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UEFA unveils EURO 2020 logo
The UEFA EURO 2020 logo has been unveiled at the tournament's official launch in London, by UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin. The logo showed multi-coloured fan silhouettes standing on either side…
Army/Shiite clash: NHRC report indicts El-Zakzaky
Subsequent to the release of the report of its special panel constituted to investigate the December 12, 2015, bloody clash between members of the Shiite sect, under the Islamic Movement of Niger…
Nigeria would soon be one of the most attractive places to invest - Buhari
While addressing a large gathering of political and business leaders from the U.S., Africa and other regions of the world at the Second U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York on Wednesday, Presid…
EFCC freezes Patience Jonathan's personal Skye Bank account
The personal account of former First Lady Patience Jonathan domiciled in Skye Bank under the account name, ?Patience Ibifaka Jonathan', has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis…
Fayose commended over NECO results
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been commended by principals, parents and teachers in the state, for the success of the state's candidates in the just released results of the 2016 N…
Toure quits international football
Ivory Coast football superstar and four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure, on Tuesday announced his retirement from international football. The 33-year-old Manchester City midfield…
Sheriff and Makarfi camp meet to resolve PDP crisis
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may finally be coming to an end as factional leaders of the party, Senators Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi, met in Abuja on Tuesday and d…
Female IDP's are now turning to prostitution to survive- CSO's
The Chairman of the Network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Borno State, Ahmed Shehu, has said that displaced women and teenagers were engaging in prostitution in order to raise mo…
We will soon solve the N/Delta problem- Buhari assures Obama
During a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 71st edition of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari assured U.S. President Barack Obama that Nigeria is making steady…
Desist from destroying oil pipelines and agitating for secession- CDS warns militants, IPOB
iger Delta militants involved in sabotaging oil facilities and members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, clamouring for secession, have been warned to desist from such acts or be dealt w…
Brad Pitt lashes out at Angelina Jolie as actress files for divorce
Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, TMZ reports. According to the news outlet, she filed legal documents on Monday morning, requesting legal custody of their six children. She does …
Turai Yar'Adua's 60year old housekeeper arrested over missing N91m goods
A 60year old housekeeper of the wife of the late former President Umaru Yar'Adua, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua, has been arrested by officers of the Katsina State Police Command, over missing goods wort…
Edo Polls: Idia Ize-Iyamu's convoy allegedly attacked by APC thugs
The convoy of the wife of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship candidate in Edo State, Dr. Idia Ize-Iyamu, was on Tuesday allegedly attacked in Iyamho, Estako West Local Government Ar…
Nigeria must eliminate corruption to attain economic growth- Nuhu Ribadu
Pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned that for Government to succeed in revitalizing the ailing economy, corruption must first be …
ICJ to hear maritime border dispute case between Somalia and Kenya
The International Court of Justice, ICJ, is set to hear a long-running maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia at The Hague. The hearings are set for September 19-23. The Attorney-Gener…
EFCC seizes Shema's 3 Katsina properties
Three mansions belonging to detained former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, have been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Shema is being investigated by the c…
Do not let paralympians beg- Are urges FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged by the head coach of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation (NPPF), Feyisetan Are, to reward the victorious Rio Paralympians so as to stop them …
APGA can reduce price of a bag of Rice to N9,000- Obiano
The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has said that if voted into power, an All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, National Government, would reduce the cost of a bag of Rice to N9,000. …
Ambode reveals why Lagos is not affected by recession
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has attributed the state's immunity to the current economic recession to the virile revenue base and fiscal discipline within the state. The Govern…
Nigerian striker claiming to be 23 years old is well over 40- Azerbaijani media
Azerbaijan-based Nigerian striker Victor Emenayo, has come under a lot of criticism from the Azerbaijani media, for allegedly falsifying his age. According to the Azerbaijani media, Emenayo, wh…