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Nigeria sweeps medals at ITF/CAT Junior Tennis Circuit
Nigeria at the weekend emerged champions of the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central African Junior Championships held at the National…
NDLEA intercepts lorry loaded with drugs in paint containers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina State has intercepted a lorry loaded with cannabis sativa, psychotropic substances…
Ebonyi records first Avian Influenza case
Ebonyi has recorded its first case of Avian Influenza infection, as confirmed by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural…
Lassa fever: Resident Doctors demand improved rapid response
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on government to improve existing response mechanism to ensure rapid response…
IDPs: Buhari directs Customs to transfer relief materials
President Muhammudu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to transfer relief items in various customs warehouses to designated…
Sokoto govt finds N1.5bn in 100 idle accounts
Eromosele Ebhomele The Sokoto State Government said Sunday that it has discovered a total sum of N1.5 billion in 100…
Bombing of pipelines: Soldiers invade Tompolo’s community
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Sequel to the renewed bombings of oil installations in Warri axis of Delta State by militants suspected…
Open Letter To President Buhari
Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, President & Commander-in-chief, of the Armed Forces, Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. Request for presidential pardon for…
MDAs, fed ministries, others owe Edo N3bn tax
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The management of the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue Service has threatened to press criminal charges against…
Group wants Chief Judge investigated over order to magistrates
Eromosele Ebhomele For barring magistrates’ courts from issuing remand orders for the detention of suspects including those being tried for…
David Haye knocks out Mark de Mori on ring return
David Haye returned after a three-and-half-year lay-off with a first-round knockout of Mark de Mori in London. Australian De Mori…
International sanctions lifted after Iran agrees nuclear deal
The historic nuclear accord between Iran and major powers entered into force Saturday as the UN confirmed that Tehran has…
Senate fires back at Bisi Akande over degrading comment
Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigerian Senate late Saturday slammed Chief Bisi Akande, a former acting national chairman of the ruling All…
Things fall apart at PENGASSAN as aggrieved members head to court
There are strong indications that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may be in for…
Prof Thomas, UK opposition leader predicts dissolution of Cameron’s govt
Professor Alexia Thomas, Chairman, The Commonwealth Liberation Party, TCLP, United Kingdom, has predicted that Queen Elizabeth II will abort British…
Jail break averted in Warri
Security operatives in Warri on Saturday barricaded the vicinity of the Okere Prison yard to forestall possible jail break by…
IPMAN refutes report on purported nationwide strike
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Saturday debunked an alleged report that some of its members had…
Army-Shi’ite clashes: KDSG names Judicial Commission of Inquiry members
The Kaduna State Government has announced the composition of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the clashes in Zaria between…
Gunmen invade police station in Zamfara
Unidentified gunmen allegedly invaded a police station in Kanoma district, Maru Local Government area, Zamfara, on Friday night, causing panic…
Gunmen abduct legislator’s wife in Bauchi
Gunmen on Friday stormed Zalau village of Bauchi state and abducted the wife of a member of the State House…
Buhari assures Burkina Faso of support after terrorists’ attack
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured President Roch Marc Kabore and the people of Burkina Faso of Nigeria’s solidarity and support…
Fire scare causes pandemonium at Shoprite
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium at the popular Shoprite at the Delta Mall complex in Effurun in Uvwie Local…
Hiddink praises Chelsea after stalemate at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea players earned the praises of their manager, Guus Hiddink after they fought back from 2-0 down, and then 3-2…
CHAN 2016: Nigeria vs Niger 4pm Monday, As Rwanda beat Ivory Coast
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria will take on their counterparts from Niger Republic in their first match of the ongoing Rwanda 2016…
Motorcycle rider accidentally killed by car door
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 53-year-old man has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly killing a motorcycle rider…
Lassa Fever: 92 people under watch in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says 92 people who had contact with the Lassa fever patients are currently being…
Sardauna was a disciplined, focused leader, says Lai Mohammed
Femi Adi/Kaduna Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on Saturday in Kaduna said the late Premier of the defunct Northern Region,…
$2.1b: Why Buhari must not probe army chiefs
Eromosele Ebhomele Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Saturday advised President Muhammadu Buhari against his order that 17 military officers…
Ifako United FC keeper stabbed to death
YUSUF MUHAMMED The goal keeper of Ifako United Football Club, 21-year-old Owawu Samuel, was Friday stabbed to death by two…
Céline Dion’s brother dies, days after husband’s death
Daniel Dion, the older brother of pop singer Céline Dion, died on Saturday, just two days after the death of…