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Buhari to meet Dogara over budget padding

Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari today meet with the…

Security concerns as Olympic Games formally begin

As the Rio 2016 olympic games formally begin with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium, Brazil, there has been…

Woman sells unborn child in Anambra

29-year-old Miss Chidimma Okorie from Amasiri, Ebonyi State, yesterday, stunned people at the headquarters of the Anambra State Police Command…

Rio Olympics 2016: Games set for opening ceremony

The 2016 Olympic Games officially start in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. Athletes from…

Chinese investor to buy West Brom

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has agreed a deal to sell the club to a Chinese investment group led by…

Etebo scores 4 as Dream Team beat Japan 5-4

The Dream Team played an interesting first game at the Olympics to earn their first three points in Manaus on…

Why Kano has more Almajirai than other states – Ganduje

Kano state has become a center for convergence of Almajirai in Northern Nigeria because there is no legislation outlawing itinerancy…

250 reps want Speaker Yakubu Dogara removed – Jibrin

Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, says at least 250 out of the…

There’s nothing like budget padding – Ex-Reps Spokesman

The Spokesman of House of Representatives in the Sixth Assembly, Eseme Eyibo, has said that there is nothing like budget…

Armed robbers attack Delta Govt House, kill driver

Suspected armed robbers stormed Delta Government House Annexe, Warri and killed one person on Thursday. Chief Press Secretary to the…

Edo Gov Election: I can’t vouch for Ize-Iyamu – Traditional Ruler

The Ojuromi of Uromi Kingdom, Edo Central, HRH Anslem Eidenojie II, has declared that candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Rio Football: South Africa Hold Brazil to goalless draw

Home advantage, a multi-million dollar strike force and a man advantage for almost half the match could not help Brazil…

IOC clears 271 Russian athletes for Rio Games

Russia has its first win of the Olympics. A total of 271 Russian athletes have been cleared to take part…

Rio Olympics: Bolt vows to beat Gatlin again

Usain Bolt has vowed to let American sprinter Justin Gatlin “feel his full wrath” as he targets an unprecedented treble-treble…

3 oil pipeline vandals nabbed in Ebonyi

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi on Thursday announced the arrest of a 20-year-old woman and…

Pictures: Nigeria’s U-23 team arrives Brazil

Members of Nigeria’s U-23 team have finally arrived Manaus, Brazil after the delay in Atlanta caused by payment for flight…

WAEC releases WASSCE tomorrow

The West African Examination Council will tomorrow (Friday) release results of the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)…

Buhari seeks stronger economic ties with Italy

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more intensive trade and economic engagement between Nigeria and Italy. peaking Thursday during a…

Abia govt. officials invade Lagos court for Ogah’s trial

Some very senior officials of the Abia State Government on Thursday invaded the premises of Tinubu Magistrates Court in Lagos…

June 12: Justice Saleh lied, judiciary didn’t annul election-Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) says retired Justice Aminu Saleh lied to Nigerians in his account of June 12,…

British passport: Britain, Lagos collaborate on document verification

The British Government is seeking collaboration with the Lagos State Government on verification of documents presented by applicants for issuance…

72% of Lagos mothers don’t practice exclusive breastfeeding-LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has decried that 72 percent of Lagos mothers do not practice exclusive breastfeeding for…

Depot manager faces N5m theft charge

A 52-year-old depot manager,Temitope Famugbiyele, was on Thursday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s N5…

South-West attacks: Niger Delta Avengers claims responsibility

The Niger Delta Avengers has claimed an involvement in the recent militant activities and attacks in the South-West. The Air…

Man in court for stealing chickens

A 46-year-old man, Oyelami Tajudeen was on Thursday arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates Court for alleged theft of N1.2 million…

Instagram introduces ‘Instagram Stories’

Popular photo-sharing platform, Instagram has launched its latest feature – Instagram Stories, a new feature that will allow people to…

Varsity student kills neighbour with hot water

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a university student, Mabel Bassey, in prison for bathing…

8 policemen detained over killing of 2 persons

Police in Nasarawa said eight of its officers of the command had been detained in connection with alleged shooting to…

7 years marriage dissolved over constant insult

A Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, on Thursday, dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Helen Jacob and her husband,…

US declares Borno, Adamawa, Rivers, Edo unsafe for citizens

The United States Government has asked its citizens living in Nigeria to stay away from twenty of the country’s 36…