Don’t avenge killings in North, cleric tells Christians
Friday Amobi, Port Harcourt RENOWNED cleric and Rivers State Overseer of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Mr. Edison Daminabo, has called on Christians in the North not to avenge the killings of their...
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Can you identify the people in this picture?
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View Article[VIDEO] Mark Zuckberberg meets Nigerian developers, entrepreneurs
Facebook’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, who is currently in Nigeria to see how Facebook can better support technology development and entrepreneurship in the country, has uploaded a video...
View ArticleSinger Chris Brown freed after standoff with police
An attorney for Chris Brown said Wednesday that the singer has been released from custody, following a bizarre standoff at his home with police after a woman alleged that he pointed a gun at her....
View Article55-year-old man abducts, rapes teenage girl in Lagos
A 55-year-old man, Yekini Ogunjobi, who allegedly abducted a teenage girl for several days and assaulted her sexually, was on Wednesday in Lagos released on a N100,000 bail. Police have pressed...
View ArticleNigerian economy performing better than IMF’s prediction – Presidency
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency on Wednesday claimed that the nation’s economy, which is currently in recession, is performing better than the predictions of the International Monetary Fund....
View ArticleBuhari approves N241bn budget for FCT
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Presidency on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari had assented to the Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act 2016 passed by the National Assembly. “The legal...
View ArticleBREAKING: Samir Nasri joins Sevilla from Man City on loan
Samir Nasri, another City outcast, has joined Spanish side Sevilla, hours after Joe Hart completed his loan move to Torino. The French midfielder had been deemed surplus to requirement by new coach Pep...
View ArticleFacebook to embrace more Nigerian languages, says Zuckerberg
The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged to use Nigerian languages in offering services on Facebook. Zuckerberg, who is currently on a business visit to Nigeria, made the promise at a...
View ArticleFive ISIS leaders killed in Iraq, Syria
United States-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the jihadist organisation. The latest death is Abu Mohamed...
View ArticleNigeria vs Tanzania: Akwa Ibom govt provides free tickets for fans
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government has declared entry into this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Tanzania free to encourage large turnout of fans to cheer the...
View ArticleOndo PDP: Jimoh Ibrahim’s emergence illegal, says Markafi’s faction
Peter Dada, Akure Forty-eight hours after his emergence as the candidate of the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim has been disowned by the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Another airline, First Nation suspends operations
Okechukwu Nnodim, AbujaAnother domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said.This is coming in less than 24 hours after Aero...
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PHOTOS: Buhari visits Osun
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View ArticleLagos begins campaign against domestic, sexual violence
The Lagos State Government on Thursday began a month-long awareness campaign against all forms of domestic and sexual violence crimes, just as it urged the men folk to lead the quest to put an end to...
View Article68 million user IDs’ stolen from Dropbox
Cloud-based data storage company Dropbox said Thursday that user IDs and passwords of some 68 million clients were stolen four years ago and recently leaked onto the internet.The company said it had no...
View ArticleBuhari restates commitment to change agenda
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda he promised Nigerians in the change mantra.Buhari said this during his official visit to Osogbo...
View ArticleCopyright Commission intercepts N10bn pirated products
Everest Amaefule, AbujaThe authorities of the Nigerian Copyright Commission said it intercepted and seized pirated products worth N10.3bn between January 2011 and August 2016.Director General of the...
View ArticleWe are aware of your pains, Buhari tells Nigerians
Lekan Adetayo and Femi Makinde, OsogboPresident Muhammadu Buhari has said that he and members of his cabinet are aware of the pains Nigerians are going through.The President, who said ‘change’ was...
View ArticleJTF arrests 12 suspects, seven tankers in Delta
Ovie Okpare, WarriThe Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta region, Operation Delta Safe, on Thursday paraded 12 suspected illegal oil dealers and seven tankers loaded with over 210,000 litres of...
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