Peru captured the last ticket to the World Cup on Wednesday night after defeating New Zealand 2-0 in the second leg of their play-off. Goals…
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On what would have been his 87th birthday, late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been honoured with a Google doodle. Doodles are changes made to…
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Fourteen countries have been ranked ahead of Nigeria in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development in Africa. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) stated this yesterday…
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One of the birthday wishes of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, is to be woken with a call from President Muhammadu Buhari — but…
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Adoption of sedentary lifestyles and Western diets by most Nigerians has led to rise in indigestion, constipation, pile, diabetes and cancers. In fact, most people…
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The Ghanaian government plans to spend 13.9 billion dollars (62 billion Ghana cedis) in the 2018 fiscal year, the country’s finance minister said on Wednesday.…
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US President Donald Trump hit back at critics of his recent Asia trip and vowed a global campaign of “maximum pressure” on North Korea Wednesday,…
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A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record 450 million US dollars (380 million euros), including fees,…
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Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “magic hand” to make Tony Nwoye governor of Anambra state.…
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly engaged Boko Haram terrorists in a gun battle in Sabon Gari village, Adamawa State. The village, located between…
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A new extrasolar systeextrasolar systemm planet can be added to a handful of fellow exoplanets which could theoretically support life, the European Southern Observatory said…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the reinstatement of the security aides of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had arrested a former Kano State High Court Judge, Justice Kabiru Auta, for…
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The Sokoto State government has confirmed three deaths, including two students, following a strange illness that occurred in two neighbouring houses at Mabera in the…
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SystemSpecs, one of Africa’s leading financial technology firms, in alliance with the Lagos State Government, is expanding the frontiers of technology by empowering young Lagosians…
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The Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone `C’ Compliance Team, Ahmed Azarema, announced in Benin on Wednesday that the team had impounded contraband…
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Nigerian former President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Farida Waziri, to name the person his administration stopped…
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The European Union has called for a “peaceful resolution” to the unfolding crisis in Zimbabwe, after the army put long-time President Robert Mugabe under house…
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Six months after riding his own political movement to power in a sensational upset for French politics, President Emmanuel Macron faces the first signs of…
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Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, says the series of military activities underway in the country mark a “bloodless transition” of power from long-time President Robert Mugabe.…
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The Senate on Wednesday directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris to restore security aides of Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra within…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE STATE VISIT TO EBONYI ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017, AT…
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By Magnus Onyibe On November 18, the governorship election in Anambra state will hold. The stakes are very high as Peter Obi, the immediate past governor…
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Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha, has said he is ready for probe over the statues he erected in honour of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma…
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