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Police arrest more #shutdownzimbabwe protesters
Civil servants took heed for a call to strike Wednesday after their wages went unpaid for a third time in…
Ngige, Kachikwu to meet with PENGASSAN over planned strike
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, is to meet with representatives of the Petroleum and Natural Gas…
Abuja prayer ground demarcated between rich and poor
The National Muslims prayer ground along Nnamdi Azikwe Airport Road which used to be one vast land, allowing the rich…
President Buhari mourns Shinkafi
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara State on the passing away of one of…
Amosun admonishes Muslims to reflect on Ramadan
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has admonished Muslims to reflect on all the teachings during the holy…
Umaru Shinkafi is dead
A former Nigeria Security Organisation Boss, Alhaji Umar Shinkafi died on Wednesday at a London hospital, News Agency of Nigeria…
Ambode counsels Muslim faithful
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday urged Muslim faithful and all Lagosians to carry on with the principles…
Abductors of expatriate in Lagos demand N155m ransom
The abductors of the expatriate contractor working on the expansion of the Epe Township project in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have…
Bank customers besiege ATMs as public holiday continues
Bank customers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have continued to besiege Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) in large numbers since Friday…
Gov Ahmed, Saraki absent at Ilorin Eid prayers
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki as well as top government functionaries were conspicuously absent…
Actors Guild, PMAN mourn Bukky Ajayi
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) have described the death of veteran…
Eid-el-Fitr Tragedy: Container crushes 3 to death in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga A truck conveying 40-feet container lost control and crushed a commercial bus killing three persons and injuring two…
Pictures: Buhari receives guests during Sallah homage
Presidet Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received guests who paid him Sallah homage at the State House, Abuja. Photo: Sunday Aghaeze
Wimbledon: Venus Williams is oldest singles semi-finalist
Five-time winner, Venus Williams on Wednesday became the oldest Wimbledon semi-finalist for 22 years after defeating Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova, winning…
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Pictures: Buhari prays to mark Eid-el-Fitri
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday prayed at the Mambilla Barracks, Abuja to mark the Eid-el-Fitri celebration. Photo: Sunday Aghaeze.
Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead
Beloved Nollywood actress Bukky Ajayi passed away today, many sources are reporting. A source confirmed her passing via telephone, but…
Boko Haram attacks Cameroon’s border post
Cameroon says Boko Haram fighters attacked a command post on its northern border with Nigeria. The attack followed a series…
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Breaking: Messi ‘given 21-month jail term’
Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him…
Richard Mofe Damijo is 55
Nollywood distinguished actor Richard Mofe-Damijo is 55 today. Helen Paul, Nigerian Comedienne was the first to announce on her Instagram…
Sallah: Buhari promises Nigerians better days ahead
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, while congratulating the Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fast, promised…
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Venus, Serena through to Wimbledon semi-finals
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, on Tuesday went through to the semi-finals of the 2016 Wimbledon Tennis Championships to…
Flying Eagles beat City Strikers FC 2-1
The national under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Tuesday beat Abuja-based Nationwide League One (NLO) clubside City Strikers…
Kidnapped Sierra Leonean envoy regains freedom
The Sierra Leonean Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Nelson Williams who was kidnapped on July 1 in Kaduna by…
PENGASSAN threatens nationwide strike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unless there is a quick solution to the face-off between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff…
War or referendum: The British example
Barring any last-minute miracle, Britain is out of the European Union. A referendum sanctioned by an over-confident Conservative Prime Minister,…
Flood renders many homeless, houses submerged in Birnin Kebbi
The five hours early morning rainfall in Birnin kebbi town on Tuesday had resulted in flooding and collapse of several…
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Berlusconi close to selling AC Milan to Chinese buyers
Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is close to selling soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese consortium…
Unpaid Salaries: TUC Oyo State declares one-day warning strike
The Traded Union Congress (TUC), Oyo State Council, is to observe a one-day warning strike from Monday, July 11, to…
FC Barcelona unveils academy in Nigeria, LASG pledges support
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu, on Tuesday said the government would ensure the smooth operation of FC…
Police rescue woman, 3 children in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued a woman and her three children kidnapped on 3 July,…