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Tanzanian Finance Minister Dies In S/Africa
Tanzania’s finance minister William Mgimwa has died of natural causes at a Pretoria hospital, the South African government said Thursday.…
Solskjaer confirmed as Cardiff manager
Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been confirmed as Malky Mackay’s replacement as manager of Cardiff City. The…
Keshi: I Can’t Promise CHAN Cup
Nigeria’s coach, Stephen Keshi has declared that he will not promise soccer-loving Nigerians that he will win the 2014 Africa…
Musings On The Centenary Anniversary
By Comrade Akido Agenro On the momentous occasion of Nigeria’s centenary anniversary to commemorate the amalgamation of Northern and Southern…
Lagos And The Defining Moments Of 2013
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The year 2013 was, undoubtedly, a crucial one for the Lagos state government and indeed, Lagosians at…
The Ominous Political Tension
On 2 December, 2013, former President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan to express his perceived…
2 Kids Burnt To Death, Graduate Commits Suicide
Two children were burnt to death last night when a candle light razed their parents’ home at 12, Adebari Street,…
The Mighty ’ll Fall In 2014 —T.B. Joshua
Prophet T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has declared 2014 as a year Nigeria’s corrupt…
Rwanda’s ex-intelligence chief murdered
(Reuters) – An exiled former Rwandan intelligence chief was found murdered in a Johannesburg hotel room, police said on Thursday,…
Italian Navy rescues boat carrying Nigerian migrants, others
Italy’s navy has rescued 233 mostly Nigerian and other African immigrants from a boat in trouble off the coast of…
Niger Delta ex-militants to gulp N63b in new budget
Nigeria’s Federal Government will spend N63.28 billion on Niger Delta former militants in 2014, figures in the new budget reveal.…
Nigeria: Monarch, 21 prisoners get state pardon, amnesty
Gbenro Adesina/ Ibadan Oba Gabriel Adepoju Adeyemo of Oko-Ile of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, western Nigeria was among the four…
Six-year old son of ex-commissioner abducted
A six-year-old son of a former Commissioner in Bayelsa state, Chief Godknows Powell, was on Wednesday kidnapped by gunmen. The…
Football: Spurs stun Man United
Tottenham Hotspur hammered another nail into Manchester United’s creaking Premier League title defence with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford…
2014 to define Nigeria’s destiny, says Pastor Adeboye
Kazeem Ugbodaga General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye says God told him that the destiny…
FAAN relocates cabs at Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria , FAAN, said on Wednesday it has commenced the relocation of…
Reports: Walcott, Bendtner keep Arsenal atop Man City
LONDON, January 1, 2014 (AFP) – Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott scored last-gasp goals as Arsenal edged Cardiff City 2-0…
De Blasio sworn in as mayor of New York
NEW YORK(AFP) – New York’s new Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in Wednesday promising to restore progressive ideals…
Nigeria to celebrate centenary February, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday disclosed that the nationwide ceremonies to mark the hundred years of the Nigeria’s existence would…
I am loyal to Suntai, says Taraba deputy governor
The Acting Governor of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, on Wednesday, said his loyalty to his…
Marijuana retail shops open in USA
Almost 38 years after Jamaica’s reggae star, Peter Tosh, popularised the legalisation of marijuana in his hit track, ‘legalize it,…
Ekiti state raises N5b fund for capital projects
The Ekiti State Government in western Nigeria, has completed its N25 billion bond issuance programme with second tranche offer for…
Boko Haram: Freed French priest arrives in Paris
A French Roman Catholic priest abducted in Cameroon by Boko Haram militants arrived Paris Wednesday after a seven-week ordeal he…
Pope calls for global solidarity in New Year blessing
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for greater solidarity in the world in his first New Year blessing as pontiff in…
Latvia joins Eurozone
Latvia officially adopted the euro at the stroke of midnight local time, making the former Soviet state of two million…
82 pirates, robbers killed, 1857 crude oil thieves arrested
Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta Region (Operation Pulo Shield) says its operatives killed 82 sea pirates and robbers.…
In Pictures: Tu Face, Olamide, D’banj at the Lagos Countdown
To herald the new year in Lagos, many of the city’s accomplished artistes from Tu Face Idibia, to Olamide, Iyanya…
Dazzling lights, Fireworks, herald New Year in Lagos
Courtesy of Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, LASAA, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, witnessed a mesmerising display of lights and…
Jonathan highlights achievements in major New Year Message
President Jonathan will in his second and major New Year message to Nigerians roll out a list of his “achievements”…
In Video: Dubai dazzles with fireworks to herald New Year
Dubai attempted to smash the fireworks world record as it ushered in 2014 with a bang, as a wave of…