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No fewer than 30 officials and players of Kwara  United  on Wednesday escaped death by a whisker following an auto accident involving their coaster bus and a stationary  truck   at Moniya, Ibadan. Our correspondents learnt that the…

Lovers of African literature, especially fans of legendary writer, Prof. Chinua Achebe, are gearing up for the 60th anniversary of his classical novel, Things Fall Apart. Ten years ago, many literary folk celebrated the book when it…

The police in Ondo State have arrested six armed robbery suspects, two of whom said they were soldiers. The two, Moruf Oguntade and Adetayo Ogunbadejo, who claimed to privates in the Nigerian Army, were said to operate while in their…

The Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole fighting insurgency in the North East says troops deployed around Gamboru Ngala in Borno State have successfully averted, what would have been a major suicide attack in Gamboru town, early…

The Ekiti State Governor , Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm over what he alleged was a plot by Fulani herdsmen to unleash mayhem in the state. The governor who made the claims in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, said the herdsmen had…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has started the search for its presidential candidate that it believes will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. The Nation reports that Senator Walid Jibrin who is…

NIgerian urban life singer, Adekunle Gold who quit his job as a brand manager for a social media brand activation company in 2014 to focus on his music, was barely getting recognition in the industry until he got noticed by YBNL, owned…

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence has died, the club have confirmed. The 77-year-old Scotsman was Bill Shankly's first-choice keeper during the 1960s. He only missed four league matches in six seasons as the Reds won the…

On the morning of Tuesday, January 9, 2018, heavily armed soldiers and police officers previously marooned in over a dozen Hilux vans, alighted in brisk fashion and surrounded the Omoku, Onelga mansion of Don Wani; guns at the ready.…

According to reports, Nas and Kelis have reportedly resolved their custody battle over their son, Knight Jones. The couple who got married in 2005 and got officially divorced in 2010 have been having the custody battle since then.…

Popular Nigerian singer Simi, is one of the top vocalists in the country with so many hit songs to her credit. But one aspect of the singer that has not gone well with a lot of her followers is her dress style. She has had to endure a…

The cattle colony project – the government’s antidote to the herdsmen-farmers crisis that has claimed many lives – will begin immediately. Sixtheen governors have offered five hectares of land each for the project. Agriculture…

A former governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, said on Monday that Governor Ayodele Fayose became governor “by accident.” Adebayo said this while fielding questions from reporters at the National Secretariat of the All…

China’s football association warned Tuesday that it would punish teams who flout its transfer rules, following reports two clubs are battling to sign striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou…

North and South Korea agreed Tuesday to restore a military hotline, an official said, less than a week after a civilian cross-border phone link was reopened. The North said during the rivals’ first formal talks in more than…

ABUJA: Following the recent unfortunate killings of innocent people in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas in Benue State and the intervention, and ongoing efforts of the Nigeria Police Force to restore peace in the…

A man on trial over the bombing of the Borussia Dortmund football team bus last year has admitted he detonated explosives along its route. Sergei W, 28, told a court in Dortmund that he had not intended to kill anyone. He is a German…