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Arik commences flights to Abuja-Dubai
The Arik Airline on Wednesday in Lagos said it would begin commercial flight operations between Abuja, Nigeria and Dubai, the…
Assad re-elected Syria president in ‘farce’ polls
Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected Syria’s president with 88.7 per cent of the vote after a poll labelled a farce…
Putin calls Hillary Clinton a ‘weak’ woman
Russian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — and possible 2016…
Police Affairs minister blasts FG’s critics
The Minister of Police Affairs, Abdul Adesiyan, has described people accusing the Federal Government of not doing enough to address…
FG approves N40bn loan for Lagos State Govt.
The Federal Government has approved a N40 billion loan facility for Lagos State Government for the development of infrastructure and…
David Villa to retire from Spanish national team
Spain’s all-time leading goalscorer David Villa said he will retire from international duty after the World Cup in Brazil, in…
Nigeria will overcome its challenges – Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Reverend Justin Welby, in Abuja on Wednesday assured that Nigeria would overcome its several challenges.…
LUTH doctors vow not to return to work
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, on Wednesday said its members would not return…
Amaechi urges Nigerians to resist tyranny
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigerians have been advised to resist all forms of tyranny and dictatorship in the country. Governor Rotimi Amaechi…
Diego Costa passes medical at Chelsea
Spain forward Diego Costa has passed a medical at Chelsea ahead of a proposed £32m transfer from Atletico Madrid. Chelsea…
Oil theft: Army Chief commends JTF
Major General Ebibowei Awala, Chief of Training and Operation (CTOP), Defence Headquarters, has commended the Joint Task Force (JTF) for…
Terrorism is our problem – IBB
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, on Wednesday said the security challenge in the country demands collective action from all…
8 LASU students docked for breach of peace at Oshodi
Eight students of the Lagos State University (LASU), including three females, were on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…
Apo killing: Trial of police officers adjourned again
The trial of six police officers at the Abuja High Court over the alleged killing in 2005 of six Abuja…
Teenager imprisoned for stealing 14 cell phones
An Ojo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a teenager, Sikiru Akorede, 19, to six months in prison…
Japan to ban possession of child pornography
Japan edged closer to banning the possession of child pornography on Wednesday, the last major developed country to do so,…
Insurgency: Borno Govt. seeks intensive prayers
The Borno Government on Tuesday appealed to residents of the state to intensify prayers for a divine intervention in the…
Suicide bomber kills three at Libya ex-general base
A suicide bomber killed three loyalists of an anti-Islamist former general at a base outside Libya’s second city Benghazi on…
APC’ll restore Enugu’s glory in 2015 – Chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State said on Tuesday that it would restore the lost glory of the…
N50.5m fraud: Ibadan court grants bail to Chinese woman
Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Ibadan on Tuesday granted bail to Jhoun Jun, a Chinese precious…
International academic outcry over detained China scholars
Hundreds of international academics called Wednesday for the release of scholars and lawyers detained in China ahead of the 25th…
Police recover four bodies from collapsed building
The Police in Anambra have recovered four corpses from rubbles of the collapsed uncompleted four-storey building at a church premises…
Army denies court-martialling general
The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, said no general in the Nigerian Army was under court-martial. This information was contained in…
Schwarzer set to rejoin Chelsea
Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on Wednesday said he expects to sign a new deal with Chelsea after manager Jose Mourinho…
Lafarge Nigeria, South Africa merge
Funsho Arogundade Lafarge Group has announced its intention to transfer all of its shares in its businesses in Nigeria and…
World Cup: Brazil thrash Panama 4-0
World Cup hosts Brazil strolled to a 4-0 win over Panama in their penultimate warm-up on Tuesday, goals from Neymar,…
Jonathan promises private universities
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed the Federal Government’s readiness to provide private institutions with infrastructure. Jonathan stated this on Tuesday…
China punishes 422 porn websites
China has investigated and punished 422 websites as part of a national crackdown on online pornography, the State Internet Information…
Emefiele, new CBN Governor to unveil agenda
The new Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, would on Thursday unveil the agenda of the apex bank under…
Parents Of Chibok Girls Traumatised
The three girls who escaped from Boko Haram foot soldiers while being abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State…