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Bayelsa Senatorial Primaries; Paulker, Murray-Bruce in, Lokpobiri out
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, Downstream sector, Senator Emmanuel Paulker and former Director General,…
APC Reps Primaries: 7 Incumbents, Akiolu’s Son Lose
Jamiu Yisa The primary election to pick candidates who will fly the flag of the Lagos State chapter of the…
Africa’ll Miss Super Eagles At 2015 AFCON- Hayatou
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Alhaji (Dr) Issa Hayatou has affirmed that failure to qualify for the…
16-year-old boy wins 2014 Ekiti marathon race
A 16-year-old boy who hails from Ijero-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti, Sunday Ojoko on Sunday won the…
Suspects arrested in Jerusalem school attack
Several suspects have been arrested in connection with an arson attack which last month targeted a Jewish-Arab school that is…
Genoa beat AC Milan to go third
Genoa moved up to third ahead of stuttering Napoli with a battling 1-0 home win over AC Milan thanks to…
Tenth Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola
A tenth doctor has died after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Sunday, increasing alarm over the…
Court freezes Sunny Odogwu’s 19 accounts over N26.2bn debt
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has ordered 19 commercial banks in Nigeria, not to…
PDP has no place in Lagos – Jimoh
Eromosele Ebhomele Just minuets after he won the primary election to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Enosoregbe, Agugbom Rule 1st NPA Open Championship
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Clifford Enosoregbe and Christie Agugbom are winners of the first Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA National Tennis Open in…
Nigeria warns pilots of Harmattan haze
By Simon Ateba Pilots flying over the Nigerian airspace between now and March next year should be wary of harmattan…
26 foreigners among 135 arrested for ‘terrorism’ in Saudi
Authorities in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday they have arrested 135 suspects, including 26 foreign nationals, for “terrorism” offences. The…
Who will emerge APC presidential candidate? Vote here
Thousands of delegates from across Nigeria converge on Lagos this week, as the main opposition party chooses its candidate to…
Malawi president, deputy defer 80% pay rise
Malawian President Peter Mutharika and his deputy have deferred a controversial pay rise for themselves, a top government official said…
Saudi border guards kill Ethiopian
Guards on Saudi Arabia’s southern border with Yemen have killed two Ethiopians trying to smuggle drugs and alcohol into the…
Uber taxi driver rapes woman in India
An Uber taxi driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old passenger in the Indian capital before threatening to kill her, police said…
2014 NIPOGA: 42 polytechnics arrive Bida
Forty-two contingents from polytechnics across the country are participating in this year’s edition of the Nigeria Polytechnics Games (NIPOGA) holding…
Regulators synergy needed to avert capital market crash – UBA Capital boss
Mrs Oluwatoyin Sanni, the Group Chief Executive Officer, UBA Capital Plc, on Saturday called for regulatory synergy among the different…
Only credible election can sustain Nigeria’s democracy – Mark
The Senate President, David Mark, on Saturday said free, fair and credible election was required in 2015 to safeguard and…
Ribery’s 100th goal keeps Bayern in comfortable lead
Bayern Munich continued their seemingly relentless march towards a 25th German title as Franck Ribery’s 100th goal for the Bundesliga…
Wenger laments lack of experience in defence
Arsene Wenger admits the lack of experience in his Arsenal defence proved costly as his team spurned the opportunity to…
Chelsea still the team to beat, says Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insisted his side were still the team to beat despite the Premier League leaders seeing their…
Ogun PDP postpones primaries over fake delegates
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium broke on Saturday as delegates and some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yewa North/Imeko-Afon…
Remmy Hazzan, Adijat Lose House of Reps. Ticket
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The duo of Hon. Remmy Hazzan and Adijat Oladapo-Adeleye, both members of the Ogun State House of Assembly…
Gunmen storm Minna prison, free 270 inmates
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday attacked Minna Medium Prison, broke into the cells and set 270 inmates…
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Group Of Death: Falcons drawn against, USA, Sweden, Australia
African champions, the Falcons of Nigeria face a difficult task to qualify for the knockout phase of the FIFA Women’s…
Washington’s ‘mayor for life’ bade farewell
Thousands gathered Saturday for a joyful final farewell to Washington’s “mayor for life” Marion Barry, remembering him more for his…
Ailing Tiger Woods improves with 69 in comeback event
Tiger Woods battled through nausea, fever and vomiting to fire a 3-under par 69 Saturday at the Hero World Challenge,…
Greek writer Menis Koumandareas found murdered
Acclaimed Greek author Menis Koumandareas was found apparently murdered Saturday in his central Athens home, authorities said. He was 83.…
I maintain a cordial relationship with Fashola, says Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress and ex-governor of Lagos state Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dismissed speculations that he…