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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,…
Anambra police parade suspected gangs of robbers
The police in Anambra have arrested a nine-member suspected gang of robbers that had terrorised Nanka community in Orumba North…
Suicide Bombing: President Buhari condoles with Saudi authorities
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the suicide bombing in Madinah, which occurred on Monday in Islam’s second holiest city. Condoling…
NIMASA not recruiting, beware of fraudsters – Peterside
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said that the agency is not recruiting…
Breaking News: Gunmen kidnap LASG expatriate contractor in Epe
Gunmen have kidnapped an expatriate worker of a construction company working on the Lagos State Government’s dualisation of the Epe…
Court convicts 49 motorists for traffic offences
A Mobile Court has convicted 49 drivers for violation of road traffic regulations during a special patrol in Kafanchan, Jema’a…
JAMB releases admission criteria for next session
By Abiodun Onafuye In separate meetings with representatives of universities, polytechnics and colleges of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation…
Cyber security conference holds July 26
Ngsecure 2016, an international Information Security Conference, is billed to take place at Four Point Hotel, Lagos on July 26…
Digital Switch Over Project: We welcome China’s support – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has welcomed China’s decision to support Nigeria in its quest to…
Ogonis protest alleged neglect of Ken Saro-Wiwa Poly
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of Ogonis under the auspices of Ken Saro-Wiwa Associates as early as 6a.m. Tuesday gathered at…
OGSIEC fixes local government election for October 8
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has scheduled October 8 for the conduct of election into the…
Pictures: Book Reading: Nigerian press and the politics of meaning
These are some of the pictures taken during a book reading titled: The Nigerian Press and the Politics of Meaning…
Kuje Jail Break: 14 prison officers suspended
The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has suspended 14 officers in connection with the recent Kuje Prison break. This is contained…
Suicide bombers hit 3 Saudi cities
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared…
Nigeria welcomes support to diversify economy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration will continue to welcome support and investments from the international community…
Sultan directs Muslims to fast Tuesday, declares Wednesday as Eid-el-Fitr
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III on Monday directed Muslims to fast on Tuesday and declared that Eid…
IGP constitutes Force Management Team
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, has constituted the Force Management Team. The formation of the team came…
Pictures: Buhari, Osinbajo, Dogara at feast with IDPs
President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Speaker Yakubu Dogara feast with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the State…
Pictures: Buhari fetes IDPs during breaking of fast
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 4 July entertained Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the State House. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze.
Ambode’s ban on street trading insensitive-CACOL
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Monday condemned the ban on street trading by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos…
Buhari approves new board of directors for NNPC
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as provided for…