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Western sanctions killing Iranian currency
Iran’s currency on Sunday slid to a new record low against the dollar, with the central bank saying it was…
Death toll rises in Adamawa flood caused by Cameroon
The death toll from flooding in Adamawa state, north eastern Nigeria after heavy rain and the release of water from…
Ajose Loses WBC Title To Argentine Boxer
Lucas Matthysse of Argentina early Sunday, cracked the iron head of Olusegun Ajose to win the WBC interim Junior Welterweight…
Keshi: Liberia match was difficult for Super Eagles
.Eagles Return After 2-2 Draw With Liberia Tunde Oyedele Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to the country Sunday morning after they…
Paralympics: Nigeria end up 22nd on medals table
.And Third in Africa, behind Tunisia and South Africa As the 2012 Paralympic Games rounded off in London on Sunday,…
NDA honours Liberia’s Sirleaf, Mark, Anyaoku
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Saturday in Kaduna honoured Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku and…
Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title
Ukraine’s Vitali Klitschko successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title in Moscow on Saturday after the referee stopped his bout with…
Murray overpowers Berdych to reach US Open Final
British third seed Andy Murray, the Olympic champion, advanced to the US Open final by defeating Czech sixth seed Tomas…
Agbor: A place where a motor cycle can buy you love
Simon Ateba/Agbor After chasing his sweetheart unsuccessfully for close to two years, Francis decided to woo her with what is…
Tornado postpones US Open tennis matches
The US Open women’s singles final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka and the second men’s semi final between David…
Nations Cup: Cape Verde beat big guns Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands, the country of fewer than 600,000 people hugged the headlines today as they beat big soccer nation,…
Palestine bids to change status at UN
(AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday he will make a bid on September 27 to obtain non-member…
Panic buying of petrol in Ibadan
Despite assurances given by the Nigerian government that there is enough petrol stock to last 30 days, hundreds of vehicles…
Kano State sponsors students abroad
Nigeria’s Kano State Government has sponsored 25 indigenes of the state to study Marine Engineering in India and the United States.A…
Amaechi snubs ASUU, confirms appointment of VC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite the current strike by lecturers at Rivers State University, Governor Chibuike Amaechi has confirmed the appointment…
Nigeria’s Falconets Lose U-20 Bronze To Japan
Hosts Japan concluded the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria’s Falconets to…
Jonathan to visit Malawi, Botswana
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will begin a three-day working visit to Malawi and Botswana on Monday. .President Jonathan who…
Rapper Snoop Dogg now a Rastafarian
“Gangsta” rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have…
Canada cuts ties with Tehran
Canada has closed its Tehran embassy and ordered Iranian diplomats expelled, in a damning severance of ties in which it…
7 Boko Haram terrorists killed in gun battle
Suspected members of Boko Haram ,the Islamist extremist group and Nigerian soldiers exchanged gun fire in a battle in Maiduguri…
US Open: Serena meets Azarenka in final
Three-time champion Serena Williams cruised into her sixth US Open final on Friday with a 6-1, 6-2 mauling of Italian…
News Analysis: The demise of Air Nigeria
Jon Gambrell, AP Reporter Almost half the aircraft had been pulled out of service at Air Nigeria, the country’s second-largest…
NDDC meeting adjourned for lack of quorum
A meeting of governors of oil producing states, scheduled for today in Asaba, capital of Delta state has been called…
Sunshine Stars v Kano Pillars: Match Report
Taiwo Adelu/ Ijebu Ode Sunshine Stars of Akure ended the 2011/2012 Nigeria Premier League season on victory note, as they…
Nigeria acquires more gunboats for maritime security
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday in Port-Harcourt inaugurated 10 new patrol gunboats to boost the operations of the Joint…
Liberian leader, Sirleaf arrives for NDA honour
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) will honour Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, and Liberia’s President Helen Johnson…
Bank manager, 2 other docked for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, 7 September, arraigned a Business Manager with the United Bank of…
EFCC declares 3 oil marketers wanted for mega fraud
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared three oil marketers implicated in the multi- billion naira fuel subsidy…
Pillars crowned Nigeria League champions 2012
Taiwo Adelu/Ijebu Ode It was celebration galore as the players, officials and fans of Kano Pillars went wild on Friday…