Year: 2013
Pregnant woman raped over ‘offensive Islamic songs’
Three men have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Kebbi State after they raped a pregnant housewife for the…
NURTW deputy chairman killed
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Some unidentified gunmen have killed the Oyo state Deputy Chairman of Nigeria’s National Union of Road Transport Workers…
Odemwingie makes a point for West Brom
Peter Odemwingie’s late strike saw West Bromwich Albion fight back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to…
15 corpses float on Nigerian river
No fewer than 15 unidentified and bloated corpses have been discovered floating on Ezu River in Amansea community, near Awka;…
The Obamas kick off inauguration with volunteering
WASHINGTON(AFP) – Paintbrushes in hand, Barack and Michelle Obama kicked off inauguration weekend Saturday at a volunteer event at a…
Mali: West African leaders seek UN aid
West African leaders Saturday sought urgent financial and logistical aid from the United Nations for a regional force in Mali…
Barcelona record first loss in La Liga season
An injury-time strike from substitute Imanol Agirretxe condemned 10-man Barcelona to a 3-2 defeat at Real Sociedad on Saturday, their…
Algeria’s hostage crisis ends in massacre
IN AMENAS, Algeria (AFP) – A dramatic four-day hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant ended in a bloodbath Saturday…
NOUN graduates lament challenges
Some graduands of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction at the delay in completing programmes…
Cape Verde hold South Africa in AFCON’s opener
Tunde Oyedele/sports editor Hosts of the 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, the Bafana Bafana of South Africa ended their…
Jonathan, Tukur, Okorocha extol Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta It is still some six weeks away to the 76th birthday of Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo,…
Nigeria: 2 Mali bound soldiers killed, 5 wounded
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and five others injured Saturday in an explosion in Okene city in Nigeria’s central Kogi…
Revered Nigerian Emir survives gun attack
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Emir of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero narrowly escaped death on Saturday in the…
Nations Cup: Psychics favour Ghana’s Black Stars
Ghana, picked by psychics in South Africa to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, kick off their campaign Sunday…
Man with $188,858 to be sentenced Monday
A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Monday January 21, 2013 sentence one Abdulrasheed Ibrahim for attempting…