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Ghana sports ministers reassigned after World Cup exit
Ghana’s sports minister and his deputy were reassigned to other ministerial duties on Saturday following the Black Stars disastrous performance…
Ramadan: Bishop urges Muslims to show love, care
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Bishop Alfred Martins, has enjoined all Muslims to rededicate themselves to charity during Ramadan and…
Inmate dies after swallowing 20 condoms filled with drugs
A Thai prison inmate died after swallowing 20 condoms filled with methamphetamines, a report said on Saturday. The Bangkok Post…
One dead as 2 bombs go off in Cairo
Two bombs exploded Saturday in a Cairo suburb killing a teenager and wounding a woman, officials said, the latest in…
Covenant University graduate 82 students with 1st Class
Eighty two students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, on Friday bagged first class degrees at its 2013/12014 convocation. The…
Thousands in Singapore gay rights rally despite opposition
Thousands of people gathered in Singapore on Saturday for an annual gay rights rally celebrating sexual diversity in the city-state,…
Bomb blast kills 10 in Bauchi
An explosion in the red light district of northern Nigeria’s Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others,…
Pastor releases Muslim inmates from Kaduna prison
Pastor Yohanna Buru, leader and founder of Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation, on Friday 27 June secured the release of…
Husband wants divorce over sex starvation
A 34-year old man, Ayokunle Aladesiun, on Friday 27 June asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve his three-year old…
Kwankwaso reaffirms commitment to Kano people
Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on Friday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensure that the people of the state…
We’re working tirelessly to bring back Chibok girls – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Federal Government has spared no resources in the effort to find the girls…
Judge files corruption charges against Argentina VP
An Argentine judge filed corruption charges against Vice President Amado Boudou over the 2010 purchase, while he was finance minister,…
Tributes to soul legend Bobby Womack
Legendary US soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman…
Trailer kills motorcyclist
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A trailer heading towards Ibadan via Oru-Ijebu axis ran over a commercial motorcyclist at the junction connecting the…
Eight dead, seven injured in accident
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta At least eight persons were confirmed dead while seven others were seriously injured when a truck carrying a…
US cuts drone hunt for kidnapped Chibok girls
The United States has reduced its surveillance flights in a bid to find more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by…
Police foil heavy terror attack on Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A 10-year old boy saved hundreds of lives in Kano, northwest Nigeria Friday afternoon when through the information…
Police arrest 22 as rival groups clash in Minna
The Police in Niger state on Friday 27 June arrested 22 members of rival youth groups that clashed in Maitumbi…
Amosun promises cars, furniture, others to Ogun councillors
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria on Friday 27 June approved the purchase of new cars…
Brazilians are most optimistic people on earth
The report of a survey conducted by an institute at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil, has said that…
Defection: Court grants fresh service orders
An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday granted an ex-parte application filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for substituted…
Police detect high calibre explosives in Kano
The Police in Kano State said it had detected 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata…
Jonathan wants UN to set up intelligence sharing system
President Goodluck Jonathan said he would urge UN Assembly in September to establish coordinated system for sharing intelligence in solving…
Oyegun to reconcile aggrieved APC members
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, on Friday promised to reconcile aggrieved members and keep…
ASUU-LASU debunks rift within lecturers
Some lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo on Friday defied the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic…
Over 50 terrorists killed in a raid in Borno
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that more than 50 suspected terrorists died during a raid on a makeshift camp…
Jonathan vows to bring perpetrators of Abuja blast to justice
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday vowed to bring the perpetrators and sponsors of Wednesday’s bomb attack in Abuja to justice.…
SSS cautions on dependence on social media
Julius Owoupeta, a senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) has urged Nigerians to be cautious in relying on…
Lawmaker lauds Confab on state police
A member of the House of Representatives, Prince Yomi Ogunnusi, representing Ijaye/Ojokoro Constituency in Lagos State, on Friday hailed the…
Ghana president calls for inquiry into World Cup disaster
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Friday ordered an official inquiry into the country’s trouble-scarred World Cup campaign. The ‘Black…