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Hamas closes border crossing with Israel
Hamas said Tuesday it has closed the Erez border crossing due to Israeli shelling, in a move that stranded a…
Church of England to vote on women bishops
The Church of England is to vote on the introduction of women bishops on Monday, two years after a first…
Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandal
A Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that…
50,000 orphans, vulnerable kids benefit from USAID in Nigeria
Simon Ateba The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday ended one of its programmes for orphans and…
Dana appoints Spanoghe as head of Safety and Quality Assurance
Simon Ateba Dana Air on Monday 14 July appointed Louis Spanoghe as its Head of Safety and Quality Assurance as…
Israel accepts Egypt’s Gaza truce proposal
Israel’s security cabinet on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal, a government spokesman said, after a week of the deadliest…
Navy arrests bank manager for impersonation
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it arrested one Simon Musa for posing as an admiral of the Navy. Parading…
FG appeals to NMA to suspend strike
The ministers of health, employment, labour and productivity in Abuja on Monday appealed to the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to…
55 jailed for alcohol consumption in Kano
The Kano State Hisba Board on Monday said 55 people were arrested and convicted for alcohol consumption in Kano during…
Thousands flee in Philippines as typhoon strengthens
Thousands of people fled their homes and ships sheltered from heavy seas in the Philippines on Tuesday as the first…
Brazil declares ‘victory’ in staging of World Cup
Although her country failed to net a sixth triumph, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday declared as a victory the…
Israel to weigh Egypt Gaza truce, Hamas says no deal
Israel said Tuesday it would weigh an Egyptian truce proposal for Gaza, which has US backing, but Hamas appeared to…
Two dead, 18 missing as boat capsizes off Malaysia
At least two people died and 18 others were missing after an overloaded boat carrying illegal Indonesian immigrants capsized off…
Boko Haram kills 38 in fresh Borno attack
At least 38 people were killed following a raid by suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen on a village in northeast…
France steps up security as protesters try to storm synagogues
France stepped up security on Monday after protestors demonstrating against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza tried to storm two Paris synagogues.…
Malala asks Boko Haram to stop misrepresenting Islam
Pakistan education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday in Abuja asked Boko Haram terrorists to stop misusing the name of Islam…
US offers Egypt late invite to Africa summit
The United States has invited Egypt to an African leaders summit in Washington next month, after initially barring Cairo following…
FG sets up Boko Haram Victims Support Fund
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government on Monday announced the constitution of a Committee on Victims Support Fund “to mobilise resources…
Blatter scores World Cup 9.25 out of ten
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday lavished praise on the World Cup in Brazil, saying it had been a “very…
Police foils robbery attack on media house, loses officer
The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that two armed robbers were killed when a gang raided the office of Nigerian…
Military fighting terrorism with caution – Minimah
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Monday 15 July that the military is deploying caution in its…
#BringBackOurGirls: 90 Days Since Chibok Girls Were Kidnapped
It’s 90 days since over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamist sect, Boko Haram on 14 April in Chibok village,…
Malala tells Jonathan to meet parents of hostages
Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday urged Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with parents of the schoolgirls kidnapped…
Over 28,000 Nigerian graduates educated in India
Dr Collins Nyenze, President of the Indian Universities Alumni Association of Nigeria, on Monday said that about 28,732 Nigerians have…
More than 65,000 Chinese nationals in Nigeria
The Consul-General of the Chinese Consulate in Lagos, Liu Kan, on Monday said that there were presently more than 65,000…
NSCDC ask Muslims to pray against insurgency
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has urged Muslims to offer special prayers during the holy month of…
Citigroup to pay $7 bn to settle US mortgage suits
Citigroup said Monday that it will pay $7 billion to settle allegations that it misled investors in its sale of…
Hollande denies influencing justice system in Sarkozy scandal
French leader Francois Hollande on Monday denied having influenced the justice system in a corruption scandal surrounding Nicolas Sarkozy after…
World Cup final sets records on social media
Germany’s nail-biting victory over Argentina in the World Cup final entered the record books on social media giants Twitter and…