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Armsgate: Prof Soyinka gives a damning verdict
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would fight corruption conclusively. He also…
Iheanacho strikes as Man City down Norwich
A Sergio Aguero-inspired Manchester City eased to victory in their FA Cup third-round tie at fellow Premier League club Norwich.…
Man, 22, set ablaze by father in Kwara
A 22-year-old man in Omu-Aran, Kwara, Sola Akangbe, died in the early hours of Saturday following wounds from a fire…
NECA hails FG on removal of fuel subsidy
The Organised Private Sector, under the umbrella of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Saturday commended the Federal Government for…
We’ll complete construction in Ile-Epo by April – Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Government has renewed its commitment to speedily complete the ongoing construction of drainage alignment and the bad…
PDP planning to blackmail, EFCC, DSS, others, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party is plotting…
Fayose, Ekweremadu attack on Buhari’s anti-corruption fight pointless – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday said attacks by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the war against corruption…
Indiscriminate Construction of Shops: Oba Akiolu warns perpetrators
The Oba of Lagos, HRM, Oba Rilwanu Aremu Akiolu, Akiolu I, has warned unscrupulous people using his name in the…
Lassa Fever: Ogun takes delivery of vaccine soon
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has disclosed that it would soon take delivery of vaccine that cure lassa fever,…
Two Nigerians jailed in UK over £1.6m scam
Two men who conned a woman out of £1.6m (N464m) by using a fictional character to contact her on a…
2 die in multiple crash near Enugu
Two persons have died in a multiple crash at Ugwuonyeama on the Enugu-Onitsha road, leaving many others with various degrees…
Articulated vehicle kills 1, injures many others in Ibadan
An articulated vehicle Friday night in Ibadan crushed three commercial motorcycles, killed one person and injured six others. NAN reports…
2015 Glo-CAF award: Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s outing
Mixed reactions on Friday trailed the performance of Nigerian players, national teams, coaches and clubs at the 2015 Glo-CAF award…
#BayelsaDecides: Voters, observers commend card reader performance
Voters and observers participating in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have commended the performance of card readers deployed for…
Edo records 27% road accident deaths in 2015 – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Saturday that death arising from road traffic accidents in Edo reduced by…
Reduce time spent on social media – VC tells students
Prof. Isaac Adebayo, the Vice-Chancellor, Bells University, Sango-Ota, Ogun, on Saturday advised all new students to be focused and desist…
PDP demands immediate release of Olisa Metuh
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release its National…
#BayelsaDecides: Soldiers arrest ballot box-snatching suspects
Two persons suspected to be agents of one of the political parties involved in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa…
Yemi Osinbajo performs his ministerial duty at RCCG
Femi Anjorin For the first time since he was elected along with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President of the…
Drug Abuse: NDLEA advocates re-introduction of civic education in schools
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advocated re-introduction of civic education in all schools in the country. Commander…
Harrison Ford passes Samuel L. Jackson as highest grossing US actor
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office, Harrison Ford…
AIB elects TVC Director as exco
Daniels Ekugo International Broadcasting (AIB) have elected the Director of Radio Services, TVC/CBS Nigeria, Richmond Dayo Johnson as a member…
Manager faces trial over diversion of company’s N317m
Cyriacus Izuekwe A warehouse manager, Okunuga Rasheed Olamide, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly defrauding…
Bayelsa supplementary poll records impressive voter turnout
Saturday’s governorship supplementary election in Bayelsa recorded impressive turnout of voters in most units in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area…
African football agents to launch own association
African football agents will launch their own industry association at the second edition of the Football Player Agent Forum, which…
Boroffice pledges senate support for Buhari on STI
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Senate will give…
Ex-PDP chairman, senator defect to APC in Akwa Ibom
Former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Chief Otu Ita Otoyo has defected to the All…
NSCDC job scammer arrested with fake appointment letter in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nemesis caught up with one Inusa Ali, 36, native of Borno, northeastern part of Nigeria, as he was…
Yaya Toure blasts CAF, Africa over award snub
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has reacted angrily after failing to win the Confederation of African Football’s player of the…
Wike to Muslims: Work with me to promote peace
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has called on Muslims in the state to work with his administration…