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44 police injured in French football clashes
Forty-four French riot and para-military police officers were injured when clashes broke out after a football match between Marseille and…
Osun Election: PDP rejects result, Omisore petitions INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Osun state. The election…
Gov. Aliyu warns politicians against forcing electorate
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Saturday in Minna warned Nigerian politicians against forcing the electorate to vote for those…
Uduaghan’s aide, traditional ruler die in auto crash
The Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mr Sunny Ofili, on Saturday died…
Aregbesola reelected governor of Osun State
Rauf Aregbesola has been reelected governor of Osun State. The All Progressives Congress candidate beat his closest rival Senator Iyiola…
Osun Election: APC celebrating fake victory, Omisore is winner – PDP
A spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party candidate Senator Iyiola Omisore in Osun’s election, has described as premature, the victory…
Osun Election: Police confirm arrest, release of politicians
The police in Osun on Saturday confirmed the arrest and release of some politicians in Odo Otin Local Government Area…
Tsonga ousts Dimitrov to reach Toronto final
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dealt the new tennis generation a blow with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday at…
Boko Haram survivors stranded on mountain with no food
Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack on their town in Nigeria’s restive north and fled to a…
Osun Poll In Pictures: Aregbesola, Omisore and the voters
Photos by Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Osogbo&Ile-Ife
Osun Election: Complete results from the 30 LGAs in Osun
Results from the 30 local government areas (LGA) in Osun state have been complied and incumbent governor Rauf Aregbesola is…
Obama vows to save Iraqis stranded on mountain
US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to help rescue thousands of civilians besieged by jihadists on an Iraqi mountain, as…
Osun Election: Group commends police, INEC
An election monitoring group, Reclaim Nigeria, on Saturday commended security agents that supervised the conduct of the Osun governorship election…
FG spends N3.5 bn on rehabilitating Zaria-Kaura Namoda rail lines
The Federal Government has spent over N3.5 billion on the rehabilitation of the Zaria-Funtua-Kaura Namoda rail lines, Senator Sahabi Ya’u,…
Army warns Borno residents against street protests
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Saturday cautioned residents of Borno against embarking on street protests,…
Adebayor on target as Spurs see off Schalke
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor was on the scoresheet as Tottenham concluded their preparations for the new Premier League season with…
Vermaelen signs five-year deal with Barcelona
Barcelona finally won the race to sign Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen on Saturday. The Spanish club had been battling with…
Osun Election: Aregbesola in early lead as voting ends
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has taken an early lead as the gubernatorial election reaches a climax. Cumulative results…
Jonathan wants constitutional age for presidency removed
President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday advocated the removal of the constitutional age limit of 40 years for a…
Zambia bars entry for citizens from Ebola countries
Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to…
We are under the siege of the gun – Aregbesola
After voting this afternoon at Ifofin unit 1 polling centre in Ilesa, Governor Rauf Aregbesola spoke on the conduct of…
FCT Minister, Health Personnel To Meet Over Ebola
The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed will on Monday hold a strategic meeting with health personnel to fashion out measures…
Osun Election: Accreditation, voting in Pictures
By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Osogbo
#OsunDecides: Five thugs arrested in Osogbo
Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo A man alleged to be a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) identified as Toyin Omotosho alias Akere…
APC Decries Arrest Of Its Members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the mass arrest and intimidation of its members in Osun…
#OsunDecides: APC take the lead on OAU campus
Akintola Lukman/ Ile-Ife Voting exercise has been concluded at the OAU staff school polling station. The INEC officials have also…
GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine to be ready in 2015
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month…
Nigeria’s fashion industry worth over $10bn
Kuddus Kolawole, Lagos State Coordinator of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN), says the nation’s fashion industry is worth…