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Kenyan plane crashes into building, kills 4
At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff Wednesday from the Kenyan…
Orlando unveils Brazilian ace Kaka
Brazilian star Kaka was officially unveiled Tuesday as the marquee signing of Major League Soccer expansion team Orlando City SC,…
Brazil police break up World Cup-related protest
Brazilian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a protest Tuesday by some 300 people demanding the…
Murdered Israeli teens laid to rest
Israel on Tuesday paid an emotional farewell to three teenagers killed in the West Bank, while vowing to hunt down…
Belgian players hail superb Howard
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Robin van Persie make the headlines, but the World Cup’s real heroes have been goalkeepers like…
Wole Soyinka Prize: Literary icons to inspire secondary students
Select pupils from secondary schools in Nigeria with keen interest in literary arts will have a golden opportunity to meet…
Di Maria fires Argentina into last eight
Four-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi set up Angel di Maria for the only goal two minutes from…
Sharapova out, Serena suffers health scare
Maria Sharapova suffered more Wimbledon heartache as the French Open champion crashed to a shock 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-4 defeat…
Rafael Nadal knocked out of Wimbledon by World number 144
Australia’s world number 144 Nick Kyrgios caused one of the greatest Wimbledon sensations on Tuesday when he sent world number…
Court blocks extradition of Nigerian child trafficker to Netherlands
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A federal high court siting in Abuja has struck out an application by the federal government seeking to…
Akarigbo succeeds Awujale as Chairman Ogun Council of Obas
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Akarigbo and Paramount ruler of Remoland, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo as being inaugurated the new Chairman for…
S.Korea snubs North’s new peace offer as ‘nonsensical’
South Korea Tuesday rejected North Korea’s proposal that the two sides halt hostile military activities as “nonsensical”, and suggested it…
Thousands stage march for democracy in Hong Kong
Tens of thousands of protesters, some waving colonial-era flags and chanting anti-Beijing slogans, staged a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong…
Massive strike threatens to cripple S.Africa firms
Nearly a quarter of a million members of South Africa’s largest union downed tools on Tuesday, beginning an indefinite strike…
Huge truck explosion rocks Maiduguri
A truck exploded in a huge fireball in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday when explosives concealed among…
Ex-Japan coach Zaccheroni considers retirement
Alberto Zaccheroni, who stepped down as Japan coach following their World Cup exit, said retirement was “an option” as he…
Renowned politician, Umaru Dikko is dead
A renowned northern politician and former Minister of Transportation during the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko, is dead, his son, Bello…
Catholic to build N1.5bn church
Reverend Father Innocent Jooji, the Parish Priest of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Wuse, Abuja, on Monday said that the parish…
Chief of Army Staff assures of end to terrorism
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Monday assured that the Federal Government would eradicate all forms terrorism and…
OAU students seek FG intervention over shut down
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Students’ Union on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to direct the management of the…
Confab: INEC should adopt electronic voting system
The National Conference Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters has recommended that the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) should…
APC not on ground in Ekiti – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the outcome of 21 June governorship election in Ekiti State showed that All Progressives…
Yobo, Enyeama, Odemnwingie bow out
Captain, Joseph Yobo, Vincent Enyeama and Osaze Odemnwingie have said they plan to give the younger players a chance in…
Keshi set to resign as Nigerian coach
Stephen Keshi has announced that he is stepping down as coach of the Super Eagles following his side’s 2-0 ouster…
Police uncover human parts market in llorin
The Police in Kwara on Monday said it had discovered human parts market in an uncompleted building in the outskirts…
Will this man lead the world to Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls?
Businessman, Babuji Ya’ari shot into international centre-stage last night as the man who holds the key as to the whereabouts…
Uduaghan urges FG to increase states allocations
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to increase the revenue allocations to states and…
Amosun agrees to demands of striking OOUTH workers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has taken steps to end the ongoing strike by the…
Onigbinde, Adepoju, others laud Yobo’s 100 caps for Nigeria
Football lovers on Monday described the 100caps of Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo as a remarkable achievement. NAN reports that…
Eagles Exit: Maigari thanks Jonathan, Nigerians
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Mohammed Maigari, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR), the…