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FAAN increases security check at airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Saturday said it had intensified special security check of individuals and vehicles…
Jihadists execute three Syria rebel officers
Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed three officers of the Western and Arab-backed…
Kano to secure release of indigenes detained in Abia
The Kano State Government said it had dispatched a delegation to Abia to secure the release of the state indigenes…
Father of British jihadist shocked over online video
The father of a British man who left to fight in Syria said on Saturday he “wants to cry” after…
Voters turnout en masse for Ekiti election, as accreditation begins
Ekiti voters turned out en masse on Saturday for accreditation as the state’s governorship election got under way amidst tight…
Commission establishes early childhood school
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), on Friday, said it had set up a School for Early Childhood…
Putin orders Russia forces on ‘full combat alert’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops in central Russia on “full combat alert” for snap drills, the defence minister…
Egypt sentences 183 to death including Brotherhood chie
An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said,…
UI, ABU, four others sign N2bn MoA with NLNG
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, on Friday, signed N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with six Nigerian universities…
Gospel music not for Christians only
Wale Oni, a music producer, said on Friday that gospel (Christian) music is for everybody irrespective of their religion or…
Osun set to increase apiary
The Osun Government on Friday said it had acquired 10.7 hectares valued N2.4million for apiary at Oyan, Odo Otin Local…
Africa hosts 86% of world refugees – UN
Developing countries, including many in Africa, now host 86 per cent of the worlds refugees, up from 70 per cent…
Boko Haram kills 10 in raids on five villages
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed 10 people in raids on five villages in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa state, a local…
Emir of Kano turbans new Wazirin Kano
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Friday turbaned Malam Sa’ad Shehu Gidado as the new Waziri of…
Nigeria yet to implement human trafficking act – Report
Nigeria has remained a Tier 2 Country, according to the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released on Friday by…
Australia offers asylum-seekers $10k to return home
Australia is offering asylum-seekers in its Pacific immigration camps up to $10,000 (US$9,400) if they voluntarily return to their home…
Valencia double gives Ecuador new life
Ecuador moved into second place in World Cup Group E as two goals from Enner Valencia handed them a 2-1…
NLC condemns use of soldiers for “dirty jobs”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday said the increasing cavalier use of soldiers, especially in furtherance of what it…
Terrorist commander killed on Jos-Bauchi road – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that troops of the Nigerian Army had killed a terrorist commander, identified as Mallam…
Active GSM lines up to 126m in April
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said that active lines in the nation’s telecommunications industry increased to 129,391,392 in…
APC leaders should embark on soul searching – Presidency
The Presidency has dispelled accusation by the opposition APC that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was repressive ahead of Saturday’s 21…
Oba Of Benin takes delivery of ‘Bronze Casts’ looted in 1897
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, has taken delivery of two bronze works looted by…
Costa Rica through after beating Italy
Minnows Costa Rica reached the second round of the World Cup finals as Bryan Ruiz’s header saw them to a…
#EkitiDecides result will be announced in Ado-Ekiti – REC
The result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti will be announced in Ado-Ekiti and not Abuja, the Resident Electoral Commissioner…
Customs handover smuggler of military uniforms, boots
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says the suspect who was caught attempting to smuggle military camouflage and boots among other…
Two charged for defrauding Catholic priest
A 25-year old woman, Nkiruka Mbanaja, and a 33-year old man, Toyin Akindola, were on Friday arraigned at an Igbosere…
Shell faces hefty compensation claims after UK Court ruling
A landmark United Kingdom court ruling paves the way for Shell to finally be held accountable for devastating oil pollution…
Arisekola buried in grand style
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Eminent Nigerians across the country were in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, on Friday to pay…
Kidnapped mother in-law of Speaker released
Mrs Ogboro Orumo, the kidnapped mother-in-law of the Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assemly, has been released by her abductors…