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Sokoto State University matriculates 783 pioneer students
The Sokoto State University, Sokoto, on Saturday, matriculated 783 pioneer students it had admitted for the 2013/ 2014 academic session.…
Israel to continue Gaza assault ‘as long as necessary’ – PM
Israel will keep up its military campaign in the Gaza Strip for as long as needed and with as much…
Ebola: ASKY resumes flight operations to Nigeria
By Simon Ateba ASKY airlines resumed flight operations to Nigeria on Saturday, after it was suspended by the Nigerian Civil…
Another National Conference delegate dies
The National Conference on Saturday announced the death of another delegate, Prof. Muhammad Nur-Alkali, a delegate representing the Nigerian Supreme…
Sanogo scores four times as Arsenal thrash Benfica
French striker Yaya Sanogo scored four times as Arsenal crushed Portuguese champions Benfica 5-1 at the Emirates Cup friendly tournament…
Amaechi announces N10m fund for late NUJ boss’ children
Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday in Port Harcourt announced a N10 million endowment fund for the children of…
No Arsenal bid for Khedira – Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Saturday that his side have not made an offer for rumoured transfer target Sami…
US-Africa Summit: Jonathan leaves for Washington Sunday
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday leave for Washington DC to participate in a three-day United States-African Leaders Summit. This…
Prof. Dora Akunyili for burial on Aug. 28
The burial of Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information, has been fixed for 28 August, the husband of the…
Omisore will win Osun election, brags Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday in Ile-Ife that the PDP candidate for the 9 August Osun governorship poll, Iyiola…
Museveni denies Uganda forced to drop anti-gay law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni denied Saturday that the scrapping of a tough anti-gay law he had championed had anything to…
Parker signs contract extension with champion Spurs
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain with the reigning NBA champions, the…
NBA star, George suffers major leg injury
Indiana Pacers star Paul George suffered a grisly lower right leg injury on Friday in a United States intra-squad scrimmage…
Thousands of Sudan homes destroyed in floods
More than 3,000 homes have been destroyed by floods that hit almost half of Sudan’s states over Ramadan and the…
Jonathan, PDP are political armed robbers – Akande
Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande believes that the President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency and…
FG advises stakeholders to tighten security in schools
The Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, on Friday urged stakeholders in the education sector to take strict security…
CAS to hear Suarez’s appeal against ban on 8 August
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hear Luis Suarez’s appeal against a four-month ban for biting on 8 August.…
Syria troops kill at least 50 jihadists near Lebanon
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have killed at least 50 jihadists from the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front groups…
Everton signs defender dubbed ‘new Rio’
Everton has signed England youth international defender Brendan Galloway on a five-year deal from League One side MK Dons. Galloway…
Ebola: Liberians dying of ignorance, say aid workers
It is a sweltering morning in the over-stretched Ebola clinic in the Liberian capital Monrovia, and Kendell Kauffeldt scowls in…
Lampard close to signing for Manchester City
New York City FC new signing Frank Lampard is set to join English Premier League champions, Manchester City on a…
No Ebola in Anambra – Obiano
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra said in Awka on Friday that there was no case of Ebola virus in the…
Airtel rewards trade partners with 2014 Land Cruiser SUVs
In line with its corporate culture of rewarding and celebrating exceptional business performers, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has…
Insecurity: Kwara places restriction on use of schools for social events
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday in Ilorin announced restriction on the use of public schools in the state…
JUSUN suspends 21-days strike
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday suspended its 21-day old strike following the intervention of the Minister of…
Eric Dier completes Tottenham move
Tottenham Hotspur has announced the signing of Eric Dier from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year deal. The versatile England Under-21…
Egypt truce plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza clashes – Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday an Egyptian truce plan provides a “real chance” to end the Gaza conflict,…
Pistorius’s brother ‘badly hurt’ in S.Africa auto crash
The older brother of South African Paralympian and murder defendant Oscar Pistorius is in hospital after being “badly hurt” in…
Serena battles past Ivanovic into Stanford semis
World number one Serena Williams fought off a determined Ana Ivanovic 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to reach the semi-finals…
House passes border crisis bill; Obama vows to act alone
The US Congress has passed two measures to stem the flow of Central American children into the United States despite…