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Oshiomhole, APC scared over defection – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims that Adams Oshiomhole, governor of Edo State and main opposition party, All Progressives Congress…
Jewish extremists held over Palestinian teen’s murder
Israeli police have arrested a group of Jewish extremists in connection with the kidnap and murder of a Palestinian teenager…
Lewis Hamilton wins British GP
Lewis Hamilton delighted a 120,000 crowd of enthusiastic home fans when he revived his world championship bid on Sunday with…
Police arrest son for killing father at RCCG Camp
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Tolani Ajayi, a 21-year old student of the Department of History and International…
Djokovic levels Wimbledon final
Roger Federer won the first set of the Wimbledon final 7-6 (9/7) against Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Federer is chasing…
Russia’s Putin ‘can be dangerous’ – Clinton
Russian President Vladimir Putin “can be dangerous” and will always push other political leaders as far as he can, former…
Costa Rica boss hails ‘beautiful’ campaign
Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto said his team had proved the doubters wrong and achieved “very beautiful things” with…
Okagbare wins 200m race in Paris
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare won the women’s 200m at the Paris Diamond League Saturday after trailing American Allyson Felix off the…
Dubai to build climate-controlled ‘city’, largest mall
Dubai is planning to build a temperature-controlled city featuring the world’s largest mall and an indoor park, as well as…
Malawi president pardons 403 prisoners to mark independence day
Malawi’s new President Peter Mutharika pardoned 403 prisoners on Saturday ahead of celebrations to mark 50 years since the country…
Afghanistan rejects Facebook ban as election tensions rise
The Afghan government on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election, despite…
At least 18 killed in new attacks in Kenya
At least 18 people have been killed in new attacks in Kenya’s Lamu coastal region, the same area where some…
Di Stefano in coma after heart attack
Real Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano, one of the greatest footballers in history, is in a coma in a Spanish…
US, Nigeria exceptional countries – Entwistle
Simon Ateba United States top diplomats in Nigeria on Saturday 5 July said the US and Nigeria are two exceptional…
Suicide bomber kills five outside Borno mosque
A suicide bomber targeting worshippers at a mosque in Konduga village, Borno state killed five people and injured scores, a…
FIFA bans Brazil spokesman for three matches
FIFA on Saturday banned Brazil’s team spokesman for three matches for hitting a Chilean player during their countries’ World Cup…
Krul delivers cruel judgment on Costa Rica
Substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saved two penalties in a dramatic shoot-out on Saturday as the Netherlands edged Costa Rica 4-3…
Dutch murderer weds in Peruvian prison
Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, who is serving a 28-year prison sentence for killing a Peruvian woman in 2010, has…
Netherlands beat Costa Rica on penalties to reach semis
Super-sub goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the Netherlands ended their penalty shoot-out jinx to beat Costa Rica and…
Shark bites swimmer on California beach
A shark bit a long-distance swimmer in California as it was being reeled in by a fisherman Saturday. The seven-foot…
Nigerian soldiers halt Boko Haram attack, kills 53
Clashes between Nigerian armed forces and Islamists after a daring attack on the military in the country’s restive northeast left…
NFF Congress dissolves Maigari-led board
The drama which has been playing out since Thursday 1 July when a Jos, Plateau State court restrained the President…
Injured Neymar says World Cup ‘dream’ stolen
Brazil football star Neymar said Saturday that his dream of playing in the World Cup final had been stolen from…
Argentina defeat Belgium to reach last four
Gonzalo Higuain smashed home an early goal as Argentina dashed the World Cup dreams of much-fancied Belgium with a 1-0…
11 killed in plane crash at Poland parachute club
Eleven people were killed and one person is seriously injured after a plane crashed at a parachute club close to…
Eight members of a family killed in Syria raid
Eight members of a single family were killed on Saturday when Syrian aircraft dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs on a town…
Clashes spread over Palestinian teen ‘burnt alive’
A Palestinian teenager whose abduction and murder caused violent protests was burned alive, autopsy reports show, as clashes over the…
Kvitova demolish Bouchard to win Wimbledon Open
Petra Kvitova stormed to her second Wimbledon title in the shortest women’s final since 1983 as the Czech sixth seed…
FIFA set to punish Zuniga for Neymar’s injury
Brazil grappled with the injury blow which ruled Neymar out of the World Cup on Saturday as FIFA said it…
Court indicts five over bludgeoning three-month pregnant woman
A Pakistani court Saturday indicted five men, including a father and two brothers, for the brutal murder of a woman…