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Senate commiserates with Benin crown prince
The Senate on Friday commiserated with crown prince and Edaiken N’Uselu, Eheneden on the demise of his father, Oba Erediauwa…
Osinbajo leaves for ECOWAS Summit in Senegal
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo left Abuja on Friday for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the 49th Ordinary Summit of Heads of…
NFF Crisis: Giwa’s group invade Glass House, Abuja
Crisis rocking Nigerian football reached its climax on Friday as members of the Chris Giwa faction attempted a forceful take…
Pictures: EFCC arraigns army general, others overN8.5b fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned former Commander of Guards Brigade and erstwhile Commander of the…
NIMASA : EFCC arraigns army general, others for N8.5bn fraud
A former Commander of Guards Brigade and erstwhile Commander of the Joint Military Task Force, OPERATION PULO SHIELD, Major General…
Edo residents warned against cooking with fire on Sunday
The Benin Traditional Council has instructed residents not to cook with fire on Sunday, June 5, as part of activities…
Police arraign 3 car dealers for theft
Paul Iyoghojie/Lagos: Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos Island, Western Nigeria have arrested three car dealers for allegedly…
Madonna wins copyright suit over ‘Vogue’ song
Pop singer Madonna prevailed in a copyright lawsuit over her song “Vogue” that alleged one of her producers copied a…
Army arrests 7 fake soldiers, naval men
The Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt has arrested seven men for allegedly parading themselves as army and navy personnel in…
Govt orders banks to stop retrenching workers
The Federal Government on Friday directed banks, insurance and financial institutions to suspend the on-going retrenchment in the sector. This…
95 Auchi Poly students remanded in prison
Jethro Ibileke/Benin: No fewer than 95 part-time students of the Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, who were arrested during a violent protest…
I want to restore original vision of NAN-Bayo Onanuga
The new Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, has reiterated his resolve to make the agency…
13,000 foreigners held in British prisons
More than 13,000 foreigners are being held in British prisons, the House of Common Home Affairs Committee said in a…
Wicked! Police leave magician to die in street
Swazi police were on Friday accused of dumping a seriously-injured popular Swazi magician on the street and left to die.…
30 countries gather in Paris for Middle East peace confab
Representatives from 30 countries were on Friday meeting in Paris to begin talks on pursuing peace in the Middle East,…
Doctors begin indefinite strike in Nasarawa
Medical doctors in Nasarawa State have embarked on an indefinite strike action over salaries. Dr Friday Omolei, Chairman of the…
Pilot dies in US military jet’s crash
Two fighter jets belonging to U.S. Military Aerial Performance Units crashed in separate locations Thursday, killing one of the pilots.…
Ramadan: Gov distributes N350m grains to residents
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Friday commenced distribution of 827 tonnes of grains worth N350 million to residents of…
250 rescued as migrants boat capsizes in Mediterranean
Greek rescuers pulled 250 people from the Mediterranean and were searching for more survivors on Friday after a boat with…
3 US soldiers drown in Texas flooding
Authorities in Washington DC, in the U.S. said three soldiers drowned on Thursday after their vehicle overturned while attempting to…
Cote d’Ivoire begins process of writing new constitution
The process of writing a new Constitution in Cote d’Ivoire has begun with the formation of a committee of experts…
Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers of lawmaker’s sister
The Bayelsa Police Command has apprehended three out of the six suspects that allegedly abducted Mrs Seighe Samson, younger sister…
Lagos @ 50: Soyinka replies Eko Foundation
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, has described a paid advertisement published by the EKO Foundation in the Punch of 2…
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Cristiano Ronaldo donates £500k Champions League bonus to charity
Cristiano Ronaldo has proved his heart is as big as his medal cabinet – by handing his Champions League bonus…
Amosun lauds ACOMORAN for creating jobs for youths
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun has commended the state chapter of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners & Riders…
Transfers: Guardiola gets £250m to sign Paul Pogba, Toni Kroos
Manchester City’s signing of 25-year-old Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is the start of a summer spree in which new manager…
EFCC boss to probe corruption in IDPs camps
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Mustapha Magu has vowed to ensure that there is…
Boxing great, Muhammad Ali in hospital
Boxing great Muhammad Ali is being treated in a hospital for a respiratory issue, a spokesman for the former world…
Niger Delta Avengers strike again, destroy Shell pipeline
The Niger Delta Avengers in the early hours of Friday claimed responsibility for another catastrophic attack on an oil facility…
#NBAFinals: Livingston inspire Warriors over Cavs in Game 1
The Golden State Warriors are almost exactly the same team as the one that won last year’s NBA championship. They…