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Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have prevented an attempt by Boko Haram terrorists to recapture Gwoza in Borno State. The insurgents were said to have invaded the town early on Friday, November 13, but were chased out by troops who engaged them in a fierce gun battle till 8am. Weapons, including anti-aircraft guns and AK-47s, were also recovered from the terrorists, according to Channels. The attack and casualty figure are yet to be confirmed by official military sources

Wizkid has revealed that he has lost all his music files. The pop star took to social media today to reveal that his personal computer crashed, and with it went all of his music files. This also includes the backup files.

World football governing body FIFA yesterday in Berlin, Germany confirmed five candidates to run for its presidency on Feb. 26 next year, after its electoral committee named them as official candidates.

Former Super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo, has called on the senior national team players and coaches to handle today’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Swaziland with all seriousness to avoid the calamity of Nigeria not qualifying for the Mundial to be hosted by Russia. The game is scheduled to begin at 6pm Nigerian time.

The chic traditional hue of beauty queens on parade at the 39th Miss Nigeria Pageant was an important statement of what it takes to be a model Nigerian woman, writes Solomon Elusoji

In a setting that appeared to be a mild drama due to the young breeds involved, gathered the pupil of Toamy Hills School in Egbeda to vote for choice candidates that will lead the school to the next level.

In a bid to set its trade partners and distributors on the path of sustainable growth, leading brewer and subsidiary of Diageo Plc, Guinness Nigeria Plc, has rewarded them for best-in-class performance and responsible marketing of its alcoholic beverage brands.

Fidelity Bank Plc said it plans to upgrade its core banking operation to a higher version, which would ensure maximum satisfaction to its customers.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has recovered N8.6 billion deducted by a Lagos-based software firm, SystemSpecs, which provided the e-Payment/e-Collection solution used for the transfer of government funds from commercial banks to the treasury single account (TSA) domiciled with it,  investigations have revealed.

Reprieve came the way of Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday, when the Supreme Court in Abuja stopped his trial for charges of false assets declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

For the third time in less than a month another multinational operating in the country has been fined by a regulator over alleged infractions, signposting an era of a no-nonsense posture by regulatory agencies under the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (FMDQ) on Thursday recorded another milestone as it quoted the Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB Plc) N17.709 billion Series 1 Commercial Paper (CP) Notes under the brewery’s N100 billion CP Issuance Programme.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said with the constitution  of the federal cabinet,  the journey to economic recovery, meaningful democracy, and moral revolution in Nigeria has commenced.

It will be the turn of Kogi and Enugu States this weekend to host  the popular entertainment shows packaged by next generation network, Globacom, to delight its subscribers across the country.

A law suit instituted against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) challenging the N1.04 trillion fine the telecoms regulator imposed on MTN Nigeria Limited last month for failing to deactivate 5.2 million unregistered SIMs on its network, will come up for hearing This Friday. MTN has till Monday to cough up the fine.