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Toriola makes history, to play in 7th Olympic Games
Africa’s most decorated table tennis player, Nigeria’s Segun Toriola, has become the first athlete in the continent to qualify for…
Lagos redeploys 253 workers of Eko FM/Radio Lagos, LTV
There has been a major shakeup in the broadcast stations owned by the Lagos State Government, Eko FM/Radio Lagos and…
Ali Modu Sheriff, wrong candidate for PDP national chairman – Doyin Okupe
Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant to former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs has stated that the…
Synagogue: Church Trustees, engineers’ arraignment stalled again
Henry Ojelu Henry Ojelu The arraignment of Trustees of Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) and two engineers charged along…
Table water producers clamp down on illegal water producers
Jeff Ezemadu The Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria (ATWAP) has embarked on the closure of illegal water producing…
4,117 students matriculate at The Polytechnic Ibadan
A total of 4,117 students on Thursday matriculated at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, for the 2015/2016 academic session. A breakdown of…
Food reaching thousands sacked by Boko Haram – UN
The UN officials said the successful delivery of food aid to thousands of people uprooted by Boko Haram violence in…
Obaship tussle: Ekiti Assembly sues for peace
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has called on warring parties in the current Obaship tussle in Ikere-Ekiti, a community…
Ambode unveils helicopters for emergency medical operations
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has concluded plans to commence medical emergency and rescue operations by deploying the three…
I’m off to China, Obafemi Martins tells Sounders fans
martins Former Inter Milan striker Obafemi Martins is leaving Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders for China’s Shanghai Shenhua, according to…
Kaymu rallies community on International Childhood Cancer Day
February 15 was a cheerful day to remember for the children at the Pediatric Oncology Ward of the Lagos University…
Ghost Workers: Kwara Govt. launches health registry
The Kwara Government on Thursday launched the health workforce registry for proper planning and curbing the profession of ghost workers.…
Internet transforming business transactions in Nigeria
With sub-US$50 smartphones on the way, rapid improvements to telecom infrastructure, and the availability of affordable cloud applications, the mobile…
LASU Radio 95.7 FM begins transmission
lasu The Lagos State University Campus Radio 95.7 FM, a.k.a. Lively and Solidly Unique, has begun a six-hour daily transmission…
Apple refuses to help FBI unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said his company opposed a demand from US judge to help the FBI break…
El-Rufai appoints 11 new Perm Secs, redploys 9, retires 3
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday appointed eleven new permanent secretaries . The governor also redeployed nine…
YouWin awardees turn YouLose, appeal to Buhari
About 1,500 Nigerians who won business grants under the third edition of the innovative Youwin Program, launched by the Goodluck…
NUPENG slams DPR over fuel scarcity in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Port Harcourt zone, has slammed the Department…
Lagos flags off Office Of Civic Engagement
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday said the newly created Office of Civic Engagement, OCE, is open to all…
Widow, 70, arraigned for owing 20 years house rent
A 70-year-old widow, Mrs Elizabeth Adeoni, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Osogbo customary court for owing rent arrears for…
Kidnappers of Rivers Info Commissioner’s mom slash ransom to N25m
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Kidnappers of Madam Patience Tam-George, the 85-year old mother of the Rivers State Commissioner of Information and…
Saintism will overtake Christianity, Islam – Prof Thomas
* All great truths begin as blasphemies – George Bernard Shaw * Religion is…. the opium of the masses –…
Man steals N329k one week after employment at petrol station
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 39-year old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing N329,000 one week after he was employed at…
Truck crashes at CMS, blocks road
Paul Iyoghojie A truck with registration number Lagos BDG 544 XL conveying iron rods Thursday morning crashed at the outer…
Mourinho turns down Italy, China jobs, waits for Man Utd
Here are the latest transfer news from across Europe: Jose Mourinho, 53, has turned down offers from Italy and China…
Gay Comments: Nike terminates deal with Pacquiao
Nike has terminated its relationship with Manny Pacquiao after the six-weight world champion described homosexuals as “worse than animals”. The…
IGP warns IPOB members against bearing unauthorised firearms
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against bearing unauthorised…
Tonto Dikeh becomes a mom
Funsho Arogundade Late Wednesday night, tatoo-loving Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh was delivered of her first child, a baby boy, in…
Onyeka Onwenu reacts to her dismissal, condemns ethnic agenda
Onyeka Onwenu has reacted to her sack as Director General of the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), noting that,…
Money Laundering: EFCC arrests, quizzes Diezani’s husband
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested Rear Admiral Alison Madueke (retd) the husband of…