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I was impeached for uprightness -Abia Ex-Speaker
Six day after being ousted from office, Chief Martins Azubuike, the former Speaker, Abia House of Assembly, says his uprightness…
Legal practitioner advises men to respect their wives
A Legal Practitioner, Mr Dele Joshua, on Tuesday said that women deserved some respect from their husbands for their role…
Oil prices rise as markets eye production cuts
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and…
Nobody comes to Abuja to read
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pius Adesanmi’s “A Nigerian, Library and Lawmakers” (Sahara Reporters, December 24). I will like to add…
Most Americans think Trump can’t handle presidency – Poll
Americans have little confidence in President-elect Donald Trump’s abilities to handle his presidential duties, with less than half of them…
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60 killed, many beheaded, in Brazil prison riot
A prison riot in the Brazilian Amazon has left at least 60 people dead with some bodies decapitated and burned.…
My coaching career about to end – Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is “arriving at the end’’ of his career and will not be coaching…
Trump: I knew I would win big
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he knew that he would win the November 8, 2016 presidential election against media analysis…
NDLEA discovers cocaine inside soles of new shoes
The officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja have discovered…
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Hurray! FG begins payment of N5,000 monthly stipends to poor Nigerians
As part of its determined efforts to touch the lives of Nigerians positively the Buhari administration has started the payment…
Don accuses Fayose of humiliating Ekiti University pro-chancellor
An Associate Professor, Eniola Sikiru Olugbenga has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of humiliating the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing…
United win sixth consecutive game after 2-1 win over West Ham
Manchester United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham after victory at West Ham, who played for 75 minutes with…
Yoruba actress, Toyin Majekodunmi, is dead
The Yoruba movie industry has recorded its first death of 2017 as one of its own, Toyin Majekodunmi, died today.…
10-man City defeat Burnley 2-1 at Etihad
Ten-man Manchester City moved up to third as they withstood a spirited Burnley fightback in front of a relieved Etihad…
Traders at war over Iyaloja of Ibadanland
Market traders in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently at war over the removal of Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Chief…
Forex crisis: Expert seeks CBN review of ban on 41 items
A financial expert on Monday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the foreign exchange restriction placed…
Accident claims 3 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday confirmed the death of three persons in a road accident involving a…
Costa says he wanted to leave Chelsea in summer
Chelsea FC striker Diego Costa says he had wanted to leave the English Premier League club last summer. Costa had…
Sunderland score 2 penalty kicks to hold visiting Liverpool
Two Jermain Defoe penalty kicks meant hosts Sunderland twice came from behind on Monday to earn a point against second-placed…
Minimum Wage: Nigerian workers in disarray
With the formation of a new labour union in Abuja, many labour leaders are of the opinion that the Nigerian…
Patronise plantain flour – Association
Nigerians have been advised to patronise bread and other pastries made of plantain flour to enjoy maximum nutrition for a…
Nigerians should focus less on material wealth- Cleric
Rev. Fr. George Ehusani has advised Nigerians, particularly Christians, to reduce their quest for material goods and focus on serving…
Electricity company to provide customers with meters
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Monday said it was committed to providing its customers in five states of…
IGP, CAN disagree over number of deaths in Southern Kaduna
The Inspector-General of Police( IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has disagreed with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on the number…
FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in S/Africa
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the latest extra judicial killing…
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Video: Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Gowon, Ekwueme sing for Nigerians
Former Nigerian leaders, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Shonekan combine with former deputies, Ebitu Ukiwe, Alex Ekwueme, Oladipo Diya and…
Recession hits churches as incomes dwindle
The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Minna, Most Rev. Martin Uzorukwu, has said that churches cannot accomplish their projects due…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth misses church again due to heavy cold
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth missed a New Year’s Day church service on Sunday due to a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace said,…
Rivers Rerun Election: Army recovers weapons, uniforms of slain policemen
The Nigerian Army says it has recovered one AK47 assault rifle and uniforms belonging to DSP Mohammed Alkali and his…
New Year Fire: Mother, 4 children burnt to death
A woman and her four children died in a blaze in their flat in Jerusalem on Sunday, an Israeli police…