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IBB: Younger Nigerians should be given opportunity to take over 2019

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Former Nigeria's Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd) has called on the Federal Government to give the younger generation the…

Mother of all revelations: Only 15 Chibok schoolgirls still alive

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nigerian journalist, Ahmad Salkida, who has inside information on the activities of Boko Haram has revealed that only 15 out…

Thousands of mourners bid anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela farewell

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Thousands of mourners gathered in South Africa’s Soweto township on Saturday to bid farewell to anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in…

Syria downs most missiles of US, UK, France – Russia

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Syria was able to down most of the missiles launched by U.S, UK and France, Russian Defense Ministry revealed on…

U.S., UK, France bomb Syria over chemical attack

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he ordered a strike on Syria in response to last weekend’s chemical weapons…

Why remaining Chibok schoolgirls are still being held, Buhari opens up

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed the reason for the non-release of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls by their Boko Haram abductors,…

Offa robbery: Police arrest 12 more suspects

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 12 more suspects in connection with the recent bank robbery in Offa,…

FEATURE: Remains of Prof. Akinwumi Isola laid to rest

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The week-long burial programme for the late Prof. Akinwumi Isola, a cultural colossus and erudite scholar ended on Friday, April…

Adeosun appoints Uduk as new acting SEC DG, removes Zubair

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Friday approved the reassignment of portfolios in the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Venezuelan photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year Award

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The World Press Photo Foundation announced the results of its renowned contests, the 61st annual World Press Photo Contest and…

Commonwealth games: Nigeria’s Amusan strikes gold in 100m hurdles

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Nigeria’s Oluwatobiloba Amusan has won gold in the women’s 100m hurdles ahead of two Jamaicans, Danielle Williams and Yanique Thompson…

South African police officer murders young Nigerian again

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning, following the latest extra-judicial killing of a Nigerian…

Madrid face Bayern, Liverpool face Roma in Champions League Semis

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Holder, Real Madrid have been drawn to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals again while Liverpool is to…

Photo News: Ojudu picks nomination form for Ekiti governorship race

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Former TheNEWS/PMNEWS Managing Editor, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, on Thursday picked the nomination form for the Ekiti governorship ticket at the…

Many feared dead as fresh violence erupts in Taraba, Benue

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Several persons are feared killed following fresh violence in Taraba and Benue states, both in Nigeria’s North-central region.

Senate suspends Omo-Agege for 90 days

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for 90 days over his comment that the amendment to the Electoral…

Commissioner arrests man with 20 textbooks in WAEC exam hall

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja Thursday arrested a middle-aged man at Niger Grammar School, Port Harcourt for…

Court jails Magistrate 3 years for demanding bribe

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday sentenced Magistrate Mohammed Balogun, to three years imprisonment for demanding gratification to influence…

N450m laundering: Court dismisses Belgore’s no case submission

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has ordered former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…

Watch the live video of the Offa bank robbery here

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The CCTV footage on the exploits of the bandits that plundered five banks and killed no fewer than 17 people…

JAMB raises alarm over parents aiding UTME fraud

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday said parents of candidates sitting for the Unified…

Ronaldo’s late penalty knockouts out Juventus, takes Madrid to Semis

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo's injury-time penalty put holders Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals after holding off a stunning Juventus…

Gadaffi trained killer herdsmen, Buhari tells Archbishop of Canterbury

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has told the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby in London that killer herdsmen that have…

Update: Death toll in Algeria’s military plane crash hits 257

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

At least 257 people have died after a military plane crashed in northern Algeria, the defence ministry says.

Alleged murderer of Nigerian singer remanded in prison

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A 53-year old, Peter Nielsen, who allegedly killed his wife, Zainab, and her three-year-old daughter, Petra, was on Wednesday remanded…

Israel set to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Israel is finalising a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with…

19 dead in Kenya after bus plunges into river

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

At least, 19 people were killed when a bus plunged into a river in Kenya’s Rift Valley Region, authorities said…

Commission puts Nigeria’s official population at 198m

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an…

Agents of looters organising protest against Buhari in London – Presidency

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Presidency has uncovered plans by those described as “Nigerian looters” to disrupt the ongoing official visit of President Muhammadu…

Incredible! Roma knockout Barcelona from Champions league

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Roma pulled off a sensational second-leg comeback to beat Barcelona 3-0 and reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals.

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