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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…
Boko Haram attack churches near Chibok
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a series of churches on Sunday near Chibok, the northeastern town where…
Brazil v Chile smashes Twitter record
A record 16.3 million tweets were sent during Saturday’s World Cup game between Brazil and Chile, the most ever for…
N. Korea fires missiles ahead of Xi’s Seoul visit
North Korea Sunday fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of force ahead…
Woman murdered after Colombia World Cup victory
Officials said a 25-year-old woman was murdered Saturday in Bogota following Colombia’s World Cup win over Uruguay in what they…
Rhodes Voices, Bez, for Soyinka Prize grand finale
Evergreen music orchestra, Steve Rhodes Orchestra and Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Bez, have confirmed attendance for the grand finale…
Van Persie returns as Dutch seek quarters place
Netherlands captain Robin van Persie returns to the fray Sunday when his side take on a rejuvenated Mexico for a…
Brazil fan dies of heart failure after Chile match
A 69-year old Brazilian fan died of heart failure while watching his country’s World Cup penalty shootout win over Chile,…
French World Cup ambitions face Nigeria test
After flashes of magnificent football in the group phase, France will look to confirm their World Cup credentials in Monday’s…
Amosun to reabsorb Daniels’s recruits
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Respite finally came the way of 2,000 workers sacked by Governor Ibikunle Amosun in 2011 as they are…
McDonald’s told to pay up over mouse-tail burger
Fast food giant McDonald’s must pay a fine for selling a burger containing the tail of a mouse, a court…
Serena beaten by Cornet at Wimbledon
Serena Williams crashed to her earliest exit at Wimbledon for nine years as the world number one suffered a shock…
Brazil defeat Chile on penalties to reach quarter-final
Brazil survived a huge scare to edge past Chile into the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday as Colombia’s James Rodriguez…
Saudi king sacks deputy defence minister
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Saturday sacked the deputy defence minister, Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, just a…
ASUP to continue nine-month strike
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has resolved to continue its nine months old…
Van Gaal wants water breaks for Mexico clash
Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal wants Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca to allow water breaks during his side’s World Cup last…
APC, Saraki urge Muslims to pray for peace
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan as a period of reflection and…
ITTF: Nigeria may suspend Offiong
Following her inability to show up for the first round match of the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa…
JTF warns vessel owners against oil thieves
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta on Saturday warned owners of vessels and tankers against allowing the…
Pakistani military kills 18 in anti-militant offensive
Pakistani jets and artillery bombarded militant hideouts in the country’s restive northwest on Saturday as part of a massive ongoing…
Bauchi attack: police arrest one suspect
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with…
Ikuforiji urges Muslims to pray for Nigeria’s progress
Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has called on all Muslims to pray fervently for the…