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PICTURES: Fashola inspects power project in North Central
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola embarked on inspection, verification and fact finding tour of the ministry’s…
Oodua Group —Going Forward
By Shenge Rahman Akanbi & Femi Odedeyi A major milestone in the evolutionary process of rebuilding Yoruba/SouthWest political economy was…
Andy Murray beats Ferrer to reach #AusOpen semis
Andy Murray has overpowered hard-fighting Spanish opponent David Ferrer to qualify for the semi-final of the Australian Open. In the…
Senate frowns at refusal of agencies to fund NDDC
Nigeria’s senate has stated that it will do whatever necessary to assist the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, recover all…
Cameroon troops kill 40 in pursuit of Boko Haram – Villagers
Nigerian villagers claimed Tuesday that Cameroonian troops in cross-border pursuit of Boko Haram Islamic extremists shot and killed at least…
FG to establish French Language clinics in 104 unity schools
The Federal Government says it is working toward establishing French Language Clinics in the 104 Unity Schools in the country.…
Johanna Konta beats Zhang Shuai to reach #AusOpen semis
Britain’s Johanna Konta continued her remarkable Australian Open run with a straight-sets win over China’s Zhang Shuai in the quarter-finals.…
I did not watch shootout – Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he did not see any of the penalty shootout against Stoke City that took his…
Sack national theatre GM, artists tell Lai Mohammed
Nigerian artistes have called for the removal of the General Manager of the National Theatre of Nigeria, Kabiru Yusuf Yar’Adua,…
Football, Sports, Tennis, World News
Transfers: Chelsea in for Van Persie, Leicester eye Ahmed Musa
Chelsea are weighing up a move for Fenerbahce and former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 32, to solve their…
FG, states, LGs get more money to share
eosun The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday in Abuja said that N387.8 billion was shared among the…
BUSTED: Catalan police ends Eiye Confraternity sex-trafficking in Spain
Catalan Police have busted a sex-trafficking group in Spain known as the Supreme Eiye Confraternity (SEC), or the Air Lords…
Arms Deal: Ndubuisi Odigbo advises judges to be fair, just
Chief Ndubuisi Odigbo, Igbo community leader in Sokoto State, on Tuesday advised Judges handling corrupt cases to be fair and…
Rivers Guber: Supreme Court to decide Wike’s fate
Legal fireworks will begin at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 27 January as the apex court starts hearing on the…
Joe Allen fires Liverpool into League Cup final
Liverpool won a penalty shootout against Stoke City at Anfield to reach the Capital One Cup final as manager Jurgen…
Gov. Al-makura appeals for more FG projects in Nasarawa State
Gov. Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government for the provision of more basic infrastructure…
Water Corporation workers begin indefinite strike in Kwara
Workers of Kwara State Water Corporation on Tuesday embarked on indefinite strike following the refusal of the management to pay…
Culture Minister wants Nigeria’s visa policy relaxed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for the relaxation of the nation’s visa policy so…
Public Complaints Commission cautions commercial banks against extortion
The Public Complaints Commission on Tuesday cautioned commercial banks in Kaduna State against extorting innocent customers through unfair service and…
Tinubu’s Media Office decries vile media reports
The Media Office of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has decried what it…
El-Rufai to relocate traders from burnt Railway Market
Femi Adi/Kaduna Traders of Kaduna Railway Station Market that was gutted by fire on Tuesday are to be relocated from…
Osun government hits back at anti-Aregbesola protesters
Eromosele Ebhomele The Osun state government on Tuesday came hard on some protesters who earlier marched against the state governor,…
Anti-Graft crusade: Buhari not on a vengeance mission, says SGF
Contrary to insinuations, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal on Tuesday in Abuja dispelled insinuations…
Land Grab: Court orders El-Rufai’s aide to appear or face arrest
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Special Adviser to Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on political matters, Malam Uba Sani, was Tuesday ordered…
CHAN Ouster: Oliseh apologises, as Nigerians kick
Taiwo Adelu As Nigerians are angry over the early ouster of home-based Super Eagles in the first round of Rwanda…
Lagos bans parties, social functions in public schools
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer allow social functions and parties in public schools just…
Katsina govt. to pay NECO fees for students
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has assured that the government would pay fees for students taking this year’s National…
Senate assures EFCC of improved funding
Senator Godfrey Chukwuka Utazi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has again reiterated the commitment of the 8th…
Face reality PDP is dead, Aregbesola tells Fayose
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday advised his counterpart from Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose to face the reality of the…
Adebayor completes Crystal Palace move
Crystal Palace have signed free agent Emmanuel Adebayor, the club have confirmed. The Togo international was released by Tottenham in…