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RMD, Aluwe, 32 others in new Globacom campaign
Commissioner for Arts and Culture, Delta State and Nollywood big boy, Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sunday Omobolanle popularly known as Aluwe…
Ronaldo ready to rumble after World Cup flop
Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, putting a miserable World Cup behind him, on Tuesday declared himself fit and ready to go…
France nabs three suspected jihadists
Two men and a woman have been arrested in a dawn raid in southern France on suspicion of recruiting fighters…
Turkey arrests over 50 senior police officers in new swoop
Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office,…
China policeman executed for killing pregnant woman
A policeman in China who shot dead a pregnant woman while drunk and injured her husband was executed for the…
Adamawa: Acting governor distances presidency from Nyako’s impeachment
The Acting Governor of Adamawa, Ahmadu Fintri, on Monday distanced the presidency from the impeachment of former Govover Murtala Nyako…
2015: PDP group rejects governorship slot to Ibadan, blames Fayose
A political pressure group in Oyo State, Ibadan PDP Forum, on Monday rejected the call to restrict the party’s governorship…
Nigerian teen arrested after killing brother, brutalising mother in New York
Charles Okonkwo Jr., a Long Island, New York, teenager with a history of psychiatric problems killed his 15-year old brother…
Jonathan lambasts Buhari, says he is a blameless president
President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at former head of state General Muhammadu Buhari after the latter accused him…
Policeman, 5 others arrested for vandalism
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti on Monday said it had arrested a police corporal and…
Daniel accuses Amosun of destroying Ogun state economy
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Ogun state governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has continued to pick holes in the programmes of his successor,…
Ezekwesili seeking unnecessary importance – DSS
Marilyn Ogar, spokesperson of the Department of State Services (DSS), has denied a report that Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, a coordinator…
Two dead in Nigeria Air force crash
Nigeria Defence headquarters has confirmed that one of the pilots of Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter which crashed on a training…
Boko Haram has not taken over Damboa – Defence HQ
The Federal Government has said Ismalist sect Boko Haram has not taken over Damboa town in Borno state. FG will…
Conduct credible elections in Osun, US ambassador urges Jega
By Simon Ateba James Entwistle, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman Independent National Electoral…
Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes In Borno
Nigeria’s Defence authorities on Monday afternoon confirmed the crash of a helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed in…
FBI pushed Muslims to plot terrorist attacks
The FBI encouraged and sometimes even paid Muslims to commit terrorist acts during numerous sting operations after the 9/11 attacks,…
Jonathan’s attempt to suffocate opposition not good for democracy – Buhari
Former Nigerian Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to pull the brakes on his administration’s…
FG Asks Southern States to stop registration of Northerners
The Federal Government has directed states, especially in the Southern part of the country to stop any planned registration of…
$1bn Dollar Loan: Jonathan preparing for 2015 Election – Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress has said that President…
Patrice Evra joins Juventus
Manchester United’s France international Patrice Evra has joined Juventus on a two year contract, the two clubs announced on Monday.…
Gerrard quits 14-year career with England
England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from international football on Monday after making 114 appearances for his country. Gerrard,…
US, Ebonyi State sign clean water expansion agreement
By Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the…
China shuts meat producer supplying McDonald’s, KFC
Shanghai has shut a factory of US food producer OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat to restaurant giants including McDonald’s…
Monday Tragedy: Truck rams into market, kills 10
A pure water truck has rammed into a meat market (Odo-Eran), on Governors’ Road along LASU-Iba expressway killing at least…
Shakhtar ‘confident’ players will return to Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk president Rinat Akhmetov says he is confident Brazil striker Fred and five teammates who have refused to return…
Civilians flee fighting around Donetsk train station
Intense shelling rocked the area around the train station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday,…
Putin says international experts must have access to crash site
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday it was essential for international investigators to be granted safe access to the…
Sudan’s Darfur rebels denies killing 13 civillians
Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur on Monday denied killing 13 civilians, calling government claims of their involvement a fabrication. The official…
Lukman, ex-OPEC Sec Gen, Petroleum Minister Dies
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Alhaji Rilwanu Lukman, former Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and also a…