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FROM LEFT: Chief of Staff, State House, Alhaji Abba Kyari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David-Lawal and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, during the Federal Executive Council Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday (8/6/16). 4124/ 8/6/2016/ISE/BJO/NAN In what is the first roll-out of its N500billion social investment programmes, the Nigerian government is set to begin taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct teacher jobs scheme,

Immediate past coach of the Super Eagles Sunday Oliseh and new FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has joined others to mourn the demise of former Nigeria coach and captain Stephen Keshi.

Limpopo police have launched a manhunt after an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member was shot and wounded in an incident allegedly sparked by political rivalry in Polokwane.(SABC)

‘The CEO of Megalectrics, owners of The Beat 99.9FM, The Beat 97.9FM, The Beat 103. 6FM London, Naija 102.7 Fm Lagos and Ibadan and Classic 97.3FM, Chris Ubosi is reportedly suing Rihanna and Jay Z over a 2013 canceled concert in Nigeria. This is according to TMZ.

 – The Niger Delta Avengers blew up a crude oil pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited – They said that they would not negotiate with the federal government – A security source confirmed the attack and noted that the pipeline had been earlier attacked by militant

An EgyptAir aircraft that made an emergency landing on Wednesday in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat has resumed its flight to Beijing, Egyptian officials said, the latest in a series of deadly or damaging air travel incidents involving Egypt.

Alex Caparros/Getty Images Barcelona have taken steps to secure LionelMessi, attempting to tie the Argentina wizard to a new deal after rumoursManchester United will move for the icon.

Enyimba’s game against Rivers United originally scheduled for Wednesday, at the Umuahia Township Stadium, has been moved by 24 hours. The Match Day 21 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), will now go ahead on Thurday at the same venue.

The federal government yesterday threatened to sanction any bank or telecommunication company which flouts its earlier directive to halt the mass retrenchment of workers without following due process.

Kia Motors Corporation said it recorded a sales growth of 3.4 per cent globally last month compared to its performance in the same period last year.

Naira notes The naira, which has come under pressure in recent days, fell to 361 against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Tuesday, as traders and investors continued to await details of the proposed flexible foreign exchange policy from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Okorocha, El-Rufai, Abubakar, Oyegun meet in Imo  – Northern governors, Chief John Oyegun, met with Gary Igariway, the president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in Owerri – They discussed the killing of Igbo woman in Kano state, the issue of herdsmen and the unity of the country

Daniel Igali Former Olympic champion, Daniel Igali, has predicted that Nigerian athletes will not meet the expectations of the country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games because they have not trained well.

Lagos - Former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has passed on at the age of 54. He died of cardiac arrest in the early hours of Wednesday June 8, 2016, a day he was due to travel out of the country.

Tiger Woods will not play in next week's U.S. Open at Pennsylvania's Oakmont Country Club, marking the third time in the past six years he will miss the major championship he has won three times.

Snapchat began rolling out an update on Tuesday that includes a redesign to its Discover and Live Stories sections. (Photo : Snapchat | YouTube) Snapchat is changing the way users view content provided by publishers in a major way.

President Barack Obama called Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night to congratulate them on their Democratic primary race, according to a White House statement.

U.S. says one of the jets closed on plane at ‘unsafe excessive speed’; second such incident in a month The Chinese fighter jets that intercepted a U.S. reconnaissance plane over the East China Sea Tuesday were J-10s, like these two from a Chinese aerobatics team.PHOTO: NARONG SANGNAK/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY —A Chinese jet fighter conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. spy plane in international airspace over the East China Sea, the U.S.