About 12 soldiers were killed and dozens missing after fighting with Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern state of Borno State It was reported that three military sources said on Sunday confirmed to newsmen that this is one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month. The army said […]
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A car bomb killed at least nine people including five civilians near a pro-Turkey rebel post in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on Sunday, a British-based war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear who was behind the blast in the city, which was seized from Kurdish forces […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy conditions over most parts of the country with partly cloudy sky over some southern cities on Monday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Sunday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy conditions over the central cities throughout the forecast period. It added that the region would have day […]
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Liverpool continued their Premier League winning streak after defeating Manchester United with a convincing 3-1 win at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool went 1-0 up at 24th minutes through Sadio Mane who superbly brought Fabinho’s clever lobbed pass before slotting past David De Gea. In the 33rd minute United were back on level terms thanks to […]
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Popular online newspaper, TheCable, has reported that Access Bank has finally acquired Diamond Bank. According to insiders, the official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The acquisition was midwifed by the CBN in a bid to further consolidate the banking industry, […]
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Adedapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, has been caught in a messy scandal that could see him disqualified as the flag-bearer of the ruling party in the February 2019 gubernatorial election. Mr Abiodun, a renowned oil and gas executive from Ijebu Remo, is facing allegations that he evaded national […]
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Some armed men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have sacked Gudumbali town, the Local Government Headquarters of Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Channels Television on Saturday, residents said the attackers looted food items and carted away with about five gun trucks. However, the Nigerian Army authorities have […]
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The Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), has uncovered an illegal Pharmaceutical company operating in Lagos. The police discovered the company at number 2, Okkunnenye Street, Ikotun Area of the state and four persons including the owner of the illegal company was arrested. Jimoh Moshood, acting police spokesman, who paraded […]
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The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Peter Obi as a politician with a penchant for cooking up figures and twisting facts This according to BMO was clear from the series of half truths the former Anambra state governor reeled out during the Vice Presidential […]
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Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for choosing not to attend this month’s ceremony where he was given the award. He said their decision was unfair to fellow players and voters. Croatian captain Modric broke Messi and Ronaldo’s decade-long stranglehold on the prestigious prize last month. He said in […]
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