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I am fully committed to Chelsea – Fabregas
Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has signed for English Premier League club Chelsea from Barcelona, he confirmed on Thursday. Fabregas, who…
Police arraign four persons for sodomy
Four middle-aged men on Thursday appeared before a Shari’ah Court in Bauchi for alleged sodomy. Prosecutor Abubakar Garba, told the…
World Cup: Pope wants true sportsmanship
Pope Francis on Thursday called on competitors to play in a spirit of true fraternity at 2014 FIFA World Cup…
Jang wants railway terminus relocated to Kuru
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau on Thursday called on the Federal Government to relocate the Jos railway terminus to Kuru…
Blatter loses Platini support
World football was plunged into open warfare on Thursday as UEFA president Michel Platini said he would no longer support…
French woman vows to marry stepson
A woman who wants to marry her former stepson but cannot do so under French law vowed Thursday to take…
World Cup: Group A Team List
Brazil Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto FC, on loan from QPR), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro). Defenders: Dani Alves (Barcelona), Maicon…
O’Neil wants clarity over Keane job
Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has said he will not stand in the way of his assistant Roy Keane taking on…
Iran to combat terrorism in Iraq – Rouhani
Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat the “violence and terrorism” of Sunni extremists who have launched an anti-government offensive in…
Jealous lover eats rival’s heart
A jealous lover in South Africa stabbed a rival, cut out his heart and ate it with a knife and…
JTF recovers arms , destroys illegal refineries
The military Joint Task Force fighting oil theft and kidnapping in the Niger Delta on Wednesday 11 June announced that…
Mu’azu pledges support to the media
The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, said he would always work to protect the media due to its contribution…
Thai junta wants free World Cup broadcasts in ‘happiness’ drive
Thailand’s junta said Thursday it wanted all World Cup matches to be broadcast on free-to-air television, in an effort to…
Germany boost for Governor Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State government received a boost Wednesday when German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Geah Mueller…
West African Countries Sign MOU On Terrorism
Nigeria’s Federal Government said on Wednesday that heads of external intelligence agencies across the West African sub-region including Cameroon have…
Amaechi signs amended High Court law
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has signed into law the amended 2014 State High Court Bill. He signed…
Thai anti-coup leader may face long jail sentence
A prominent anti-coup activist in Thailand faces up to 14 years in prison if convicted of incitement, computer crimes and…
World Cup: Viewing centers get police surveillance
As the World Cup tournament begins on Thursday, the police on Wednesday said it would step up surveillance in and…
Fake Airforce officers arrested
The police on Wednesday arraigned two drivers in a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, for impersonating air…
Brazil braces for World Cup carnival
Brazil kicks off the World Cup Thursday hoping to unite the football-mad country after a chaotic seven-year build-up plagued by…
Blatter ready for new term as FIFA boss
Sepp Blatter is ready to seek a new term as FIFA’s president, he announced Wednesday, ignoring calls from top European…
Gunmen kill eight in fresh Boko Haram raid
At least eight people, including three security officers, were killed when gunmen raided three villages in Nigeria’s volatile central Plateau…
Rwanda, DR Congo trade blame for border fighting
The Rwandan and Congolese governments have blamed each other for an outbreak of heavy fighting on the border between the…
Suspected Gunmen attack police station in Kano
Unconfirmed report claims that suspected gunmen have attacked a police station in Kano State. More to follow…
Over 6000 flee Boko Haram violence in one week – NEMA
Boko Haram violence has forced over 6,000 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno to flee their homes within…
Declare June 12 Unity Day – Fasehun tells FG
The Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Dr Frederick Fasehun, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to proclaim…
PDP guber aspirant promises development
A Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Prof. Soji Adejumo, on Wednesday in Ibadan promised to promote sustainable…
Ma`azu at 59, seeks 2015 victory
Members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP have been told to work in peace and unity to…
Confab adopts Agricultural Committee’s Report
The National Conference in Abuja on Wednesday adopted the amended report of its Agriculture and Water Resources Committee’s Report. One…
Uganda defies critics to take lead at UN assembly
Uganda’s foreign minister was elected president of the UN General Assembly’s 69th session Wednesday, side-stepping criticism from US activists opposed…