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NANCE to hold campus editors in Unilag
Lukmon Akintola The National Association of Nigerian Campus Editors (NANCE) is set to hold its second edition of Campus Editors’…
Gov Cup Tennis 2nd Leg: 4 Nigerian players land in second round
At least four Nigerian players fought their way into the second round of the Main Draws of second leg of…
9 foreigners jailed for oil theft
Akin Kuponiyi Five Filipinos, Axel Joseph Gibo Jabone, Juanito Camireno Infantado, Suarin Fernado Alave, Gatila Jaypee Gadayan and Rolando Jose…
Steer clear of Lagos, APC warns Biafran protesters
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned those planning to hold demonstration in…
Youth Minister withdraws Certificate of Recognition of VYOs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Minister for Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalong has deregistered all the Voluntary Youth Organisations, VYOs, with the Ministry.…
N32bn Fraud: Lagos court fixes date for trial of Indian businessman
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed February 2 for continuation of trial of a Nigeria-based Indian businessman,…
Ghanaian police arrest suspect with arms – Police Commander
Ghanaian Police have arrested a 72-year-old Ivorian for possessing a cache of arms and ammunition in Kumasi. The Ashanti Regional…
IMF approves $28.7m credit facility for debt distressed Chad
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam approved immediate disbursement of…
How Team Nigeria can win 5 gold medals in 2020 Olympic Games
Sunday Akintoye Sports administrators in Nigeria have given tips about how Team Nigeria can win at least five gold medals…
Nigeria military killed hundreds of Shiites – Activists
Activists say Nigeria’s military has killed hundreds of, perhaps as many as 1,000, Shiite Muslims in what the country’s top…
Court sacks Akwa Ibom Assembly Speaker
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Court of Appeal in Abuja division on Tuesday sacked Aniekan Uko, the Speaker of Akwa Ibom State…
Promoters unveil plans for kids at Boxing Day’s GOtv show
Flykite Productions, promoters of GOtv Boxing Night, have announced plans to make the fifth edition, holding on 26 December, a…
Omoigui-Okauru, former FIRS boss, advocates for personal change
Funsho Arogundade Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, former Executive Chairperson of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has called on Nigerians to embrace…
High calibre expired explosives to be destroyed in Ogoniland
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has announced that approval has been granted to Halliburton Oil Services Company in…
Police rescue woman, daughter from kidnappers
BY YUSUF MUHAMMED The police at Alakuko Division have rescued a woman Mrs. Oluyemi Ogunmuyiwa and her daughter Miss Oreoluwa…
Nigeria Olympic Committee hails Dream Team’s qualification for Rio 2016 Games
Taiwo Adelu Secretary General of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Tunde Popoola, has said that the Dream Team VI’s qualification for…
5 suspected impersonators of Buhari’s first son denied bail
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Five persons who allegedly impersonated Salisu Buhari, the first son of President Muhammadu Buhari, to dupe a…
Fashola dismisses fake Facebook accounts opened in his name
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has disclaimed several Facebook…
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FG to peg fuel price at N97 per litre
Petrol price in Nigeria will go up in the new year going by official disclosure that over N1 trillion had…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram terrorist, rescue 31 in Aulari
Troops operating in Bama axis has cleared Boko Haram terrorists out of Aulari area located within the Sambisa forest. The…
FG inaugurates FISH to address civil servants housing needs
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federal (HOS), says Federal Government is poised to address…
Biafra: Court to rule on Kanu’s bail application Dec. 17
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed Dec.17 to rule on a bail application for the detained leader…
Saudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition
Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that 34 nations have agreed to form a new “Islamic military alliance” to fight terrorism with…
Nigeria army raids Shi’ite sect; hospital says 60 killed
At least 60 people were killed this weekend when the Nigerian army raided a minority Shi’ite sect and arrested its…
I have no issues with Buhari, says Sylva
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has dissociated himself from…
Senate pledges support for anti-corruption war
The senate on Monday, December 14 pledged its support for the ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria. Chairman Senate Committee…
Vardy, Mahrez show, as Leicester dump Chelsea
Leicester City returned to the top of the Premier League and increased the pressure on Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho with…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Court sets aside infrastructure/motorways concession agreement
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria has set aside a new Concession Agreement on…
Alhassan’s governorship ruling true symbol of change
Tarabans in Diaspora has called on the judiciary to save Taraba State and it’s people from what it called bad…
Wike hails Dream Team VI, says journey began in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Rivers State Governor, has congratulated the Dream Team VI for winning the African U-23…