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Mikel says players are aiming for gold, as Dalung apologizes to Dream Team
Fresh off their defeat of Sweden, Dream Team Captain, Mikel John Obi, has assured the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, that the team will not lose focus as their target is to win the gold medal for N…
Budget Padding Scandal: Tambuwal backs Dogara
Going by recent reports, the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has garnered more support, as he is being heavily backed by the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu T…
You are a total failure- APC Chieftain tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received some harsh criticism from the factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, who described him as a total fai…
Trump would be the most reckless President in history, if he is elected- Republicans
Republican Nominee for the US Presidency, Donald Trump, has just suffered another setback, as fifty senior Republican national security officials on Monday issued a stinging rejection, warning that i…
Aisha Buhari did not travel to the USA- Ekiti PDP
The Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chapter, has accused the state's All Progressives Congress, APC, of ignorance and mischief over its comment on the purported visit of the Wife of the Pr…
Boko Haram has been defeated- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army has defeated the terrorist group, Boko Haram, and degraded their capability to re-group in any part of the count…
You are a total failure- APC Chieftain tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received some harsh criticism from the factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, who described him as a total fai…
Rio Olympics: Nigeria's Quadri makes history as he powers on to Quarter-Finals
History was made by a member of Team Nigeria at the ongoing Rio Olympic Games, as Aruna Quadri became the first African to reach the quarter-finals table tennis event on Monday, after beating London …
Jibrin meets with police panel as party vows to punish him
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday met with the police Special Investigation Panel, SIP, on the budget padding crisis in the Hous…
Jibrin was not blocked from seeing Buhari- Presidency
The Presidency on Monday deplored what it said were attempts by former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, to drag President Muhammadu Buhari into…
Parents protest FG increment of Unity Schools fees
The recent Federal Government increment of fees of Unity Schools, has been protested against by the National Parents and Teachers Association of the Federal Government Colleges.The association has de…
Padding is corruption, SERAP tells Dogara
The argument by the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, that "budget padding"? is not a known crime under any Nigerian law, has been countered by rights advocacy gro…
Ekweremadu to deliver US constitution day lecture
The 2016 edition of the United States of America,USA, Constitution Day Lecture, entitled :"?Influence of the U.S Constitution on African Democracies"? will be delivered by Nigeria's Deputy Senate Pre…
I am not an Avengers sympathizer- Metuh hits back at NDA splinter group
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has urged the Federal Government to investigate a report by a so-called splinter group of the Niger Delta …
Ekiti Doctors begin 3-day warning strike today
Doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, will on Monday begin a three-day warning strike, over the failure of the management to pay full salaries to their members, among other issues.This…
Budget Padding Scandal: Jibrin accuses 2 State Governors, others, of preventing him from meeting with Buhari
The sacked Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Sunday accused two State Governors and three former members of the House of Representatives, of blocking him from meeting…
No other Nigerian is as corrupt as Obasanjo- Na'abba
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na'abba, on Sunday lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who recently reiterated his position that the National Assembly is full …
Dogara gets backing of 262 Reps in a bid to avoid impeachment
Embattled Speaker of the House of Reps., Yakubu Dogara, is in a fight for his political survival, after being accused by the sacked Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibri…
Buhari to depart for Chad today to attend Deby's inauguration
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, will on Monday join other Heads of State and Government in N'Djamena, Chad, for the inauguration ceremony of President Idriss Deby.President Deby won the preside…
Rio 2016: Dream Team beats Sweden to progress to Quarter-Finals
Maintaining its lead in Group B after defeating the Japanese team, Nigeria has now progressed to the quarter-finals at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at Rio 2016 after a 1-0 victory over Swede…