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Toriola’s exit from Olympics too early and saddening- Oladapo

Olabanji Oladapo, Executive Secretary of African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), says Saturday’s elimination of Africa’s greatest table tennis player Segun…

Rio Olympics 2016: Djokovic crashes as Murray lose one, win one

Andy and Jamie Murray are out of the men’s doubles, while top seed Novak Djokovic lost in the singles, in…

Breaking: Nigeria qualify for quarter final defeat Sweden 1-0

Nigeria have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games football event after a 1-0 victory over Sweden. The country’s…

Williams sisters lose Olympic doubles match for 1st time

Three-time doubles gold medalists Serena and Venus Williams lost an Olympic match as partners for the first time, stunned in…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara cuts subventions to higher institutions

The Kwara State Government says it has cut the subventions of seven tertiary institutions in the state from N3.6 billion…

My pastor pushed me into selling stolen cars-Suspect

Kazeem Ugbodaga A 35-year old man arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police…

NNPC pays N56.96bn into Federation Account in June

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it paid the N55.96 billion into the Federation Account in the month of…

Speaker Dogara wants to kill me, Jibrin cries out

Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has accused Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara…

Metuh: I’ve no relationship with Niger Delta Avenger

Chief Olisa Metuh has denounced claim linking him the Niger Delta Avenger, saying that information being circulated in public about…

I’m not a sponsor of Niger Delta militancy-Jonathan

Former Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has denied being one of the sponsors of militancy in the Niger Delta region. The…
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Globacom subscribers laud reduced tariffs

Subscribers on Globacom network on Sunday commended the telecommunications’ company for its reduced tariffs on its data. They said in…

Russian athletes banned from Rio Paralympics over doping scandal

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday said it has banned Russian athletes from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic…

Military operation in Niger saved millions of lives – Army

The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that Thursday’s operation of the military in Kpaidna community in Bosso Local Government Area…

Manchester United win Community Shield

Jose Mourinho began his reign as Manchester United manager with a trophy on Sunday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s late header beat…

PDP convention planning committee holds inaugural meeting

Amidst controversies surrounding the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Convention Planning Committee of the party, on…

SERAP to Dogara: Budget padding is a crime of corruption

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has faulted the claim by the Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara…

Nigeria, 2016 olympics and other stories

Reuben Abati “I hear we are no longer Nigeria, but the United States of Nigeria” “You didn’t hear anything. Stop…

White Naija Girl out to market African fashion

White Naija Girl is not your ordinary lady, she is a lady on a mission, and her mission is to…

Buhari to attend Idriss Deby’s inauguration

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for N’Djamena on Monday to attend the inauguration of President Idriss Deby of Chad.…

Ambode: Kidnap of Iba monarch a sacrilege, they won’t go unpunished

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode has described the kidnap of the Oniba of Iba land, Oba Goriola…

How we kidnapped Iba Monarch, collected N15.1 million ransom-Kidnapper

One of the arrested suspected kidnappers who abducted the Oniba of Iba land, Oba Goriola Oseni has narrated how they…

Management of primary education is states’ responsibility- NUT

Mr Obong Obong, Secretary-General, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), says that the responsibility of managing primary education remains with the…

NAHCON commends embassy on visa application process

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nigeria for making visa application process…

NCAA begins certification of aviation security screeners

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced full implementation of certification of all aviation security screeners in the nation’s…

Militancy: Yoruba, Ijaw communities play “Unity match”

The Yoruba and Ijaw communities in Lagos State on Saturday held a football match amid other cultural displays to foster…

Traders express concern over low patronage of food items

Traders in Omu-Aran, Kwara, have expressed concern about low patronage of food and other consumables in recent times because of…

Aregbesola wants ban on export of primary farm produce

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for a ban on the export of primary farm produce as part of…

Tomatoes flood Calabar markets

Markets in Calabar, Cross River Capital, have once again been flooded with tomatoes from the northern part of the country,…

Nigeria: Demystifying “Recession” and ways out of it

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently reported that economic activities are fast declining which gave a confirmation to speculations…

“We can’t work without salaries”- UUTH resident doctors

Resident doctors in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) say they are still on strike because the management of the…