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A new national record of 63.79m was set by Queen Obisesan in the Women’s Hammer event at the fourth leg of the AFN/Solid Works Golden League Meet held at the Sports Complex of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday.
The 176 Special Forces of the Guards Battalion, Nigerian Army, on Friday arrested three men for allegedly conveying 27 bags of substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
Alhaji Shehu Ahmed, Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure said funds would be utilised to remodel the airport's terminal building, provide an operational cargo terminal and cold stores for preservation of perishable goods for export.
With 14 years into the democratic dispensation many wonder whether democracy, as practiced by the country’s politicians and understood by its electorate, has made any significant difference in the lives of Nigerians.
A man seen ranting at a video camera with a bloodied pick-axe moments after a soldier was brutally attacked in the street of London has been identified on internet forums as Michael Adebolajo.
Optima Sports Management International (OSMI) awarded a package of live audio visual broadcast rights for Free-to-Air Barclays Premier League matches, for seasons 2013/14 – 2015/16 in the Sub-Saharan Africa region including South Africa.
Nigeria - The Defence Headquarters on Sunday confirmed that 14 terrorists had been killed in the ongoing military operations in the Northern part of the country.
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr Ayo Oristejafor, has urged the Federal Government to dissolve the committee constituted on granting amnesty to Boko Haram insurgents.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) on Tuesday in Abuja supervised elections into executive positions of 21 national sports federations against the 22 earlier planned.
Kenyan Moses Masai won the first ever IAAF-certified road race in Nigeria held on Saturday May 4, at Okpekpe, Edo State, which attracted seven hundred top athletes from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
WizKid has released his much awaited collaboration single featuring top Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti, titled 'Jaiye-Jaiye'. The song was produced by Sarz.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria issued a communique at the end of its meeting with club owners in Abuja on Tuesday April 30th still insisting that clubs and state AAAs must re-register their athletes for the 2013 Athletics season.
The breaking news this week was the palace coup by MTN to convince Etisalat's brand icon Hafiz Oyetoro aka 'SAKA' to port his line to MTN.
Elections into two local government areas of Edo, Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local government were yesterday cancelled by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) due to the lack of electoral materials. According to a statement issued by the ...
Rivers State Governor, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Muhktar to intervene in the judgement Justice Ishaq Bello of Abuja Federal High Court, which declared Mr Felix Obuah and Mr Ibibia Opuen...