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Profits plunge for Intercontinental Hotels group
InterContinental Hotels Group, which opened a new hotel in Lagos Nigeria last year, said on Tuesday that annual net profit…
South Sudan: Fresh fighting as rebels attack oil town of Malakal
Rebel forces in South Sudan launched a major assault early Tuesday against the key town of Malakal, the government-controlled capital…
Douye, US-based Nigerian singer dedicates sophomore album to Fela
Los Angeles based Nigerian born singer, Douye(pronounced Doye) is debuting with her sophomore album, a leading track of which is…
Australia, Pakistan navies seize cannabis worth $102mn
Australian and Pakistani navy ships have seized almost two tonnes of cannabis resin in a drug bust off Oman and…
Tennis: Venus Williams punishes Vesnina
Last week’s assertion by Venus Williams that she still has what it takes to deliver at the highest level acquired…
Nigeria: Rising rape cases worry Katsina govt
Worried by high incidence of rape cases awaiting trial in courts, the Katsina State Government has urged the people and…
South Korea: 10 die as auditorium collapses on new students
SEOUL (AFP) – At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an auditorium packed with students…
Obama bemoans getting older
Like most Americans of a certain age, President Barack Obama is starting to complain about the aches and pains of…
Church of England will not bless same-sex marriage
(Reuters) In a major blow to homosexual campaigners in England, the Church of England priests will not be allowed to…
Lagos to jail false emergency callers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, has signed a bill into law stipulating three years imprisonment…
Swiss fighter jets grounded during plane hijack drama
No Swiss fighter jets were scrambled Monday when an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked his own plane and forced it to…
EU eases sanctions for Zimbabwe, but not for Mugabe
The European Union on Monday lifted a visa ban and assets freeze against members of Zimbabwe’s ruling elite with the…
Harry Porter author to publish new crime novel
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling will publish her second crime novel in June, it was revealed Monday, under the…
5 Nigerians inside Ethiopian airline hijacked plane
The Ethiopian Government on Monday said five Nigerians were among the 193 passengers on board the Rome-bound Ethiopian Airplane, Boeing…
Facebook account of Nigerian army chief fake
Nigerian Army has disowned a Facebook account purportedly opened by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah. While…
Dame Jonathan to lay foundation of UNILAG female hostel
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, will on Friday, 21 February lay the foundation of a N3 billion 15-storey…
Confab: Yoruba groups agree on agenda, delegates
The Yoruba Assembly on National Conference on Monday approved the final agenda to be presented by the ethnic bloc at…
Wenger: Gunners can surprise Bayern Munich
Arsene Wenger believes his Arsenal side are the underdogs in the Champions League tie against the defending champion, Bayern Munich.…
Nigeria to arrest seat belt violators from January
The Federal Road Safety Commission will from 1 January 2015 start arresting motorists and occupants of moving vehicles who fail…
Nigeria’s army pledges more firepower against Boko Haram
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military has promised to step up action against the Boko Haram insurgents in the next few days.…
Boko Haram better armed than Nigerian soldiers
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State said members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram seem to be more…
Ethiopia reels in shock over plane hijack
Ethiopia’s government on Monday named the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight who hijacked his aircraft, describing him as “medically…
Nigeria Breweries leads gainers, Guinness falls
Daily equity transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened on Monday in a positive note with the market capitalisation…
Don’t pay for equipment, Ikeja DISCO tells electricity consumers
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKDC) on Monday advised customers to desist from contributing money to officials to buy electricity…
Midnight fire kills Nigerian couple
A midnight fire has killed Mallam Aliyu Zubairu, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yola, and his wife,…
Niger Republic arrests 20 Boko Haram militants
Niger has arrested about 20 Boko Haram Islamist militants from neighboring Nigeria who are suspected of planning attacks in Niger’s…
Ethiopia probes hijacker of Rome bound plane
Ethiopia said Monday it was investigating a co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight, bound for Rome, and forced it…
I did Not Sue Awujale, says Otunba Owoyemi
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The suspended High Chief of Ijebuland in the western Nigerian state of Ogun, Otunba Abdul Lateef Adebayo…
Crocodiles can climb trees
Most people entering crocodile territory keep a wary eye out on water and land, but research suggests they need to…
Museveni to snub Obama on anti-gay law
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni will sign into law a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life despite international…