At least four persons have been reported killed while many sustained injuries after a gunman invaded a Catholic church holding a Christmas carol service at…
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TVC wins maiden Bayelsa SWAN 5-a-side football competition
The football team of Television Continental (TVC) in Bayelsa on Saturday in Yenagoa defeated their counterparts from New Waves newspaper 8-2 to win the 2017…
View More TVC wins maiden Bayelsa SWAN 5-a-side football competitionHamsik beats Maradona’s Napoli scoring record
Marek Hamsik on Saturday scored his 116th goal in all competitions to overtake Diego Maradona as Napoli’s all-time record goal scorer. The 30-year-old Slovakian attacking…
View More Hamsik beats Maradona’s Napoli scoring recordFayose charge president Buhari to resig as petroleum minister
Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has again condemned the federal government over its nonchalant attitude towards ending the fuel scarcity being experienced across the country,…
View More Fayose charge president Buhari to resig as petroleum minister‘Nigeria’s economy still vulnerable despite exiting recession’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the economy of Nigeria is still vulnerable in spite of the country exiting recession. In a statement by Raphael…
View More ‘Nigeria’s economy still vulnerable despite exiting recession’PDP kicks Buhari on energy situation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari, as Minister of Petroleum Resources, to find a quick solution to the lingering fuel scarcity…
View More PDP kicks Buhari on energy situationArsenal, Liverpool in Emirates thriller
It was a thriller at the Emirates on Friday night as Liverpool survived an incredible Arsenal fightback and rescued a 3-3 draw, a match that…
View More Arsenal, Liverpool in Emirates thrillerEFCC arrests 13 suspected Internet fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 13 suspected Internet fraudsters for conspiracy, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining money under false pretence.…
View More EFCC arrests 13 suspected Internet fraudsters“Father Christmas” dies in Italy
A man dressed in a Father Christmas costume collapsed and died on Friday while handing out presents at a Christmas school party in Southern Italy…
View More “Father Christmas” dies in ItalyYuletide: Prices of commodities soar in Bayelsa
The prices of beans, yams, rice, onions and tomatoes, have soared in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some traders, who spoke…
View More Yuletide: Prices of commodities soar in BayelsaBuhari: I saw unbelievable things when I assumed office
President Muhammadu Buhari says he saw “unbelievable things” when he assumed office in 2015. Femi Adesina, his spokesman, quoted him as saying this while receiving…
View More Buhari: I saw unbelievable things when I assumed officeNigeria risks losing American aid over Jerusalem vote
Nigeria risks losing American aid for voting against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. On Thursday, Nigeria voted…
View More Nigeria risks losing American aid over Jerusalem voteNo cause for alarm latest FIFA ranking– Onigbinde
Akinade Onigbinde, the Coach of FRSC Football Club of Abuja, says Nigeria’s drop in FIFA’s December ranking would not adversely affect the team’s performance before…
View More No cause for alarm latest FIFA ranking– Onigbinde2018 BUDGET SPEECH BY GOVERNOR OKEZIE VICTOR IKPEAZU OF ABIA STATE
GOVERNMENT OF ABIA STATE 2018 BUDGET SPEECH PRESENTED BY OKEZIE IKPEAZU PhD, GOVERNOR, ABIA STATE TO THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY 22ND DECEMBER,…
View More 2018 BUDGET SPEECH BY GOVERNOR OKEZIE VICTOR IKPEAZU OF ABIA STATEZuma seeks to appeal ruling on ‘influence-peddling’
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sought leave to appeal a court ruling ordering him to set up a judicial inquiry into influence-peddling in his…
View More Zuma seeks to appeal ruling on ‘influence-peddling’Sokoto set to establish Ministry of Energy
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Friday said that his administration would create Ministry of Energy in 2018 to facilitate project execution in…
View More Sokoto set to establish Ministry of EnergyNAFDAC headquarters hit by early morning fire
The early morning fire which hit the headquarters of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja on Friday has…
View More NAFDAC headquarters hit by early morning fireManufacturer seeks ban on paint importation
The Managing Director of Intercontinental Paints Ltd., Mr Aigbe Omoregie, on Friday advised the Federal Government to ban importation of paints as part of initiatives…
View More Manufacturer seeks ban on paint importationCuba’s President Raul Castro to step down in 2018
Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after his successor is chosen by a top governing council according to a vote Thursday…
View More Cuba’s President Raul Castro to step down in 2018Veteran Iranian heavyweight weightlifter Boroumand dies at 83
Veteran Iranian heavyweight weightlifter and former President of the Iran Weightlifting Federation, Manouchehr Boroumand, has passed away at the age of 83 after a long battle…
View More Veteran Iranian heavyweight weightlifter Boroumand dies at 83INNOSON: I don’t know why EFCC arrested Chukwuma- Malami
Minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday denied knowing the circumstances that led to the arrest and detention of Innocent…
View More INNOSON: I don’t know why EFCC arrested Chukwuma- MalamiSaraki will not defect, says spokesperson
Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Sulyman Buhari, has dismissed insinuations that Senate President Bukola Saraki may defect to the Peoples…
View More Saraki will not defect, says spokespersonTaraba proposes N96.5bn for 2018 fiscal year
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N96.5 billion to the state legislature for 2018 fiscal year. While laying the…
View More Taraba proposes N96.5bn for 2018 fiscal year$1bn security funds won’t be spent without N’Assembly input- Saraki
Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, says the $1 billion slated to be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to tackle the insurgency in…
View More $1bn security funds won’t be spent without N’Assembly input- Saraki