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Microsoft unveils wide range of accessories for smartphones, cars
Phone owners are set for a thrill with Microsoft’s wide range of comfy real-time accessories. The new accessories which were…
Japan ‘vagina artist’ arrest sparks debate
The arrest on obscenity allegations of a woman who makes art based on her vagina has sparked debate in Japan.…
US giant AbbVie buys drugmaker Shire for $54bn
Shire Pharmaceuticals has accepted a £32-billion ($54-billion, 40-billion-euro) takeover bid from AbbVie, the two companies announced on Friday, in a…
Indonesia ex-sports minister jailed in $40 mn graft case
Indonesia’s former sports minister was jailed for four years on Friday over a $40-million corruption case, the latest sentencing to…
Ethiopian bloggers, journalists charged with ‘terrorism’
A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists detained for nearly three months have been charged with terrorism for having links…
Nigeria Must Not Split – US Consul General
By Simon Ateba In spite of all the religious and cultural differences in the country and the killings by Boko…
Proprietress advocates equal education for disabled children
By Simon Ateba Children living with disabilities have the same rights to education as do all other children in Nigeria,…
Germany captain Philipp Lahm to retire
Germany captain Philipp Lahm, who led his country to a World Cup triumph in Brazil, is to quit international football,…
In Pictures: Prof. Olatunji Dare’s 70th Birthday Lecture
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi A lecture titled: “Memories of Censorship: Struggling For Press Freedom In Africa” in honour of Professor…
IS jihadists kill 90 in Syria gas field takeover
Jihadists killed at least 90 Syrian regime fighters, civilian security guards and employees when they seized a gas field in…
Lin hungry for Lakers win, eager to train with Kobe
Jeremy Lin said Friday he hopes to earn the respect of his new Los Angeles Lakers teammates and was relishing…
Lawyers justify JUSUN strike, tell govt. to obey court order
Lawyers in the FCT said on Thursday that the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) was…
Putin calls for urgent Ukraine crisis settlement after jet crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for an urgent settlement of the Ukraine crisis as he expressed condolences to Dutch…
Singapore halts destruction of ‘pro-gay’ children’s books
Singapore on Friday stopped its national library from destroying two children’s books with gay themes following an outcry over literary…
Gas scarcity hinders electricity supply – BPE
The Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki, said on Thursday that scarcity of gas supply was impeding…
NSE Market Capitalisation dips by N37bn
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday closed on a downward trend after three consecutive days of equity…
Black box found at plane crash site in Ukraine
Rescue workers at the crash site of Malaysian airliner MH17 in eastern Ukraine told an AFP reporter Friday that they…
Sri Lanka jails killers of British tourist
A Sri Lankan ruling party politician and three accomplices were Friday sentenced to 20 years in jai for murdering a…
Nine security personnel killed in Pakistan unrest
At least eight paramilitaries were killed in a gunfight with militants in Pakistan’s restive northwest early on Friday, while a…
Israel army presses Gaza ground assault
Israeli troops backed by tanks and warplanes pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday in an operation to halt rocket fire…
MH17 crash in Ukraine no coincidence, say MH370 relatives
Relatives of missing MH370 passengers said the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in Ukraine was no mere coincidence, adding…
176 teachers killed in north-east Nigeria
One hundred and seventy-six teachers have been killed and 900 schools destroyed in Nigeria’s Borno state since Boko Haram militants…
Van Gaal braced for United balancing act
Louis van Gaal claims balancing Manchester United’s commercial ambitions with their desire for success on the field will be one…
‘Maradona set me up,’ says arrested ex-girlfriend
Diego Maradona’s ex-girlfriend said Thursday the football legend had set a trap for her, denying she stole jewelry from his…
COEASU suspends seven month-old strike
The Colleges of Education of Academic Staff Union (COEASU) said on Thursday that it had suspended its seven month-old strike…
Tertiary institutions yet to access N100bn intervention fund
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Thursday said the nation’s tertiary institutions had yet to access the over N100…
Registration of northerners in the south an affront – Northern Elders
The Northern Elders Forum on Thursday 17 July condemned the registration of northerners living in some states in the sourthern…
Terrorism: Jonathan approves purchase of military hardware
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the release of additional funds for the purchase of military hardware, the Minister of State…
Nigeria should not obey FIFA rules against its own laws – Ebewele
Brown Ebewele, former Commissioner of Sports in Edo, has described as unfortunate the withdrawal of the court case against the…
Renewable energy: EU supports Nigeria with N3.4b
The European Union on Thursday said it had given more than N3.4 billion grant to boost renewable energy in Nigeria…