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Senate to invite Diezani on NNPC opaque finances
Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has said it will invite the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to…
CBN charges for currency sorting when banks fail to do so
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it does not charge Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for Currency Sorting Services for…
Liverpool sink City to cement Barclays Premier League lead
Liverpool took a giant stride towards their first English championship of the Premier League era with a thrilling 3-2 win…
Easter Week kicked off by Pope with Palm Sunday mass
Pope Francis kicked off weeklong observances leading up to Easter by celebrating Palm Sunday mass with some 100,000 pilgrims in…
33 blind students can’t use Braille at JAMB exam
Thirty-three out of the 37 blind candidates that registered for Saturday’s 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Lagos, were…
Aregbesola returned unopposed to face Omisore
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the state of Osun was returned unopposed in the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship primary in…
No JAMB candidate killed by Boko Haram, says police chief
The Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Alhaji Lawal Tanko, said no candidate for JAMB examination on Saturday was killed…
Medical doctor nabbed for impersonation at JAMB exam centre
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, on Sunday, said it arrested a medical doctor (name withheld)…
Trending : gold-plated iphone gift by Faith and Godswill Edward
The two-leg wedding of President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, Faith and Godswill Edward, son of Cross River State monarch ended yesterday…
Saudi Arabia: MERS Virus kills foreigner
A foreigner has died from MERS while eight people including five health workers have been infected in the Saudi city…
Manny Pacquiao wins grudge match against Bradley
LAS VEGAS(AFP) – Manny Pacquiao avenged a polarizing loss to Timothy Bradley and regained the World Boxing Organization welterweight world…
Guardiola admits Bayern in a league slump
Coach Pep Guardiola has admitted champions Bayern Munich are suffering a Bundesliga slump after they were thrashed at home 3-0…
135 die in Boko Haram latest attacks
Senator Ahmed Zannah from Borno state has disputed the official death toll in the latest attacks by militiamen of the…
Powerful earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands, but no tsunami
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early Sunday, US geologists said. The US Geological Survey said the…
Interview: Wenger relieved after Wigan win
Arsenal coach, Arsène Wenger spoke to the British media after his side beat Wigan 4-2 on penalties in their FA…
IMF has changed, says Largarde
The International Monetary Fund has changed and no longer imposes tough “structural adjustment” programs as it did in poor countries…
One person dies At APC Congress in Lagos
The All Progressives Congress’, APC, ward congress in Coker Aguda/Orile Local Council Development Area, LCDA, turned bloody, again, Saturday, 12…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 6 teachers, 13 others
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed 19 people, including six college teachers, in three separate attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern…
Obama warns Republicans on rolling back gains of civil rights
President Barack Obama warned Friday that Republicans were suppressing the right of African Americans to vote in a way not…
21 distinct facial expressions we make
U.S. researchers said they have identified 21 distinct facial expressions that could be used to track the origins of emotions…
Nigeria’s capital approves new housing project
The Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, said the city’s authorities had given 1,264.8 hectares of land…
Obiano swears-in new commissioners
Governor Willie Obiano of the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Friday in Awka swore in 19 commissioners and 10…
Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘I’m proud to be a Nigerian’
A London-born Nigerian Hollywood star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, on Friday said he was proud to be identified as a Nigerian. Ejiofor…
Nigerians among 896 boat migrants rescued by Italy
Italy has rescued 896 migrants, among them Nigerians, crossing the Mediterranean by boat overnight, the navy said on Friday, after…
SSS Jail break: Nigerian arrested for tweeting attack pictures
Amnesty International urged the Nigerian security forces Friday to disclose the whereabouts of a man who was arrested after tweeting…
Kano PDP set to receive Jonathan Saturday
The Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State plans a big reception for President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday. Former governor Alhaji…
Confab delegates end debate of Jonathan’s speech
Insecurity, corruption, women’s right and the rights of minorities took the centre-stage on Thursday as delegates to the 2014 National…
Mimiko wants INEC to release bye-election result
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the western Nigerian state of Ondo on Thursday urged INEC to declare the result of Saturday’s…
Swiss team scent breakthrough in nose implant surgery
Surgeons in Switzerland on Friday said they had carried out the first-ever operations to repair cancer-ravaged noses using tissue grown…
Woman throws shoe at Hillary Clinton in Vegas
A woman threw an object — reported to be a shoe — at Hillary Clinton during a speech in Las…