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Ugandan rebel chief promotes son
Uganda’s notorious rebel chief Joseph Kony has named his son as deputy of his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrila…
SSANU-LASU threatens strike, gives 7-day ultimatum
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo Chapter, on Friday urged its management to…
Lagos bomb scare: Fashola commends Lagosians alertness
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Saturday commended Lagosians residing on the Island for their vigilance in the discovery…
Kanye and Kim Kardashian to wed in France, party in Italy
Hip hop star Kanye West and reality TV celebrity Kim Kardashian are to marry in a chateau near Paris next…
Paris Summit: President Jonathan’s full speech
President Jonathan delivers his speech at the Regional Summit on Security in Paris, France on Saturday, 17 May 2014. The…
Japanese car giants team up on green engines
Japan’s eight carmakers have joined forces to develop environmentally friendly engines to stave off fierce competition from foreign rivals, a…
Marquez survives knockdown to beat Alvarado
Mexican veteran Juan Manuel Marquez rallied from a ninth-round knockdown to win a unanimous decision over Mike Alvarado in a…
Brazil prisoners take more than 120 hostages
Inmates in a prison in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe took 122 hostages on Saturday – nearly all of…
World powers set to sanction Boko Haram
The global powers led by France have agreed to introduce sanctions against Boko Haram and Ansarul terrorist groups in Nigeria,…
Robben, Mueller strike as Bayern win German Cup
Arjen Robben and Thomas Mueller scored extra-time goals as Bayern Munich won the German Cup with a 2-0 victory over…
Why I cancelled Chibok visit – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at Elysee Palace, Paris, France said that he cancelled his visit to Chibok where over…
Paris Meeting Takes Far-Reaching Decisions on Boko Haram
Representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Presidents of France, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger…
Arsenal comeback to win FA Cup
Aaron Ramsey scored an extra-time winner as Arsenal ended their nine-year trophy drought by coming from two goals down to…
Tribunal upholds Esan North East election
Edo Local Government Election Appeals Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the election of Sam Oboh of All Progressives Congress (APC) as…
Atletico Madrid win Spanish league title
Atletico Madrid claimed their 10th Spanish league crown on Saturday but first in 18 years after coming from behind to…
Boko Haram threatens to invade schools, abduct male students
The Principal of Government College, Makurdi, Godfrey Ugudu, on Saturday said the school had received letter from Boko Haram sect…
JAMB: Lagos records hitch-free CBT examination
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer Based Test (CBT), conducted by JAMB on Saturday was hitch-free at the Federal…
Nigeria, Cameroon others ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram
Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President Paul Biya…
Jonathan vows to find abducted schoolgirls
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday defended his decision to cancel a visit to the town of Chibok from where more…
NIS repatriates 45 immigrants in Abia
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abia says 45 illegal immigrants were arrested in different parts of the state and…
In Pictures: 2014 IPEF Annual Award
Pictures by Emmanuel Osodi Mr Adebayo Onanuga, Managing Director, The News Magazine and PM News Paper was awarded Ijebu Professional…
Traffic offences drop by 17 per cent – LASTMA
The number of arrests made by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) for traffic offences has dropped by 17…
PDP threatens to sue INEC over voters register cancellation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State has threatened to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for cancelling…
60, 000 commercial bus operators defy documentation – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Friday said about 60, 000 commercial bus operators in the state had defied the state’s…
Boko Haram kill soldier, 10 Chinese missing in Cameroon
A Cameroonian soldier was killed and 10 Chinese nationals were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed…
Saudi MERS death toll rises to 163
Health authorities in Saudi Arabia have reported three more fatalities from the MERS respiratory virus, taking the death toll in…
China arrests seven linked to Xinjiang attack
Chinese police have arrested seven people suspected of being linked to a deadly stabbing spree and explosion at a railway…
APC leader warns Oba Akiolu over Ambode
Jamiu Yisa Oba Rilwan Akiolu’s endorsement of Akinwunmi Ambode as Governor Babatunde Fashola’s successor in Lagos State, has stirred a…
Bomb Blast: Okah requests for family doctor
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independent Day twin bomb explosions in Abuja, Charles Okah, on Friday…
Kano LG Polls: Fake ballot papers in circulation
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano With less than 24 hours to Saturday 17 May local government election in Kano, northwest Nigeria, the electoral…