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Court hears how Pistorius shot girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend first in the hip before hitting her fatally in the head through a locked toilet…
Turkish Airlines denies shipping arms to Nigeria
Turkey’s national carrier denied on Wednesday allegations of arms shipments to unknown groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by…
Corruption: Zuma urged to repay costs of home makeover
South Africa’s public ombudsman Wednesday said that non-security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence which cost the taxpayer $23…
Tenancy Law not paper tiger: Fashola urges Lagosians claim rights
Governor Babatunde Fashola in an upcoming interview with TheNEWS magazine has urged Lagosians to claim their rights as embedded in…
2 Egyptian military officers killed in shootout with Jihadists
An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on the hideout of jihadists suspected…
Tennis: Serena eager to defend Miami title
Serena Williams steps back into her comfort zone as the world number one begins her campaign to defend her title…
Deputy CBN gov Moghalu says Sanusi crossed the line
One of the deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has spoken for the first time on…
NLC urges end to ASUP, COEASU strikes
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to end the strike embarked upon by polytechnic and…
Banker seeks divorce over battery of mum by wife
A banker, on Tuesday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage over alleged battery of his…
Pythons stun scientists in navigating way home
The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released…
Fire ravages power house of Christ Embassy Church
Kazeem Ugbodaga Properties worth millions of naira were on Tuesday destroyed as the generator house of the Christ Embassy Church…
Champions League: Chelsea, Madrid ease into quarters
Chelsea eased into the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Galatasaray on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored…
Someone failed to include me on list of delegates
Nwike Ojukwu As the 492 delegates to the National Conference get down to work, it is pertinent to revisit the…
22 Chinese arrested for illegal fishing in Nigeria’s waters
Chinese nationals held in Nigeria for illegal fishing 03/18/2014 16:09 GMT – NIGERIA-CHINA-IMMIGRATION-ARREST – World News (EAA) – AFP PORT…
Zimbabwe caps salaries of state firms’ CEOs
Zimbabwe’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a $6,000 monthly salary cap for executives of state-owned entities, following reports they were grossly…
Nigeria unveils soft approach to counter terrorism
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday unveiled Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism (NACTEST),…
Google takes android to wristwatches
Google announced Tuesday it was bringing Android, the dominant platform for smartphones, to wearable devices. The move allows developers to…
Turkish Airlines ships arms to Nigeria, tape reveals
Turkish Airlines allegedly shipped weapons to unidentified groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and…
Jonathan boasts of capturing Kwara even before 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on…
Nigeria’s oil reserves drop by 5 billion barrels
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Tuesday that the country’s oil reserves have dropped from 40 billion to…
Free education ‘clearly impossible’ now, says FG official
The Director General in the Budget Office of the Nigerian Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu says free education which was made…
APC gives date for national convention
The All Progressives Congress will hold its national convention on 24 May. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Interim National Publicity Secretary…
National Conference adjourns
After its first day of sitting dedicated to questions from delegates on procedural, sitting arrangements, logistics and similar issues, the…
Agbakoba rejects National Conference allowances
Chief Olisa Agbakoba,(SAN) a former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association and a rights activist on Tuesday rejected the…
German women earn less than men
The gender pay gap in Germany continued last year for the third year running, with women earning 22 percent less…
Sectarian strife paralyses Algerian desert town
Daily life has ground to a halt in Ghardaia, a picturesque Algerian city on the edge of the Sahara turned…
Nigerians collect signatures to sack Abba Moro
No fewer than 20 Nigerians have signed a petition calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack his Interior Minister, Comrade…
Football: El-Kanemi, Abia Warriors get new date
The League Management Company (LMC) on Monday in Abuja announced Wednesday, March 26 as new date for the postponed Matchday…
Deaths at Job test centres: Jonathan summons Moro
President Goodluck Jonathan Monday summoned Nigeria’s interior minister, Abba Moro and the Immigration Services boss David Paradang, two days after…
Taraba acting governor sacks 24 advisers
The Taraba acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar, has sacked 24 special advisers to the state government and appointed 24 new…