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Water diet prevents pot belly
Mrs Gbemisola Adeyefa, a public health nurse and weight management expert at the University College Hospital, (UCH), Ibadan, says a…
Makes no difference if Ronaldo plays, says Lahm
Germany captain Philipp Lahm played down the significance of Portugal counterpart Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness ahead of the two sides’ World…
Ilorin General Hospital to commence neurosurgery
The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Issa Kayode, said on Tuesday that the newly inaugurated Ilorin General Hospital would commence…
Osun Poll: PDP sets up seven-man campaign committee
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun said a seven-man committee had been set up to coordinate its campaign ahead…
300 Oyo delegates for APC National Convention
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Tuesday said 300 delegates from the state would be attending the…
Dublin announces full probe into Catholic baby homes
The Irish government said on Tuesday it would launch a full-scale investigation into controversial Catholic homes for unmarried mothers, following…
World Cup: Japanese referee to officiate opening match
Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura will have the honour of refereeing the opening game of the World Cup finals between hosts…
Jonathan inaugurates 1,000 housing units for police
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, inaugurated 1,000 housing units for the police at Dakwa, Abuja and urged other security agencies…
Gunman kills one in new US school shooting
A gunman shot and killed a student at an Oregon high school Tuesday, in the latest in a spate of…
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…