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Transfers: Man City bid for Jesus, Juventus okay Pogba move
Manchester City have made a £16.7m bid for Palmeiras forward Gabriel Jesus. Barcelona and Juventus have also made offers for…
Four Nigerian states in total darkness as national grid collapses
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, has notified electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and…
Iceland deports Boko Haram victim from Nigeria
As the world marks World Refugee Day today, Al Jazeera has aired the pitiable story of a young Nigerian, Eze…
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Murray wins 5th Queen’s Club title, Federer’s conqueror loses to Mayer
Britain’s Andy Murray on Sunday smothered Milos Raonic’s huge serve to become the first man to win the Queen’s Club…
Buhari challenges State House reporter to a wrestling bout
To convince Nigerians that he’s fully recuperated and strong, President Muhammadu Buhari who arrived the country on Sunday after spending…
Ex-Ekiti lawmaker loses wife to cancer
Former Ekiti State lawmaker, Mr Ayodeji Odu has lost his wife, Mrs Bimbola Odu, to cancer. A statement on her…
Amosun seeks assembly’s approval for N14b loan
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has written to the House of Assembly seeking approval to access the…
Why we reduced MTN’s fine – Minister
Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications has disclosed that the $5.2billion fine slammed on telecommunication giant, MTN, was reduced to…
Humanity, globalization start from Africa – Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Africa as the root of humanity and globalization, which were later exported…
Oil tanker crushes 19 to death on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
No fewer than 19 persons lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred on Sunday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.…
President Buhari returns to Abuja after a successful vacation in London
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a successful vacation in London. The presidential plane carrying the president landed…
Islamic movement alerts on plans to attack members
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has alerted Nigerians of plans by security agents to scuttle the marking of this…
SERAP condemns proposal for life pension, immunity for Saraki, Dogara
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned as “self-serving and despicable the demand by some senators on Saturday…
NIMASA to automate payment process
In line with its restructuring programme, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to automate its payment…
Father’s Day: Obama yet to read letters from his father
Barack Obama with his father, Barack Obama Sr., in an undated family photo from the 1960s released by Mr. Obama’s…
Fashola promises to complete ongoing projects in 3 years
Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola says the Federal Government is committed to finishing all ongoing projects within…
NSCDC discovers Boko Haram’s indoctrination book
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno on Sunday said it had discovered a “spiritual book“ suspected…
My victory, a collective one, says winner of APC primaries
Mr Godwin Obaseki, winner of Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Edo, said his victory was a collective…
Oshiomhole debunks rumour of aspirant buying permanent voter cards
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has debunked rumour of purchasing or cloning of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by an aspirant…
Sex Scandal: Speaker Dogara speaks out
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to refrain from passing judgment on the three lawmakers accused…
Landslides bury 8 villagers in Tibet
Eight villagers were buried by landslides in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, local publicity department said Saturday night. Nine…
Pickpocket nabbed at Edo APC primary election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An unidentified middle-aged man was arrested by security agents at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, venue of the…
Pictures: Edo APC governorship primary in Benin
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC on Saturday 18 June held its governorship primary in Benin.…
Edo APC Primary: Aspirants protest Oshiomhole’s unrestricted movement
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Several governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) participating in the ongoing governorship primary election have expressed…
Nigerian students in diaspora returning home over forex crisis
Mr Julius Ayuk-Tabe, Assistant Vice-President, Digital Services, African American University (AUN), Yola has said that Nigerian students studying abroad are…
Pipeline Vandalism: Three fishermen in trouble
The Joint Task Force (JTF), code name: ‘Operation Pulo Shield’ has arrested three suspects, including two teenagers and an elderly…
43 Islamist militants sentenced to death in Somalia
A Somalia Court on Saturday sentenced 43 Islamist militants to death in the north-eastern city of Garowe in Puntland region…
Egypt’s former president sentenced to 40 years in jail
Egypt’s deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was on Saturday sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges of leaking secret…
Sex Scandal: Mine is mistaken identity – Rep
Mr Samuel Ikon, one of the three House of Representatives members accused of sexual indiscretion in the U.S., has dismissed…
Ogun Correspondents Chapel holds annual Ramadan lecture
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The annual Ramadan lecture of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ogun State Council…