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Court orders CBN to release N82bn to Akwa Ibom communities

CBN denies reports of allocation of dollars

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports from some quarters that it allocates dollars unilaterally. A statement by…

$29.9bn loan: Presidency replies Emir Sanusi

The Presidency has said that the proposed external borrowing of 29.9 billion dollars by the government is meant for the…

APC candidate, Akinwunmi wins Lagos by-election

Mr Nurudeen Akinwunmi, Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday defeated his opponents to emerge winner of the…
MFM warns against publication or sharing of false stories to tarnish its image following its recent victory against a U.S based blogger

MFM owns Prayer City, says General Overseer

Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), on Saturday said that the…

Rivers election: Police to deploy 20,000 personnel, says IGP

The Police is to deploy about 20, 000 of its personnel to Rivers to provide security during the forthcoming re-run…

Benteke scores a brace as Palace beat Southampton 3-0

Two goals from Christian Benteke helped Crystal Palace gain a much-needed win over Southampton to ease the pressure on Eagles…

Tottenham demolish Swansea 5-0

Tottenham consolidated their position on the fringes of the Premier League top four with a commanding home victory over struggling…

Madrid hold Barca in El-clasico

Sergio Ramos scored a stoppage-time equaliser to extend Real Madrid’s unbeaten start to the season and deny Barcelona victory in…

Falcons beat Cameroon to win African Womens Nations Cup

Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday in Yaounde won the 2016 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON) for the eighth time…

Trump appoints Nigeria’s Ogunlesi member of economic team

Nigerian-born Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is the chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm and one of Fortune 500…

el-Rufai responsible for attack on my office-Senator Sani

Senator Shehu Sani says the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is responsible for the attack on his campaign office…

By-Election: Ifako/Ijaiye residents resort to trekking over restrictions

Residents of Iju-Ishaga, Ogba, Agege and Ifako/Ijaiye areas on Saturday resorted to trekking due to partial road restrictions resulting into…

Patients resort to self-medication due to recession–UITH CMD

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has expressed worry that patients have resorted to self-medication due to biting economic…

Economic Recession: Abuja Carnival records poor turnout

The Abuja Carnival which began on Saturday recorded poor turnout of FCT residents due to the economic hardship in the…

Breaking: 9 die in California club fire

At least nine people have died in a fire during a club night near San Francisco, authorities say. The fire…

Aguero, Fernandinho sent off as Chelsea beat City 3-1

Chelsea’s eighth successive Premier League win cemented their place at the top of the table – but their victory at…

Lagos By-election: Only 2 party agents vote in Ogba polling boot

Only two party agents cast their votes out of 534 registered voters at Polling Unit 043 in Ward 3, Ogba,…

Bodies of Brazillian football players arrive home

The bodies of 50 people killed in a plane crash that wiped out a Brazilian football team have arrived home.…

Gunmen attack Senator Shehu Sani’s campaign office

The campaign office of the senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has been attacked by unknown gunmen, the police…

Lagos by-election: CP says all calm so far

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, says he is satisfied with the security situation in the areas…

Lagos by-election: INEC, CP blame low turnout on poor awareness

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday blamed the low turnout of voters for the Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency by-election…

President Buhari congratulates Gambian President-Elect, Adama Barrow

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s presidential…

Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari is ill, flown to UK

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, is ill. A top government official confirmed this to…

Buhari approves appointment of Bage, Galinje as Justices of S/Court

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of Justices Sidi Bage and Paul Galinje, as Justices of the Supreme…

14 dead, 8 houses burnt in petrol tanker fire in Niger

Fourteen persons in Tegina town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state, on Friday, lost their lives as a…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Gambians topple Yahya Jammeh

Gambia’s opposition candidate Adama Barrow has won the presidential polls with 263,515 votes, beating the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, with over…

Deepak Khilnani outlines investment plan in Nigerian energy sector

Chairman of Cummins Cogeneration and CEO of Powergas Africa, Mr Deepak Khilnani, has reiterated the group’s confidence in the Nigerian…

Julius Berger says Lagos-Ibadan, Sagamu Interchange ready in 2 weeks

The Health and Safety Manager of Julius Berger Construction Company Plc., Mr Philip Geddes, on Friday said that the Lagos-Ibadan…

Jubilation in Gambia as Jammeh suffers defeat after 22 years in power

There is wild jubilation in Gambia as Yahya Jammeh, the country’s authoritarian president of 22 years, suffered a surprise defeat…

There is corruption in EFCC – Magu

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Friday said there is corruption in every…