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Nigeria destined for greatness – Onu
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, in Abuja on Wednesday expressed optimism that Nigeria…
Police, APC executives frustrated Bayelsa guber primary – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the Bayelsa Police command and executives of his party the All Progressives…
Martial can’t stop scoring, as Man Utd beat Ipsiwch
Anthony Martial’s rich goalscoring form continued as Manchester United eased into the League Cup fourth round with victory at home…
Celta Vigo thrash Barcelona 4-1, Real Madrid wins
VIGO, AP – Celta Vigo swept to a shock 4-1 victory over Barcelona, while Real Madrid went top of the…
Oliseh invites Arsenal starlet Iwobi for Congo, Cameroon ties
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has added Arsenal FC starlet Alex Iwobi to the list of invited players for…
Falconets off to Kinshasa for World Cup qualifier
Nigeria’s U-20 women national team, Falconets, will fly out of Abuja on Thursday for the first leg of a 2016…
Siblings burnt in Osogbo petrol station fire disaster
An outbreak at `Bovas’ petrol station in Osogbo on Wednesday caused pandemonium as two children of the same mother were…
Olu of Warri’s burial : Okowa assures traditional council of assistance
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has assured that the state government would assist in the burial ceremony of the late…
Obasa pleads for sacrifice at Sallah
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslims and people of other…
Nigerian army bans movement of vehicles, donkeys, camels, others in Borno
The Nigerian military has banned moving vehicles, bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels in northeastern Borno state as a security measure…
Okowa nominates Internal Revenue Board members
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday submitted a list of nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the…
APC reschedules Bayelsa primary
Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday said the party’s primary for the Dec. 5 governorship…
Abuja trade fair: Exhibitors complain of low patronage
Some five days into the 10th Abuja International Trade Fair, exhibitors are complaining of low patronage and attribute the situation…
DHQ alerts on circulation of fake national identity card
Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national identification registration. It said that the…
APC lauds Gov. Wike on projects’ completion in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Wednesday said the Gov. Nyesom Wike administration had done well in the…
BET’s reality show, Top Actor comes to Africa
Funsho Arogundade Ahead of Season 2 of hit TV Series, Top Actor, BET (DStv channel 129) is on the hunt…
Bulama Modu, Boko Haram kingpin and 42 others arrested
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents along Banki axis of Borno State, North East Nigeria, recorded a major…
Kumuyi charges Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism…
District head, police inspector, 33 others killed by herdsmen
About 35 persons are believed to have been killed on Tuesday evening by gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers in…
Naira depreciates against the dollar
The naira on Wednesday depreciated slightly against the dollar at the parallel market, dropping by N2. The currency traded N222,…
Nigerians fault NFF over choice of Belgium venues for Eagles’ friendlies
Taiwo Adelu Some football loving Nigerians have questioned the rationale behind choosing the two venues for October’s international friendly matches…
CBN encourages bank lending to stave off recession
Reuters – Nigeria’s central bank loosened monetary policy on Tuesday by injecting liquidity into banks, in a bid to stave…
Buhari felicitates with Muslims
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with all Nigerians of the Islamic faith as they celebrate Eid el-Kabir, a statement said…
Eid el-Kabir : IG orders massive deployment of personnel
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that there should be effective and extensive deployment of policemen and…
Egypt’s al-Sissi pardons Al Jazeera journalists, activists for Eid
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists jailed for three years in a case that drew…
Buhari orders police, security agencies to rescue Falae
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police, solomon Arase, and the security agencies to take necessary actions to…
Breast cancer: Women counseled on proper diets
Miss Yemisi Olowookere, a Nutritionist at Garki Hospital, Abuja, on Wednesday said good nutrition may reduce the risk of breast…
3 charged with robbing man at gun-point
Three unemployed men, Olawale Babalola, Oluwafemi Olawale and Akeem Mukaila, were on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos on charges of robbing…
Alcatel bounces back in Nigeria with OneTouch
Daniels Ekugo Alcatel Onetouch, one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone manufacturers, has reopened in Nigeria after so many years of…
2015 Hajj: 3m Muslims gather at plain of Arafat
At least three million Muslims from across the world gathered Wednesday at the plain of Arafat to observe one of…