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Father of slain youth cries for justice
A community leader in the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Pa Gabriel Adewunmi, has called on the Attorney-General of the…
Ekiti state declares 26 April holiday for Olayinka
The government of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti has declared April 26 as work-free day in honour of the…
Accident: Gov. Okorocha In UK for medical check-up
Governor Rochas Okorocha of the eastern Nigerian state of Imo is expected back soon after undergoing a successful head scanning…
Low turnout for Ivory Coast local polls
Ivorians turned out in low numbers for local elections Sunday seen as a test of stability in the country amid…
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How Djokovic ended Nadal’s reign in Monte Carlo
MONTE-CARLO, Monaco (AFP) – Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s dreams of a record ninth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with…
Atiku to deliver lecture on African democracy in Geneva
Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will be the guest of the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations on…
Jonathan donates N25m to Film City Project
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At the 9th African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, in Yenagoa,the Bayelsa State capital,President Goodluck Jonathan pledged technical…
Late Justus Esiri, Ugbomah, Effah Shine At AMAA
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE/Yenagoa Late veteran actor Justus Esiri last night emerged the Best Actor in Africa at the ninth annual Africa…
Bamigbetan: My Ordeal In The Hands Of Kidnappers
Kazeem Ugbodaga& Jamiu Yisa Kehinde Bamigbetan, Chairman of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, in the Nigerian state of…
Okagbare posts best time in 200metres
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has posted the best women’s 200m time of 2013 of 22.31 (wind +1.3m/sec) at the Mount SAC…
Economists verdict: Africa’s boom not denting poverty
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Fast-paced African countries may have growth rates that are the envy of developed economies, but the continent’s…
India: 5 year-old rape victim improving
Anti-rape protesters staged fresh rallies Sunday sparked by the brutal rape of an abducted five-year-old Indian girl in New Delhi,…
World Bank sets 2030 date for end of poverty
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The World Bank gathered the might of the international community Saturday behind its audacious plan to eradicate…
NFF Stops Clubs’ Emergency Congress
A planned move to put Nigerian Premier League into another round of crisis has been thwarted by the leadership of…
Hat-trick Hero, Kelechi Dedicates Goals To Late Mum
Kelechi Iheanacho, Golden Eaglets’ match ball winner following a hat trick in the 7-0 win over Congo Brazzaville on Saturday,…
Thousands rally for Governor Amaechi
okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of members of the Peoples Democratic Party in oil rich Nigerian state of Rivers have trooped…
Nigeria’s Eaglets Beat Congo 7-0, Qualify For W/Cup
Nigeria have qualified for the semi-final of the African Junior Championship currently taking place in Morocco after they beat Congo…
Kidnappers release Bamigbetan
Kazeem Ugbodaga Chairman, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Kehinde Bamigbetan has been released by his captors. P.M.NEWS gathered that…
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Ronaldo’s Girl refuses to provoke another Real-Barca war
There’s no secret about the competitive enmity between fans of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. Each side…
Arsenal step up race for Champions League slot
A determined Arsenal returned to third place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at 10-man Fulham on…
Taliban punish two Afghans with amputations
Afghanistan’s Taliban Islamic insurgents have amputated a hand and a foot of two private security guards because they worked for…
Rangers To Pay Wolves N23m On Mba, Agbim
The sum of N23m is expected from Enugu Rangers if they are to have African Cup of Nations hero, Sunday…
Death toll in China’s earthquake crosses 150
More than 150 people were killed and 5,700 injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous part of southwestern China…
Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic to meet in Monte Carlo final
World number one, Novak Djokovic routed Italian Fabio Fognini to book his place in the finals of the Monte Carlos…
Ogun state targets 50 million trees
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigerian state of Ogun on Saturday said his government would plant 50 million trees…
Jonathan, Blair grace opening of Adefarasin’s Cathedral
President Goodluck Jonathan and former Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair graced today’s opening ceremony of the grand Cathedral Metropolitan…
For French family, a happy ending after abduction ordeal
Tired but smiling, a French family of seven arrived in Paris early on Saturday, welcomed by relatives and French President…
Governor Okorocha injured in auto-accident
Governor Rochas Okorocha of the eastern Nigerian state of Imo was on Friday in Owerri involved in an auto accident.…
Second Boston bomb suspect arrested critically injured
An ethnic Chechen teenager suspected of conducting the Boston marathon bombings is in a serious condition and being treated in…
China quake in Sichuan kills many
The strong earthquake that hit southwest China’s Sichuan province Saturday killed nearly 30 people and left at least 400 injured,…