete since New Zealand’s Peter Snell in 1964 to retain the men’s 800m Olympic title.…
Confusion over PDP national convention
An air of uncertainty currently hangs over the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for Wednesday in…
Buhari felicitates with IBB at 75
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja congratulated the former military President Ibrahim Babangida on his 75th years birthday. Buhari,…
NOC pays tribute to Havelange, says he died at a ripe age
Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has expressed condolences on behalf of Nigeria to the Brazil Olympic…
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Buhari, EFCC receive petition on Yahaya’s alleged N11 billion loot
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, have received a petition alleging how the Kogi…
PDP Convention :INEC yet to receive Abuja court ruling
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was yet to receive the Federal High Court, Abuja judgment on the…
Police go tough on land grabbers in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Abdulmajid Ali has directed his men…
8 dead, 20,000 rescued in historic Louisiana flood
At least eight people have been declared dead and 20,000 people rescued because of “historic” flooding in the Southern U.S.…
Court directs police to stop PDP national convention
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned National Convention on Aug.…
Rio Olympics: American Simone Biles wins 4th gold in gymnastics
American Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast ever, capturing her fourth…
Buhari orders NNPC to begin hydrocarbon exploration in Benue trough
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to begin immediate hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the…