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Minister tasks NAN to regain competitive edge
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to leverage on…
GOtv Boxing Night: Eribo vows to win N1.5m cash prize
Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo, billed to fight Sunday “Capo” Olalekan for the National Light Welterweight title at the GOtv Boxing…
Leaseholder cries out over attempt to sell family property
A Leaseholder/Developer, Alhaji Rasheed Salau (SHEEDYCO) has cried out that there are attempts by a section of Ogbaro Family to…
QPR appoints Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as new manager
Queens Park Rangers has appointed Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as manager. Hasselbaink succeeds Chris Ramsey who was sacked a poor run…
Pakistan Court asks Britian to return 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond
A Pakistani attorney said on Friday in Lahore(Pakistan) that he has filed a court petition seeking the return of the…
Ex-diplomat in court for sexual assault charges
A Malaysian ex-diplomat is being tried in New Zealand court over sexual assault charges and supposed black magic ritual. The…
NLC calls for legislation to protect whistle-blowers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on members of the National Assembly to work out a policy to protect…
Court dismisses Wada, Faleke’s suit, okays supplementary polls
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has dismissed the suit filed before it by Governor…
Bayelsa Polls: Police restrict movement, bar security aides on election day
…orders intra-city restriction of movement in Kogi state …bars security aides from accompanying principals on election day In furtherance of…
China pledges $60b aid to Africa
China’s President Xi Jinping told African presidents on Friday at a summit that his country would provide $60 billion over…
INEC office in Kogi set ablaze
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State has been set…
US opens all military combat jobs to women
Ashton Carter, US Defence Secretary, on Friday in Washington, said the military would open all combat jobs to women, not…
12 killed in attack on Egypt restaurant
No fewer than 12 people were killed in an overnight attack on a restaurant near Cairo, a report said on…
Kogi: Delivery of judgement begins
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court, Abuja, entered the court room around 11.55am to begin delivery of the judgement…
Islamic bond to the rescue for Nigeria
Nigerian financial operators have identified Sukuk Islamic bond as a major tool that can be used in closing the country’s…
Kogi Polls: INEC office burnt down
One of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State, where a supplementary poll is slated…
Pope to inaugurate 11-month festival “Jubilee of Mercy’
Pope Francis would next week in Vatican inaugurate an 11-month festival “Jubilee of Mercy’’ aimed at reinforcing Catholic messages of…
Emir of Keffi passes on at 70
The Emir of Keffi in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammadu Chindo Yamusa II, is dead. The Galadima of Keffi, Alhaji Abdul…
Biafra: OEAS demands snap referendum within 90 days
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS) has demanded that the Nigerian government conducts a snap referendum on Biafran self-determination…
ONE Campaign co-founder, Bono commends AFRIMA
The co-founder of ONE Campaign, Paul David Hewson popularly known as ‘Bono’ has congratulated and commended AFRIMA for the successful…
Reading sacks Steve Clarke after one win in eight games
The Scot held talks with Fulham over their vacant managerial role last month but decided to stay at the Madejski…
Psychiatric nursing student dies in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A nursing student of School of Psychiatry, Aro, Abeokuta, Victoria Agbulu, 28, has died in a ghastly motor…
BlackBerry extends mobile payments to Africa, starting with Nigeria
Blackberry Limited, the Canadian global mobile communications leader, has announced its intentions to extend its mobile payment option to Africa,…
Senate’s attempts to muzzle Nigeria’s social media
By Mausi Segun This week, Nigeria’s senators moved a bill designed to muzzle free speech on social media one step…
I’m in Lagos to steal to celebrate Christmas— suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year-old man, Ikechukwu Godspower, arrested by the police for felony, has confessed that he relocated a few…
Fayose suspends SSG for incompetence
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has suspended the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Modupe Alade, for alleged incompetence.…
US names victims of California mass shooting
Los Angeles (AFP) – Six women and eight men were the victims of the mass shooting in California, US authorities…
Onu to launch book on how APC rose to power
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC), will on Dec. 7, launch a book about the party and…
Ooni’s Coronation: Jumat service, fashion show, take center stage today
Femi Anjorin The activities marking the events for the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…