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Sallah: Buhari promises Nigerians better days ahead

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, while congratulating the Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fast, promised…

Venus, Serena through to Wimbledon semi-finals

The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, on Tuesday went through to the semi-finals of the 2016 Wimbledon Tennis Championships to…

Flying Eagles beat City Strikers FC 2-1

The national under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Tuesday beat Abuja-based Nationwide League One (NLO) clubside City Strikers…

Kidnapped Sierra Leonean envoy regains freedom

The Sierra Leonean Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Nelson Williams who was kidnapped on July 1 in Kaduna by…

PENGASSAN threatens nationwide strike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unless there is a quick solution to the face-off between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff…

War or referendum: The British example

Barring any last-minute miracle, Britain is out of the European Union. A referendum sanctioned by an over-confident Conservative Prime Minister,…

Flood renders many homeless, houses submerged in Birnin Kebbi

The five hours early morning rainfall in Birnin kebbi town on Tuesday had resulted in flooding and collapse of several…

Berlusconi close to selling AC Milan to Chinese buyers

Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is close to selling soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese consortium…

Unpaid Salaries: TUC Oyo State declares one-day warning strike

The Traded Union Congress (TUC), Oyo State Council, is to observe a one-day warning strike from Monday, July 11, to…

FC Barcelona unveils academy in Nigeria, LASG pledges support

The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu, on Tuesday said the government would ensure the smooth operation of FC…

Police rescue woman, 3 children in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued a woman and her three children kidnapped on 3 July,…

Anambra police parade suspected gangs of robbers

The police in Anambra have arrested a nine-member suspected gang of robbers that had terrorised Nanka community in Orumba North…

Suicide Bombing: President Buhari condoles with Saudi authorities

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the suicide bombing in Madinah, which occurred on Monday in Islam’s second holiest city. Condoling…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

NIMASA not recruiting, beware of fraudsters – Peterside

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said that the agency is not recruiting…

Breaking News: Gunmen kidnap LASG expatriate contractor in Epe

Gunmen have kidnapped an expatriate worker of a construction company working on the Lagos State Government’s dualisation of the Epe…

Eid el-Fitr: FG extends public holiday to Thursday

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, July 5, and Thursday, July 7, as public holidays to mark the Eid el-Fitr…

US raises alarm on possible attacks in Lagos

The United States on Tuesday warned of possible attacks against expatriates and foreign visitors in Lagos, during the public holidays…

Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 5,000 personnel to Kaduna

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, said on Tuesday that it had deployed 5,000 personnel…

Court convicts 49 motorists for traffic offences

A Mobile Court has convicted 49 drivers for violation of road traffic regulations during a special patrol in Kafanchan, Jema’a…

Enugu CP assures residents of hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration

Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Enugu State Police Commissioner, has assured residents of the state of adequate security during and after…

JAMB releases admission criteria for next session

By Abiodun Onafuye In separate meetings with representatives of universities, polytechnics and colleges of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation…

Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 1,500 personnel in Jigawa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, says it will deploy 1,500 personnel to ensure hitch-free sallah…

Saudi prince reassures Saudis after triple bombings

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country’s security after suicide attacks…

Cyber security conference holds July 26

Ngsecure 2016, an international Information Security Conference, is billed to take place at Four Point Hotel, Lagos on July 26…

Brazil to distribute 9 million condoms during Olympics

Brazil’s government will hand out nine million condoms for free around Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics in August, a…

Digital Switch Over Project: We welcome China’s support – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has welcomed China’s decision to support Nigeria in its quest to…

Sallah: Police deploy over 2,000 officers to Nasarawa state

Nasarawa State Police Command said on Tuesday that it has deployed over 2,000 officers to various strategic places in the…

Ogonis protest alleged neglect of Ken Saro-Wiwa Poly

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of Ogonis under the auspices of Ken Saro-Wiwa Associates as early as 6a.m. Tuesday gathered at…

Toddler tortured to death for rejecting breakfast

A Singaporean mother who tortured her two-year-old son to death for not eating his breakfast and disobeying her was jailed…

OGSIEC fixes local government election for October 8

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has scheduled October 8 for the conduct of election into the…