Year: 2013
Nurse killed after N1.5m ransom paid to abductors
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A 43 year-old kidnap victim, Bridget Osawaru, has been allegedly murdered by her abductors after they collected N1.5…
1-2-3 babies for Judith Amaechi at UPHTH
Wife of the Rivers State Governor Dame Judith Amaechi on Wednesday visited the first baby delivered at the Braithwaite Memorial…
3 clearing agents, trader arrested for N350m drug shipment
Simon Ateba/Lagos Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three customs licensed clearing and forwarding agents…
3 injured as Shi’ite muslims, Zaria community clash
The Nigerian Police in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna State on Thursday averted what could have snowballed into a…
NBA: LeBron, Durant pace All-Star ballot leaders
NEW YORK (AFP) – Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant are the top…
Arsenal back on top as Man City shoot down Liverpool
Liverpool slipped from first to fourth in the Premier League after losing 2-1 at Manchester City on Thursday, leaving Arsenal…
French club, SC Bastia to sign Sunday Mba
Sunday Mba, the Super Eagles’ 2013 African Nations Cup (AFCON) hero, may afterall not be available for the forthcoming African…
Ramsey’s injury blow to Gunners
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will miss the rest of the Christmas schedule after suffering a thigh injury in his side’s…
We Are Ogu and not Egun, says group
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A minority ethnic group commonly, in western Nigeria, referred to for several centuries as Egun, has rejected…
Central Africa in turmoil over scramble for resources
(Reuters) – Mariam watched in horror as militiamen burst through the gate of her home in Central African Republic’s capital…
Justice Kawu interred at home
The body of Justice Sa’idu Kawu, retired judge of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, was buried on Thursday in Ilorin according to…
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APC says Jonathan’s letter crosses line of decency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has deconstructed President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s scathing open letter and its…
Jonathan cautions media against sensationalism
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has cautioned Nigeria’s media against misrepresenting what he said, citing the report on his speech on…
Mourinho slams Arsenal as boring
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has described Premier League title rivals Arsenal as “boring” for failing to score in Monday’s 0-0…
Hery Raja leads Madagascar poll
The favourite of Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina was leading run-off presidential polls with two-thirds of ballots counted on Thursday, though…