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Rio Paralympics: Orji breaks new records to win Nigeria’s 8th gold medal

Josephine Orji won a gold medal in women power-lifting’s +86 kg category for Nigeria’s 8th gold medal at the Rio…
Katsina govt vows funding for Federal University of Transportation’s growth

EFCC declares former Katsina governor Ibrahim Shema wanted

Former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…

U.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid package

The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military aid over a decade, the largest such aid package in…

Real Madrid scrap through with 2-1 win over Sporting

Bruno Cesar appeared to have sealed the Portuguese side a famous victory away from home, but their former player scored…

Spurs lose to Monaco in front of record crowd at Wembley

Tottenham’s opening Champions League match ended in defeat as they were beaten by Ligue 1 side Monaco before a record…
Premier League

Aguero scores hat-trick as City demolish Monchengladbach 4-0

Sergio Aguero struck a second hat-trick of the season as Manchester City dominated Borussia Monchengladbach in their Champions League group…

Leicester stun Club Brugge 3-0

Leicester City celebrated their first ever Champions League match by romping to victory away to Belgium’s Club Brugge. Marc Albrighton…
Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu discharged from hospital

South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been discharged from hospital in Cape Town after a three-week stay. The outspoken 84-year-old…

$15m Saga: Patience Jonathan to sue EFCC

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has confirmed to the BBC that former first lady Patience Jonathan is taking the agency to court…

Man jailed for 100 years for abusing girls in church

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years in jail for sexually abusing three girls in a church in…

Odubu denies rift with Oshiomhole

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr Pius Odubu has denied having an altercation with the Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,…

Court remands man in prison custody for drowning brother

A Magistrates’ Court in Abakaliki has remanded one Ogobuchi Ogbonna, 25, in prison custody for causing the death of his…

Police rescue abducted15-month-old baby in Umuahia

The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Mr Leye Oyebade on Wednesday said that men of the command had rescued a…

France: Hollande to run for 2017 presidential election

French President Francois Hollande will run for a second five-year term in the 2017 presidential race, Didier Guillaume, Head of…

Oshiomhole lied, I did not sponsor militants to disrupt Edo Polls – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has berated the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole for what he…
Ikpeazu

Abia council polls hold Dec. 17

Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) on Wednesday announced that it would conduct council elections in the state on December…

Troops kill 15 bandits, injure more in Zamfara

Troops of the 223 Light Tank Battalion , Gusau, Zamfara, have killed 15 bandits in two separate operations in the…

Police arraign 3 in court for alleged armed robbery

The Police on Wednesday arraigned three suspected armed robbers at a Makurdi Upper Area Court in Benue. The accused, Suega…

Emir Sanusi urges FG to seek experts’ advice on recession

The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, has called on the Federal Government ‎to seek the advice of economic…

Gunmen burn down NTA Onitsha office

Suspected gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) office in Onitsha, Anambra, torching some equipment and Star Times…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Police arrest man for killing woman, son

The police in Jigawa on Wednesday said it had arrested a 30-year old man, Haruna Barde, for allegedly killing a…

MAN warns against reduction of products’ quantity, quality

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged its members to desist from reducing quantity and quality of their goods…

Court declares arrest of Air Commodore unlawful

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared as unlawful, the arrest and continued detention of retired Air Commodore Umar Mohammed,…

Apapa gridlock to end soon – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ongoing efforts to permanently resolve traffic congestion in…

Teenager docked for raping girl at Lagos beach

Lagos – A 19-year-old man, Jelili Afolabi, who allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl was on Friday arraigned at a Surulere…

Kano spends N7.8bn on salaries monthly

The Kano State Government says it is spending N7.8 billion monthly on the payment of salaries to civil servants. The…

Murdered French priest a martyr – Pope

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants in July…

Former mayor admits raping four-year-old girl

A former mayor who “dedicated his life to Jesus” who repeatedly sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl has blamed her for…
Patience Jonathan says she won't return to Presidential Villa again

$15m saga: ‘FG must prosecute Patience Jonathan now’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…

Man arraigned for beating wife over upkeep allowance

A 52-year-old man, James Oluwadairo, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his wife and…