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Parents, coaches hail NNPC/ITA Partnership
Damilare Okunola/Kaduna Parents attending International Tennis Academy, ITA-organised tournaments with their wards have hailed the synergy between the academy and…
Capture Of Mubi Bad For Badeh
Insurgency in Nigeria reached a disgraceful crescendo last Thursday when the Boko Haram terrorist group invaded and overran Vimtim, the…
Adenuga, Glo Sweep ICT Awards
West Africa’s major telecoms operator, Globacom and its enterprising Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr.(GCON) won five awards at the 2014…
Buhari, APC Govs. Shun Council Of State Meeting
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Military Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, the embattled Speaker of House…
APC To Appoint New LG Bosses
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola has bowed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to appoint…
NAPTIP arrests 274 human traffickers
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) says it has arrested 274…
Aregbesola seeks approval of N2bn loan
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has sought for the approval of the State House of Assembly to access N2 billion…
NAHCON returns 76,000 pilgrims back home
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Tuesday that it has completed the transportation of all the 76,000…
FC Tokyo eyeing Barcelona’s Xavi
FC Tokyo are eyeing an ambitious swoop on Barcelona and Spain great Xavi Hernandez, joining a list of suitors thought…
PDP Reps demand automatic ticket, party sets up panel
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has constituted a committee to look at issues of automatic ticket sought…
S. Africa prosecutors appeal Pistorius verdict
South African prosecutors on Tuesday filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of star Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who last…
Obasanjo charges youths against immorality
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday in Abeokuta urged Nigerian youths to be God-fearing and to develop good characters and…
FG concerned over states refusal to adopt Child Rights Act
The Federal Government on Monday expressed concern at the refusal of many of the states across the country to adopt…
2015: Kanu Nwankwo hits Surulere In Support Of Desmond Elliot
Two-time African Player of the Year, Kanu Nwankwo, popularly referred to as Papilo hit Surulere in Lagos state to canvass…
Thailand arms villagers to quell insurgency
Thai authorities have distributed hundreds of assault rifles to village volunteers in the insurgency-battered south, in a move seemingly at…
Dimeji Bankole, Doyin Okupe causing discord in Ogun PDP
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Engr Bayo Dayo, Ogun state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insinuated that former Speaker of…
Gov. aspirants, delegates who boycotted PDP congress are losers, says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor\Port Harcourt Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Minister of State for Education and a Rivers state governorship aspirant on…
Mexico confirms army general, wife shot dead
Gunmen killed a Mexican general sent by the government to tame violence in a northern state plagued by drug cartel…
2015 Elections: Acts of violence not tolerated, says Sambo Dasuki
The Federal Government said on Monday in Abuja that it was determined to ensure that acts of political violence were…
CAF to keep 2015 AFCON’s original date
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unanimously agreed to stick with the original date of the commencement of the…
Tambuwal: Over 80 APC lawmakers meet with party executives
Over 80 lawmakers were at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat on Monday for a consultative session with party executives.…
IGP inaugurates committee on prevention of communal clashes
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the Police Committee on the Prevention and…
Lawmakers urge Jonathan to direct IGP to restore Tambuwal’s security
The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) on Monday flayed the withdrawal of the security details of Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal…
Jonathan should start dusting his table – Kwankwaso
Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke…
Jonathan ended 40 years of corruption in agric sector, says Adesina
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan`s administration has, through its Agriculture…
Ex-Plateau Speaker, picks APC governorship form
Simon Lalong, the former Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, on Monday picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form for…
PDP asks aspirants to join presidential race
Nigeria’s ruling party, in a move interpreted as political comedy of the highest order called on aspirants interested in contesting…
NNPC Tennis Championship: McCloud, Edwards Take Rivalry To Kaduna
Damilare Okunola/ Kaduna Emerging tennis star, Angel McCloud and young tennis whizkid, MaryLove Edwards will renew their rivalry when the…
In Pictures: Oshiomhole pays last tribute to Late Aliu
Governor Adams Oshiomhole and members of the Edo State House of Assembly were this morning thrown into mourning, following the…