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I have a dream

I have a dream, that Nigeria will produce more rice than Thailand, more cocoa than Cote d’Ivoire, more palm oil…

NFF shortlists Yusuf, Saintfiet, Le Guen for Super Eagles’ chief coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has shortlisted three coaches for consideration for the post of Chief Coach of Super Eagles,…

Court jails father for raping 17-year-old daughter

An Egor Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo, on Friday sentenced 40-year-old Lucky Idahosa to 14 years imprisonment for raping…
Ikpeazu

Abuja court refuses to re-instate Ikpeazu as Abia gov

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State continued the battle to retain his seat on Friday before Justice Okon Abang of…

Man docked for N200,000 fraud in Osun

A 35-year-old man, Bolanle Akanda , was on Friday brought before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over an alleged N200,000 fraud.…

Aregbesola says no plan to retrench workers

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Friday said the ongoing restructuring and reforms in all the state-owned tertiary institutions were…

Man jailed for impersonation

A 36-year-old unemployed man, Adewale Adegoke, who impersonated a staff of Lekki Concessioner Company (LCC), was on Friday sentenced to…

Scavenger docked for peddling Indian hemp

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arraigned a 25-years-old man, Seun Shehu, for being in possession of…

We will resolve oil workers’ issues – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe kachikwu, has assured that all issues raised by oil workers’ unions would…

Man docked for beating father, policemen

For allegedly daring to beat his father and the two policemen who came to arrest him, a 27-year-old man, Tobi…

Kachikwu hands over to NNPC new GMD

Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has pledged to support the new Group Managing Director (GMD)…

Hijab: Court adjourns hearing on stay of execution by CAN

An Osun State High Court in Osogbo has fixed July 19 to hear an application filed by the Christian Association…

Late Marafan Sokoto laid to rest in Sokoto

The late Marafan Sokoto, Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, who died in a London Hospital on Thursday had been buried on Friday…

Cech retires from international career

Veteran goalkeeper and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has announced his retirement from international football after a record 124 games for…

64-year-old woman in court over N3m fraud

A 64-year-woman, Iyabo Adeoti, who allegedly defrauded a company of N3 million, was on Friday charged in an Ikeja Chief…

Nigeria, Sierra Leone to strengthen bilateral relations

Nigeria and Sierra Leone have expressed their commitments to revive the Joint Commission between them with a view to strengthening…

2 men in court for assaulting FRSC officers

Two men who allegedly assaulted officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos on July 3, were on…

Persons with emotional trauma risk getting cancer – Expert

A Consultant Physician and Nephrologist, Dr Abayomi Aiyesimoju, on Friday, said “people faced with emotional trauma are at risk of…

Suicide bomber kills 6 in Borno mosque

Nigeria Army says six people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in…

Mother, son in court over attempted murder

For allegedly beating up their landlady, a mother and son were on Friday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court…
Ikpeazu

Breaking: Federal High Court affirms Ikpeazu’s election

The Federal High Court Owerri, Imo State on Friday affirmed the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Details later.

APC protesters are senseless, I’m still popular in Ekiti – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Thursday night described members of the opposition who took to the streets in…

Niger Delta Avengers claims responsibility for Bayelsa pipeline attack

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers on Friday claimed it was responsible for the attack on a pipeline in Bayelsa state.…

Lazio manager quits after just two days

Former Argentina boss Marcelo Bielsa has resigned as manager of Lazio after just two days in charge, the Serie A…

Sepp Blatter to appeal 6-year FIFA ban on Aug. 25

Sepp Blatter will go to sport’s highest court on Aug. 25 to challenge his six-year ban from football for approving…

Saudi authorities arrests 19 for Medina bombing

Saudi Arabia has arrested 19 people, including seven locals and 12 Pakistanis, in connection with three suicide bombings that took…

Man docked for beating wife for late preparation of meal

A 45- year-old man, Monday Usifo, who allegedly beat up the wife for preparing his meal late was on Friday…

Britain to get second female PM after run-off vote

Home Secretary Theresa May, responsible for Britain’s interior matters, and Energy and Climate Change Minister Andrea Leadsom emerged as the…

Militants blow up Eni oil pipeline in Bayelsa

Suspected militants on Friday blew up an oil pipeline in Southern Yenagoa, Bayelsa’s capital city operated by a subsidiary of…
NANS urges FG to investigate Education Ministry, NUC, NYSC, others over fake degree certificates from institutions in Benin Republic and Togo.

NANS rejects Post-UTME screening fee

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected kicked the introduction of the admission screening fee of N2,500 by…