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Messi hits a brace as Barca bundle Celtic out of Champions League
Celtic were eliminated from European competition as Barcelona won to secure top spot in Champions League Group C. Lionel Messi…
City reach last 16 after draw with Monchengladbach
David Silva’s deft equaliser ensured Manchester City reached the Champions League knockout stage for a fourth consecutive season with a…
Arsenal frustrated by PSG in 2-2 draw
Arsenal face a struggle to finish top of their Champions League group after they were held to a draw by…
24,890 Lagosians test positive to HIV in 18 months
No fewer than 24,890 Lagosians have tested positive to the dreaded HIV disease within 18 months in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…
Ondo guber poll: INEC replaces Jimoh Ibrahim with Eyitayo Jegede
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) has replaced the name of Mr Jimoh Ibrahim with that of Mr Eyitayo Jegede…
FG, ASUU reach agreement on demands — Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Wednesday acknowledged that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff…
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Recession: Stop the blame game and work, Obj tells Buhari
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and his team to stop blaming past administrations for the country’s…
Ondo poll: Arewa youths read riot act to INEC
Jamiu Yisa The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has asked Nigerians to hold the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) responsible for…
Ondo poll: Ibrahim goes to Supreme Court
Following his loss at the Appeal Court, Jimoh Ibrahim says he is going to the Supreme Court to challenge the…
Community policing’ll help in reducing crime-Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said that the fight against crime and all forms of criminality…
GE launches ‘Garages’ advanced manufacturing program in Lagos
Leading multinational, General Electric officially launched the permanent installation of the Lagos Garage, a hub for advanced manufacturing-based innovation, strategy…
Ambode redeploys Ashade as Finance Commissioner
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has redeployed the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade…
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Breaking: Ambode abolishes monthly environmental sanitation
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday terminated the monthly environmental sanitation exercise which hitherto held for three hours on the…
EFCC arrests VC Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Olusola Oyewole.…
FRSC proposes review of drivers licence fees – Boboye
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it will submit a proposal to the Joint Task Board of the commission for…
2000 Students get certificate 20 years after graduation
About 2000 graduates of Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Maiduguri will receive their certificates, 20 years after…
FRSC trains 400 tricycle operators
The Borno Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it had trained about 400 tricycle operators…
Trump picks South Carolina Gov as US ambassador to UN
President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, according…
Legal practitioner calls for law against jungle justice
An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Adeoye Are has called on the National Assembly to facilitate a bill against jungle…
Breaking: Appeal Court sacks Jimoh Ibrahim as PDP gov candidate in Ondo
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Wednesday re-listed Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of PDP in the November 26 governorship election…
Justice Abang wrong to order INEC to replace Jegede’s name with Jimoh Ibrahim – A/Court
The Special Panel of the Appeal Court in Abuja this afternoon ruled that Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja High…
Gov Ganduje presents N209.8bn budget proposal to Kano Assembly
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday presented a 2017 budget proposal of more than 209.8 billion naira to…
250 Returnee IDPs get relief materials
The Presidential Initiative for North East (PINE), on Wednesday, presented relief materials to more than 250,000 returnee Internally Displaced Persons…
Obong of Calabar expresses confidence in NIMASA Board
The Obong of Calabar, His Royal Majesty, Edidem Ekpo Okon, has expressed confidence in the Board of the Nigerian Maritime…
Ondo govt promotes 2, 212 workers
Ondo State Government has promoted 2, 212 civil servants in 2016, Chairman of the state Civil Service Commission, Dr Afolabi…
Zamfara police rescue 41 persons recently kidnapped
The police in Zamfara have announced the rescue of 41 persons kidnapped last week by armed bandits in Maru local…
Training of youths in dance would create employment- Stakeholder
A dance instructor, Tony Offiong, on Wednesday said that practical training in dance through formal education would sharpen the skills…
Lagos monarch seeks constitutional role for traditional rulers
The paramount ruler of Igbogbo town in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Oba Semiu Kasali, on Wednesday advocated the provision of constitutional…
Kwara Prisons Command denies beating 6 inmates to death
The Kwara Prisons Command said on Wednesday that its officials did not beat six inmates of Oke Kura Prison, Ilorin,…
Army hands over 316 rustled cows to Borno Govt
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday handed over 316 cows suspected to have been rustled by the Boko Haram terrorists to…