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African 100 metre hurdles champion Tobi Amusan expects to be a medal hopeful for Nigeria at the 2019 African Games, but insists she wants to focus on executing a good race.

Tobi Amusan sets African Games target

The Grace 1 supertanker in the British territory of Gibraltar

Iranian oil tanker leaves Gibraltar – envoy

Wilfried Ndidi is mobbed by his Leicester teammates after equalising with a second-half header. Plumb Images-Leicester City FC via Getty Images

Wilfred Ndidi: I knew I’ll score

Andriy Shevchenko

Friendly: Ukraine draw battle line with Nigeria

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Tunji Bello

Tunji Bello, others get portfolios as Lagos governor inaugurates exco members

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has banned the planned RevolutionNow protest in the state.

Rivers governor commends US government for partnering state to fight HIV/AIDS

The Swearing-In of 35 commissioners of Lagos state is ongoing at the Adeyemi Bero hall, Alausa Ikeja. 6

How Lagos exco members can succeed – ex-official

NCDMB: Why local content act is partially implemented

Bayern Munich asked retired Arjen Robben for permission before giving new signing Philippe Coutinho his old No.10 shirt and club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes the Brazilian is a worthy successor.

Ex-Super Eagles coach questions Philippe Coutinho’s transfer to Bayern Munich

Andrew Ekenam, Head Coach of Team Nigeria to the 11th All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville in 2015, on Tuesday expressed confidence in the quality of lifters representing the country at the ongoing 12th Games in Rabat, Morocco.

Africa Games: Weightlifting coach confident in athletes’ quality

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino admits highly-rated playmaker Christian Eriksen is attracting “a lot of interest” amid the uncertainty surrounding his future in England.

Mauricio Pochettino rejected the chance to swap Christian Eriksen for this...

business

Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti government goes tough to recover N1.5 billion micro-credit...

NCDMB: Why local content act is partially implemented

Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE

NSE indices record 0.21 percent loss

Stakeholders react to presidential directive on forex restriction

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

NNPC gets NHIS’ accreditation to provide medical services

Central bank’s PMI report shows rise in employment

Farmers call for review of anchor borrowers loans

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is set to commence a comprehensive audit and survey of downstream oil and gas logistic facilities, with a view to identifying the infrastructure gap in the sector

PPPRA plans audit of pipelines, jetties, others

nigeria

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right), congratulates the Acting Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba during his swearing-in at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday, June 13, 2019.

Lagos Assembly confirms Justice Kazeem Alogba as substantive chief...

Rivers governor commends US government for partnering state to fight HIV/AIDS

How Lagos exco members can succeed – ex-official

COAS: Nigerian Army ready to enhance local capacity in logistics provision

#RevolutionNow: Court refuses to release Omoyele Sowore

africa

Cameroonian military jails separatist leader, nine others for life

Former Zimbabwe vice president flees amid anti-corruption probe

Dozen soldiers killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack

South African journalist seized in Syria begs for help

Former Sudan president charged with illicit possession of foreign currency

world

Nicolas Maduro says alleged murder plot 'will not even touch a single hair of mine' [Miraflores Palace handout via Reuters]

Brazil shuts out Venezuelan president’s aides

Armed man holds dozens hostage on bus in Rio de Janeiro

Russia accuses US of stoking military tensions with missile test

China prosecutes 76 for telecom fraud

Mike Pompeo: Release of Iranian tanker unfortunate

sports

Bayern Munich asked retired Arjen Robben for permission before giving new signing Philippe Coutinho his old No.10 shirt and club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes the Brazilian is a worthy successor.

Ex-Super Eagles coach questions Philippe Coutinho’s transfer to Bayern...

Andrew Ekenam, Head Coach of Team Nigeria to the 11th All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville in 2015, on Tuesday expressed confidence in the quality of lifters representing the country at the ongoing 12th Games in Rabat, Morocco.

Africa Games: Weightlifting coach confident in athletes’ quality

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino admits highly-rated playmaker Christian Eriksen is attracting “a lot of interest” amid the uncertainty surrounding his future in England.

Mauricio Pochettino rejected the chance to swap Christian Eriksen...

Egyptian Premier League champions Al Ahly have fired title-winning manager Martin Lasarte in the aftermath of their disappointing Round of 16 cup exit against Pyramids on Saturday.

Egyptian champions Al Ahly sack manager Martin Lasarte

Cristiano Ronaldo was an egotist in the Manchester United dressing room who always wanted to be near a mirror, according to Uruguay legend Diego Forlan.

Diego Forlan: Cristiano Ronaldo not a worthy successor to David Beckham...

Samson Siasia has vowed to clear his name after world governing body FIFA banned him yesterday from football following an allegation of match-fixing brought against him.

FIFA ban: My legal team preparing my defence – Samson Siasia

Victor Moses

Victor Moses delighted after scoring, assisting in Fenerbahce win

FIFA bans Nigeria’s Samson Siasia for life

art

Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars (the first in her Lady Astronaut series) won Best Novel

Women sweep the Hugo Awards

Professor: Tourism investment key to economic development

Seyi Law tackles racism at ‘Seyilaw fast and funny’

Video: Masquerade set ablaze comes out unhurt

List of Teen Choice Award winners

film

Berlin, Helskini to host Nollywood travel film festival

Young Nigerian filmmakers with sci-fi movie go viral

Juliet Ibrahim’s ex-boyfriend Iceberg Slim apologises after failed relationship

Ex-BBNaija housemate Alex Unusual now in New York Film Academy

Actor: I’ll spend money on women rather than properties

people

Mr Nigeria, Nelson Enwerem, departed the country on Monday for the 2019 Mr World Pageant in the Philippines, with an appeal for votes by his countrymen.

Mr Nigeria: I can’t fail my country, I’ll fight...

Wizkid becomes first African to hit eight million monthly listeners on Spotify

Comedian Klint Da Drunk survives car crash

Sweden finds US rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault

Juliet Ibrahim’s ex-boyfriend Iceberg Slim apologises after failed relationship

technology

Female pupils develop app to solve traffic gridlock

NCC harps on robust infrastructure to boost innovation

US tech industry leaders: French digital service tax harms...

Female pupils develop app to solve traffic gridlock

5G signal

Russian carriers and Qualcomm build Europe’s first 5G mmWave network

Google

Google Assistant now lets you assign reminders to other people

Tecno

Tecno tasks device manufacturers on impacting Nigerians

Facebook might be putting Messenger back into its main social media app.

Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio from Messenger

opinion

Goodliness cannot be marketed

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana

Protest marches are not treasonable offences in Nigeria

Femi Adesina, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari

Atiku Abubakar’s unrelenting appeal to emotion: A gambit doom to fail

Shi’ites: Another Boko Haram in the making?

Full text: Former President Obasanjo’s letter to President Buhari