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Nigeria, Uganda face EU sanctions over gay rights
The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs…
US human rights records under UN scrutiny
A United Nations watchdog on Thursday began a review of the United States’ human rights record, quizzing officials on National…
McDonald’s sued by staff for theft of wages
American workers accused fast-food giant McDonald’s Thursday of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like shaved hours and unpaid overtime.…
Sierra-Leone’s ex-leader Tejan Kabbah dies
Former Sierra Leone president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, widely credited as the man who returned the country to peace after years…
Nigeria protests South Africa police beating of national
Nigeria has protested the “merciless beating” of one of its nationals by South African police and demanded that the perpetrators…
I once sold nylon bags, wristwatches to survive, says Lagos lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman, Committee on Economic Planning and Budget of…
OKonjo-Iweala says NNPC audit will curb corruption
Nigeria must reform its oil sector to end decades of suspicion of widespread corruption and build up public trust, the…
Federer, Djokovic move into quarters, Wawrinka out
Four-time champion Roger Federer eased into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4…
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Shoprite prices not right all the time: P.M.NEWS Investigation
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Many Nigerians already have the impression that products sold in shopping malls and such outlets, apart from having…
Andy Murray beaten by Raonic at Indian Wells
Canada’s Milos Raonic rallied in the third set to defeat out-of-sorts fifth seed Andy Murray on Wednesday and reach the…
Jonathan approves forensic audit of NNPC
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has authorized a forensic audit of the NNPC, the state energy company, the presidency said on…
EFCC arrests warder for opening bank account for prisoner
A 29 year-old warder with the old Abeokuta Prisons, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Joseph Emmanuel is at present in the…
Gen. Gusau shreds resignation rumour
Nigeria’s new Defence Minister, General Aliyu Gusau (retd) has denied reports that he had resigned from the administration of President…
UN human rights chief visits Nigeria
Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Boko Haram insurgents, on Wednesday received its…
Army slams telephone blackout on Borno state again
Nigeria’s military authorities on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, the base of…
Champions League: Barcelona, PSG ease into last eight
It was a stroll to the quarter finals by four-time Champions League winners Barcelona and French champions Paris Saint Germain…
NEITI denies loss of $8bn in crude oil swap
The Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency International (NEITI) on Wednesday denied a report credited to it over the nation’s alleged loss…
10 students going to school killed in ghastly auto crash
No fewer than 10 students were on Wednesday killed in a ghastly accident on Sheme-Kankara Road in Kankara Local Government…
Nigerians in South Africa plan petition against police
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Wednesday says it is mobilising Nigerians in that country to sign a petition…
Ajudua seeks fresh bail over $1.69mn fraud trial
A Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua, on Wednesday filed a fresh bail application before Justice Kudirat Jose at an Ikeja High…
Cricket: Malaysia defeat Nigerian team
The Nigeria male cricket team on Wednesday lost to the Malaysian team by nine wickets at the ongoing World Cricket…
AU sets deadline for Sudan peace deal
Sudan’s government and rebels in war-torn Blue Nile and South Kordofan states have until April 30 to reach a peace…
Teen gives birth after rape by father, brother
Jordanian prosecutors on Wednesday charged a teenaged girl’s 40-year-old father and 16-year-old brother with rape after she gave birth to…
England hires Chinese teachers for Maths
England, the home of some of the world’s elite schools and universities, is calling in maths teachers from China to…
13 bodies recovered from Lagos boat mishap
Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday confirmed that 13 dead bodies have been recovered from the boat accident…
Missing Malaysian Plane: The riddle continues
What could have happened to the missing Malaysian Boeing 777 plane? Nearly five days since it disappeared while en route…
Tambuwal: No more excuses in routing Boko Haram
Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many…
South Sudan charges 4 high profile politicians with treason
South Sudan charged four high-profile prisoners with treason on Tuesday, dashing rebel hopes that they would be released ahead of…
Obama in New York Gap store to push wage plan
US President Barack Obama Tuesday launched a New York shopping spree — to treat his wife and daughters — and…
Arsenal earn draw in Munich but Bayern, Atletico advance
Holders Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League’s quarter-finals, despite Arsenal earning a 1-1 draw in Bavaria in…