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Mali’s ex-coup leader on hunger strike
(Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago and allowed Islamists to…
Lafarge WAPCO to pay N3.30k dividend
Lafarge WAPCO, Nigeria’s second largest cement producer has released its trading result for last year, with profit after tax jumping…
Hanging out with Nigerian scammers
.On a recent trip to Nigeria, Erika Eichelberger, of www.MotherJones.com learnt from some two fraudsters secrets of their trade I…
Zuma’s corruption probe: ANC tries damage control
South Africa’s ruling ANC Thursday sought to minimise the damage caused by a damning ombudsman’s report which showed that some…
Japan passes biggest budget ever
Japan on Thursday passed its biggest-ever budget, a $937 billion spending package aimed at propping up growth as consumers brace…
Missing plane: Malaysia says satellite images “credible lead”
Malaysia said Thursday that two objects spotted by an Australian satellite in the Indian Ocean were a “credible lead” in…
Jonathan incompetent to rule Nigeria, APC replies PDP
. APC Denies links with Boko Haram and lectures ruling party about the genesis of Boko haram insurgency Nigeria’s All…
Youthful Grandma uses sperm as facial cream
A youthful grandmother, 67, has claimed that sperm facials are her anti-ageing secret – and she’s made a video tutorial…
Nigerian poet seeks to reclaim Sahara Desert
Headlines portray the Sahara as a barren desert that claims the lives of many African migrants but Nigerian poet Tade…
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Nigeria’s Flamingoes edge Colombia for quarter final
Nigeria’s Flamingoes have qualified for the quarter finals of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup tournament in Costa Rica, after…
Obama: Malaysian plane search top priority
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a “top priority” for the United States…
PDP challenges opposition to a debate
The leadership of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday in Abuja, challenged the opposition parties to a debate on…
CBN submits 2014 budget to National Assembly
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday submitted and defended its 2014 budget proposal before the House of Representatives…
RVP’s hat-trick sees Man United through
Robin van Persie scored a sensational hat-trick as Manchester United beat Olympiakos 3-0 to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals…
‘Motherfuckers’ in government in Nigeria
Olufolaji Fadeyibi I know I am going to receive a lot of advice on how I am too old to…
Nigeria’s army chief tells Boko Haram dialogue or get crushed
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the…
France charges son of E-Guinea’s leader with money laundering
France has charged the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of money laundering, his lawyer and a judicial…
Sanusi’s suit suffers another adjournment
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned till 8 April hearing in Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s suit,…
Mourinho charged with improper conduct
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, still celebrating his Chelsea team’s quarter finals qualifications in Europe’s Champions League, has been charged with…
Nigerian senate prescribes stiff penalties for human traffickers
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill prohibiting trafficking in persons which stipulated stiffer penalties for offenders. The Trafficking in…
NNPC gets 5 new group executive directors
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of five new group executive directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.…
First World War shell kills 2 Belgians
Two workers were killed Wednesday by the explosion of a World War I shell near the Belgian town of Ypres,…
Bearish trend continues at NSE
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed lower on Wednesday as the value of shares traded dropped by 19.79…
Woman with missing husband granted divorce
A Nigerian Upper Area Court, in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday dissolved a six-year-old marriage between Aisha Abubakar and her husband…
Nigeria’s electronic media go digital June
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s electronics media would be digitalised by June this year, months…
Jonathan visits Pope Francis, Namibia, Netherlands
President Goodluck Jonathan will join other world leaders, including President Barack Obama of the United States, President Francois Hollande of…
23 die as hemorrhagic fever puzzles Guinea
An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea’s southeastern forest region since February when the…
Niger fears Boko Haram menace will spread
“We will not provoke them, but if they attack, they will regret it,” says Niger’s Defence Minister Karidjo Mahamadou (Reuters)…
Dutch voters catch polling booth selfies bug
Dutch citizens and politicians united on Wednesday in posting voting booth selfie photos, an increasingly popular phenomenon that could threaten…
Toyota pays record $1.2bn penalty for covering up defects
Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $1.2 billion to settle US criminal charges that it lied to safety regulators and the…