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Phelps breaks 2,100-year-old record, wins 22nd gold

Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history–now he’s eclipsing it too. You have to go back around 2,160 years, give…

Tales from Rio

In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about…

Nigeria now 67th in FIFA World ranking

Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles are now 67th best team in the world in the latest Federation of International Football,…

Pastor in police net over wife’s death in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Detectives at the Zone 5 Police headquarters in Benin, Edo State, have detained the pastor of a…

Rugby: Fiji makes history, wins first Olympic gold medal

Fiji won the first Olympic medal in its history Thursday by beating Great Britain in the final of the inaugural…

Watford striker, Ighalo signs new five-year deal

Watford striker Odion Ighalo has signed a new five-year deal. The 27-year-old Nigerian joined the Hornets from Udinese in July…

Budget Padding: It’s a family affair – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would not sanction House of Representatives Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, or Rep. Abdulmumuni…

South Africa dethrones Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy

South Africa has regained the title of Africa’s largest economy, two years after Nigeria rebased its economy to claim the…

Gunmen kill varsity lecturer

The police in Benue State have confirmed that a lecturer at Mkar University, Gboko was killed by unidentified gunmen at…

Nigeria reports first polio cases since 2014

The Nigerian government has reported two cases of polio, the country’s first in two years. It said two children had…

Nobody can prosecute me, Speaker Dogara boasts

National Assembly members cannot be investigated or charged to court for performing their constitutional responsibility of lawmaking, including budget, Speaker…

UN investigating Syria ‘chlorine gas’ attack

The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo.…

Deregulation: FG saves N1.4 trillion on subsidy payment

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government says it has saved N1.4 trillion which could have been paid as subsidy to oil…

INEC clears Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki, 17 others for Edo guber poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 18 others…

Son dumps father’s corpse in septic tank

Chukwuma Udenwa, 37-year-old bricklayer, has been arrested by the Delta Police Command for allegedly dumping the corpse of his father…

Lagos, FG partner on affordable housing for federal, state civil servants

The Lagos State Government and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on…

Poly lecturers to embark on strike August 22

Following the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to honour its agreement with it, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics…

We have paid nine years of pension arrears in Edo – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has dismissed the allegation that his administration’s failure to settle accumulated pension arrears will cripple…

Ambode unveils first State-owned Helipad for medical emergency

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday unveiled the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the…

NOUN to phase out textbooks for computers

The National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN) is working toward producing its course materials as tablet computers rather than textbooks, its…

16 Kano pregnant women barred from Hajj

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said that 16 female intending pilgrims, discovered to be pregnant, had been…

Lagos targets increase in staff training fund by 2017

The Lagos State Government says it is planning to inject more fund for staff training and development by next year.…

Ogun to demolish illegal structures on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Ogun State Government said on Thursday that it would soon commence the demolition of illegal structures along the Lagos/Ibadan…

Court imposes N2m bail each on cheating couple

A man and his wife were on Thursday arraigned in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for cheating.…

Wicked! 2 men push 70-year old man to death

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two men Sodiq Fatusi and Adewale Ogunsanya in a Lagos prison for…

Nigeria counters US misinformed advisory to citizens

The Federal Government said on Thursday that every state in the country is safe, contrary to a recent negative report…

Time to call the question of Biafra

Can somebody please remind me, again, why Nnamdi Kanu is still sitting in jail? Of course, I know the various…

Police arraign driver for mischief

‎ A 30-year-old driver, Muzammil Mohammed, on Thursday, appeared in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for alleged mischief. Mohammed…

Pictures: Buhari meets Wole Soyinka

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka at the State House, Abuja. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze

Man caned for fondling lady’s buttocks

A Gudu Upper Area Court, FCT, on Thursday, sentenced a 26-year-old Wilfred Inacho to six strokes of the cane for…