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I pray I never have to live outside Nigeria –Yeni Kuti

Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, the firstborn of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, speaks to GODFREY GEORGE about her childhood and life journey You turned 60 recently. What are you most grateful for? I am...

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Anambra gov: YPP asks court to void PDP, APC primaries

The Young Progressives Party on Friday, approached a Federal High Court in Awka demanding to know the validity of the governorship primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples...

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Cancer: Experts highlight dangers of wrong diagnosis

A consultant clinical oncologist and lecturer at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr. Omolola Salako, has advised cancer patients to seek specialists’ attention for treatment of their...

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There’s need for judicial inquiry into Igboho’s house invasion, killings by...

Human rights lawyer and former President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Malachy Ugwumadu, tells JESUSEGUN ALAGBE that security operatives who killed two persons at the residence of...

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Taking permission from governors before security operations’ll be...

In this interview with JESUSEGUN ALAGBE, a former Director of the Department of State Services, Mr Mike Ejiofor, explains why Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, couldn’t have been informed of the...

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Flight delays: Airlines list conditions for 100% airfare refund to passengers

Following the pronouncement of the Federal Government that airline operators must refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay, commercial airlines have listed the...

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Chukwumerije slapped us, whipped us in training –Female athletes recount...

In this report, female taekwondo athletes recount their ordeal in the hands of Chika Chukwumerije in 2015, but the Olympian denies any wrongdoing despite a probe panel finding him guilty and an Abuja...

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Why couples battling infertility should consider surrogacy, despite religious...

Couples battling fertility complications can get respite from surrogacy – a method of assisted reproduction whereby a woman agrees to bear a child for another person or persons. LARA ADEJORO explores...

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Copa America: Argentina lead Brazil 1-0 at half-time

Angel Di Maria scored in the 22nd minute to put Argentina ahead of Brazil in Sunday’s Copa America final. Brazil take on Argentina in the decider at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, with Lionel Messi...

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UFC 264: Experts predict winner as McGregor, Poirier clash for third time

Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will clash for the third time in the main event of UFC 264 on Sunday. The two first met in the Octagon just over seven years ago at UFC 178, where fresh-faced McGregor...

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Copa America: Jubilation as Messi finally wins major trophy for Argentina

Fans, players, and coaching crew ran to celebrate with Lionel Messi after the final whistle of the Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on...

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Major police tracking equipment down, detectives struggle to trace bandits,...

Key tracking equipment deployed by the police to go after kidnappers, bandits and terrorists has remained inactive since the beginning of the year amid raging violent crimes across the country, Sunday...

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Lawan-led Senate’ll be worst in Nigeria’s history if Onochie’s confirmed for...

Some senior lawyers have spoken out about the unfolding drama trailing the nomination and screening of Lauretta Onochie as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. A Senior...

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Copa America: Neymar weeps as Messi’s Argentina end 28-year trophy drought,...

Neymar broke down in tears after Argentina defeated his team, Brazil, a 1-0 win in the Copa America final on Sunday at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. With the victory, Argentina ended a 28-year...

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Why I love Naira Marley’s songs — Juliana Belova (Oyinbo Marlian)

Background I was born in Moscow (Russia’s capital) and raised by my mother. My dad died when I was not even a year old. I never knew him. When I was a teenager, I decided to learn English language,...

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UPDATED: Nigeria beat USA in basketball friendly

The match-up serves as one of the tune-up games arranged by the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the team as they prepare for the 2020 Olympics where they’ll face Australia, Germany, and Italy in...

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UPDATED: Messi’s Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America

Superstar Lionel Messi won his first trophy with his national team as Angel Di Maria’s goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday. The victory at Rio de...

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DSS manhunt: 10 days after bloody raid, Igboho remains underground

Ten days after a bloody raid by operatives of the Department of State Services on his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, wanted Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly...

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Police recover service gun after discovery of officer’s corpse inside vehicle

An Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the Lagos State Police Command has been found dead inside his jeep around Moshalashi Roundabout, Ipaja Road, in the Alimosho area of the state. The...

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Reps to make president, govs lose seats after defection

The House of Representatives is considering making a president or governor lose their seat if they defect from the political party on whose platform they were elected to another. Presently, the...

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