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Serena Williams wins 6th Wimbledon title, 21st Grand Slam
London (AFP) – Serena Williams won a sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday as the world number one became the oldest…
IGP has ordered Rivers CP to protect PDP council chairmen – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the Rivers State command to provide security for the…
UPDATE: Man wearing burqa kills 14 in Chad
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – A man dressed in a woman’s burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad’s capital…
Adamawa commissioners may exceed 20, says APC Chairman
Alhaji Yamusa Shuaibu, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, said the governor may appoint more than 20…
Ebola: Liberia, others to get $5bn assistance from international community
The international community has pledged more than five billion dollars, to support Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, in their efforts…
NFF right to appoint Oliseh as Super Eagles coach, says Siasia
The National under-23 Team Coach, Samson Siasia, has commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for hiring ex-internationals to coach the…
Slain Iyaloja: Ogun CP promises to arrest killers within a week
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Barely 24 hours after assumption of office as new Commissioner of Police in Ogun state, CP Abdulmajid Ali,…
Explosion kills at least four people in Chad’s capital
An explosion killed at least four people in the main market in Chad’s capital N’Djamena early on Saturday, a Reuters…
Bomb Blast near DSS office in Maiduguri kills one
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber driving a three-wheeled vehicle detonated near the office of state security in Nigeria’s northeastern…
Gov. Ugwuanyi, deputy undertake bio-metric capture for salaries
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his deputy, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, on Friday undertook the bio-metric data capture required by the state…
Buhari to Nigerians: Get ready to patronise “Made In Nigeria” products
President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that Nigerians get ready to patronise products made in the country after he pledged that…
Bastian Schweinsteiger has agreed to join Man Utd
Manchester United have had a bid accepted by Bayern Munich for the midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, according to reports in Germany.…
Boko Haram takes cue from ISIS, releases first beheading video
Boko Haram has set a terrifying new precedent by releasing its first gruesome video of a beheading since it pledged…
Tribunal dismisses forensic report of Enugu APC guber candidate
The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday dismissed the forensic report of election materials brought by the candidate…
APC to Ekweremadu: Boko Haram attacks are signs of a dying monster
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said what Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu interpreted as the worsening cases of Boko…
Buhari, Osinbajo take 50% pay cut
President Muhammadu Buhari will only receive 50 per cent of the salary paid to his predecessor. The President’s decision to…
NFF to unveil Oliseh as Super Eagles coach next week
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will between Wednesday and Thursday next week unveil Sunday Oliseh as the new Super Eagles…
Ekweremadu goofed on recent Boko Haram attacks – Sen Adeola
Senator Solomon Adeola the All Progressives Congress (APC) member representing Lagos West in the Senate has called upon the Deputy…
N29bn Fraud: Ex-Gov Nyako, son get N350m bail
Justice E. Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, July 10, 2015 admitted former governor of…
Police, APC working to destabilise PDP-controlled states – Metuh
Peoples Democratic Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh has accused the police and All Progressives Congress of working together…
PDP demands immediate unsealing of local councils in Rivers
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja demanded immediate unsealing of local councils in…
Nigerians abroad mull Boko Haram Appeal Fund
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) worldwide, says it is considering the establishment of a fund to help rebuild North…
Police promise to checkmate cultism in Delta
The Police in Delta said on Friday that it would checkmate cult members in the state. The Police Public Relations…
Pipeline explosion kills 12, injures 3 at Agip’s oil field in Yenagoa
A total of 12 oil workers died in a pipeline explosion which occurred on Thursday afternoon at Agip’s oil fields…
GTBank named Best Bank in Nigeria at Euromoney Awards
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, one of Africa’s leading financial institution has once again reaffirmed its position as a global brand…
Synagogue: Foreigners slam Coroners verdict
Thousands of foreign supporters of Nigerian Prophet, T.B. Joshua have taken to Facebook to express their dismay and disgust at…
2015 Lagos Baby of the Year successfully undergoes heart surgery
Kazeem Ugbodaga The first baby to be delivered in Lagos State, Nigeria, Miss Oluwajomloju Ogundimu has undergone successful heart surgery…
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Madmen and Specialist by Prof Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka’s book titled Madmen and Specialist has been reproduced into a play and will show at…
Knocks for FIFA over horribly flawed ranking system
FIFA published its monthly world rankings for July, and it’s even more inexplicable than usual, reports Business Insider. We’ll get…
Boko Haram: UN urges FG to clean-up recovered towns
The UN on Thursday urged the Federal Government to clean up the communities liberated from Boko Haram to make them…