BREAKING: Colombia trash Nigeria 2-0 in Rio Olympics

Coach Samson Siasia Dream Team VI suffered their first loss at the male soccer event of the Rio 2016 Olympics, losing 2-0 to Colombia at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday morning. Coach Samson Siasia prosecuted the game with a markedly changed side, bringing in Daniel Akpeyi, Kingsley Madu, Aminu Umar, Popoola Saliu and Ndifreke Udo in place of Emmanuel Daniel, Abdullahi...

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From October 1, if commercial vehicles overspeed, FRSC will know

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will as from October 1, begin the enforcement of the speed limiting device. The speed limiting device will enable the FRSC determine when vehicles go beyond a pre-approved speed limit. Boboye Oyeyemi, corps marshal, revealed on Wednesday, that the commission had gotten the presidency’s approval to begin implementation of the process. He noted that the...

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PDP convention should be suspended - Sheriff

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff The Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has insisted that the party’s national convention slated for August 17 in Port Harcourt be put on hold. Sheriff also insisted that the venue of the proposed convention be shifted from Port Harcourt to Abuja at a yet to be agreed date. The ex Borno state governor has insisted...

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Nigerian mother pays man £1000 to pose as her baby’s dad to avoid deportation

Faust Abolore A Nigerian mother, Faust Abolore, who paid a man £1,000 to pose as her newborn baby’s father in order to avoid deportation, has been arraigned before a court in the United Kingdom. According to UK newspaper, Standard Evening, UK police found out about her fraudulent act through online pictures of the real father cradling his son at a naming ceremony. Faust Abolore, 29, was said...

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The name ‘Avengers’ came from the lips of Jonathan, says RNDA

Goodluck Jonathan, immediate past president, is the grand patron of Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), says splinter group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA). The RNDA recently “broke away” from the NDA, which is behind for the recent spate of attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region. A statement released on Wednesday by Cynthia Whyte, spokesperson of the RNDA, stressed that Jonathan...

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Oh No! Pretty 22-year-old Girl Murdered By Sponsor for Dumping Him (Photos)

The girl was brutally murdered by a man she dumped after sponsoring her education A man has brutally murdered a girl who dumped him after he had sponsored her education and spent so much on her. A pretty 22-year-old girl has been brutally murdered as revenge by a man who sponsored her education after she dumped him. The man had spent so much on the girl before she decided to dump him. He couldn't...

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It’s Our Duty To Pad Budget, Says Reps Member

Abiodun Olasupo A lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Abiodun Olasupo, has said that padding of budget is one of their constitutional responsibilities as members of the House of Representatives. Olasupo, who is the Chairman House of Representative Committee on Legislative Compliance, made the revelation on Wednesday while on inspection of some of the intervention...

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Rio Olympics: Mikel disappointed not to carry Nigerian flag

Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has said he was disappointed he could not carry the Nigerian flag at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony as the captain of the 85-man Nigerian contingent due to logistical problems. Mikel revealed in a column he wrote for the Evening Standard: “Unfortunately, I didn’t end up carrying the Nigeria flag at the opening ceremony as expected. “Our first two games were in...

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UK begins 24-hour visa service in Nigeria

The UK has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours. The British High Commission, on its website, said the new service would meet the needs of those who require urgent service to travel. The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, expressed delight over the introduction of the Super Priority Visa service in Nigeria. Arkwright...

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Again, Nigeria receives fund for humanitarian assistance

File photos of internally displaced persons  The United States of America has announced the release of N11.9 billion as humanitarian support for Nigeria – The U.S said this fund will be used to provide critical assistance to Nigerians affected by conflict and insurgency as well as individuals in the Lake Chad Basin Region The Nigerian government has again received foreign aid as relief...

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Politicians are jobbers, padders, says Donald Duke

Donald Duke – Nigeria has been reeling under a very harsh economy and Donald Duke, former Cross River governor, is hitting hard at politicians – Duke also criticised the ‘change agenda’ of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration even though the government has continued to raise hopes Former governor of Cross Rivers state, Donald Duke, broke his silence on Wednesday, August 10, by slamming...

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This is Buhari’s Opportunity To Kill Corruption – Jibrin

The former House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said that his allegations against some members of the house on the budget padding scandal is President Muhammadu Buhari’s opportunity to kill corruption. Jibrin, who made the statement via twitter said that the ongoing commotion about the budget padding scandal is clearly an act of God. He said, “I...

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HEARTBREAKING!!! See How Nigeria Police Killed A Young Man In Rivers State – The Details Will Make You Cry (Photos)

A young man identified as Iyke Ogbonnaya,27, was allegedly murdered by Nigerian police on Sunday, August 7 at about 10.am. According to his brother Kalu Ogbonnaya, who shared the photos on Facebook, his brother was killed following a fight that broke out in their area. He wrote; “My fellow Nigeria, you people should see what the Nigeria police has don 2 my beloved brother Iyke ogbonnaya,...

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BRT buses resume operations after drivers’ one-day strike, lost N50m

Drivers driving the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses resumed work on Wednesday after Tuesday’s protest over delay in payment of their salaries, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This came just as Primero Transport Services Ltd., the operators of the scheme, said that it lost no less than N50 million during the one day protest. The management, led by Mr Fola Tinubu, however, expressed its...

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SHOCKING! Three Dead Including A Student As Cultists Go On Rampage In Lagos Area…

Gunmen suspected to be cult members have invaded Abule Nla Road in the Iponri area of Lagos State, shooting at youths in a restaurant. During the shootout, three persons were reportedly killed.  Read via Punch News; The victims comprised a student of a polytechnic in Ogun State, Damilola Adegoke, and two of his friends, identified only as Kehinde and Junior, aka Hypo. It was learnt that another...

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UNBELIEVABLE: Mother & Son Who Fell In Love Face Jail Time , Said They Are Ready To Go To Jail (photos + Details)

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We ended up kissing and kissing led to other things’: Mother, 36, and son, 19, who fell in love when they met last year after she gave him up for adoption as a baby, say they’ll go to JAIL to defend their relationship Monica Mares, 36, and her son Caleb Peterson, 19, of Clovis, New Mexico, face up to 18 months in prison if found guilty of incest The couple said that they are willing...

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Nigerians yearning, crying for PDP to return to power – Jerry Gana

Prof. Jerry Gana The Head of the Peoples Democratic Party’s reconciliation committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, on Tuesday said Nigerians are yearning and crying for the return of the party into power. The PDP relinquished power at the federal level in 2015 when it lost to the All Progressive Congress after 16 years of dominance in the country’s presidential elections. Since the lost, the party has...

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Makarfi deceiving Nigerians, Ize-Iyamu wasting his time campaigning – Sheriff

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has advised the caretaker ‎chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, to open up on the current state of affairs in the party. Speaking when Madam Esther Opera, the Edo State deputy governorship aspirant of his faction visited him, Sheriff said he was expecting the Independent...

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Police discover thousands of bullets buried in Anambra community [PHOTOS]

There was shock and panic in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday as policemen uncovered a cache of bullets buried underground. The bullets were buried on a piece of land in the area. While members of the community denied knowledge of how the bullets got there, the state Commissioner of Police, CP, Sam Okaula, briefing newsmen at the site where the bullets were buried,...

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