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DPR sanctions 33 filling stations in Rivers

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Pastor: Ban BBNaija now, it is evil

Besides negative narratives of Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, being ravaged by cult gangs who are making living difficult for many, there are other things to cheer about in the oil city.

Port Harcourt hosts 2019 ‘Bole’ festival

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo celebrated his goalscoring feat in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with his teammates ahead of their friendly game against Egypt.

Why Odion Ighalo quit Super Eagles after Afcon

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All Progressives Congress (APC) Nigeria

Kogi guber: APC stakeholders drag NWC to court

US rapper A$AP Rocky will spend another week in custody in Sweden as police continue to investigate an alleged fight in Stockholm.

A$AP Rocky to be held in Sweden for third week over...

Court remands apprentice for allegedly attempting to steal car

Motorists groan as tipper drivers block Enugu-Onitsha road

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office, have arrested a suspected FaceBook accounts hacker, Okohwan Kelvin.

EFCC arrests ‘facebook hacker’

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has denied People’s Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s request for more time to conclude their case.

I’ve never seen INEC server – Atiku Abubakar’s star witness

Adamawa women push for female commissioners, advisers

business

DPR sanctions 33 filling stations in Rivers

Protesting Delta community shuts flow station

NRC decries high rate of rail tracks vandalism in...

Shell: Power generation is not Nigeria’s problem

DPR lifts sanctions on Petrocam’s 89 filling stations

NRC decries high rate of rail tracks vandalism in Enugu

IPMAN urges federal government to fix refineries before deregulation

Central bank to create awareness on development initiatives in Jigawa

nigeria

Justice Darius Khobo of Kaduna State High Court, on Thursday, adjourned hearing in the application for permission to travel to India for medical attention filed by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat, to July 29.

Presidency: Court will decide Ibraheem El Zakzaky’s fate

Governor Masari pushes for collective dialogue with bandits in North-West

Motorists groan as tipper drivers block Enugu-Onitsha road

I’ve never seen INEC server – Atiku Abubakar’s star witness

Adamawa women push for female commissioners, advisers

africa

Burkina Faso Police

Burkinabes alarmed by deaths of 11 people in police...

Ebola deaths in Congo surpass 1,700 after global emergency declared

Zambian president sacks another minister in cabinet reshuffle

South African troops pull out of violent Cape Town suburbs

Jacob Zuma pulls out of South African graft inquiry – lawyer

world

US rapper A$AP Rocky will spend another week in custody in Sweden as police continue to investigate an alleged fight in Stockholm.

A$AP Rocky to be held in Sweden for third...

Benjamin Netanyahu to become Israeli longest-serving premier

Cuban government pardons over 2,600 inmates

Yunnan reports first case of imported Zika virus

Runaway truck kills eight children in Philippines

sports

Midfielder Alberto Soro will join Real Madrid imminently, according to Real Zaragoza president Christian Lapetra.

Alberto Soro to join Real Madrid ‘in a matter...

Danny Rose

Tottenham Hotspur star offers himself to Barcelona

Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy admits he holds aspirations of coaching Bafana Bafana, but for now, his focus is on conquering the South African domestic league.

Benni McCarthy: I want to coach in Europe before...

Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo has warned South Africa not to expect the same Nigeria performance as the qualifiers when they clash in the quarter-final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Wednesday.

Afcon: Super Eagles unlucky in defeat to Algeria – Odion Ighalo

Paul Put

Afcon: Why Guinea sack head coach Paul Put, staff

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez has described his side´s qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Egypt as unbelievable.

Riyad Mahrez: Playing in Afcon final is unbelievable

Odion Ighalo will spend the next two weeks on the sidelines, which would not threaten his chances of making his Africa Cup of Nations debut, according to reports.

Odion Ighalo closes in on Afcon top scorer award, equals Rashidi...

Marc Batchelor

Former South Africa footballer Marc Batchelor shot dead

art

emmy statuette

Emmys: ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ lead nominations

NAFEST: Nigeria needs officials like Segun Runsewe – Oba Ewuare II

Nigerian Nneka Arimah wins £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing

Oscars: Tunde Kelani, two other Nigerians make Academy’s members list

BET Awards: Burna Boy’s mother shines with moving acceptance speech

film

Beyoncé The Lion King - The Gift

Nigerians ‘eye’ Grammy nominations as Beyonce’s album drops

Genevieve Nnaji features in memoir film ‘Farming’

Nigeria’s Chiwetel Ejiofor shines in Disney’s ‘Maleficent’

Netflix deletes suicide scene from popular youth show, ’13 Reasons Why’

James Bond: Black-British actress Lashana Lynch is next ‘007 agent

people

US rapper A$AP Rocky will spend another week in custody in Sweden as police continue to investigate an alleged fight in Stockholm.

A$AP Rocky to be held in Sweden for third...

Rihanna expands Fenty Beauty to Asia countries

Swedish court extends US rapper ASAP Rocky’s detention

Bill Gates loses ‘second richest man’ seat to LVMH’s Bernard Arnault

Genevieve Nnaji features in memoir film ‘Farming’

technology

A number of Nigerian celebrities have jumped on the viral ‘FaceApp’ which alters users’ photos to make them look older or younger.

Nigerian celebrities jump on viral FaceApp amidst global privacy...

The EU has fined Qualcomm €242 million (around $272 million) for selling 3G modem chips at predatory prices in an attempt to drive a competing supplier, Icera, out of the market.

Qualcomm fined $272 million in latest EU antitrust fine

Chuck Schumer

US Senator Schumer calls for security probe into Russia’s...

NIGCOMSAT targets 84.5% internet access by 2023

The EU has fined Qualcomm €242 million (around $272 million) for selling 3G modem chips at predatory prices in an attempt to drive a competing supplier, Icera, out of the market.

Qualcomm fined $272 million in latest EU antitrust fine

France is creating a G7 task force to study how central banks ensure cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra are governed by regulations ranging from money-laundering laws to consumer-protection rules, France’s central bank governor said on Friday.

Facebook tells US Congress how it thinks its cryptocurrency Libra should...

Chuck Schumer

US Senator Schumer calls for security probe into Russia’s FaceApp

UK clears Huawei to supply some 5G gear as US prepares...

opinion

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

Adams Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole as an enigma

Osun, Supreme Court and the Violent Senator

Mary Uduk - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged investors with multiple shareholding accounts to regularise such before December 31, 2019.

Clarion call for SEC, other agencies to respect rule of law

Wobbly start for Governor Ihedioha