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Messi heroics a team effort, says Sabella
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella on Friday rejected suggestions that his team are overly dependent on four-time world player of the…
Djokovic downs Dimitrov to reach third Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to his second Wimbledon title as the top seed booked his third appearance in…
Nigerian troops arrest three female Boko Haram members
Nigeria Defence headquarters said on Friday 4 July that in the aftermath of the failed suicide bombing attempt on a…
Lavish Nigerian conman, ‘Fizzy’ jailed eight years
A Nigerian fraudster nicknamed ‘Fizzy’ because of his love for champagne has been jailed for eight years for conning vulnerable…
Chibok pleads for UN protection from Boko Haram
Villagers from Chibok town where Boko Haram Islamists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls on Friday appealed to the United Nations…
German agent suspected of spying for US
An employee of Germany’s foreign intelligence service is suspected of spying for Washington on a parliamentary panel probing US surveillance,…
Soldiers go berserk, set BRT buses on fire on Ikorodu Road
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Tunde Adekeye & Simon Ateba Irate soldiers went on the rampage on Friday morning at Palmgroove area of…
World Cup resumes with quarter-final fireworks
The World Cup resumes after a 48 hour lull in hostilities on Friday with two blockbuster quarter-finals, as France take…
Strike stops opening of ‘world’s biggest’ theatre fest
The two opening shows of France’s prestigious Avignon Festival — one of the world’s biggest theatre showcases — meant to…
Mother stabs teacher to death in front of students
A female teacher was stabbed to death Friday in front of her pupils at a primary school in the southern…
Cameron’s ex-aide jailed for 18 months for phone hacking
Andy Coulson, a former editor of the defunct News of the World tabloid and en ex-aide to British Prime Minister…
Valencia appoints Nuno as new manager
Spanish top flight club Valencia have appointed former Portuguese goalkeeper Nuno as their new coach, the La Liga side confirmed.…
FIFA set to ban Nigeria for government interference
Nigeria risk an international ban due to government interference after a court sacked the football federation’s executive committee. Nigerian sports…
Putin congratulates Obama on Independence Day
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin congratulated US counterpart Barack Obama on America’s Independence Day Friday and expressed hope that bilateral relations…
S.African policemen sacked over videoed immigrant killing
Eight South African policemen have been sacked over the death of a Mozambican immigrant who was shown in graphic video…
84-year old TV star Rolf Harris faces jail for sex assaults
Television star Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for over 50 years, faces jail on Friday when…
N220,000 fraud: Man Bags 14 years Jail term
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano on Wednesday sentenced one Stephen Onyekachi to 14 years…
Fashola employs 265 health tech graduates, appeals to striking doctors
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has appealed to the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, to call of its…
Brazil a step up for Colombia, warns Pekerman
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman believes his side’s stunning form will count for little as they face hosts Brazil in their…
Overpass collapse kills two in Brazil
An unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup collapsed in Brazil’s southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing…
Queen to smash whiskey on Britain’s biggest warship
Queen Elizabeth II is to smash a bottle of whiskey over the British navy’s biggest ever ship at its naming…
INEC sends Osun REC on compulsory leave
Ambassador Rufus Akeju, Osun state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), has been requested to proceed on leave of absence – for…
Abuja Airport Closure: Aero diverts flights to Kaduna
Simon Ateba Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, said on Thursday it will divert passengers to Kaduna while the Abuja…
Bolivia allows child labour from age 10
Bolivian lawmakers have approved child workers as young as 10 years old, under a new law that lays out specific…
Lindsay Lohan sues creators of ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing the creators of “Grand Theft Auto V” over a character she contends is an unsanctioned…
Monaco says Colombia’s Rodriguez not for sale
Monaco said Thursday that World Cup revelation James Rodriguez is not for sale and there have been no talks over…
Kroos refuses to confirm Real deal
On the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against France, Germany’s Toni Kroos on Thursday refused to confirm a Spanish…
Train bomb blast in Egypt injures five
A bomb blast in a train in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Thursday wounded five people, security officials said,…
US teen charged with trying to help jihadists
A United States teenager who agreed to marry a fighter from the militant network that is threatening to overrun Iraq…
France wants South Korea ferry owner event scrapped
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has called for a cultural event organised by a businessman wanted in connection with the…