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Voters on OAU campus affirm tranquility
Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Accreditation and voting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state have been peaceful, voters in the area…
Osun Assembly Majority Leader Arrested
Jethro Ibileke/Ilesa The Osun State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Timothy Owoeye, has been arrested. He was whisked away by…
Nun with Spanish missionaries dies of Ebola in Liberia
A Congolese nun who worked with Spanish Catholic missionaries in Liberia has died of Ebola, the charity she worked for…
Pellegrini not concerned by trophy target
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists the club’s target of winning five trophies in five years isn’t important to him.…
Mourinho admits Lampard is impossible to replace
Jose Mourinho admits it will be impossible to find a replacement for Chelsea legend Frank Lampard. Lampard was released by…
Accreditation peaceful in Osogbo as voting commences
Gbenro Adesina/Oosgbo Amidst tight security but without any form of harassment, accreditation exercise at various poling units monitored in Osogbo,…
Uganda gay pride party after law is overturned
Dancing and waving rainbow-coloured flags, Ugandan activists held their first gay pride rally Saturday since the overturning of a tough…
INEC completes accreditation on OAU campus, begins voting
Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Independent Electoral Commission began accreditation of eligible voters by 7:300 a.m. in Obafemi Awolowo University community, Ile-Ife, Osun…
Lagos asks for volunteers to fight Ebola
Authorities in Lagos appealed Saturday for volunteers to help fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in this Nigerian…
Obama vows to continue Iraq air strikes ‘if necessary’
US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats…
Railway moves 280,549 tonnes of cargo in 2 years
The Nigeria Railway corporation moved 280,549 tonnes of cargo between 2012 and 2013, according to a report released by the…
Garki Hospital: No confirmed case of Ebola
Dr Ibrahim Wada, Chief Medical Advisor of Garki Hospital, Abuja, said on Friday that the hospital adopted precautionary measures after…
Not all Ebola victims will die, says Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said it was wrong for people to believe that those who were…
Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security operatives
After hours of interrogation, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Sunday Dare, media…
Birthday boy Federer beats Ferrer for semi-final spot
Roger Federer marked his 33rd birthday by beating David Ferrer for the 15th straight time to reach the semi-finals of…
Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops
Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.…
Osun Election in Pictures: Voters brace up for a long day
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ile-Ife
India stray dogs to be part of security squad
Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn…
Chinese police crack down on headlight misuse
Using the age-old reasoning of making the punishment fit the crime, police in a sprawling Chinese metropolis are making drivers…
Sovereignty of Nigeria will not be compromised – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Nigeria will not compromise its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of…
We’ll confront security challenges with all our endowment—Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja said that the nation would confront its present security challenges with “all our…
In Pictures: Security operatives prepare for Osun Election
By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/Osogbo
Jonathan wants religious leaders to support war against terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday called on religious leaders to join hands with the Federal Government in the fight against…
US jets strike jihadists in Iraq
United States warplanes bombed jihadist positions in northern Iraq on Friday, in what the federal and Kurdish governments vowed would…
Jonathan declares national emergency on Ebola; approves N1.9bn fund
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja declared a national emergency on the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country.…
Lai Mohammed, Tinubu’s Media Aide Arrested In Osun
By Eromosele Ebhomele The tension in the State of Osun, western Nigeria heightened Friday night, just few hours to the…
Shettima dissolves state exco
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Friday in Maiduguri dissolved the State Executive Council. Alhaji Baba Jidda, the Secretary to…
Serena, Venus to clash in Montreal semi-finals
Serena and Venus Williams will clash in the semi-finals of the Montreal WTA tournament after the American sisters battled through…
Ibra misses penalty as PSG draws season opener
Zlatan Ibrahimovic took centre stage as reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain had to come from behind to claim a…
Osun Election: Masked soldiers terrorise APC members, threaten to kill
Masked soldiers have plagued Osun state threatening to kill members of the All Progressives Congress. Former Commissioner of Tourism and…