Year: 2015
First black man to play in the NBA, Earl Lloyd dies
Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in a National Basketball Association game, has died at the age of 86.…
Rafael Nadal visits Buenos Aires children
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal visited a poor neighborhood in Buenos Aires Thursday and exchanged a few volleys with excited…
Presidency renews effort to sack Jega – Senators
All Progressives Congress (APC) senators yesterday raised the alarm about a plot to force Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman…
Army confined to barracks as Lesotho votes
Lesotho’s army will be confined to barracks when the small mountain kingdom votes Saturday in a snap election to break…
Poverty sends Nepal’s ‘freed’ farmworkers back to slavery
When Nepal’s Maoist-led government outlawed bonded labour in 2008 and promised to compensate victims, farmworker Hiralal Pariyar was elated to…
Japan police arrest ‘IS-inspired’ killing teen
Japanese police on Friday arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder some local…
Lukaku brace fires Everton into last 16
Everton eased into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday as Romelu Lukaku’s double inspired a 3-1 victory…
Besiktas stun Liverpool as holders Sevilla progress
Tolgay Arslan was the hero as Besiktas stunned Liverpool to knock them out of the Europa League on penalties on…
Two blasts rock Jos, at least 17 dead
Two blasts targeting a bus park in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 17 people on Thursday,…
CBN dismisses rumour to convert domiciliary accounts to naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has no plan to convert all domiciliary accounts of bank customers to…
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In Pictures: Jonathan, the C-I-C steps out in military fatigue in visits to Baga, Mubi
President Goodluck Jonathan often criticised by the opposition for not acting swiftly to arrest the Boko Haram insurgency, since it…
Jonathan’s Yoruba backers in another pledge of support
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Some notable Yoruba indigenes on Thursday urged their compatriots to massively vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the…
Keshi: Pinnick warns media not to heat polity
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has made a passionate appeal to sections of the Nigeria media to stop…
Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso
By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…
Oshodi Mayhem: Police Arraign 18, Orders Oluomo To Surrender Himself
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested 40 people in connection with Wednesday’s mayhem in Oshodi…
Jonathan visits recaptured Mubi, Baga
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan today visited Mubi, Adamawa State and Baga, Borno State, Nigerian towns recently recovered from the Boko…
APC, PDP supporters clash in London
Nigeria’s political rivalry hit new heights following a clash between supporters of Nigeria’s leading political parties in London today. The…
Benin Palace Chiefs Disagree Over Jonathan’s Re-election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The raging controversy trailing the pronouncement by Chief David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, that the Benins…
Ghana President promises bold action on electricity crisis
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday promised decisive action to fix the country’s worsening electricity crisis, which has wreaked…
Argentina judge dismisses cover-up case against Kirchner
An Argentine judge on Thursday dismissed the case against President Cristina Kirchner for allegedly shielding Iranian officials from prosecution over…
Chatham House: Jonathan’s rented crowd in show of shame
Three hours before the advertised speech of Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate at the Chatham…
In Video: ‘Sick’ Buhari stands to address Chatham House
General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate gives his views on democracy and his plans for Nigeria…
Suicide bomber blows up Biu bus stop
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus station in Biu, northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, while a second…
Are female children really difficult to raise?
In view of the claim that female children are generally difficult to raise, some Abuja residents agree with such claim,…
Kebbi to build modern palaces for monarchs
Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi has pledged to build modern palaces for traditional rulers in Fakai Local Government Area of…
There are prostitutes in other professions too – Nigerian actress
Yoruba actress Bose Arowosegbe says that her soon to be premiered movie, “Tani Asewo?’’ (Who is a prostitute?), will show…
Police arraign technician over missing parts of laptop
The police on Thursday arraigned a technician, one Femi Adejuwo, in a Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, over…
Homeless man gets prestigious Vatican burial spot
A homeless man has been buried in the exclusive Teutonic Cemetery within the Vatican in the latest sign of how…
Buhari vows to ‘lead from the front’ against Boko Haram
Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to “lead from the front” in the fight against Boko Haram if…
Keshi Rejects NFF Pay Cut
Embattled out of contract Coach Stephen Keshi has slammed Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, that he is not going to accept…