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FG to rehabilitate 173 roads at N1.7bn
The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP (II)) in Niger state says it plans to rehabilitate 176 kilometres of roads…
Independence: Obama pledges support against terrorism
United States President, Barack Obama, has pledged the support of the American government to Nigeria in combating terrorism. The pledge…
Independence Day: Northern Governors Forum calls unity
The Northern States Governors’ Forum on Tuesday urged Nigerians to mark the country’s 54 years anniversary by working for its…
I’ll improve the living standard of Nigerians – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja restated the commitment of his administration to doing what is right to improve…
Mother, son sentenced for child trafficking
The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on Monday sentenced a mother and her son to three months imprisonment for…
Support who emerges APC president, Buhari advises supporters
Former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on his supporters to stay focused, shun insult and be…
Herrera adds to United injury problems
Manchester United have been dealt another injury blow after it was confirmed midfielder Ander Herrera suffered a fractured rib in…
Husband seeks divorce over wife’s bad friends
A 42-year old man, Lawal Idris, on Tuesday told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife, Mulikat, was in the…
Kwara PDP promises to restore boarding schools
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has promised to restore boarding facilities into secondary schools in the state…
EFCC witness denies threat to life
Henry Ojelu A prosecution witness in a N1.1 billion fuel subsidy fraud trial, Mr Kehinde Akinmolayo today denied that his…
DSS to appeal judgement on El-Rufai
Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) said on Tuesday that it would appeal the judgment of the…
Amaju Pinnick is new NFA President
Amaju Pinnick, Executive Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, has been elected as new Nigeria Football Association president. Pinnick replaces embattled…
Amaju Pinnick set to be named new NFA President
Amaju Pinnick, Executive Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, is set to be elected new Nigeria Football Association president. The election…
Angry mob sets Okada thieves ablaze
Angry mob on Tuesday sets ablaze two men over their alleged attempted theft of a motorcycle popularly known as “Okada”…
Texas hospital isolates patient for Ebola tests
A patient with symptoms of Ebola has been placed in strict isolation at a Texas hospital, and test results are…
Children who lost parents to Ebola shunned by families – UNICEF
Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African Ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and…
Juventus game like a final for Atletico – Godin
Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin believes his side have to take a do-or-die approach into their crucial Champions League clash…
Giroud signs new Arsenal deal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Tuesday that a new contract for French striker Olivier Giroud was a “done” deal. Giroud…
2015: PDP backs Gov. Yero, Bajoga for reelection
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna state and his deputy, Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga, on Tuesday received the support of stakeholders of…
Oshiomhole commissions 1000-capacity lecture theatres at AAU
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has commissioned two 500-seating capacity lecture theatres and a block of lecturers’ offices at…
Lufthansa pilots’ strike grounds around 20,000 passengers
A new walkout by Lufthansa pilots on Tuesday forced the cancellation of 50 flights in Frankfurt, Germany’s busiest airport, affecting…
Ogun FRSC arrest 31,695 offenders in 8 months
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun said it apprehended and prosecuted no fewer than 31,695 traffic offenders between…
South Africa court postpones Malema corruption trial
A South African court on Tuesday suspended the corruption trial of firebrand politician Julius Malema, pushing the high-profile case against…
Wawrinka loses to Japanese outsider in Tokyo
Tatsuma Ito followed the winning example of compatriot Kei Nishikori as the number 103-ranked local dumped top seed Stan Wawrinka…
Thieves steal $7.6 mn Degas painting from Cyprus pensioner
Thieves have stolen a painting by French master Edgar Degas valued at six million euros ($7.6 million) from the home…
Ebola screening for ships’ at Apapa port
Sand is unloaded from the vast hold of the Pintail cargo ship into waiting trucks at the port of Apapa…
Six escape death in flying car accident
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six unidentified persons narrowly escaped death by the whiskers Monday morning in Benin when the driver of the…
Ekiti police arrest 19 suspects over Aderiye’s murder
Ekiti state Police Command says it has arrested 19 suspects, including a woman, following the assassination of Omolafe Aderiye, former…
S.Korea ferry tragedy film causes stir at festival
A South Korean documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster has stoked controversy ahead of Thursday’s opening of Asia’s pre-eminent film…
Green or Greed?
Nigeria is not a place but a people. The colour on our flag is a representation of who we are…