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U.S. against coup in Turkey-Obama
United States President, Barack Obama has condemned the attempted coup in Turkey. He says America would support the democratically elected…
Chelsea agree £32m Kante fee
Chelsea have agreed a fee of around £32m for Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante, according to Sky sources. Leicester offered…
Belgium sack Wilmots after Euro 2016 dismal performance
Belgium have parted company with manager Marc Wilmots, two weeks after the team lost 3-1 to Wales in the quarter-finals…
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Army takes over power in Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would be…
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Fani-Kayode regains freedom
Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, Former Minister of Aviation, has regained freedom from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission,…
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Coup attempt in Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put…
Fire guts the popular GSM market in Kano
Fire has razed down no fewer than 44 shops at the popular Farm Centre GSM market in Kano metropolis on…
OAU crisis and the falsifiers at work
Adediwura Alawode In his article entitled ‘Crisis in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife’, Wumi Raji, an Associate Professor in the…
FG uncovers N5.7b fraud in civil servants’ payroll
The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit has found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government’s Ministries, Agencies and Departments…
Attack on Shiites: Gov El-Rufai promises to punish culprits
Governor Nasiru El-rufai of Kaduna State on Friday said anyone indicted by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by…
U.S envoy commends Nigeria`s anti-graft chairman
The outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, has commended EFCC Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu for bringing vigour…
Residents of Ikorodu communities in Lagos flee homes
Many residents of the communities in Ikorodu in Lagos State have fled their homes for fear of being attacked by…
37 Nigerian soldiers escape death
Not fewer than 37 soldiers were injured when a military truck conveying soldiers was involved in an accident along Kano-…
Price of beans soars at Mile 12 Market
The price of 100kg bag of beans at the popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos, has slightly increased from N22,000…
Contractor remanded in Kuje Prison over N2.4b contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned one Olugbenga Obadina alongside his company, Almond Projects Limited, before…
The root cause of the institutionalization of corruption in Nigeria
Col. Tony Nyiam (retd) Corruption has without doubt become systemic in Nigeria. The political-economic system has been so soaked in…
Thousands flee Ikorodu for fear Of militants attack
Igbolomu, a suburb in Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria is now a ‘ghost town’ as thousands of residents have…
LASU suspends 25 students over examination misconduct
The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has suspended 25 students who engaged in examination malpractices during the 2015/2016…
Britain moves against another Scottish independence vote
David Mundell, British Minister for Scotland, said on Friday that Scotland should not hold a second referendum on independence after…
Arms scandal report not doctored – FG
The Federal Government has said there is no truth in the insinuation that the report of the Presidential Committee on…
FG releases 3rd audit report of defence contracts
The Nigerian government has released a full statement on the third interim report of the panel auditing Defence contracts(2007-2015) Read…
FIRS seals companies in Kano, Port Harcourt over tax liabilities
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Thursday, sealed the offices of two tax-defaulting companies in Kano over tax liabilities.…
Wenger to Joel Campbel: You can leave Arsenal
Estadio Deportivo claim the Arsenal boss has advised Costa Rica international Campbell to look for a new team either on…
Man Utd to pay Schweinsteiger £14m, as PSG eye midfielder
Manchester United will have to fork out £14m to axe flop midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger – but he is refusing to…
Terrorists strike again in France, kill over 70
A large truck plowed into a crowd of people in the southern French of city of Nice on Thursday night,…
Pictures: Buhari celebrates with children on graduation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday celebrated with his daughters on graduation and call to the bar. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze
Fuel supply: NNPC re-assures on availability
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has re-assured that it has adequate products and urged Nigerians to desist from panic…
IGP visits Okiro, seeks cooperation with PSC
The acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Thursday paid a courtesy visit on the Chairman, Police Service Commission…
Buhari approves further probe of Ihejirika, Minimah
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved further investigation of people involved in the Defence Equipment Procurement scam from 2007 to 2015.…
30 dead as lorry runs into crowd in France
BREAKING: At least, 30 people have been feared dead as a lorry struck a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in…