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Lagos doles out N39m to 248 poor residents
The Lagos State Government said it had disbursed N39 million to 248 vulnerable residents in dire need of financial assistance.…
No forex to import petrol, oil marketers tell govt
Oil marketers on Friday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to assist them in making foreign exchange available for…
No plan to remove subsidy on fertilizer-FG
Prof. Victor Chude, the Chairman, National Fertiliser Technical Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, says the Federal Government has no plan of…
Strike: Police attack Ebonyi NLC chairman
Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor, the Chairman of the Ebonyi chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has been hospitalised after being…
Navy hands over pipeline vandals to civil defence corps
The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Friday handed over four suspected pipeline vandals with 218 jerry cans filled with petroleum…
National Convention: Sheriff, Secondus, others undergo screening
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has assured that…
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Organisers cancel rock festival over Islamic comment
A concert, Eagles of Death Metal, scheduled to take place during a rock festival in August in Paris has been…
4 gendarmes killed in helicopter crash
A military police helicopter crashed in South-Western France on Friday, killing four gendarmes on board, local authorities and the national…
14 widows of military personnel acquire skills
The Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA) Skills Acquisition Centre, Abuja on Friday graduated its first set of trainees,…
Rivers police ready for PDP convention
The Rivers Police Command says it is ready for Saturday`s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled to…
ntel opens more outlets in Abuja, unveils unlimited data offer
…subscribers to get unlimited data for 3 months ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE network provider, has announced a new offer…
7 budding musicians for Bull Fuji Talent Hunt
Seven talented Fuji musicians were on Friday selected to compete in this year’s edition of the annual Bull Fuji Talent…
Ex-NIMASA boss, Omatseye bags 5-year jail term
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Mr.…
Alleged wife killer, Shonde remanded in prison for 30 days
Alleged wife killer, Lekan Shonde was on Friday ordered to be remanded in prison for 30 days by an Ebute…
Car dealer docked over alleged N8m fraud
A car dealer, Zephaniah Okoli, 53, who allegedly converted his customer’s car worth eight million naira to his own use…
Serah Luka not among schoolgirls abducted-Chibok Parents
Questions are being asked on the true identity of the second rescued Chibok schoolgirl Serah Luka with many parents of…
Governor vows to fish out killers of aide
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has vowed to fish out killers of his senior special assistant on security, Mr.…
Japanese largesse for IDPS in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
Japan has extended a grant of $1.5 million to support food distribution and provision of agricultural inputs to most vulnerable…
Plan International seeks positive closure to Chibok School girls
A child focus organization, Plan International has expressed delight over the rescue of one of the 219 school girls, Amina…
More Chibok schoolgirls ‘ll be rescued-APC
Following the rescue of two of the abducted 219 Chibok schoolgirls by Nigerian soldiers in the last six days, the…
Transfers: West Ham plots audacious move for Jamie Vardy
West Ham are considering a ambitious move for Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, 29. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United are staying in…
Arsenal set to complete Granit Xhaka’s £34m move
Granit Xhaka is heading to London in order to finalise his Arsenal move, according to close friend and journalist Artan…
Shehu Sanni blasts El-Rufai, calls him a coward
Senator Shehu Sanni representing Kaduna Senatorial District in the National Assembly on Friday came down hard on the state chapter…
Nigeria’s Savaged Poor by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe Before the 2015 presidential election, Candidate Muhammadu Buhari essentially advertised himself as a magician. Even though oil…
Deregulation and the politics of public policy
Reuben Abati This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about…
Van Gaal offers Mourinho Man Utd job, accepts Director of Football role
Louis van Gaal is set to be offered a job upstairs at Manchester United opening the door for Jose Mourinho…
Lawyer, judicial worker kidnapped in Kogi
A lawyer and a judiciary worker in Kogi State have been abducted by gunmen believed to be kidnappers and taken…
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NFF crisis has shot up my blood pressure-Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung, has lamented the leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. Dalung…
Traditional rulers support new petrol price
The Association of Royal Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (ARTRN) has thrown its weight in support of the Federal Government’s hike…
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Roger Federer withdraws from French Open
Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open after failing to recover from a back injury, bringing to an end…