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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…
Akunyili: Female President Nigeria never had
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has described former Minister of Information and Communication, Prof Dora Akunyili,…
APC members storm Lagos Assembly, call for internal democracy
A group within the Lagos All Progressives Congress, (APC) known as “New Lagos Movement,” on Monday stormed the Lagos State…
FCT records zero polio since January 2013
The Minister of State for FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, said there had been no case of wild polio virus when only…
Ashaka cement spends N151m on community projects
Ashaka Cement Company, a subsidiary of Lafarge International has within years spent N151.3 million on projects in its host communities,…
Okorocha bans proliferation of political posters in Owerri
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned the littering of the state capital with posters during political campaigns. The ban…
NIS arrests seven human traffickers
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State Command, said it arrested seven people for alleged human trafficking and related offences.…
PDP Congratulates New Emir of Kano
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, today sent a congratulatory message to the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,…
Sanusi receives appointment letter, preaches peace and unity
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an…
In Pictures: Sanusi Lamido officially appointed Emir of Kano
His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an appeal to…
Independence Blast: No private physician for Okah
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Monday refused the request of Charles Okah, suspected mastermind of…
Rivers High Court bombed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A High Court in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, was bombed…
SURE-P spends N280bn in two years
General Martin Agwai (retd.), Chairman, Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), on Monday said N280 billion had been spent out…
Africa slams ‘hateful’ British media over graft claims
African football bosses on Monday slammed the British media over its Qatar World Cup corruption revelations, accusing outlets of waging…
Over 100 buried after Boko Haram attack
More than 100 bodies have been buried almost a week after a Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, local leaders…
APC members slump during inauguration
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Some members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday slumped at the 12…
AC Milan sacks Seedorf, appoints Inzaghi
Italian Serie A side, AC Milan has sacked Clarence Seedorf and appointed Filippo Inzaghi as the club’s new manager. The…
APC accuses PDP of inciting violence in Kano
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of inciting the violence that followed the announcement of new Emir…
PDP congratulates wrong Emir of Kano
Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday 8 June congratulated the Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, son of the late Alhaji Ado…
Sambo calls PDP supporters to ensure Ekiti victory
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Sunday appealed to PDP supporters in Ekiti state to work toward ensuring victory for the…
Abati denies naming UI after Akunyili
The presidency has denied naming the University of Ibadan after late Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug…
Turkish group to build juice factory in Nigeria
A Turkish business group, Esidef, is collaborating with some Nigerian entrepreneurs to establish a juice producing factory in the country…