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Suicide bomber kills professor, 4 others in UNIMAID
A professor and four other persons were killed today when a male suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the Senior…
Breaking: Hurray! Ezekwesili joins troops to search for Chibok girls in Sambisa forest
Co-convener of the Bringbackourgirls, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has finally agreed to join Nigerian troops and others tomorrow to search for…
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Former pro wrestler Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka dies at 73
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a former professional wrestler who earlier this month was found not competent to stand trial in the…
Senegal beat Tunisia 2-0 for good AFCON start
Senegal’s Teranga Lions began their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Gabon on Sunday with victory over Tunisia…
12 passengers killed as bus plunges into river
Over 12 persons have reportedly died in an accident on Oyo/Ogbomoso Road after a commercial bus skidded off the road…
JAMB meets other bodies to fine-tune examination schedules
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is set to meet with heads of other public examination bodies…
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Kidnappers of students, teachers at Isheri demand N1.2b
The abductors of students and members of staff of the Nigeria Turkish International College (NTIC) have demanded N1.2bn ransom for…
Troops rescue 58 people in 2 days
Troops operating in the North-East have rescued 58 people abducted by terrorists in the last two days, including 35 women…
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Gov Wike sets up N100m empowerment for ex-servicemen
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has initiated a N100 million empowerment scheme aimed at improving the living conditions of…
Lookman scores as Everton demolish City 4-0
Everton produced a brilliant performance to stun Manchester City and deliver a serious blow to Pep Guardiola’s Premier League title…
BREAKING: Nothing will stop Barrow’s inauguration on January 19- Spokesperson
Spokesperson to Gambia’s president elect Adama Barrow has said on sunday that Barrow’s inauguration must hold on Jan 19 unfailingly…
President Buhari, Osinbajo, others remember fallen heroes
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday in Abuja led government officials and service chiefs to lay…
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The Gambia: ECOWAS military chiefs prepare for war
In preparation for a possible military action in the Gambia, defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States…
Girl wins miss virginity beauty pageant
Dolapo Makanjuola was on Saturday, crowned the “Queen of the Virgins” at the 2017 Miss Virginity beauty pageant held inside…
Chiwetalu Agu blasts Gideon Okeke
Popular Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu, has finally responded to the criticism he got from his colleague in the movie industry,…
Teen slips off Europe’s tallest building while taking selfie
A teenager fell to his death from the 86th floor of Europe’s tallest building after reportedly slipping while he was…
Security expert wants Nigerian airports upgraded
Worried by the security situation at the nation’s airports, an aviation security expert, Dr Niama Fraser, has urged the Federal…
Lalong commends Buhari for fighting insurgency successfully
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successes so far recorded in the fight against…
Mimiko promises payment of bursary, scholarship before exit
The Ondo State Government has promised to pay some of the outstanding bursary and scholarship entitlement to indigenous students of…
Traders attribute scarcity of oranges to multiple taxation
Some orange sellers at the popular orange market at Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Sunday decried scarcity of oranges, attributing it…
Ex-soldiers want FG to harmonise pension with salaries
Retired soldiers in Cross River have appealed to the Federal Government to harmonise their pensions with salaries of serving army…
Zamfara Govt to construct 160 toilets, 581 boreholes
The Zamfara government says it is constructing 160 blocks of public toilets, 580 boreholes in public schools and hospitals as…
Ambode restates commitment to welfare of ex-soldiers, families
Gov Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday restated the state government’s commitment to the welfare of members of the…
Army kills 13 Boko Haram suspects in clearance operations
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said soldiers killed 13 suspected Boko Haram members during clearance operations in Bomboshe and Sinbaya…
Borno bans sales of charcoal, firewood on streets
The Borno State Government said on Sunday that it had banned the sale of charcoal and firewood on major streets…
Chibok Schoolgirls: FG rejects BBOG’s conditions for Sambisa tour
The Federal Government has rejected the conditions given by the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group for joining a day…
The British were once here
I was born in Idanre, a hilly ancient town in Ondo State, but I have spent more years in Lagos…
50 companies bid for NNPC’s boat supply
A total of 50 companies recently submitted bids to partake in the provision of sea worthy Tug boats on charter…
Climbing the Mount Everest of eternal life
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Rich men don’t run after passers-by in the street. Nevertheless, in…
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19 drown as boat capsizes in India
At least 19 people have died in India’s eastern state of Bihar after a boat sank in the Ganges River,…