Month: April 2015
German minister warns against xenophobia, 70 years after Nazi camps
Germany’s foreign minister warned Sunday against racism and xenophobia, at a ceremony marking 70 years since the liberation of the…
Aguero stars in Man City revival against West Ham
Sergio Aguero moved to the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts as his effort in a 2-0 win at…
Thiago Motta ruled out of Barcelona return
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta has failed to recover from a thigh injury in time for Tuesday’s decisive Champions League…
Benue: At least 23 killed in communal clashes
At least 23 villagers have died in clashes between two mainly fishing and farming communities in central Nigeria’s Benue state,…
Police confirm kidnap of outspoken APC chairman in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of outspoken All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu who…
Rescheduled election holds in 4 Anambra constituencies
The re-scheduled election in four state constituencies held in Anambra State amid tight security on Saturday. The constituencies are Anaocha…
Dortmund: Tuchel named as Klopp successor
Thomas Tuchel will succeed Jurgen Klopp as Borussia Dortmund’s head coach for next season on a three-year contract, the Bundesliga…
Army to begin ammunition inspections on April 20
The Nigerian Army will begin series of proficiency drills and special ammunition inspections in Port Harcourt, an official said. This…
Jonathan tells aides to return N2trillion campaign fund
President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be lamenting an estimated N2trillion he wasted on the just concluded general elections in…
APC USA says democracy handover must hold May 29
The All Progressives Congress (APC) United States chapter has kicked against the Peoples’ Democratic Party plot to change Nigeria’s democracy…
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Jonathan laments N2trillion wasted on polls, wants refund
President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be lamenting an estimated N2trillion he wasted on the just concluded general elections in…
WHO blames pesticide for ‘mysterious deaths’ in Nigerian town
*WHO scientists say not angry god behind strange deaths in Ode-Irele Pesticide poisoning was the likely cause of the mysterious…
Indian farmers protest against Modi’s land reform
India’s beleaguered opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday led thousands of angry farmers in a protest in the capital against…
APC increases majority in House of Reps with Nasarawa win
Alhaji Abubakar Sarki-Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Nasarawa State re-run election for the Lafia/Obi Federal…
Man burns wife to death in ‘honour killing’
A Pakistani man and his father have been arrested in the country’s latest so-called “honour killing” after they set the…
11 to die in Egypt over football riot
An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 11 people to death after a retrial over a 2012 football stadium riot in the…
Breaking: 700 African migrants drown in Libyan waters
Seven hundred people are feared to have drowned when a fishing boat smuggling migrants to Europe capsized off Libya, the…
Australian PM Abbott in beer chugging stunt
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was caught on video downing a beer in a few seconds at a Sydney pub,…
Burundi charges 65 protesters with rebellion
Burundi has charged 65 protestors with rebellion after they were arrested during clashes with police while calling for the president…
Multichoice condemns xenophobic attack in S.Africa
MultiChoice Africa, the continent’s premier pay-TV company, has described as appalling the violence being visited on foreigners in South Africa.…
Xenophobia: Nigerian Union plans resettling 50 Nigerians
The Nigerian Union in South Africa has said that it has concluded arrangements to resettle 50 Nigerians affected by the…
Re-run election: Voting ends in Nasarawa State
Voting in the re-run election in Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency, Ciroma Ward of Lafia Local Government Area in Nasarawa State has…
FIFA World cup winner sold medal to buy cocaine
Former Brazil international Paulo Cesar has admitted he sold his World Cup winners medal from 1970 to buy cocaine. “I…
Zuma pleads with foreigners to stay in South Africa
President Jacob Zuma on Saturday pleaded with foreigners to stay in South Africa as he cancelled a state visit to…
English FA Cup: Arsenal survive Reading scare to make final
Alexis Sanchez sent holders Arsenal back to the FA Cup final as the Chile winger benefitted from Reading goalkeeper Adam…
Chelsea close in on league title, Man United third
Chelsea went 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League table after a 1-0 win over Manchester United…
Messi nets 400th goal for Barca, Madrid lose Bale, Modric
Lionel Messi scored the 400th goal of his Barcelona career as the Catalans beat Champions League-chasing Valencia 2-0 at the…
Sicilian hotel offers refuge to surviving migrants from Nigeria, others
In the green hills of southeastern Sicily, the Don Bosco Oasis hotel is turning tourists away this season. Instead, it…
Warri Wolves pip MK Etanchetie FC in CAF Confed Cup
Warri Wolves Football Club on Saturday defeated MK Etanchetie FC of the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 at the Warri…
Boko Haram: Death toll rises in Cameroon village, victims beheaded
Nineteen people were killed in Thursday night’s attack on a Cameroonian village by Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants, a security source…