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Plateau United sacks coach Baraje, appoints Wickadason
The management of Plateau United FC of Jos on Monday sacked the club’s technical adviser, Zakary Baraje, and appointed a…
5 journalists jailed for blackmail in China
A court in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, handed five journalists of a newspaper and its website, prison terms…
Tanzania sacks 10,000 ‘ghost workers’
Tanzania has removed more than 10,000 “ghost workers” from its public sector payroll after a nationwide audit found their fraud…
Euro 2016: Marcus Rashford makes England provisional squad
England manager Roy Hodgson has named Manchester United’s 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford in an initial 26-man squad for Euro 2016.…
Egbin committed to workers welfare – Adesina
Nigeria’s largest power generation firm, Egbin Power Plc says it’s staff rank among the best in the power sector in…
Kola Aluko sells Los Angeles mansion for $21.5m, loses $3m
Kola Aluko, controversial Nigeria’s oil tycoon has sold his Bel-Air, Los Angeles mansion, as Nigerian and European authorities investigate him…
Transfers: PSG to sign Lukaku, Anthony Martial
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, is a target for French champions Paris St-Germain and the Toffees want to sign West…
We’ve recovered more than $3.1 billion looted funds-Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has confirmed that his commission has recovered…
Strike: FG meets NLC, TUC for talks
The Muhammadu Buhari administration is leaving no stone unturned in its determination persuade Nigerians to accept the new N145 per…
Umuahia township stadium in bad shape
A cross-section of football fans in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, have expressed concern about the deplorable condition of the…
Civil society groups ask labour to shelve strike
A coalition of civil society organisations has called on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
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FIFA president to visit Nigeria
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday announced that President of Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, will…
1 million Nigerians to receive N5,000 monthly
To assuage the anger of Nigerians over the increase in the price of premium motor spirit to N145 a litre,…
Ramadan: Don’t increase cost of goods-Clerics
Pastor Yohanna Buru, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, has urged marketers not to…
VC urges ASUU to return to negotiation table
Prof. Mohammed Akaro-Mainoma, the Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…
Abba Moro seeks unity in PDP
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Benue State, Comrade Abba Moro, has made a passionate appeal to the…
Police boss warns rumour mongers
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, has warned people spreading rumour of impending attack of some…
Nationwide Strike: Lawmaker calls for dialogue
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Sunday urged the organised labour to dialogue with the Federal Government rather than…
Minister hails nation’s founding fathers
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hailed the nation’s founding fathers for laying the foundation for…
I did not collect N25m for campaign-Shekarau
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: Former Governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has denied receiving the sum of N25m from the alleged…
Abuja Bizmen begs NLC to shelve strike
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide…
Oil Subsidy Removal: Hypocricy of politicians- Senator
Ayorinde Oluokun, Abuja: Professor Sola Adeyeye, the senator representing Ife Central Senatorial District has accused the defunct Action Congress of…
Pictures: Buhari, Hollande, others at Abuja regional security summit
A press briefing was held shortly after the regional security summit attended by President Francois Hollande, President Muhammadu Buhari and…
NLC, TUC give Buhari 3 days to revert petrol price
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have given President Muhammadu Buhari three days to revert the price…
Buhari hosts regional security summit in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari, President Francois Hollande of France and other regional heads of government from Gabon, Benin Republic, Chad, Togo,…
Suarez helps Barcelona win 24th La Liga title
Luis Suarez’s hat-trick helped Barcelona claim their 24th La Liga title with a 3-0 win over Granada on Saturday, finishing…
Boko Haram attack Nigerian soldiers in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian army on Saturday said Boko Haram militants attacked troops camped in Sambisa forest, Borno state, while troops were…
Why I took loan from NBC-Lai Mohammed
Following the uproar generated by his letter requesting for a N13.12 million loan from the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission, the Minister…
No pardon for drug traffickers in Indonesia-Ambassador
The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Harry Purwanto, on Saturday ruled out any clemency for anyone caught carrying narcotic drugs…
10,289 candidates seek admission into model colleges
No fewer than 10,289 candidates on Saturday sat for the Lagos State 2016 screening test into the 15 Junior Model…