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Mark promises adequate accommodation for NSSF
Senate President David Mark has promised the athletes and officials at the Nigerian School Sports Federation (NSSF) that authorities will…
Committee certifies 103 aspirants for PDP assembly primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) screening committee for party primaries into Kogi House of Assembly has certified 103 aspirants for…
BPP to inaugurate procurement forum
The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has promised to provide a viable institutional framework to promote synergy and cooperation among…
Uganda draws up new anti-gay law
Uganda’s ruling party has drawn up new anti-gay legislation and could push it through parliament before the end of the…
18 Students Bag 1st Class From Bells
Taiwo Okanlawon The Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria, has graduated 18 First Class students. This was made known at…
Navy School Bans Students From Solat
Harrison Iyoha Barely weeks after a court in Lagos upheld the ban of Hijab in public primary and secondary schools…
Knocks For LASPOTECH Guards
Harrison Iyoha Security guards at the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, Ikorodu main campus have come under serious scrutiny following the…
Obiano urges NYSC members to sustain a united Nigeria
Anambra state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has called on the members of Batch “C” National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to…
Kogi immunizes 3 million persons against CSM
The Kogi Commissioner for Health, Dr Idriss omede, said on Saturday that about three million people were immunised against cerebro…
S. African football declares war on illegal firearms
It’s a call normally heard in countries emerging from civil war: hand over your illegal weapons in exchange for amnesty.…
Chelsea won’t park the bus again says Mourinho
Jose Mourinho insists there will be no repeat of Chelsea’s ultra-defensive gameplan when the Premier League leaders return to the…
Wenger expects Arsenal to bounce back from Euro slump
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal will make an immediate recovery from their European meltdown when they return to Premier League action…
Drugs charge against Adriano thrown out
A Rio de Janeiro judge has dismissed charges laid against former Brazilian international Adriano that accused him of involvement with…
NNPC Junior Circuit: Edwards, McCleod Battle In Final Showdown
Damilare Okunola/ Kaduna Young Nigerian tennis sensations, MaryLove Edwards and Angel McCleod will seek to outshine each other in today’s…
US awards grants to 15 civil society organisations in Nigeria
By Simon Ateba The United State Government has awarded grants to 15 civil society organisations in Nigeria to boost efforts…
Rivers Judiciary crisis: Govt, lawyers’ talks deadlocked
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Attempt by the leadership of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Governor Chibuike Amaechi to arrive at a…
Mourinho hits back at Suarez claims
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at Luis Suarez’s claims that he told his players to waste time in…
Gang members admit killing over 40 missing Mexico students
Suspected gang members in Mexico confessed to killing more than 40 missing students and incinerating their remains in a case…
4.8 magnitude earthquake hits Greece
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck about 140 kilometres west of Athens provoking some light damage to buildings but no reports…
Boko Haram: Ohaneze Ndigbo seeks for summit of ex-military officers
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a PDP chieftain, has charged the Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership to summon a meeting of all retired senior…
Presidency will go to the North in 2019, says Iwuanyanwu
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a PDP chieftain, has stated that the North will take power of the center in 2019, urging…
FG attracted $7bn investment in cement sector – Aganga
Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Friday said the Federal Government has attracted new private sector investment…
Hiddink will quit Dutch post if beaten by Latvia
Guus Hiddink will quit as Netherlands coach if the struggling World Cup semi-finalists lost to minnows Latvia in their next…
Boko Haram principles are UnIslamic – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Friday said that Boko Haram principles and beliefs were not in line with Islamic…
PDP suspends governorship aspirant, 10 others in C’River
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River on Friday suspended a governorship aspirant in the state, Mr Goddy Jeddy-Agba…
We’ll Stop You In 2015, PDP Tells Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In reaction to the accusation leveled against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it thrives in rigging…
Amosun Calls for Extension of PVC Distribution
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
Ghana appoints Avram Grant as next coach
Ghana on Friday said they had chosen former Chelsea and West Ham manager Avram Grant to replace Kwesi Appiah who…
More troops needed to stem Boko Haram, says Ngilari
Boko Haram has taken over at least five municipalities in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, its governor said on Friday, calling…
Nigeria needs volunteers, troops to fight Boko Haram
A bomb concealed in a black plastic bag killed several people in Nigeria’s restive northeast on Friday, as Adamawa state…