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Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo wedded his lovely spouse, Ebhota Bethel in a quiet traditional wedding ceremony in Warri, Delta State

Oghenekaro Etebo: Why I had quiet wedding

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Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello (2nd right) presenting certificates, plaque and gifts to Onisarotu Oluwatoyin Adesina at the 2018 Pens Down Ceremony for 21 Permanent Secretaries. With them are the Head of Service of Lagos State, Folasade Adesoye (Left) and Alhaji Waliu Onibon (Right).

Lagos sends forth 21 retired permanent secretaries

A former governor of Cross River State Donald Duke has said he will not criminalise same-sex relationships if he becomes Nigeria's president in 2019.

Donald Duke: My running mate did not resign

68 inmates gain freedom in Ogun

SGF: Federal government working on early implementation of new minimum wage

Pope Francis arrives to address the Synod of Bishops, focusing on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, on October 3, 2018 at the Vatican. - AFP PHOTO - Andreas SOLARO

Pope Francis to visit Bulgaria, Macedonia in May

EFCC files 59 charges against Doyin Okupe over alleged N120 million...

NECA tasks federal government on implementation of minimum wage by January...

business

Aviation union to down tools Friday over delay in...

NCC: MTN, CBN dispute will be over soon

OPEC, non-OPEC countries to cut crude output in 2019

Appeal court nullifies conviction of Shell chief, others

A man walks in front of a stock indicator board showing share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on December 10, 2018. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI - AFP)

Tokyo stocks close lower

This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, during a meeting with the firm, African Natural Resources and Mines Limited, in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, led by Mr Raj Gupta.

Federal government excited over firm’s $600m investment in iron ore, steel...

Financial inclusion rate hits 63.6 percent in 2018

Fighting between a militia allied with Libya's internationally recognised government fight and two rival groups left some families trapped in their homes [Hani Amara-Reuters]

Armed group blocks key oil field in Libya

nigeria

Ekiti Assembly holds public hearing on local council finances

SON cautions Nigerians against buying fairly used gas cylinders

Lagos sends forth 21 retired permanent secretaries

68 inmates gain freedom in Ogun

SGF: Federal government working on early implementation of new minimum wage

africa

Several dozen killed near Mali’s border with Niger

Nearly 80% of DRC vote material destroyed in fire

Somali ex-militant running for regional presidency ‘arrested, beaten’

Somalia grants fishing licenses to China

Congo fire destroys thousands of voting machines for presidential election

world

Pope Francis arrives to address the Synod of Bishops, focusing on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, on October 3, 2018 at the Vatican. - AFP PHOTO - Andreas SOLARO

Pope Francis to visit Bulgaria, Macedonia in May

British premier Theresa May seeks EU compromise to save Brexit deal

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi mulls European Parliament bid

Donald Trump denies directing jailed Michael Cohen to break law

Train crash leaves at least 7 dead in Turkish capital

sports

Gianni Infantino: Majority back 48-team Qatar World Cup

Leon Balogun

Leon Balogun ready for tough Chelsea test

National Sports Festival in Abuja

National Sports Festival: Biased officiating worry athletes, spectators

Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo wedded his lovely spouse, Ebhota Bethel in a quiet traditional wedding ceremony in Warri, Delta State

Oghenekaro Etebo: Why I had quiet wedding

Emmanuel Emenike rules out China move

Ricky Sbragia

Ricky Sbragia: Europe more important than league campaign for Manchester United

Ola Aina

Ola Aina celebrates Torino away draw against AC Milan

The Super Falcons dropped from 38th to 39th position in the latest FIFA ranking.

NFF lines up Cyprus, China tournaments for Super Falcons ahead World...

art

Left, The Future Awards Nominee for on-Air Personality, Awazi Angbalagba; Nominee for Music, Niniola Apata; Nominee for Fashion, Tosin Ogundadegbe; Board of Trustee member, The Future Award Africa, Mrs Osayi Alile and Nominee for on-Air Personality, Tonike Alayande, at The Future Awards Africa 2018 Nominees Reception, at the British Council in Lagos on Wednesday (12/12/18) DAP/NAN.

Simi, Falz, Ahmed Musa headline nominees for 2018 The...

Ugandan’s Harriet Anena, Nigeria’s Tanure Ojaide win 2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

Cross River government invites presidential candidates to Calabar Carnival

Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon emerges Miss World

Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

film

Chief Daddy

Nigerian traditional outfits take centre-stage at ‘Chief Daddy’ premiere

AY, Omoni Oboli to make Hollywood debut

Filmhouse to launch Netflix-like movie streaming platform

Bimbo Manuel, Bambam to feature in ‘Moremi the Musical’

Olu Paul: Only few Nollywood films can stand the test of time

people

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj threatens to sue TV host over sex...

Serena Williams debuts in Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list

Beyonce, Hillary Clinton attend wedding of India’s richest daughter

David Oyelowo: My dad discouraged me from acting

KWAM 1 announces demise of his saxophonist Joel Ajayi

technology

Qualcomm asks China to ban the iPhone XS and...

NIGCOMSAT expresses concern over inability to achieve 30% broadband...

People walk past an Apple store in Beijing on December 11, 2018. – Apple stores in China continued with business as usual on December 11, despite a Chinese court-ordered ban on iPhone sales that could hurt the US tech firm in one of its most crucial markets. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

Apple to build $1 billion campus in Texas

(FILES) A file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of US multinational technology company Google displayed on computers' screens. Google is dropping out of the bidding for a huge Pentagon cloud computing contract that could be worth up to $10 billion, saying the deal would be inconsistent with its principles. The decision by Google, confirmed to AFP in an email October 9, 2018, leaves a handful of other tech giants including Amazon in the running for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract aimed at modernizing the military's computing systems. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

Google brings ‘Google Station’, faster Wi-Fi to Abuja

ITU: 3.9 billion people to use internet by end of 2018

Egypt threatens Apple with legal action under competition law

Osun elections, Black Panther, Atiku Abubakar dominate 2018 Google Search in...

China court bans iPhone sales over patent dispute

opinion

Where’s the devil in the electoral bill?

Eliminating corruption in Nigeria’s electoral process

Why many Nigerians are scared of the year 2019

David Oyedepo and the perils of satire

Nigerian media and political accountability