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Jonathan to cheer Super Eagles in Brazil
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan says he hopes to be in Brazil to support the Super Eagles. The President said…
Musician, Eedris Abdulkareem turns farmer
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian hip-hop star, Eedris Abdulkareem, said he has invested millions of naira he earned from music in a…
Arowolo gets judgment day over wife’s murder
Henry Ojelu A Nigerian high court in Ikeja, capital of Lagos State, has fixed Friday, 21 February for judgment in…
Teenager murdered for ‘being proud’
A 17-year-old student of Bowen University, Opeyemi Odusanya, has been killed by some youths in Lagos, Nigeria. The 300 level…
Nigerian actors meet Jonathan with requests
Members of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN on Tuesday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack of chief executives of the…
Barcelona, PSG closer to Champions League quarters
Four-time winners Barcelona and French champions Paris Saint Germain took huge strides towards the Champions League last eight on Tuesday…
2 killed in Guinea over power cuts
At least two persons were killed and 30 others injured in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Tuesday when protests against frequent…
Court orders fresh election in Edo Council
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state local government election petition tribunal has nullified the election of Samuel Oboh, an All Progressives Congress…
Nigeria winning war against Boko Haram, claims Okupe
In a move that contradicted reality, Nigeria’s Presidency on Tuesday dismissed claims by Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State that…
Obasanjo ends tour of Rivers, says he remains PDP member
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared that he is a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Nigerian villager claims she gave birth to ‘sizable’ stone
A 25-year old woman in a remote village of Yolde Pate in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa state,…
Nigerian dad sues police over son’s lost limb
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Jos, in the central state of Plateau, has fixed March 26, to hear a…
Venezuela: Fugitive opposition leader surrenders
Fugitive Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez turned himself in to authorities Tuesday at a march in Caracas by thousands of…
Chad urges UN send more soldiers to strife-torn CAR
Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Tuesday called on the UN to commit more troops to the Central African Republic in…
US girl in Halloween prank shot dead by friend’s dad
A popular cheerleader was shot dead during a prank after the father of a classmate opened fire on a car…
Oil exploration: Namibia upbeat about Shell’s arrival
Namibia’s government said Tuesday it would soon accept more major oil companies into the country, a day after Shell announced…
Cuba makes Hemingway trove available to US
HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba has released to US researchers copies of more than 2,000 documents related to Ernest Hemingway, media…
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Romario eyes Brazil senate seat
Brazilian football great Romario, already a socialist congressman, has announced he will run for a Senate seat in general elections…
Chinese kids smarter than Western kids in maths, new study shows
The children of cleaners in the Chinese city of Shanghai are outperforming the children of US and British professionals such…
Tennis: WTA Dubai Open results Day 2
Results on second day of the WTA Dubai Open (x denotes seeding): 1st rd Ana Ivanovic (SRB) bt Angelique Kerber…
Nigerian police officer charged with oil theft
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday arraigned an assistant superintendent of police, Dodo Chilla Bulus, before Justice…
Ex-Nigerian minister, Isaiah Balat dies
Senator Isaiah Balat, a key aide and political associate of Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo, is dead. A prominent politician…
Arogbofa, retired brigadier, is Jonathan’s new Chief of staff
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Brig.-Gen Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa as his new Chief Of Staff. Arogbofa, a retired Officer of…
Man jumps to death from Hong Kong skyscraper
A 33-year-old man plunged to his death Tuesday from the roof of a 30-storey building in Hong Kong’s financial district…
Burkina Faso: Compaore may make it Africa’s next flash point
Any move by Burkina Faso’s veteran President Blaise Compaore to tweak the constitution and run for office a fifth time…
UN Rights office condemns Boko Haram killings in Nigeria
The UN’s human rights office on Tuesday in Geneva condemned the killing of scores of villagers by suspected Boko Haram…
Uganda defiant on anti-gay law, ready to forgo foreign aid
Uganda’s government on Tuesday defended its decision to push through tough anti-homosexuality laws, saying it is determined to protect the…
Boko Haram: Abubakar Shekau dead or alive?
Is Abubakar Shekau, the war-mongering Boko Haram leader still alive? Is he dead? His stunning silence since the series of…
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APC hires AKPD for 2015 polls
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the engagement of international political consultants AKPD Message and Media to boost its…
Musharraf, ex-Pakistan martial ruler in court for treason
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrived at court on Tuesday for the first time to face charges in a…