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2015: Obasanjo urges clerics pray for Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday called on religious leaders to pray and fast for Nigeria ahead of the 2015…
Edo PDP Chairman loses Councillor to APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State suffered a major setback Sunday as its only Councillor, Mr Peter Akhugie,…
Doctors in Edo state on strike over pay dispute
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Doctors in Edo state have heeded the call of their association to begin an indefinite strike. The strike…
Ewelike, President Jonathan’s photographer shot
Gunmen have shot Mr Callistus Ewelike, President Goodluck Jonathan’s photographer and staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The…
In Picture: Tinubu visits Senator Abe in London hospital
The national leader of the All progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Senator Magnus Abe at the London Bridge…
Born deformed, Nigeria died long ago, says Bakare
Jamiu Yisa The General Overseer of Nigeria’s Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that the country called Nigeria…
Gay Nigerians mull legal challenge of new law
Gay activists on Tuesday vowed to fight the Nigerian government after the country outlawed same-sex unions, warning the act legitimised…
Army blames Boko Haram for bombing Maiduguri market
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday blamed Boko Haram militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed at least 17 in a…
Police Bar Kwara PDP, APC Members From Secretariat
The Nigerian Police Command in Kwara State on Tuesday barred members of the PDP and the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
PDP chairman, Tukur denies resignation rumours
Simon Ateba/Lagos The embattled chairman of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has not resigned, his Special Adviser…
Seedorf takes over as AC Milan Coach
Dutch veteran Clarence Seedorf confirmed on Tuesday he is taking over as coach of AC Milan, replacing Massimiliano Allegri. The…
Ballon d’Or: Keshi snubbed Ronaldo, voted Toure
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi failed to cast his vote for eventual winner of the 2013 Ballon d’Or,…
Ex- Commissioner, Akerele Dies After Taking Wife To Hospital
Jamiu Yisa Former Commissioner for Information in the western Nigerian state of Ondo, Ranti Akerele is dead. P.M NEWS reliably…
Nigeria’s premier league to begin February
The new Nigerian football season will finally kick off next month, the country’s league body said late Monday, bringing to…
Breaking news: 17 dead in Nigeria market bomb attack
No fewer than 17 people were killed when a bomb ripped through a busy market in Maiduguri, capital of the…
16 die in China shoe factory fire
Sixteen people died Tuesday in a fire at a shoe factory in eastern China, state media reported, a blaze which…
Angola to auction first major onshore oil concessions
Angola, Africa’s second-biggest crude producer, is to sell production rights for the first major onshore oil concessions, national producer Sonangol…
Thai opposition protesters threaten to kidnap PM
Thai opposition protesters occupying central Bangkok threatened Tuesday to take the prime minister captive and close down all government offices…
Car makers dazzle with new designs at US auto show
Automakers paraded their newest models at the Detroit Auto Show, many with more horsepower, more aggressive profiles and ever-swankier cockpits,…
Oil rich Azerbaijan jails opposition figure for six years
A court in Baku, Azerbaijan has sentenced a senior opposition activist to six years in jail on hooliganism charges, his…
Over 200 South Sudanese escaping from war drown
At least 200 South Sudanese civilians drowned on Tuesday in a ferry accident on the White Nile river while fleeing…
Amidst bombing, Egyptians vote for new constitution
Egyptians began voting on a new constitution Tuesday amid high security, as a bomb exploded outside a Cairo court, underscoring…
Google splashes $3.2bn on Nest Labs, smoke alarm maker
Google Inc took its biggest step to go deeper into consumers’ homes, announcing a $3.2 billion deal to buy smart…
Jackson’s family loses bid for new wrongful death trial
(Reuters) – The family of late pop star Michael Jackson on Monday lost its bid for a new trial against…
Gays to picket Nigeria’s embassies over anti-gay law
Gays all over the world are mobilising for actions against Nigeria over the Same sex Prohibition law signed by President…
Wenger sweats over Arsenal injuries
Arsene Wenger is sweating on the fitness of two of his Arsenal stars after his side climbed back to the…
Boko Haram strikes in Borno market, kills 5
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a market 22 kilometres to Maiduguri, Borno state, killing five and injuring many more, witnesses…
City, Tottenham scramble for Nigeria’s ‘Neymar’
Manchester City are set to beat Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the signing of a Nigerian teenage striker Musa…
Nigeria targets 23-hour power supply in Lagos, Abuja
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has assured Nigerians that the ministry will work assiduously to improve power supply…
Durojaiye cautions Amosun’s loyalists on second term
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Senator Olabiyo Durojaiye has urged members of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun state to tread softly,…