Oil spill: Delta communities threaten to shut Escravos-Warri line
Ovie Okpare, Warri A total of 35 communities affected by oil spill in Gbaramatu Kingdom in the Warri South West Council Area of Delta State, on Sunday issued the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
View ArticleBello condemns murder of Fulani leader in Kogi
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja The Governor of Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has condemned the assassination of the Chairman, Kogi Chapter of Wuro Miyetti-Allah Association, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar....
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Buhari won’t authorise anybody to bribe judges – Presidency
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency on Sunday broke its silence on the allegations of inducements raised by two of the judges arrested recently, saying President Muhammadu Buhari would never...
View ArticleBalotelli shines as Nice stretch lead
Mario Balotelli starred once again as clinical Nice opened up a six-point gap at the top of Ligue 1 with a 4-1 thrashing of Nantes on Sunday. The maverick forward, back in form after a nightmare spell...
View ArticleTennis: Murray wins Vienna title to close on No.1 spot
Andy Murray continued his march towards the world number one slot by winning the Vienna Open on Sunday. The 29-year-old Scot swept past Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the final to earn...
View ArticleFive things we learned from the Bundesliga
Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski’s perfect harmony sealed Bayern Munich’s win over Augsburg, Leverkusen broke their winless streak and Ingolstadt had the baby blues. Here are five things we learned...
View ArticlePolice confirms killing of two illegal miners in Niger
Enyioha Opara,Minna Two illegal miners from Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State were shot dead on Saturday evening by the policemen from the Kafin-Koro station. The incident allegedly occurred...
View ArticleBuhari condemns missile attack on Makkah
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday spoke with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to express Nigeria’s solidarity with the Kingdom in the aftermath of the...
View ArticleEPL: Costa on song as Chelsea down Saints
Diego Costa’s sublime strike sealed Chelsea’s 2-0 success against Southampton on Sunday as the Blues chalked up a fourth successive Premier League victory. Costa doubled Chelsea’s lead with a fine...
View ArticleMorocco 2016: Oshonaike wins women’s singles title
Idris Adesina Funke Oshonaike on Sunday won the women’s singles title of the 2016 ITTF Africa Senior Championships ended in Morocco. The competition began on October 24 and ended on Sunday. The...
View ArticleI am relishing my role in Chelsea, says Moses
Victor Moses says he is “relishing” playing as a wing-back for Chelsea this season after struggling to hit the ground running since joining the Blues in 2012. Moses opened up on the club’s website on...
View ArticleNavy arrests two cattle rustlers, recovers 295 livestock in Kaduna
The Commandant, Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, Kachia, Kaduna, Commodore Timothy Dakwat, has said that the command arrested two cattle rustlers and recovered 285 cows and seven sheep from...
View Article‘Don’t drag Buhari into Judges’ corruption trial’
The Presidency on Sunday frowned at those individuals or organisations attempting to link President Muhammadu Buhari to the legal travails of some judges facing corruption charges in the country. A...
View ArticleHow soldiers foiled suicide bomb attack on IDPs camp
The Nigerian Army on Sunday foiled another attempt by a suspected suicide bomber to attack the Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons camp in Maiduguri, its spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said in a...
View ArticleTransfer of CCB, CCT to NASS self serving – Senator
A lawmaker representing Jigawa North West in the Senate, Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar, on Sunday said the decision of the National Assembly to take over the supervision of the Code of Conduct Bureau and...
View ArticleNiger farmers to produce one million tonnes of rice – CBN
The cluster of rice farms in Niger are expected to produce one million tonnes of rice through the Central Bank of Nigeria Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, the bank said in a statement in Abuja o Sunday....
View Article$15m : Patience Jonathan’s suit illegal, says SERAP
Ramon Oladimeji A human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has described the suit filed against it by wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, as grossly...
View ArticleMurray wins Vienna title to close on Number one spot
Andy Murray continued his march towards the world number one slot and ramped up the pressure on Novak Djokovic by winning the Vienna Open on Sunday. The 29-year-old Scot swept past Frenchman...
View ArticleOndo election: Mimiko mobilising thugs, militants – APC
As the people of Ondo State prepare to elect a new governor on November 26, the All Progressives Congress in the state has accused Governor Olusegun Mimiko of plotting to cause mayhem. The Ondo State...
View ArticleClinton lead narrows after email fallout
The race for the White House narrowed noticeably on Sunday as Hillary Clinton sought to shake off a renewed FBI probe of her emails and Donald Trump blitzed western states nine days ahead of the vote....
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