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Buhari sets up N3bn National Research Fund
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government has set up a N3 billion National Research Fund. Buhari made the disclosure…
#RiversRerun: Wike satisfied with security situation
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has expressed satisfaction with the security situation in the state as the people vote to…
#RiversReRun poll: Voters commend electoral exercise
Many voters in Saturday’s re-run legislative poll in Rivers on Saturday commended the electoral process, describing it as hitch-free. Mr…
Four dead, 20 injured in Istanbul suicide attack
A suicide bombing rocked a major shopping street in Istanbul on Saturday, killing four people and wounding 20 others just…
Rivers Rerun: Wike says INEC not prepared
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that INEC was not prepared for the re-run elections…
#RiversRerun: Situation in polling units calm – Police
The police in Rivers have said that there has not been any adverse security report in the on-going re-run legislative…
Transfers: Arsenal, Tottenham battle for Marseille striker
Arsenal and Tottenham have sent scouts to watch Marseille’s £25m-rated striker Michy Batshuayi, 22, who has 13 goals in 29…
Aisha Alhassan reacts to gender parity bill
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan has noted that she received the rejection of the Gender and…
I argue with Arsene Wenger, says Alexis Sanchez
Chilean forward, Alexis Sanchez has disclosed that he sometimes argue with his manager, Arsene Wenger since he joined from Barcelona…
Sex Tape: Hulk Hogan awarded $115m
A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website…
#RiversRerun: Accreditation, voting begin
By Okafor Ofiebor At Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area : voting commenced at 10:00 am at Omoku Ward 4. That is…
We can’t condone teachers’ negligence in Lagos anymore – Ogunyemi
Eromosele Ebhomele The chairman of the House Committee on Education of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Lanre Ogunyemi, has…
Corruption: Supreme Court strips Lula of cabinet job
A supreme court judge in Brazil ruled on Friday that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be stripped of a…
FlyDubai jet crashes in Russia, all 62 on board dead
A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on…
My disagreement with Kwankwaso, an ‘in-house’ affair – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has spoken for the first about his political row with his mentor and former…
Bloody Rivers: Another security personnel killed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A security personnel was killed when a joint security team consisting of the army, police and DSS…
N5b fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu fails to stop trial
Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu on Friday finally failed in his bid to stop his trial on 107-count…
#RiversRerun: PDP posts fake photos of APC transporting money
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday described the photos posted by the Peoples Democratic Party to indict APC of…
BREAKING: APC leader abducted in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hours to National and Rivers State Assembly rerun election, gunmen have abducted a chieftain of the All…
Amaechi vs Wike or APC vs PDP? The die is cast
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The rerun election in Nigeria’s Rivers state is a few hours away. On the surface, it is…
Serena beat Radwanska to reach Indian Wells final
Serena Williams has qualified for the finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, beating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 7-6.…
Army kills 35 bandits, arrests 38 in northwest Nigeria
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade, on Friday said no fewer than 35…
Injured Omeruo out of Egypt games
Turkey-based defender Kenneth Omeruo has been knocked out of Nigeria’s double assault against Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of…
Finance Ministry to reconcile FIRS, NNPC, DPR’s accounts
The Federal Ministry of Finance said it would soon form a sub-committee of three independent experienced analysts to examine the…
Rivers Rerun: Restraining military presence attracts condemnation
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Condemnation has trailed the decision of Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt to restrain the…
FG to prioritise reform, re-orientation of police force – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has promised that the Federal Government would prioritise the reform, re-orientation and re-equipment of…
Okorocha sacks SSG with immediate effect
Governor Rochas Okorocha of eastern Nigerian state of Imo on Friday, sacked the Secretary to Government of Imo, Mr Jude…
Finance Minister suspends pension DG, three others
The Federal Ministry of Finance, has confirmed the indefinite suspension of Mrs Nellie Mayshak, the Director-General, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate…
Oil theft: 14 foreigners jailed 110 years
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Friday convicted 14 foreigners identified as citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Philippine…
JAMB warns against return to Paper Pencil Test
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday warned against returning to the Paper Pencil Test, saying…