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19-year-old Iheoma Nnadi wins MBGN 2015 contest
South Africa-based Miss Akwa Ibom, Iheoma Nnadi, on Friday night, in Yenagoa got crowned as the Most Beautiful Girl in…
Sudan editor severely beaten after call for Israeli ties
Armed men raided the offices of a Sudanese newspaper on Saturday evening and severely beat the chief editor who had…
Ekiti conducts referendum for creation of 18 LGAs
Ekiti State Government on Saturday conducted a state-wide referendum on the creation of 18 local government areas in the state.…
Thousands march for Gaza in London, clashes in Paris
Parts of central London were brought to a standstill on Saturday as thousands of pro-Palestinians marched in protest against Israel’s…
Kidnapped Motor Dealer Pays N4m for freedom
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A motor dealer in Ijebu Ode, Abiodun Olokodana, popularly known as Abbey Motors who was abducted last Tuesday…
PDP Panics As Amaechi Tours Rivers LGA
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has flayed Governor Amaechi’s tour of the 23 local…
46 Palestinians, 2 Israeli troops die as Gaza conflict escalates
Israel’s operation against Hamas saw one of its bloodiest days on Saturday, with 46 Palestinians killed in Gaza and two…
Wenger to speak to Wilshere over smoking
Arsene Wenger admits he will speak to Jack Wilshere after the Arsenal midfielder was pictured smoking while on holiday in…
Terry scores twice to inspire Chelsea comeback
Chelsea staged a late fightback to beat League Two minnows AFC Wimbledon 3-2 thanks to two goals from captain John…
Lampard set to seal New York switch
Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is expected to complete his move to New York City FC next week, according to…
Can calf injury overshadows Liverpool win
Emre Can suffered a calf injury on his Liverpool debut as the German midfielder limped off during his side’s 2-1…
Adamu cautions sports administrators against high-handedness
Dr Amos Adamu, former FIFA and CAF executive committee member, has advised sports administrators not to be high-handed in tackling…
US mother pleads for jailed son as Iran talks extended
The mother of a former US Marine imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges pleaded for President Barack Obama to seek…
Lionel Ferbos, oldest New Orleans jazz musician, dies at 103
Legendary jazz trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, whose prolific career began with society bands that predated the Great Depression, died in New…
Putin ‘must take responsibility’ for crash site access
Vladimir Putin must act to allow access to the Ukranian rebel-held crash site of flight MH17 so bodies can be…
Tinubu will be betrayed in 2015 – Nigerian Witches
The Witches & Wizards Association of Nigeria (WITZAN) has said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be betrayed in 2015 by his…
Iraq president home after 18-month convalescence
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew back to his Kurdish fiefdom of Sulaimaniyah Saturday after more than 18 months in Germany…
Jonathan tasks Bayelsans on agric development
President Goodluck Jonathan has charged the people of Bayelsa state to engage in vigorous undertakings to speed up the economic…
Zamfara plans N1bn loan for farmers
Zamfara Government plans to access N1 billion loan to be disbursed to farmers to boost food production in the state,…
Indian police kill Kashmiri teenager in anti-Israel protest
Police shot dead a teenage boy on Saturday in restive Indian Kashmir during a protest against Israel’s military offensive against…
Real Madrid sell Morata to Juve, loan Casemiro to FC Porto
Real Madrid said Saturday they have sold Spanish under 21 striker Alvaro Morata to Juventus and were loaning Brazilian midfielder…
Dutch police collect DNA from MH17 crash victim families
Dutch police on Saturday sent teams to visit relatives of those killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine to…
Hollande visits future French force site in west Africa
President Francois Hollande wrapped up a three-day west African tour on Saturday with a visit to the future headquarters of…
Indian protesters demand arrests in child rape case
Thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday to demand arrests in the case of a six-year-old girl allegedly raped in a school…
Nigeria to produce 22mn tonnes of additional food by 2015
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Nigeria would surpass its target and produce…
Medical doctors’ demands justifiable – Lawmaker
Ajibayo Adeyeye, Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, on Friday said the ongoing nationwide strike by medical doctors in…
Toll in Gaza hits 337 on day 12 of war
Israeli air strikes and shelling killed more than 25 people across Gaza on Saturday, among them children, raising the toll…
Christians flee jihadist ultimatum in Iraq’s Mosul
Hundreds of Christian families fled their homes in Mosul Saturday before a jihadist ultimatum threatening their community’s centuries-old presence in…
Merkel, Putin agree on international probe of MH17 crash
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed for an international investigation into the downing of a…
Nine dead, dozens injured in Germany bus crash
At least nine people were killed and 43 hurt on Saturday, police said, as a coach carrying Polish holidaymakers collided…