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Kyrgyzstan sees possible pilot error in crash killing 37
Kyrgyzstan’s government said on Monday that pilot error may have been the cause of a Turkish cargo plane crash near…
MFM FC fans want more spectators in stadium
Lagos-based MFM FC fans on Monday urged spectators to turnout en masse for the club’s subsequent matches, saying the team…
Don urges Jammeh’s handover to Barrow
Prof Jonah Onuoha of the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka, has urged President Yaya Jammeh of Gambia…
Maiduguri blast: ASUU suspends planned press conference
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has expressed shock over the early morning bomb blast at the University of…
Crocodile tears tour guide to death in South Africa
A South African tour guide working at a crocodile farm in the Western Cape province near Cape Town has been…
BBOG joins search for missing girls in Sambisa
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group has sent a delegation to join the Federal Government’s team on a day…
Police nabb armed robbery gang in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has nabbed a 3-man armed robbery gang terrorizing residents of Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman,…
Man who fell from electric pole gets wheelchair, N100,000
The Nigeria Peace Corps (NPC), Nasarawa State Command, has donated a wheelchair to, Mr Peter Abashi, who fell down from…
Nigerian troops find terrorists’ corpses, grenades
Nigerian troops have recovered bodies of terrorists, 36 hand grenades and one 12.7 X 108mm round of ammunition concealed by…
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…