Morocco stuns Argentina at Paris Olympics amid VAR controversy
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos....
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NDLEA arrests suspected Lagos drug baron, Temo in Mushin
After years of eluding capture, the suspected head of the Mushin drug cartel in Lagos, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh, widely...
Nigeria Labour Congress announces position on proposed August 1 national protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected claims that it has withdrawn from the proposed national protests, stating that it...
Viral sensation: Aunty Ramota trends on social media after hilarious video with Ola of Lagos (Watch Video)
Ramota Adetu, widely recognised as Aunty Ramota, is trending on social media. For good, for sure. She was featured in...
Just in: Nigerian govt commences emergency meeting with ministers over August 1 protest
The federal government has commenced an emergency meeting on Wednesday in response to a planned nationwide demonstration billed for August...
Nigeria can’t endure more protest fallout, police boss insists
The Nigeria Police Force has appealed to the citizens to shelve the proposed nationwide protest, stressing that the demonstration was...
Sierra Leone: Court sentences 11 soldiers, police officers to jail over botched coup
11 people, including soldiers and police officers, have been sentenced to long prison terms for their alleged roles in a...
Inflation: Nigeria’s high food prices worsened in June, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says that the prices of beans, tomatoes, Irish potatoes, garri, yam, and other food items...
FG justifies N6.2 trillion supplementary budget, cites minimum wage, infrastructure needs
The federal government says the proposed N6.2 trillion supplementary budgetary will be used to pay the minimum wage. Atiku Bagudu,...
WTO: African group backs Okonjo-Iweala for second term
The African group at the World Trade Organisation presented a proposal at its general council to re-elect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as...
