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24 years a slave, Ofonime Inuk tells his story
You probably have seen Chiwetel Ejiofor star in ’12 years a slave’ but an adaptation for ’24 years a slave’…
Nigeria-Cameroun submarine cable goes live
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja MainOne, a leading telecoms and network services provider in West Africa, has announced that the high capacity Nigerian-Cameroun…
Sylva went clubbing, drinking after loss at Bayelsa polls – PDP group
Restoration Campaign Organisation, a Peoples Democratic Party group has claimed that the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, did…
Wike’s Judicial Commission Of Inquiry pressured to indict, criminalize Amaechi – Member
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A former member of the Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor Nyesom Wike…
Timipre Sylva will lose at tribunal – PDP campaign organisation
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Restoration Campaign Organisation has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the just concluded…
We have nothing to do with security raids in Rivers – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, said on Monday that it had nothing to do with recent raids by…
US court rejects Nestle bid to throw out child slavery suit
The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Nestle SA, the world’s largest food maker, and two…
CBN stops dollar sales to bureaux de change
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has discontinued the sale of foreign exchange (forex) to Bureau De Change…
CHAN Eagles defeat Ivory Coast
Home-based Eagles, also known as CHAN Eagles, on Monday defeated Ivory Coast by a lone goal in an international friendly…
Lawyer drags EFCC, AGF to court over Metuh’s detention
Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC)…
Timi Dakolo to headline 40-man cast Love Is…The Musical 3
Funsho Arogundade The Headies 2015 Best Male Vocalist and R&B artiste Timi Dakolo will be leading a 40-man ensemble on…
Arrest me if I drive against traffic, Amosun tells new TRACE boss
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has charged the new TRACE Commander in the state, Fatai Olaseni Ogunyemi,…
Ajimobi demolishes Ogunpa market
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The demolition caterpillar of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, western Nigeria, Monday struck at Ogunpa market as…
Pursuit of mundane primordial interest bane of LASU —New VC
Kazeem Ugbodaga The new Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU, Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun says the pursuit of mundane primordial…
No Premier League player makes FIFPRO World XI 2015
English Premier League boasts of football stars in the stature of Eden Hazard, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Wayne Rooney amongst…
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Lionel Messi wins fifth Ballon d’Or award
Lionel Messi has won the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, scooping the best player in the world accolade for a…
Football loves me, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja spoke of a love relationship between him and the game of football. The President…
COMBATING LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK
BILKIS BAKARE With the trend of things now, the fear of Lassa fever seems to be the beginning of wisdom.…
Election Bribe: Military Board wants officer, 9 others prosecuted
A high powered Board of Inquiry set up by the Nigerian Army to investigate petitions and allegations of unprofessional and…
RRS rescues 4 women from trafficker on way to Libya
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, has rescued four women from a suspected human trafficker in Lagos,…
Nigeria-Cameroon submarine cable system goes live
MainOne, a leading telecoms and network services provider in West Africa, has announced that the high capacity Nigerian-Cameroun Submarine Cable…
Ex-NIMASA boss’ wife’s case adjourned till 4 February
AKIN KUPONIYI A Federal high court sitting at the Lagos division of the court in southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till…
DMO to issue bonds worth N390b in Q1
The Debt Management Office says it plans to issue between N260 billion and N390 billion in a five, 10 and…
Poor funding threatens Nigeria’s participation in Deaflympics
The Head Coach of the Nigeria Deaf Football team, Kamiludeen Banjo, said on Monday that a lack of funding was…
Supreme Court to rule on Benue gov election petition Friday
Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court will on Friday, 15 January, ruled on the petition filed by Terhemen Tazoor, the…
PDP demands inquest into Bayelsa killings
Kazeem Ugbodaga The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the people of Bayesa State for ensuring…
Lagos yet to begin free meal in primary schools
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele As Lagos public schools resumed on Monday, primary school pupils who are supposed to enjoy…
Anti-corruption war has just begun — Magu
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has declared that the war against corruption has…
Bayelsa: Shoot out in Peremabiri; 2 dead, monarch, others injured
Okafor Ofeibor Less than, 18 hours after Governor Seriake Dickson was declared winner of the governorship election in the southern…
SUBEB boss urges more priority for primary education
The Permanent Secretary of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, has urged governments at all…