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Unpaid Salaries: NFF, national team coaches to meet
Taiwo Adelu President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, has disclosed that the football body may likely call a…
Idris Elba storms Nigeria for Beast of No Nation premiere
Funsho Arogundade Exactly three years after a visit to Nigeria as a guest of pop star, D’banj, British-born Hollywood actor,…
Appeal Court upholds Akpabio’s election
A Court of Appeal has upheld the election of Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio. In reaction to the judgement, Akpabio…
Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 8 in Cameroon
Eight people were killed and 21 wounded in a suspected suicide bombing by Boko Haram early on Friday morning in…
Ambode to present 2016 budget soon – Lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts for State, Moshood Oshun, has disclosed…
Sambo Dasuki gave newspaper outfits N10m each through Obaigbena
Some leading Nigerian newspaper outfits received N10 million each from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki through the chairman…
Who released, killed and ate our lion? By Reuben Abati
“Did they send you your own share of the bush meat?” “Bush meat?” “The lion in the zoo that became…
Court of Appeal Verdict: Peterside hails judgement, counsels PDP
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has commended the verdict of the…
Buhari, Jonathan, Rev Mbaka in top Nigerian YouTube views of 2015
As we draw the curtain on an incredible 2015, it’s time to take our annual look at the videos, moments…
27 year-old wins Airtel’s Prize in Education at Future Awards 2015
Lily Kudzro, a 27 year-old social entrepreneur last weekend emerged winner of the Airtel Nigeria sponsored Prize in Education award…
EFCC’s operation key to Nigeria’s anti-corruption war – Customs boss
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.), has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as the…
Help deradicalize North-east, ensure peace, Lai Mohammed urges religious leaders
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to religious leaders to play the leading role in…
Donald Trump postpones visit to Israel after Muslim comments
United States Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump on Thursday said he would delay his planned visit to Israel until “after…
Buhari eulogises Kerekou, says he is founding father of ECOWAS
President Muhammadu Buhari said the late President Mathieu Kerekou of Benin Republic will be long remembered and honoured as a…
Impeached Kogi speaker says “I am still in charge”
Impeached speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Momoh Jimoh-Lawal insisted on Thursday that he remains in charge of…
Five Rivers APC N/Assembly candidates floor PDP counterparts at Court of Appeal
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has been gripped by fear as the Court of Appeal…
Soyinka decries arbitrary use of terror by security forces
Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist, has called on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to move swiftly to end…
Lagos mobilises grassroots to boost agricultural productivity
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is currently mobilizing the grassroots to boost agricultural productivity in the state. The government…
Man, 26, defrauds U.S. citizen of $35,000
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Interpol section of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…
Appeal Court upholds Saraki’s election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has upheld the election of Sen. Bukola Saraki in the March 28, 2015…
Again, naira weakens against the dollar
Nigeria’s naira weakened further in the parallel market on Thursday, down 0.59 percent after the central bank’s exclusion of some…
Vatican underscores close relationship b/w Catholics, Judaists
The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday underscored its close relationship with Judaism, saying the dialogue between the two religions had…
EFCC arraigns three for N86m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday December 10, 2015 arraigned the trio of Uchenna-Dike Ogbonnaya, Uchenna-Dike Ugomma…
Facebook unblocked in Bangladesh after 22 days
Bangladesh re-established access to Facebook on Thursday after blocking it for 22 days along with other social media citing national…
CBN to stop banks’ CRR funds
Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of CBN, says the apex bank may not release funds due to banks following the…
Orgy of violence leaves 10 persons dead in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An orgy of violence enveloped Benin City, the capital of Edo State during the week, leaving no fewer…
Death Sentence: Supreme Court to decide Rev King’s fate
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday fixed February 26, 2016 for judgment in the appeal filed by the…
Dokpesi under fresh investigations over N8.7bn received from Jonathan’s administration
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government told an Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday that media mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, former…
Buhari focused on creating enabling business environment – Osinbajo
*FG Signs MoU with Chinese Firm, Huawei, creating 2000 technology trainee positions Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has stated…