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Japan beat England, face USA in final
Edmonton (Canada) (AFP) – Holders Japan swiped a dramatic 2-1 victory over England thanks to an injury-time own-goal by defender…
NSC DG passes vote of confidence on NFF
Director General (DG) of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Alhassan Saleh Yakmut has passed a vote of confidence on…
El-Rufai inaugurates committee to end killings in Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday inaugurated a 16-member committee to find solutions to the incessant killings in…
Kidnappers to get death penalty in Cross River
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Wednesday sent an Executive bill seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the…
Osinbajo commends Borno Govt., NEMA over IDPs’ welfare
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday commended Borno Government for its efforts at ensuring welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Lagos lawmaker commends Aregbesola over salary arrears
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, on Wednesday commended…
Femi Adesina blasts Metuh again, says Buhari was right to appoint Zakari as INEC boss
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Media and Publicity have hit back at Olisa…
Lagos captures 2,523 cooperative society in database
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has only captured the database of 2,523 cooperative societies in its ongoing…
Globacom launches Glo Xcite, an online entertainment portal
Nigeria’s national telecommunications carrier, Globacom, has launched a world class online entertainment portal for the enjoyment of its teeming subscribers…
Buhari to NAHCON: Address corruption in Hajj, Umrah
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to address all corrupt practices that had…
2 arraigned for defrauding American of $64,000
Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu…
PDP vows to appeal Ambode’s victory at tribunal
Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the ruling of the governorship election petitions…
Army not owing allowances of troops, says Minimah
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Monday in Abuja said the Nigerian Army was not owing…
EFCC to challenge Fani-Kayode’s acquittal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that it would respond to the acquittal of Mr Femi…
6 children drown, 9 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Six children have drowned and nine others rescued as a fibre boat ran into a canoe at Ojo…
Bash Ali Writes Buhari: How corruption stalled my world title ambition
World Boxing Federation, WBF, cruiserweight champion, Nigerian Bashiru Lawrence Ali a.k.a Bash Ali has told President Muhammadu Buhari in a…
Money Laundering: Court acquits Fani-Kayode of corruption charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday discharged and acquitted Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, charged…
Man sent to prison for standing as surety for fleeing wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year-old man, Joshua Apanisile, has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri after standing as surety for…
Non-Academic staff shut down UI
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Non-academic staff of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Wednesday went on strike over non payment of their…
Court dismisses Agbaje’s petition against Ambode
Henry Ojelu The Lagos state governorship election tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic…
Aregbesola to pay March, April salaries by Friday
Governor Rauf Aregbesola has stated that frantic efforts are being made by the state government to pay the salaries of…
Buhari may not appoint ministers until September
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari may not name a cabinet until September as he takes time to find…
Banire admonishes Buhari on choice of Ministers
By Jamiu Yisa The national legal aAdviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muiz Banire has advised President Muhammadu…
Safety Concerns Linger For Women’s Tennis After Attack
Jesper Andreassen held up a plate of 10 jalapeños for the camera, then stuffed them into his mouth, one by…
Wike monitors Zero Pothole project in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction at the pace of work on the Operation Zero…
Nigeria’s external debt in March was $9.4bn – DMO
Nigeria’s external debt stock profile stood at 9.4 billion dollars on March 31, 2015, the Debt Management Office (DMO) says.…
Anambra community protests transfer of Boko Haram inmates
The people of Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Council Area of Anambra on Tuesday protested the transfer of Boko Haram inmates…
NUJ to sue Customs over battering of journalist
Kazeem Ugbodaga Sequel to the battering and near-murder of a journalist, Yomi Olomofe, in Badagry last week, the Lagos State…
Group appeals to Ambode over ultimatum to tricycle riders
Eromosele Ebhomele A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Concerned Human Rights and its Allies, on Tuesday…
Imo to enjoy stable power supply soon, says Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has given an assurance that the state will soon begin to enjoy steady power supply.…