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U-23 Nations Cup: Siasia in tight corner — Lawal
Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian midfielder, Garba Lawal has said that the abduction of the mother of Head Coach of Nigeria’s…
Nigeria has largest number of child brides in Africa
Nigeria is home to the largest number of child marriages in Africa, a report by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Golden Eaglets coach, Amuneke bags chieftaincy title
Cyriacus Izuekwe For his feat in the just concluded Under 17 World Cup football competition in Chile where Nigeria won…
Union Bank appoints Cyril Odu as new chairman
The Union Bank of Nigeria on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Cyril Odu as its new chairman following the…
Buhari challenges Africa’s public broadcasters to develop rich content
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged public broadcasters in Africa to pay attention to the creation of content in order to…
KOGI ELECTION QUAGMIRE: WILL THIS INTERPRETATION OF CONVENIENCE WORK?
By Daniel Onwe This tragedy of the Kogi State election has opened a flood gate of interpretations and opinions on…
Former VC drags Governor Wike, varsity to court over sack
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All is not well with the affairs of Ignatius Ajuru University, Rumuolumini, Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, as…
Robbers smash baby on the road while robbing mom
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Shasha division have arrested two men on a motorcycle after they smashed a 2-year-old baby…
Five women sent to prison for prostitution
Paul Iyoghojie Five women have been arraigned before a Lagos State magistrates’ court for allegedly engaging in prostitution in Ikoyi…
Nigerian Roads Long Dead And Claiming Lives Daily
It is heartwarming to hear that President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that most of the Nigerian roads were death traps…
27 scrambling to replace Audu in Kogi
There are indications that 27 aspirants have signalled the intention to contest the All Progressives Congress primary to pick a…
Chris Oyakhilome, others may end up in prison
South Africa’s Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) has threatened a…
The excuses and lies of Sambo Dasuki by Bayo Oluwasanmi
By Bayo Oluwasanmi It is not uncommon for cowards to stage different con tactics to escape all responsibilities for their…
Child brides in Africa to more than double by 2050 — UNICEF
(Reuters)- The number of child brides in Africa will soar to 310 million by 2050 from 125 million now if…
Stop subsidy payment, lawmaker urges Buhari
Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Mohammadu Buhari has been advised to stop subsidy paid by the Federal Government on imported fuel. The…
Steer clear bomb blast scenes, DHQ warns citizens
The Director of Information, Defence Headquarters, Col. Rabe Abubakar, on Wednesday advised citizens to steer away from bomb blast scenes…
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PICTURES: Buhari dines with senators at Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo held a dinner with Nigerian Senators, led by Senate President Bukola Saraki on…
Rooney, Martial fail to inspire Man Utd against PSV
Manchester United’s involvement in this season’s Champions League remains in the balance after they were held to a goalless draw…
Buhari storms Lagos Friday to handover Ambode’s 3 helicopters, 31 APCs, others to Police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will storm Lagos on Friday to handover the three patrol helicopters, 31 Armoured Personnel…
Yanaty: Court reserves judgment in N1.8bn subsidy fraud
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 reserved judgment in the case involving Yanaty Petrochemical Limited, an…
I’m yet to come to terms with Audu’s death – Gov Wada
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state said on Wednesday that he was yet to come terms with the sudden death…
NDLEA Chairman, Giade, bows out, hands over to D-G
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, on Wednesday retired from service. A statement by…
NCAA suspends 5 oil marketers from supplying aviation fuel
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has directed five oil marketing companies to stop supplying aviation fuel, known as Jet…
Prof. Garba wins prize for typhoid vaccine research
Prof. Samuel Garba of Federal University of Technology, Minna, will on Thursday receive the Outstanding Medical Research Prize 2015. The…
No specific terrorism threat to US ahead of Thanksgiving—Obama
There is no specific and credible intelligence report indicating terrorist attack is being planned in the United States, President, Barack…
President Buhari to participate in CHOGM, UN Conference on Climate Change
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Nov. 26 for Malta to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government…
DPR seals 6 petrol stations in Warri
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, on Wednesday sealed six petrol stations in Warri and its environs…
Dogara solicits Turkey’s support for IDPs
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, solicited support of the Government of Turkey in…
Reps to investigate report of 90,000 slain policemen
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate recent revelation by Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase that 90,000…
AfDB signs N2.4bn loan deal with Nigeria’s LAPO Microfinance Bank
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has granted a N2.364 billion ($12 million) credit facility to Nigeria’s LAPO Microfinance Bank…