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Willian scores brace as Chelsea beat Stoke City to go 13 games unbeaten
Premier League leaders Chelsea equalled the top flight record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season after overcoming valiant…
It’s a New Year in Australia!
A massive fireworks display has lit up Sydney Harbour as Australia’s largest city ushered in 2017. Some 1.5 million revellers…
We’ll take Lagos to next level in 2017-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday thanked Lagosians for the massive support given to his administration in the…
Expect more success in critical sectors in 2017-Adebule
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Oluranti Adebule has reassured Lagosians that the state government under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi…
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Nigerian Army presents captured Boko Haram flag to President Buhari
The Nigerian Army on Friday night in Abuja hosted President Muhammadu Buhari to Guards Brigade Regimental Dinner and presented to…
Magu not removed — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked speculation that its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has been removed…
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Breaking: Magu still in charge of EFCC – Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed social media report on the removal of Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Zenda, oldest lion in U.S. euthanised by Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo has euthanised a 25-year-old lioness believed to have been the oldest lion in the United States after…
Wike elevates 3 traditional rulers in Rivers
The Rivers Government has elevated two traditional rulers in the state to first class and another one to second class…
40 undergraduates to enjoy Rosy-Tony scholarship
Forty additional undergraduates studying across Nigeria would benefit from the scholarship scheme of Imo born philanthropist and politician, Chief Tony…
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28 dead as twin bombs rip through iraqi market
At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State…
DSS arrest 3 suspected terrorists in Kano
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three suspected Boko Haram fighters at Dirbunde Village in Takai Local Government…
Murray loses to Goffin in his season opener
World number one Andy Murray started his new season Friday with a surprise defeat to Belgian David Goffin in the…
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Trump hails Putin’s halt of U.S. diplomats’ expulsion
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay his planned expulsion of…
Cult war: Footballer, 2 others shot dead in Benin
Three persons, including a footballer, were reportedly shot dead on Thursday night in Benin City, in a cult war between…
Buhari, call off customs’ siege on Igbo traders
It is time they stopped this practice of unleashing ravenous agents to prey on innocent Nigerians. And with the impression…
All Hail James Ibori, the Kleptomaniac “Redeemer”
In saner climes, people dissociate themselves from people with criminal records. But in ours today, people take pride in being…
Lagos to install 16,000 water meters in February
The Lagos State Government is to begin the installation of 16,000 meters to regulate water supply in the state in…
Auto parts seller stabs wife with broken bottle in private part
A 37-year old man, Victor Ojiaku, who allegedly stabbed his wife, a student, with a broken bottle in her private…
DSS launches offensive against kidnappers, terrorists
The Department of State Services (DSS) has pledged to sustain its offensive against kidnappers and terrorists in the country in…
Lagos, issuing houses seal deal on N47bn bond
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the closing of its N47 billion 16.5 per cent 2023 Series 1 Bond…
Njoku resigns as Abia Speaker, less than 24 hours after election
The ninth Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Chief Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after…
Rivers Assembly elects new Speaker, passes 2017 budget
A new Speaker was on Friday elected by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He is Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani…
SERAP urges UN to intervene in Southern Kaduna killings
Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed to the United Nations to halt further killings in Southern Kaduna…
No going back on democratic dividends for grassroots-LASG
Lagos State Government has restated its determination to deliver the dividends of democracy to people at the grassroots in the…
Russia won’t expel US diplomats-Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out a tit-for-tat response after the US expelled 35 Russian diplomats amid a row…
ETF: Lagos targets 900,000 jobs, distributes offer letter to 150 beneficiaries
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) on Friday distributed offer letters to some of…
2 docked for beating PHCN worker
Two men, who allegedly beat up a Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) worker for disconnecting their power supply, on…
Fire victims died from burnt, carbon-monoxide—expert
The victims of the Dec. 27 fire-incident in Ikotun area of Lagos State died from severe injuries sustained from burnt…
Man charged with stealing car as owner slept
A 32-year-old man, Ibrahim Lawal, who allegedly used a master key to steal a car from a park, on Friday…