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Alison-Madueke’s ‘cancer’ picture draws sympathy
Eromosele Ebhomele A photograph confirming that Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke is indeed battling cancer is…
Diezani Opens Up: I didn’t steal $20bn and my sister has no kid for Jonathan
In an interview with Dele Momodu, Nigeria’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison Madueke denied all the stories making rounds about…
Promoted: Nwakali, Osimhen, 2 others join Siasia’s team
Four members of the FIFA U-17 World Cup winners, have been invited to join Nigeria’s Under 23 team. They are…
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Swaziland Tie: Eagles land in Port Harcourt, getting set for return leg
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles have returned to the country after their match against Swaziland in the 2018 FIFA World…
Draw against Swaziland, a bad start for Nigeria, says Akpoborie
Taiwo Adelu The performance of the Super Eagles against Swaziland in their first match of the FIFA World Cup qualifying…
UPDATE: 120 dead in Paris attacks, Hollande declares emergency
Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium at locations across Paris on Friday, killing at…
3 jailed for impersonating Plateau State Speaker, Gov’s wife
A Jos Magistrate’s Court on Friday sentenced three men to one month imprisonment each for impersonating and duping Speaker and…
WHO urges sustained measles vaccination
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for sustained measles vaccination as reports had shown that the number of measles-related…
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Stade de France: Fear, panic as terror attack leave fans fearing the worst
France and Germany fans were allowed on to the Stade de France pitch to be evacuated after the full-time whistle…
Guinness shareholders decry fine on coy by NAFDAC
Some shareholders of Guinness Nigeria Plc have condemned the one billion naira fine imposed on the company by the National…
NEMA to receive 10,000 more Nigerians from CAR, Cameroon
The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Sidi on Friday in Yola, said it would evacuate 10,000…
Refugee situation on Lesbos has worsened–UN
The United Nations said on Friday that unabated influx of refugees onto Greek island of Lesbos had made the humanitarian…
Many killed, hostages taken as multiple attacks rock Paris
At least 18 people have been killed in several shootings in the French capital, Paris, as well as explosions at…
Communication can be Nigeria’s cash-cow – Minister
Minister of Communication, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Friday said communication could become Nigeria’s cash-cow if properly explored. He promised to…
Guinness denies usage of expired raw materials
Mr Sesan Sobowale, the Director, Corporate Relations in Guinness Nigeria, on Friday denied that the company ever used raw materials…
N1bn Fine: Guinness denies using expired raw materials
Mr Sesan Sobowale, the Director, Corporate Relations in Guinness Nigeria, on Friday denied that the company ever used raw materials…
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Super Eagles fail to beat Swaziland ranked 130
Nigeria’s Super Eagles settled for a goalless draw with minnows, Swaziland at Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba this evening. There was little…
Buhari honours soldiers with medals for gallantry
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Yola, honoured three soldiers who sustained serious injuries in ongoing operations against Boko Haram with…
How I met Bola Tinubu – Babatunde Fashola
The minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola explains in this interview how he first met his mentor,…
Nigeria, Ghana fire blank against Swaziland, Comoros
The small Comoros Islands and kingdom of Swaziland enjoyed a rare outing in the World Cup spotlight on Friday by…
Pentagon certain drone strike killed Jihadi John
The Pentagon says it is reasonably certain that an Islamic State militant Jihadi John has been killed in a drone…
NSCDC parade 3 for cable vandalism, prepaid metres theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday in Lagos paraded three suspects for vandalising electric cables and…
Customs C-G warns border communities against smuggling
The Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has warned border communities in the country to…
NYSC detects fake certificates, calls for verification
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Friday, said it had detected fake certificates alleged to be issued by its…
Edo yet to receive $75m World Bank loan, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday said the State was yet to receive the $75million World Bank loan recently…
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FIFA president, Issa Hayatou undergoes surgery
President of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou, and acting president of FIFA, has undergone a kidney transplant.…
53 graduates with first class at UI
Fifty three students graduated with first class degrees from the University of Ibadan (UI) out of 2,362 graduands in Ibadan…
Ashaka Cement donates 100 bags of rice to IDPs
Ashaka Cement Company, a subsidiary of Lafarge Holcim, gave 100 bags of rice to 100 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from…
EFCC arraigns man for $1,500 fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 12, 2015 arraigned one Emmanuel Eromosele (alias Bryan Perry) before Justice…
Man bags three-month imprisonment for N10m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 13, 2015 secured the conviction of one Ibrahim Abdullahi who…