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A cleric in Taraba, Rev. Fr Charles Nyameh, has admonished looters of Nigeria’s treasury, to return their loots in exchange for God’s mercies. Nyameh, priest in the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo, in a sermon in Monkin, Zing Local Government Area of the state, supported his call with the story of Zachaeus, a rich Tax Collector, […]

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. An ABC News/Washington Post poll put the Democratic presidential candidate just one point ahead of her Republican challenger Donald […]

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 chapter of APC, Mr. Abayomi Adesanya, made the allegation in a statement in Akure on Sunday. He said, “We have […]

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the final to earn his seventh title of the year. The Olympic and Wimbledon champion can take […]

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 incompetent and urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss it. A group, the Union of Niger Delta Youth Organisation for Equity, had on behalf of itself […]

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. The CBN acting Director of Communications, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, said in the statement that the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, […]

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 Code of Conduct Tribunal was self serving. The senator, who said he was away on oversight duties when the amendment was made, […]

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 statement. Usman said, “At about 9.00a.m this morning, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed behind Bakassi IDP camp, Damboa Road, Maiduguri, on security duty, […]

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 statement issued in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, advised journalists and other Nigerians to […]

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 them. Dakwat made this known when he presented the suspects and the cows to newsmen in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday. […]

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 why he has thrived as a wing-back despite having never played in that role before and credits his outstanding performance […]

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 42-year-old defeated 2015 champion, Egypt’s Dina Meshref, 4-2 to win the title which had eluded her for two years. Oshonaike needed over an […]

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 finish from 25 yards after Eden Hazard had put Antonio Conte’s side ahead early in the first half at St Mary’s. Inflicting Southampton’s first home […]

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 ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias targeting Makkah. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the […]

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 when miners attacked policemen deployed in the site after the death of seven illegal miners at the site. Our correspondent learnt that the illegal miners, […]

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 from the ninth round of matches in the Bundesliga: ‘Coach, my wife’s giving birth!’ Mainz coach Martin Schmidt sent Karim Onisiwo to hospital just before […]

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 his seventh title of the year. The Olympic and Wimbledon champion can take over the world number one ranking from Novak […]

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 at Liverpool, scored one and was involved in two other goals as Nice took their unbeaten run since […]

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 authorise anybody to induce a judge to pervert the course of justice. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said […]

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. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, condemned the killing, which he described as condemnable by all lovers of peace. The […]

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 a seven-day ultimatum to commence clean-up exercise in the area. In a letter addressed to NNPC Group Managing Director, the communities said […]

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has asked the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, to leave the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, alone. Afenifere had three days ago asked Amaechi and the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, to resign as a result of the allegations that […]

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up captain Mikel John Obi, assistant captain Ahmed Musa, goalkeeper Carl Ikeme and 21 others for next month’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Fennecs of Algeria in Uyo. Although Rhor has retained the bulk of the squad that defeated Zambia 2-1 in Ndola earlier […]

French international Olivier Giroud rubbished talk of Arsenal winning the Premier League title despite an excellent run of form saying Sunday it is far too early to make such predictions. The 30-year-old striker had been a peripheral figure this season, after suffering a toe injury, but his double after coming off the bench inspired the […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that neither he or his department had been contacted by the FBI over its renewed investigation into his predecessor Hillary Clinton’s emails. “No, I haven’t been notified of anything, no, I haven’t been requested of anything, no, I’m not aware of the department being requested,” he said […]