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Eid-el-Fitr Tragedy: Container crushes 3 to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga A truck conveying 40-feet container lost control and crushed a commercial bus killing three persons and injuring two…

Pictures: Buhari receives guests during Sallah homage

Presidet Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received guests who paid him Sallah homage at the State House, Abuja. Photo: Sunday Aghaeze

Wimbledon: Venus Williams is oldest singles semi-finalist

Five-time winner, Venus Williams on Wednesday became the oldest Wimbledon semi-finalist for 22 years after defeating Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova, winning…

Pictures: Buhari prays to mark Eid-el-Fitri

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday prayed at the Mambilla Barracks, Abuja to mark the Eid-el-Fitri celebration. Photo: Sunday Aghaeze.

Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead

Beloved Nollywood actress Bukky Ajayi passed away today, many sources are reporting. A source confirmed her passing via telephone, but…

Boko Haram attacks Cameroon’s border post

Cameroon says Boko Haram fighters attacked a command post on its northern border with Nigeria. The attack followed a series…

Omokaro, Disu hail Musa Ahmed’s move to Leicester

Prominent Nigerian soccer buffs have lauded the recent transfer move of Super Eagles former Captain, Ahmed Musa, from CSKA Moscow…

Emir urges Nigerians to pray for peaceful co-existence

Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of Kebbi Council of Chiefs , has called on Nigerians to…

Nigeria’s unity cannot be compromised- APC Scribe

Alhaji Maimala Buni, National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday pledged his party’s commitment to preserving the unity of…

Benin Muslims observe Eid prayers under heavy security

Muslim in Benin on Wednesday observed Eid prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan under heavy…

Breaking: Messi ‘given 21-month jail term’

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him…

Lagos Dep. Gov. urges Muslims to celebrate moderately

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Wednesday said the Eid-il-Fitr celebration called for sober reflection, appreciation of…

Richard Mofe Damijo is 55

Nollywood distinguished actor Richard Mofe-Damijo is 55 today. Helen Paul, Nigerian Comedienne was the first to announce on her Instagram…

Nigerian trafficking boss on trial in Europe

A female trafficking boss used witchcraft to round up and terrify dozens of teenage orphans from Nigeria before selling them…

UPDATE: Pistorius sentenced to six years for murdering girlfriend

South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for six years on Wednesday for the 2013 murder…

Oscar Pistorius in court for sentencing

South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius arrived in court on Wednesday for sentencing for the 2013 murder of his…

Eid-el Fitr: NSCDC deploys 1,100 men in Ogun

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said that it had deployed over 1,100 operatives to provide security during…

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…