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Cameroon jails 14 Boko Haram members
A military court in Cameroon has handed down prison sentences of up to 20 years to 14 Boko Haram members,…
Osun Election: Omisore supporters kill APC member
Senator Iyiola Omisore’s political supporters have been accused of killing a member of the opposition party on Friday 25 July.…
Qaeda releases video of US suicide bomber in Syria
Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate has released a video of a US suicide bomber who blew himself up at an army post…
BlackBerry restructuring for growth and profitability in Africa
Charles Asinugo, the BlackBerry Territory Director, East, West, Central and Southern Africa said on Thursday that the company was restructuring…
Giant crater in Russia’s far north sparks mystery
A vast crater discovered in a remote region of Siberia known to locals as “the end of the world” is…
UN warns of world inaction as South Sudan famine looms
Top UN aid chiefs have begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in South Sudan, where a…
Amuneke confident Eaglets will beat Congo DR
The Golden Eaglets would be going for nothing but victory when they face the Junior Leopards of Congo Democratic Republic…
FG open to negotiation to free Chibok Girls – UN
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Joy Ogwu, says the Federal Government is still open to negotiation to…
AU Commission plans new approach to Boko Haram
The African Union Commission (AUC) has announced plans to set up a joint task force with four member states to…
Israel and Hamas declare 12-hour Gaza truce
The Israeli military and the militant Palestinian Hamas were set on Saturday to start a 12-hour ceasefire at 8:00 a.m.…
Premier League youngsters face loan spells, Chelsea lead the pack
As the Premier League’s leading clubs step up their preparations for the 2014-15 season, some of their most promising young…
Paris bans pro-Palestinian protest after recent violence
French police have banned a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive that was due to take place in Paris on Saturday,…
Rufai, Others Ready For ARS Season 4 National Finals
Taiwo Adelu The trio of former Nigerian internationals Peter Rufai, Ann Chiejine and Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah have said that they are…
Railway corporation warns against trading on rail tracks
Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) District Office in Minna, Niger, has warned people in the state against trading and clustering on…
Israel agrees 12-hour Gaza ceasefire
Israel has announced a unilateral 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting on Saturday morning, a US official said. “Israel has agreed…
Oyinlola supports Omisore’s ambition -PDP
The Campaign Organisation of Senator Iyiola Omisore, PDP’s governorship candidate in Osun, said on Friday that former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola…
Soldiers, Shi’ite Muslims Clash in Zaria leaves Four Dead
At least four persons have been reported dead after the clash between soldiers and adherents of the Islamic Shiite Movement…
Spanish nightclub shut down over sex-for-drink game
A nightclub on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca where a young woman performed oral sex on several men reportedly…
SSS shuts down office Opinion Poll company
Two weeks to the governorship election in Osun State, armed operatives from State Security Services, SSS have reportedly swooped on…
Crystal Palace signs Cardiff’s Fraizer Campbell
Crystal Palace signed England international Fraizer Campbell from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee on Friday. Campbell agreed a three-year…
Jihadists kill at least 50 Syria troops in ambush
Jihadists from the Islamic State group killed at least 50 Syrian soldiers in an ambush on Friday, summarily executing most…
Teenager claims first Gold for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games
Chika Amalaha has won Nigeria’s first gold medal on Day Two at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, after winning the 53kg…
Sterling Bank earns N48.7bn in six months
Sterling Bank Plc on Friday declared gross earnings of N48.7 billion in its transactions in the half year, which ended…
Army chief urges soldiers to maintain high security standards
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Friday urged officers and men of the Nigerian Army to…
Firms, individuals owe Lagos N18bn in taxes
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) said on Friday that firms and individuals owed the state government N18 billion…
Liberian with Ebola-like symptoms dies in Nigeria
A Liberian man hospitalised in Lagos with Ebola-like symptoms has died, an official said Friday, without confirming the virus was…
Lagos urges residents to embrace state’s initiative to own houses
Lateef Ibirogba, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, on Friday called on Lagos residents to take advantage of…
Chelsea resigns Didier Drogba
Chelsea Football Club has resigned striker Didier Drogba on a one-year deal. Drogba left Turkish giant Galatasary in the summer…
Enforcement of new drivers licence by FRSC illegal
Some lawyers in Abuja on Friday said that the plan by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to begin enforcement…