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Former Brazil international, Zico, has rubbished Qatar's prospective World Cup, claiming the event should not be held "in a country...

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State (middle) congratulating Speaker of the fifth Assembly, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, after the inauguration of the House in Ado-Ekiti…on Friday. With them is the Clerk of the House, Mr Tola Esan.

WAFU U-17: Nigeria defeat Burkina Faso, qualify for final

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Ghana, Austria, Ukraine, New Zealand advance, as Argentina fail to qualify

Ghana, as well as Austria, Ukraine and hosts New Zealand, on Friday advanced to the second round at the ongoing...

Kidnapping: IGP deploys 350 anti-riot policemen to Kogi

The Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, has deployed 350 anti-riot policemen to Kogi State to stem rising...

Despite PDP majority status, APC produces Benue Speaker

In Benue State House of Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has 15 members, the All Progressives Congress (APC), 14...

Akwa Ibom to experience blackout for eight days

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has announced that it would cut electricity supply to parts of Akwa Ibom...

Ajimobi: Buhari, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Fayemi, Oyetola, Ambode, PDP, others mourn

Resident doctors give Oyo Govt two-week ultimatum over unpaid salaries

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have given the Oyo State Government two weeks ultimatum to pay the five...

Etisalat to sell stake in Tanzania’s Zantel to Millicom

United Arab Emirates telecom operator, Etisalat. has agreed to sell its 85 per cent stake in Zanzibar Telecom Limited (Zantel)...

Rome underground trains crash, injure 21

Some 21 people were treated for injuries following a crash involving two underground trains in Rome on Friday. The Atac...

Oil marketers pledge to end queues nationwide, deploy 700 trucks of PMS to Abuja

Oil marketers on Friday dispatched 700 trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to Abuja as part of efforts to end...

Sultan advocates compulsory study of history in schools

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has advocated making of history a compulsory subject in schools to enable young...

NGX drops further by N301bn on losses by blue chips

Transactions close upbeat on NSE, as index increases by 0.59%

Transactions at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a positive trend on Friday with the market indices appreciating by...

OPEC, non-OPEC countries to increase production by 0.5mb/d in January

Oil: OPEC keeps production limit at 30mln barrels daily

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has decided to maintain its maximum production limit at 30 million barrels of...

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State acknowledges cheers during his Thank You tour in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital…on Friday

President Muhammadu Buhari (left) with the President of Chad, Idris Deby, during a press conference at the State House, N’djamena, Chad…on Thursday.

Warner vows to expose Blatter’s bribery secrets

Indicted former FIFA vice-president, Jack Warner, has promised to release documents relating to the financial transactions of Sepp Blatter. Warner,...

Blazer: We took bribe at FIFA

Former top FIFA official Chuck Blazer has detailed his bribe-taking as part of a guilty plea in New York. Blazer,...

Eagles climb on FIFA ranking

Super Eagles, on Thursday, climbed two steps and are in seventh position in Africa and 43rd in the world with...

Canada 2015: Falcons move to Winnipeg