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Africa results don’t justify more Cup places
African hopes of more teams at the next World Cup were dealt a huge blow by a largely dismal showing…
Pictures: Rihanna celebrates Germany’s World Cup win by lifting her top
Pop princess Rihanna celebrated Germany’s hard earned 1-0 win over Argentina at the Maracana by revealing her bra. She posted…
Brazil fires Felipe Scolari
Brazil’s football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s contract, local media reported early Monday, just hours…
Zoning favours political weaklings
Senator Paulinus Igwe-Nwagu (PDP Ebonyi Central), has said that zoning of political offices are meant to favour political weaklings in…
Osun Poll: INEC to distribute election materials on time
Election materials for the 9 August governorship election in Osun would arrive the state as planned and would be distributed…
Neuer wins World Cup Golden Glove
Germany’s Manuel Neuer won the World Cup Golden Glove award for the tournament’s best goalkeeper after helping his side to…
Messi named World Cup Player of the tournament
Lionel Messi, who lost out on the World Cup title after Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Germany in Sunday’s final, was…
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Germany wins World Cup, beat Argentina 1-0
Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win…
Passenger van crash kills 12 in Pakistan
A passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 14…
Abbas wants Palestine under international protection
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to ask the United Nations to put the state of Palestine under “international protection” due…
World Cup Final: Germany 0-0 Argentina
Four-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi’s Argentina went into half-time tied at 0-0 with Germany in the World…
Kramer’s World Cup dream ends in a daze
Christoph Kramer’s late dream call-up to the Germany team for the World Cup final with Argentina ended after just half…
Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas
Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protesters who tried to march toward…
Onaiyekan urges religious leaders to live modest lives
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has called on ordained men and women of God to live modest…
2015: Bakare Calls For Interim Govt
The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has…
We will not aid terrorism in Lagos – Arewa
The Arewa community in Lagos on Sunday said that they would neither aid nor tolerate any terrorist activities in Lagos.…
Aturu’s Death: A Tragic Blow To Labour Movement
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the death of human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu as tragic blow to the…
Boko Haram: APC Calls For International Probe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an international inquiry into the activities of the terror group Boko Haram…
Malala, Pakistani girl-child campaigner calls for Chibok girls release
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl-child education campaigner, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has called on Boko Haram…
World Cup fever grips Germany with fourth title in reach
Germans saw a fourth World Cup title tantalisingly within their grasp Sunday, with millions set to flood the streets in…
Lagos to create jobs, generate revenue from ceramic
The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources says it is considering the utilisation of clay and local raw…
NDIC says no plan to liquidate insurance companies
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said in Abuja on Saturday 12 July that it had no plan to liquidate…
Ukraine clashes kill 12 civilians
Escalating clashes between pro-Kremlin separatists and Ukrainian forces on Sunday killed 12 civilians and forced the new Western-backed leader to…
Bomb kills seven Algerian troops
A roadside bomb has killed three Algerian soldiers and four auxiliaries in the west of the North African country, the…
Adidas says will still work with Suarez
German sportswear maker Adidas said Sunday that it would start using Uruguyan striker Luis Suarez again despite his four-month ban…
Pope promises ‘solutions’ to priestly celibacy
Pope Francis promised “solutions” to the issue of priestly celibacy in an interview on Sunday that raised the possibility the…
Tributes from friends and foes as Soyinka turns 80
Nigeria’s literary icon Wole Soyinka turned 80 on Sunday, with friends and foes alike paying tribute to the first African…
Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay
Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay in an interview set to be broadcast Sunday, according to media…
Boko Haram voices support for Islamic State’s Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda
The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has voiced support for the extremist Sunni Islamic State (IS) militant…
Boko Haram claims Abuja, Lagos attacks in new video
The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in the capital Abuja and…