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World leaders demand UN probe into downed Malaysia plane
World leaders on Thursday demanded an international investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, which crashed on Thursday with…
Israel tank fire kills 5 in Gaza, including baby
Israeli tank fire killed five people in the Gaza Strip, including a five-month-old baby, early on Friday, medics said. Emergency…
People with HIV living longer – Study
HIV-positive people in the world’s rich countries now live nearly as long as those who don’t carry the AIDS-causing virus,…
Rio Ferdinard joins QPR
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand signed for Premier League new-boys QPR on a free transfer Thursday and revealed he…
Police nab 9 over robbery, kidnapping in Rivers
Tunde Ogunsakin, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, said on Thursday that they had arrested 11 persons in connection with…
Malaysian jet shot down by surface-to-air missile – US
A Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile Thursday but it…
Poverty Eradication: Borno to distribute N135m to youths, others
The Borno State Government, on Thursday, said it planned to distribute N135 million to unemployed youths and vulnerable people in…
8,000 Ekiti APC members now in PDP
A chieftain of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bode Ola, says no fewer than 8,000 members of…
Confusion in Plateau PDP over suspended chairman
Uncertainty has gripped the PDP in Plateau over the confusion trailing the suspension of its Chairman, Dr Haruna Dabin. NAN…
Dead brother of Oba Adetona to be buried today
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Prince Abdul Rasheed Adesupo Adetona, the immediate younger brother of Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba…
Caretaker members call for removal of Oyo chairman
Some Transition Committee members in the Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State have called for the removal of…
Toni Kroos joins Real Madrid for £24m
Toni Kroos on Thursday became Real Madrid’s first high profile signing for the new season, moving from Bayern Munich on…
4 Tunisian troops killed in deadliest attack on army
Suspected jihadists killed 14 Tunisian soldiers near the Algerian border, officials said Thursday, in the worst such attack in the…
Debuchy completes £10million Arsenal deal
Arsenal completed their swoop for France defender Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle United on Thursday in a deal reported to be…
Nigerian army seeks technology to sustain operations
The Nigerian Army says it is desirous of developing indigenous technology that will sustain operational needs of its personnel to…
Aregbesola Splashes N375m On Women
The crowd at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, capital of Osun State, southwest Nigeria, on Thursday, comprising mainly of…
My defeat in Ekiti not due to stomach infrastructure – Fayemi
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Ekiti state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has debunked insinuations that he lost the 21 June governorship election because…
Ex-Nigerian Footballers Hold Convention In US
Taiwo Adelu The Nigerian Ex-International Footballers Association, NEIFA, will hold its inaugural convention on Saturday 19 July in Raleigh, North…
Ogun Teachers Protest Career Stagnation
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Hundreds of Secondary School teachers in Ogun state today stormed the office of the Chairman of the State…
Lagos Teachers Angry With Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomole Primary and secondary school teachers in public schools in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have expressed…
Federation Cup: Bayelsa, Gateway Clash In Abuja Friday
Professional Football League top guns Bayelsa United of Yenagoa and Gateway FC of Abeokuta will now trade tackles on Friday…
298 people on board crashed Malaysian flight, 154 Dutch – Airline
There were 298 people, including 154 Dutch nationals, on board the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed in strife-torn eastern Ukraine…
Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘systematic genocide’ in Gaza
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday launched his most bitter attack yet against Israel over its air campaign…
CAF Shifts Eaglets, DR Congo Tie To 27 July
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Thursday moved the 2015 African U-17 Championship qualifying match between Nigeria and the…
BPE Lauds IKEDC Over Transformation Process
The Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki on Wednesday lauded Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) over…
BBC News to cut 400 jobs in austerity drive
The BBC said on Thursday it will cut 415 jobs from its news department in the latest cost-cutting measures by…
Tiger Woods delights Open crowds with birdie blitz
Tiger Woods rolled back the years with some of the scintillating golf that made him a 14-time major winner as…
Thabo Mbeki grilled over arms deal
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki was grilled Thursday over a multi-billion-dollar arms deal tainted by charges of corruption and…
NNPC to begin oil bunkering in October
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had concluded plans to go into oil bunkering business to boost its…
40 dead, millions without power in Philippine typhoon
Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralysed…