An overwhelming crowd of supporters and sound-system malfunctioning forced President-elect, of Liberia, George Weah, to postpone his victory speech on Friday night. Weah was billed…
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Djokovic may miss Australian Open in January
A niggling elbow injury has forced former world number one Novak Djokovic to withdraw from next week’s Qatar Open, casting doubt on his participation at…
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A planned demonstration against Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila organised by Catholics has been banned a day before it was to take place…
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North Korea has finally agreed to give up its nuclear programme but with a condition that the United States (U.S.) and its allies should stop…
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It may be an extreme case of posthumous honour or monumental gaffe but while the jury is still out on that, Francis Okpozo, a dead…
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Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he stayed awake fighting insecurity while he was governor so the people of Rivers state could sleep. In a…
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North Korea’s state-run news agency says Pyongyang will continue to develop its nuclear program, declaring the country as an “invincible” nuclear power. The official Korean…
View More North Korea ‘to continue nuclear development’Wike: Just like insurgency fund, $1bn should also be voted for Ogoni clean-up
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, says the $1 billion approved by governors reportedly for the fight against insurgency is illegal. He said this on Friday…
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My wish and prayer are that the New Year brings happy times to all the readers of this column. The tail end of 2017 has…
View More Sports and politics – George Weah breaks the barrierNew Catalonia parliament to be inaugurated on Jan. 17
(Reuters/NAN) Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday said in an end-of-year address to the nation that the new Catalan parliament should hold its maiden…
View More New Catalonia parliament to be inaugurated on Jan. 17ANC in jeopardy over court’s ruling on Zuma
Africa National Congress (ANC) confused over Constitutional Court’s ruling that parliament failed to hold South African President Jacob Zuma to account for using tax-payers money…
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Anderlecht have quickly dismissed claims attributed to Henry Onyekuru in which the Nigerian international stated that he does not need an operation and will return…
View More Anderlecht dismisses Onyekuru’s claimsNigeria army re-shuffles, deploys officers
The Nigerian Army has carried re-deployment and posting of 399 principal officers, commanders and General Officers Commanding. Most of the affected officers are from the…
View More Nigeria army re-shuffles, deploys officersBuhari appoints 209 chairmen, 1258 board members for govt agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the governing boards of agencies and parastatals. He has also appointed 209 chairmen and 1258 members fill…
View More Buhari appoints 209 chairmen, 1258 board members for govt agenciesNine shot dead in Cairo church attack
Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, medical and security…
View More Nine shot dead in Cairo church attackLagos bridges under threat of collapse from parked trucks
Some bridges in Lagos are at a risk of buckling under the weight of parked heavy-duty trucks. The Ijora, Eko and Carter Bridges are under…
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Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has confirmed that his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari is not palatable to some party…
View More Loyalty to Buhari puts in trouble- OyegunConte to Chelsea: Focus on top four
Antonio Conte has urged Chelsea to take a significant step towards a top four finish in the Premier League by beating Stoke on Saturday. Conte’s…
View More Conte to Chelsea: Focus on top fourFire kills 15 in India’s Mumbai
Fire tore through a Mumbai building where a rooftop party was being held early Friday, killing at least 15 people and leaving many injured, police…
View More Fire kills 15 in India’s MumbaiSuper Eagles’ World Cup opponent, Croatia to play friendly with Brazil
The Croatian Football Federation are in advanced talks with their Brazilian counterparts over a pre-World Cup friendly, according to reports. Novilist newspaper claims the Croatian…
View More Super Eagles’ World Cup opponent, Croatia to play friendly with BrazilPower sector loses N540b to gas, water, transmission
Nigeria’s electricity sector lost more than N540 billion to series of constraints that beset its operations in 2017, which made it difficult for the operators…
View More Power sector loses N540b to gas, water, transmissionBronx fire: Twelve die in New York apartment block blaze
At least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New…
View More Bronx fire: Twelve die in New York apartment block blazeApple begs iPhone users over glitches, offers discounted battery
Apple on Thursday apologized to its customers for slowing down performance of older iPhone models and said it would discount replacement batteries for some of…
View More Apple begs iPhone users over glitches, offers discounted batteryNSE listed among best five performing stock exchanges
S&P Dow Jones Indices has listed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as one of the best five stock exchanges globally. CNNMoney reports that other stock…
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