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Olympics: Ukraine’s Lviv quits 2022 bid race
The Ukrainian city of Lviv has pulled out of the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the…
Police Colonel killed, 3 injured in Egypt palace blast
A Police colonel has been confirmed dead following a bomb blast in Egypt president palace. A bomb exploded in the…
Security tightened ahead of Algeria World Cup match
Authorities in France tightened security and appealed for calm on Monday ahead of a World Cup match between Germany and…
US to hit BNP Paribas with record $8.9bn fine
French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities a $8.9 billion fine to avoid being tried in court…
Pistorius not mentally ill during shooting
The murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius resumed on Monday with experts saying they had found no sign of mental…
Survivors pulled from rubble of India building tragedy
Rescuers plucked two survivors from the ruins of a collapsed apartment block in southern India on Monday as they raced…
Attacks linked to Boko Haram in 2014
A number of churches in northeast Nigeria were attacked by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Sunday, near the town of…
Nigeria Vs France: Predict & Win
As we did in Nigeria’s game against Iran, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Argentina, win a Super Eagles’ jersey by predicting the scoreline…
Prince Harry meets children on Chile trip
Britain’s Prince Harry, on the last day of a three-day official visit to Chile, joked and played with handicapped children…
Muslims are not terrorists – Oloyede
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on security agencies in the country…
We conceded Ekiti election to avoid violence – Oyegun
Chief John Oyegun, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the party conceded victory to the PDP in…
Super Eagles can beat France – Globacom
Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles have been told that they have what it takes to advance to the quarter-final of…
Halilhodzic slams reporters’ Ramadan questions
Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Sunday turned on reporters repeatedly asking whether his players are observing Ramadan on the eve…
Eagles’ll fly over France, Maigari boasts
African champions, Nigeria have the quality to torpedo France from the 2014 FIFA World Cup, so says President of Nigeria…
Nigeria’s Quadri dethrones Egypt’s Lashin
The reign of Egypt as African champions came to an end at the weekend when Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri dethroned the…
Heat forces first cooling breaks in World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil had its first cooling breaks of the competition during the Round of 16…
Netherlands comeback to defeat Mexico 2-1
A coolly-taken penalty by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gave the Netherlands a stunning fightback 2-1 win over Mexico in their World Cup…
Mark charges Super Eagles to beat France
The Senate President, David Mark, has again enjoined the Super Eagles to go all out and beat the Blues of…
Jonathan condemns Bauchi, Kaduna attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Friday night’s bombing in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi State. In a statement issued…
APC condemns Abuja, Bauchi attacks
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday condemned in strong terms the recent terrorists’ attacks in the Federal Capital Territory…
APC to establish youth directorate
The National Youth Leader of All Progressives Party (APC), Alhaji Dasuki Jalo, has expressed the party’s determination to establish a…
PDP to wrest power from APC in Sokoto in 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State said on Sunday that it would wrest power from the ruling All…
South Africa’s metalworkers union readies to strike
South Africa’s largest union said on Sunday that a strike by more than 200,000 engineering and metal workers was going…
NDLEA arrests 104, seizes 1,000kg of cannabis
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it arrested 104 suspects involved in various drug related offenses…
Podolski ruled out of Algeria clash
Germany forward Lukas Podolski has been ruled out of Monday’s World Cup last 16 clash against Algeria in Porto Alegre…
Sanga LGC relaxes 24-hour curfew
The Sanga Local Government Council of Kaduna State on Sunday relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed in the area by 10…
Two Israelis, one Egyptian to face trial over spying
An Egyptian and two Israelis, including an intelligence officer, will be tried by an Egyptian court for allegedly “spying” for…
Union partners bank on cassava production in Borno
The Cassava Farmers Cooperative Union (BCFCU) in Borno, on Sunday, said it had entered into an agreement with Union Bank…
Gunmen kill 13 Fulani herdsmen in Taraba
The police in Jalingo confirmed that unknown gunmen on Saturday trailed and killed 13 Fulani herdsmen who were returning from…
Israel warns over rising rocket fire
Israel is “ready” to expand its operations in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday after the air force struck…