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United win sixth consecutive game after 2-1 win over West Ham

Manchester United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham after victory at West Ham, who played for 75 minutes with…

Yoruba actress, Toyin Majekodunmi, is dead

The Yoruba movie industry has recorded its first death of 2017 as one of its own, Toyin Majekodunmi, died today.…
Premier League

10-man City defeat Burnley 2-1 at Etihad

Ten-man Manchester City moved up to third as they withstood a spirited Burnley fightback in front of a relieved Etihad…

Traders at war over Iyaloja of Ibadanland

Market traders in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently at war over the removal of Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Chief…

Forex crisis: Expert seeks CBN review of ban on 41 items

A financial expert on Monday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the foreign exchange restriction placed…

Accident claims 3 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday confirmed the death of three persons in a road accident involving a…

Costa says he wanted to leave Chelsea in summer

Chelsea FC striker Diego Costa says he had wanted to leave the English Premier League club last summer. Costa had…

Sunderland score 2 penalty kicks to hold visiting Liverpool

Two Jermain Defoe penalty kicks meant hosts Sunderland twice came from behind on Monday to earn a point against second-placed…

Minimum Wage: Nigerian workers in disarray

With the formation of a new labour union in Abuja, many labour leaders are of the opinion that the Nigerian…

Patronise plantain flour – Association

Nigerians have been advised to patronise bread and other pastries made of plantain flour to enjoy maximum nutrition for a…

Nigerians should focus less on material wealth- Cleric

Rev. Fr. George Ehusani has advised Nigerians, particularly Christians, to reduce their quest for material goods and focus on serving…

Electricity company to provide customers with meters

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Monday said it was committed to providing its customers in five states of…

IGP, CAN disagree over number of deaths in Southern Kaduna

The Inspector-General of Police( IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has disagreed with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on the number…

FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in S/Africa

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the latest extra judicial killing…

Video: Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Gowon, Ekwueme sing for Nigerians

Former Nigerian leaders, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Shonekan combine with former deputies, Ebitu Ukiwe, Alex Ekwueme, Oladipo Diya and…

Recession hits churches as incomes dwindle

The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Minna‎, Most Rev. Martin Uzorukwu, has said that churches cannot accomplish their projects due…
Queen Elizabeth II

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth misses church again due to heavy cold

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth missed a New Year’s Day church service on Sunday due to a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace said,…

Rivers Rerun Election: Army recovers weapons, uniforms of slain policemen

The Nigerian Army says it has recovered one AK47 assault rifle and uniforms belonging to DSP Mohammed Alkali and his…

New Year Fire: Mother, 4 children burnt to death

A woman and her four children died in a blaze in their flat in Jerusalem on Sunday, an Israeli police…
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Gunmen abduct Kogi traditional ruler, demand N20m ransom

Some unknown gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler in Kogi, a family source said in Lokoja on Sunday. The monarch,…

New Year Tragedy: Gunman kills 11, himself in party rampage

A gunman stormed a house party and killed 11 people, including his former wife and 8-year-old son, before shooting himself…

Ashimolowo not involved In Ponzi scheme – KICC

The Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), a London- based organization, of the main church pastored by Matthew Ashimolowo, has refuted…

Ambode warns mothers against killer diseases

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Sunday warned mothers against child killer diseases and charged them to…

Kane, Alli score brace as Tottenham thrash Watford 4-1

Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals apiece as Tottenham thrashed lacklustre Watford to move into the Premier League’s…

Iwobi scores as Arsenal beat Palace to move third

Olivier Giroud’s incredible scorpion kick set Arsenal on the way to a victory over Crystal Palace which moved them up…

2017: Ondo’ll rise again-Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor-elect, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has said that the year 2017 will mark the beginning of new thinking and…

Gunman assassinates Burundi’s environment minister

An unknown gunman has killed environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru in the conflict-ridden East African nation of Burundi, a police spokesman…

1 Nigerian killed, another abducted in South Africa – Union

The Nigerian community in South Africa on Sunday confirmed the death of a Nigerian and the abduction of another member…

Nigerians are hungry, Father Mbaka tells Buhari

Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry in Enugu State has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on leadership in the…

António Guterres in as 9th UN Secretary-General, Ban out

António Guterres assumed office on Sunday, January 1, 2017, as the ninth UN Secretary-General after Ban Ki-moon’s exit following the…