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Jihadists seize another Iraqi city
Jihadists overran Iraq’s second city of Mosul, the surrounding Nineveh province and parts of Kirkuk on Tuesday, in a major…
Oldest Catholic priest laid to rest in Lagos
The oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria, the late Monsignor Pedro Martins, was on Tuesday laid to rest in Lagos amidst…
Diezani nominated as OPEC secretary-general – Iraqi Oil Minister
Iraqi Oil Minister, Abdelkarim al-Luaybi on Tuesday 10 June claimed that Nigeria had nominated Petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to succeed…
CBN gets N392.77m as fines from six banks
Six commercial banks paid N392.77 million in fines to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2013 for contravening various…
Time for Blatter to quit FIFA
The head of the Dutch Football Association on Tuesday called on embattled FIFA head Sepp Blatter not to stand for…
Hazard certain to sign new Chelsea deal
Eden Hazard said he is “100% certain” to stay with Chelsea next season in an interview with Belgian newspaper La…
World Cup means big money for drug traffickers
Drug cartels in Peru and Bolivia, two of the world’s top producers of cocaine, are drooling over the bountiful market…
Spain looking for Brazil revenge – Sergio Ramos
Despite being the reigning champions, Spain have revenge on their mind, experienced defender Sergio Ramos said Tuesday from Curitiba, where…
Dangote Cement decries sand quality in block making
Dangote Cement Plc on Tuesday 10 June said that the type of sand used in mixing cement to mould blocks…
Mobile users to reach 9.2bn in sub-Saharan Africa by 2019
Ericsson, a technology and communication services provider, on Tuesday, disclosed that mobile internet usage would increase twice the global rate…
Glo, Samsung collaborate on Galaxy S5 in style
Nigeria’s leading telecommunication company, Globacom on Monday 9 June hosted mobile handsets giant, Samsung Electronics as they collaborated to offer…
More tributes as Amaka Igwe is buried
Friends, families, Nollywood thespians and fans on Monday evening thronged the New Haven Event Centre, Enugu, for the service of…
Five US soldiers killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Afghanistan
A NATO air strike in Afghanistan killed five US soldiers in an apparent “friendly fire” accident during clashes with insurgents,…
Joe Cole signs for Aston Villa
Former England midfielder Joe Cole has prolonged his top-flight career by joining Aston Villa. The Birmingham club, who flirted with…
Jihadists seize Iraq’s Nineveh province
Jihadists Tuesday seized Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, whose capital Mosul is the country’s second-largest city, in a major blow…
Two Russian tourists dead in India bus accident
A bus carrying Russian tourists plunged into a river in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least two and injuring…
Oil prices rise on eve of OPEC meeting
Oil prices rose further on Tuesday, the eve of OPEC’s meeting to decide on crude output levels, while energy market…
Balotelli set to marry model girlfriend
Eccentric Italian striker Mario Balotelli ensured headlines of the positive sort on Tuesday announcing on his Twitter account he is…
Syria begins prisoners release
Syria has begun releasing prisoners from government jails under a general amnesty announced by President Bashar al-Assad, human rights lawyers…
Angelina Jolie launches fight against rape
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Tuesday launched a four-day summit on ending rape in…
UN urges Nigerians to work for safe release of Chibok girls
Said Djinnit, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative to West Africa, on Monday urged Nigerians to close ranks and work toward…
Racism behind Qatar corruption charges – Blatter
FIFA Sepp Blatter hit back at critics of football’s governing body ahead of its annual congress Tuesday claiming that racism…
Murder trial opens for S. Korea ferry captain and crew
The highly charged trial of 15 crew members from South Korea’s ferry disaster began Tuesday to shouts of “murderers” from…
Kenyan Muslim preacher shot dead
Gunmen in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on Tuesday shot dead an influential moderate Muslim preacher who was a…
Brazil gears up for World Cup despite strike threat
Global football leaders descend on Sao Paulo Tuesday amid tensions over subway workers’ new threat to spoil Brazil’s World Cup…
Duff signs one-year deal with Melbourne City
Former Fulham winger Damien Duff is set to join Melbourne City for Australia’s A-League next season, the club said Tuesday,…
Klose bids to leave lasting mark on World Cup history
Veteran German international striker Miroslav Klose heads into his fourth World Cup finals not content just with having become the…
Thailand’s Miss Universe quits after political furore
Thailand’s contender for the Miss Universe beauty pageant has relinquished her crown after she allegedly called for supporters of the…
Boko Haram kidnap over 20 young mothers in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 20 young mothers near a town in northeast Nigeria where more than 200…
Retired military officers plead for pension arrears
Retired Army, Navy and Air Force Officers’ Association (RANAO), on Monday appealed to Federal Government to pay their outstanding arrears…