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Terrorists are not Muslims – Maku
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Friday said that terrorists are not Muslims, adding that, Nigerians must stand…
Osun will not sack workers – Speaker
Najeem Salaam, the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, on Friday said there was no plan by the state…
FG distributes 8 buses to People With Disabilities
The Federal Government on Friday in Abuja distributed eight Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) buses to People With Disabilities…
45 Nigerians set to meet Obama
Forty-five Nigerians are set to leave for the United States on Friday, to participate in President Barack Obama’s Young African…
Jamaica to decriminalize marijuana possession
Marijuana possession is currently illegal in Jamaica but that could soon change. The government of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller…
Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0 as officials flop
Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0 at a rain-drenched Natal on Friday in a World Cup Group A match scarred by more…
100,000 attend gay pride parade
More than 100,000 people attended annual Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv on Friday, according to Israeli officials. The event,…
Ronaldo ‘100 percent’ fit
Cristiano Ronaldo is “100 percent” fit and ready for Portugal’s opening World Cup match against the powerful Germans, William Carvalho…
Sanusi: Court fixes July 4 for hearing
The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed 4 July, for hearing in the suit filed by the former CBN Governor,…
US demands $10 bn from Citi over mortgage bonds
The Justice Department has asked Citigroup for more than $10 billion to settle claims the bank misled investors on mortgage-backed…
FIFA bans Beckenbauer over Qatar inquiry rejection
FIFA on Friday banned German football legend Franz Beckenbauer from any football-related activity for 90 days after he refused to…
Banana reduces risk of kidney cancer
Hajiya Jummai Hassan, a nutritionist with the Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, said that moderate consumption of banana helped reduce the…
Association denies kidnap of 30 Fulani women near Chibok
The Borno chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Friday denied media reports that some Fulani…
US will help but Iraq must mend divisions – Obama
US President Barack Obama said Friday he is examining options short of sending troops to help Iraq counter a Sunni…
Fans stay home over Boko Haram fears
Danlami Ma’azu stood among a crowd jostling to secure a satellite TV decoder in the Nigerian city of Kano so…
FIFA defends Japan referee over World Cup penalty
FIFA on Friday defended Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura’s controversial decision to award Brazil a penalty in the World Cup opening…
Ghana universities lure Nigerian students
Alhaji Abdulahi Abukari, the Consul-General of Ghana High Commission, on Friday advised Nigerians to take advantage of educational opportunities in…
Chibok Girls: Mounting fears and mistrust
Two months since the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, the teenagers appear no nearer being found and freed,…
Samsung launches high-end tablets
Samsung began selling a new line of high-end tablet computers Friday that aim directly at the market-leading Apple iPad. The…
Harrison Ford injured on set of Star Wars
Actor Harrison Ford was injured on the set of “Star Wars: Episode VII” on Thursday and taken to a hospital…
Mayor resigns over flood fraud scandal
Venice’s mayor Giorgio Orsoni resigned Friday amid a sweeping corruption investigation into a multi-billion-euro flood barrier project to save the…
Sagna joins Man City from Arsenal
French defender Bacary Sagna has signed a three-year deal with English champions Manchester City from Arsenal. The 31-year old right-back,…
Brazil vs Croatia: Nigerian fans slam Japanese ref
Adebobola Alawode A cross section of football fans in Lagos, Nigeria have continued to slam the centre referee, Yuichi Nishimura…
Institute seeks increased voluntary blood donation
The Institute of Human Virology has called for increased voluntary blood donation to reduce the incidents of maternal mortality in…
Kaduna refinery to operate 100% by 2015
Saidu Mohammed, Managing Director, Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company, says the refinery would run at 100 per cent capacity by…
Take up arms against terrorists – top Shiite cleric
Top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Friday for Iraqis to take up arms against “terrorists” who have overrun…
E-Government master plan ready, says Korean expert
The e-government master-plan designed for Nigeria by Prof. Hung Park would be ready in August, the Korean expert disclosed on…
Sanusi destined to be Emir of Kano – ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on Thursday, congratulated the new Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on his appointment,…
Jigawa gets 6 rice trading centers
The Jigawa chapter of the Rice Dealers Association of Nigeria, on Friday, said it had concluded arrangements to establish six…
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Gospel Singer Kefee Is Dead
Funsho Arogundade Female gospel music star, Kefee Don Momoh, who was under intensive care in the United States for over…