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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…
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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…

Man docked for reckless driving in Ogun

A 34-year-old driver, Ayoade Adedayo, was on Friday arraigned before an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for alleged reckless…

Shinkafi to be buried in Sokoto – Sultanate

The remains of late Umaru Shinkafi, who died Wednesday at a London hospital, will be interred Friday after the Islamic…

Four police officers fatally killed in Dallas ambush

Four police officers were fatally shot and seven wounded by snipers who targeted them during rallies in Dallas to protest…

Italian man nabbed for hacking Nigerian migrant to death

An arrest has been made of the Italian football hooligan who beat a Nigerian migrant to death in Italy. ANSA…
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Gunmen abduct Sen. Patrick Ani in Cross River

Unknown gunmen have abducted Sen. Patrick Ani, a former senator who represented Cross River South on the platform of the…

Judge rules against Cosby in sexual assault case

A judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s effort to compel the accuser in his criminal sex assault case to testify…
Christians sponsored by Gov. Ishaku depart Yola for Jordan

NCPC to reduce pilgrimage fare to Israel

Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), said the commission planned to reduce the fare for pilgrimage…

Don’t blame us for unpaid salaries – Gov Jibrilla

Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa says governors should not be blamed for the problem of non payment of workers salary…

Ebonyi set to launch one-man-one hectare agric programme

The Ebonyi government says it will launch an agricultural programme tagged, ‘one-man-one hectare’ in August to enable its citizens participate…

Bombing of oil installations in Niger Delta to end soon- NSCDC Boss

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Thursday that the dialogue approach adopted by the Federal Government…

Dogara to ring bell at Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara will on Friday ring the bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in…

Eid el-Fitr: Parks, recreation centres record huge turnout

Parks and some recreational centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday recorded large turnout of fun seekers in…

Governor demands apology to re-open schools

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has requested for a letter of apology from schools whose pupils took part in…