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Swimming stars shine on opening nightAustralian Olympic CommitteeDefending world champion Bronte Campbell powered over the top of sister Cate and Emma McKeon to win the 100m freestyle; Olympic champion Mack Horton finished too strong to take out the 400m; the world’s fastest swimmer Cam McEvoy looked super … Original Source

The Nigerian Army in Lagos on Sunday confirmed the death of a soldier and four policemen in an ambush by suspected criminal gangs in Ishawo Community in Ikorodu. The confirmation was made in a statement by 81 Division’s Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Olaolu Saudi. “At about 3 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, a… […]Read More

As PDP plans reception for over 8,000 decampees AS WAVES of defections continue to blow in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has assured its umbrella is large enough to accommodate everyone, including leaders of the APC, who decided to return home, to join the development-sensitive government under […]

As death toll hits 500-mark in 19 states How FG is failing AS AT WEEKEND, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said the death toll from the dreaded meningitis disease has risen to 438 from the 336 it was last Wednesday. Many states across the country have put health workers on alert, and have also […]

AS PART of measures to uplift the nation’s culture sector, the Federal Government has approved the adoption of Mondays and Wednesdays every week, as Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days across the country. The Media Assistant to National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, Executive Secretary, Caleb Nor in a statement sent to Nigerian Pilot disclosed that the approval […]

Dissident Farc rebels opposed to the country’s peace process are blamed for the attack. Syndicated from BBC News

DELTA STATE Government is to delete from its pay roll the names of 454 staff on account of attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. Those affected included no fewer than 291 staff whose records show that they ought to have retired before now and have accordingly been directed to proceed on immediate retirement with […]

MEMBER representing Kiru/ Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, Abdulmumini Jibrin, has apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent comments. Jibrin made the remarks while addressing his supporters at his residence shortly after conducting a special prayer for the president at Kofa Juma’at Mosque, Bebeji Local Government Area on Friday. “I apologise to the […]

MINISTER of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has urged oil and gas companies to embrace the Made-in-Nigeria campaign by patronising barite sourced from the country, which according to him, is of high quality. Fayemi gave the charge at a meeting with mining stakeholders in Benue State, including members of the Association of Miners […]

In a response to incessant protests in Enugu, following alleged exploitation by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, the House of Assembly has resolved to send the electricity distribution company out of the state. Chinedu Nwamba, representing Nsukka East state constituency, on behalf of 22 others, in a motion, claimed that EEDC has adopted nefarious […]

Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has disassociated himself and his administration from reported threat to quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that recent media reports quoted Alhaji Abdulrahman Abba-Jimeta, the Chief of Staff to the governor as saying that the state-led APC government may be forced to… […]

From FRED ITUA, Abuja An independent research by the Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG), has shown that Fanta and Sprite brands of soft drinks, produced by Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) Plc are safe for human consumption in Nigeria.While presenting the outcome of their study at a press conference yesterday in Abuja, President of CCSG, […]