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4th African Fashion Show opens in Geneva
No fewer than six African designers have converged on Geneva to showcase the continent’s fashion style in colour display of…
Soldiers open fire on bus conveying policemen, one killed
Soldiers deployed to a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road have shot in error, a bus conveying policemen travelling from…
Explosion rocks Biu, 4 killed
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the killing of four persons after a tricycle stepped on an explosive in Biu,…
Governor Tambuwal gives N99m to families of dead pilgrims
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday disbursed N99 million to the families of the 114 pilgrims from the…
Economic Downturn: Lagos is marching on-Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday said that Lagos was marching on with progress, confidence and a clear…
Sokoto pilgrims get N159m refund
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) says it will soon commence the refund of N159 million to pilgrims who…
Vice President Osinbajo off to Papua New Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the 8th Summit of Heads of States…
Ex-militants, govt agree to end pipeline vandalism
The Federal Government and ex-militants have resolved to end the ongoing pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region. Retired…
INEC declares Nasarawa/Toto federal constituency by-election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared that the just concluded Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency by-election inconclusive due to…
Civil defence uncovers Boko Haram’s bomb-making factories
The Borno State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday discovered two bomb-making factories in…
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Real Madrid win Champions League
Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after defeating Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout…
Olota of Ota, Oba Moshood Oyede, is dead
A first class traditional ruler in Ogun State, the Olota of Ota, Moshood Oyede, is dead, reports Premium Times. The…
Lagos residents observe monthly sanitation exercise
ln spite of non-restriction of vehicular and human movements, residents across Lagos State on Saturday observed the usual monthly sanitation…
Tinubu, Fashola inaugurate multi-billion naira projects in Zamfara
The Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola, and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Nasarawa By-Election: Police confirm snatching of ballot boxes
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawal Shehu on Saturday confirmed that hoodlums snatched five ballot boxes in the on-going…
Bayelsa Govt condemns attack on Shell, Agip trunk lines
The Bayelsa State Government on Saturday condemned the attack on two crude trunk lines, operated by Aiteo and Agip, by…
I did not know about my teenage pregnancy – Rita Edochie
Popular Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie, said on Saturday in Abuja that she was unaware that she was pregnant when she…
Russia to establish nuclear centre in Nigeria
The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Nikolay Udovichenko, on Saturday announced that the Nigerian and Russian governments plan to sign…
Why Lagos is making progress-Oba Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu 1, on Saturday said the rapid transformation and development of Lagos State is largely due…
Customs seize smuggled generators
A truck loaded with 1,533 cartons of smuggled generators popularly known as “I better pass my neighbor ’’ has been…
Apostolic Faith Church holds retreat to mark Children’s Day
Children of Apostolic Faith Church, Jabi, Abuja celebrated Children’s Day with a retreat organised by the church. The retreat tagged;…
Kano governor appoints SSG, 7 permanent secretaries
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has appointed Usman Alhaji Usman, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Usman…
Poor turnout of voters characterise Nasarawa/Toto by-election
Poor turnout of voters characterised Saturday’s bye-election into the Nasarawa/ Toto Federal Constituency seat in Nasarawa state, reports the News…
Chris Oyakhilome’s ex-wife denies reconciliation move
Ex-wife of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Anita Ebhodaghe, has denied rumours making rounds in the social media that she was back…
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Iheanacho’s goal gives Eagles 1-0 win over Mali
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho on Friday opened his senior international goal scoring account in just his third appearance to…
FRSC convicts 62 motorists for violating traffic laws
The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it has convicted 62 motorists in Jos for committing…
Minister monitors biometric data capture of police officers
Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance, on Saturday, monitored the biometric data capture of police officers at the Sagamu…
Residents commend Buhari over security, economic programmes
Some residents of Hadejia, Jigawa State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his administration’s effort to tackle insurgency and other…
TRACE commander warns motorists to be cautious during rainy season
The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ota, Ogun State, has appealed to motorists to strictly adhere to average…
Abuja-Lagos marathoner arrives Ibadan
Mr Fadesola Adedayo, 25, a Nigeria-born civil engineer based in Canada, who is on course to complete a 17-day Abuja…