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Algeria ended a 29-year wait for a second Africa Cup of Nations title on Friday night with a 1-0 victory over Senegal, who again missed out in their quest for a maiden continental crown.AFP Sport takes a look at the…

As part of measures to halt the spate of killings and kidnappings in the southern part of the country, the police authorities have concluded plan to scale up the numerical strength of the force by…

The burial rites for late Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Chairman of Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, are underway today with a commendation and night of tributes in her honour at Harbour Point,…

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has glowingly hailed his players’ hard work that ensured that they won their second Africa Cup of Nations trophy after 29 year hiatus. The Desert Foxes edged out…

Pastor Felix Ajide of King Jesus Praiseland Assembly has said that the ongoing Big Brother Naija season (4) show promotes immorality and is not good for the society. Ajide told newsmen on…

Brazil star, Neymar, has backed Real Madrid star, Vinicius Jr to win the Ballon d’Or. The 27-year-old believes his fellow countryman deserves the top individual prize. The Paris…

Bandits’ commanders in Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara, on Friday agreed to suspend attacks on the people. The decision was taken at a meeting with the state government and…

A former Chairman of the defunct Nigeria Football Association, Kojo Williams, has frowned on the decision by the President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, to send Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, to…

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended indefinitely, the Aviation Security Unit Heads who were on duty when an unidentified man climbed an Azman aircraft at Lagos airport on…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic lived up to the bravado on Friday, scoring all three goals to power the LA Galaxy to a hard fought 3-2 victory over MLS rivals Los Angeles Football Club. The…

Things got quite heated in the Big Brother house last night, as love birds, Khafi and Gedoni took a bold step further in their relationship – the duo were caught having sex while wrapped under the sheets. Unbeknownst to them, their…

Governors in southwest states, on Friday, reacted to a statement credited to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), asking persons of Fulani extraction, resident in the southern part of the country, to…

Barely 72 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari asked Fulani herdsmen in the South to ignore the call by northern elders asking them to return to the North, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, the umbrella body for…

The Principal, Ikoyi Prisons School, Mr Ibikunle Idris, has described the performance of inmates who participated in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, as encouraging and signs of better things to…

Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte expressed frustration Friday at his new side’s lack of attacking options but played down reports of an imminent deal for striker Romelu Lukaku “out of respect for Manchester United”.The…

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, on Friday attacked his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, 9PDP) describing it as a party dominated by ungrateful and sadistic…

South-West governors and state assemblies have resolved to enact laws that will impose capital punishment or life sentence on kidnappers in the region.Officials of the state governments who spoke on the issue in separate…

IN an instance of the gross insecurity that has become the lot of the country in recent times, Nigerians woke up on Friday last week to the news of gruesome murder of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin,…

Algeria pipped Senegal 1-0 to claim their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy at the Cairo International stadium. The Dessert Foxes joined the list of those who confirmed the group stage supremacy at the 32nd…

Despite his letter on the state of the nation, the Presidency on Friday said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is not neutral. It said since Obasanjo’s has a political position, his…

A woman identified as Mama Maria has been found beheaded by a man described as her lover at  Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident happened penultimate…

Two brothers, Hyacinth Okeh and Fredrick Okweli, arrested by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, on Friday said they were forced into kidnapping to avenge the abduction of their sister by their victim’s…

There are indications that some Nigerians may be affected in the ongoing raids on undocumented aliens ordered by the United States President, Mr Donald Trump.The raids, being carried out by the US Immigration and Customs…

The immediate-past Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Friday, stirred many, including some Senior Advocates of Nigeria into laughter at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.Ngige, who…