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Osun election: Voters storm electoral ward for PVC
Prospective voters in Osogbo thronged the various electoral wards in the town to collect their permanent voters cards (PVC). The…
Sallah: Fashola urges love, peaceful co-existence
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Sunday enjoined Nigerians to love one another and co-exist peacefully, irrespective of their…
APC wants Enugu coal deposits revived
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East on Sunday in Enugu called on the Federal Government to facilitate the…
Seven dead, three injured in Kogi auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Sunday in Lokoja confirmed the death of seven persons in a multiple road…
Calamity would have befallen Nigeria if Buhari was killed – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said calamity would have befallen Nigeria if former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and Islamic scholar,…
Liverpool signs Lovren from Southampton
Liverpool has signed Dejan Lovren from Southampton for around £20 million. A statement on the club’s website read: “Liverpool Football…
U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets Land In Canada
Nigeria’s Falconets, arrived Canada on Sunday for their training tour ahead of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which…
Commonwealth Games: Singapore beats Nigeria in T/Tennis semis
The superb form of the Nigeria table tennis squad was thwarted on Sunday after the Segun Toriola-inspired side fell 3-1…
Sallah: Nigerian Market Leader Calls For Peace, Tolerance
President of the Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria and Iyaloja-General, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has urged all…
Kano bomb attack: Police arrest five suspects
Nigeria Police said on Sunday that as part of ongoing investigations into the various terror related incidents that occurred in…
Hamas chief: We cannot coexist with occupiers
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal demanded Israel lift its blockade of Gaza and warned that Palestinians cannot coexist with their neighbors…
Major Bomb Explosion Averted In Kano On Sallah Day
Eromosele Ebhomele A car loaded with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and programmed to explode at a major mosque in Kano,…
Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Cup Holds Sept.
The fifth edition of the Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championship has been fixed for 12-14 September in Lagos. The tournament is…
Insurgency: Archbishop urges Nigerians to seek God’s intervention
The Methodist Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Joseph Oche-Job, has urged Nigerians to continuously seek God’s intervention in their wish…
Nigeria’s Ambassador fetes Golden Eaglets in Kinshasa
Dr. Grant Ehiobuche, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Congo Democratic Republic, hosted the Golden Eaglets to a dinner reception on Saturday after…
Anambra guber poll: Appeal Court rules against APC, PDP
The Appeal Court sitting in Enugu on Saturday struck out four suits filed against the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)…
South-East women seek to stamp out baby factories
Women from all the Igbo-speaking states converged on Enugu on Saturday to brainstorm on the way to stop baby factories…
Judge overturns Washington DC ban on guns in public
A federal judge on Saturday ruled that the ban on citizens carrying handguns in public in the US capital is…
Israel resumes Gaza attacks after rocket fire
The Israeli army said Sunday it is resuming its raids on Gaza by land, sea and air after Hamas continued…
Golovkin crushes Geale to retain WBA title
Unbeaten Kazakh star Gennady Golovkin stopped Australian Daniel Geale in three brutal rounds on Saturday to retain his World Boxing…
Shell fire kills Israeli soldier near Gaza Strip
Israel’s army said Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed near the Gaza Strip, taking to 43 the number…
Philippines welcomes 100 millionth baby
A baby girl born early Sunday has officially pushed the population of the Philippines to 100 million, highlighting the challenge…
New York Red Bulls defeats Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry inspired New York Red Bulls to victory against the Gunners in a pre-season friendly. Henry provided…
New York Times calls for marijuana legalization
The New York Times called for the legalization of marijuana on Saturday, comparing the federal ban on cannabis to Prohibition.…
Rooney At The Double: Man Utd beat Roma 3-2
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal handed Tom Cleverly the captain band as his team took on Roma but it…
Ahmed Musa inspires CSKA Moscow to Russian Super Cup victory
Russian champions CSKA Moscow battled back from a goal down to win their sixth Russian Super Cup on Saturday after…
Sultan commends Muslim, Catholic cordial relationship
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Saturday commended the cordial relationship existing between the Catholic community and people…
British teacher kidnapped in Yemen is released
A British teacher kidnapped in Yemen earlier this year was released safely on Saturday following negotiations by the government in…
Hamas claims rockets fired at Israel after truce
Hamas said it fired several rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Saturday, after a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in…
Boko Haram executes village chief, 11 others in Borno
Boko Haram Islamists have executed 12 people including a village chief in a remote part of Borno state, residents said…