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Irregularities Mar Polls In Edo South
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The much anticipated and awaited Edo state governorship election began on Saturday in Edo south senatorial district with…
3 Cops, INEC Staff Die In Boat Mishap
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three policemen and an ad-hoc staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been confirmed dead in a…
Why Election Started Late In Edo- –INEC REC
Eromosele Ebhomele/Benin The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, Kassim Gaidam, has admitted…
France’s leader vows to tackle Peugeot’s job cuts
PARIS, July 14, 2012 (AFP) – President Francois Hollande vowed Saturday to take action to stop huge job cuts at…
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Okagbare fastest in London Diamond League
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare scored a surprise victory in London today in the women’s 100m,after upstaging a strong field which included…
Mother of Tunisian martyr arrested
The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation sparked a mass uprising in Tunisia that torched off the…
Blatter hammered over stance on bribery case
The German football federation (DBF) on Saturday expressed dismay after FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted he did not have the…
Tennis: All Spanish final in Swedish Open
Results from the ATP Swedish Open in Bastad on Saturday (x denotes seeding): Semi-finals Nicolas Almagro (ESP x2) bt Jan…
Youths, journalists arrested in Angola protest
Angolan police arrested seven young protestors and detained two journalists in a blocked demonstration in the centre of the capital…
South African Woman Arrested With Hard Drugs
Simon Ateba Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has unveiled the identity of a 39-year old South African woman…
Edo Polls: Complaints galore at voting centres
Eromosele Ebhomele Voting is about closing at many polling centres in Edo State. But it has been bitter complaints from…
Rubin dethrone Zenit for Super Cup
Two-time Russian champions Rubin Kazan, last season’s cup winners, won their second national Super Cup beating reigning champions Zenit St…
Mali crisis Africa’s biggest challenge, says AU head
The current crisis in Mali is one of the most serious challenges facing the continent, the head of the African…
South Africa:Heavy snow cuts north-south road links
Heavy snow in South Africa forced the closure of two main highways, cutting road transport links between the north and…
High voters turnout in Nigeria’s election
Voters today trooped out in large numbers at polling centres across Nigeria’s Edo state, where a high stake governorship election…
Ex-France coach Lemerre lands Algerian club job
Former Euro and Africa Cup of Nations winning coach Roger Lemerre was named coach of Algerian First Division side CS…
400000 at risk as 3-day rain pounds Japan
About 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in southwest Japan Saturday as heavy rain pounded the…
Rocky Stallone rocked by son’s death
Sylvester Stallone, the Hollywood actor known worldwide as ‘Rocky’ was described as “devastated” Friday after his 36-year-old son Sage, also…
Tinubu Hails Senior Advocate Falana
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, has hailed the elevation of Lagos lawyer and human rights crusader, Femi Falana,…
Taliban bomber kills MP, others at daughter’s wedding
A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter’s wedding party in the north…
Shark kills Australia surfer
A surfer was bitten in half in a savage shark attack off Australia’s west coast Saturday, witnesses and officials said,…
Stanford: Serena books semi-final tie with Cirstea
Serena Williams fought off fatigue to post a 6-4, 6-0 win over Chanelle Scheepers Friday to reach the semi-finals of…
Drogba accorded heroic welcome in China
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was given a hero’s welcome as he arrived in China Saturday to start a two-and-a-half…
Doctors struggle to save survivors of fuel tanker fire
Medical workers on Friday struggled to save the survivors of a massive petrol fire in southern Nigeria, as the death…
5 die as bomber targets Borno’s ruler, politician
A suicide bomber in northeast Nigeria tried to assassinate the traditional head of the Bornu kingdom, the Shehu of Borno,…
Arik Air Winter Schedule For Lagos-New York Route
Simon Ateba Arik Air today said it has introduced a new schedule for its Lagos-New York, JFK service. The airline…
Dana Air Dismisses Accident Report
Simon Ateba Dana Air today said a report alleging that its ill-fated plane was faulty is baseless. “Our attention has…
2,500 candidates pass UI UTME
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Out of the 7,287 candidates invited by the University of Ibadan (UI) for the 2012 post Unified Tertiary…
26 Cartons Of Ammunition Recovered From Traders
Policemen from Area ‘E’ Division in Festac Town, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested two men who allegedly concealed live cartridges…
All Set For Edo Polls
Anxiety and tension have enveloped Benin City, capital of Edo State, Southsouth Nigeria, and other major towns as armed soldiers…