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BlackBerry fights back with budget smartphone
BlackBerry on Tuesday launched a new budget handset in Indonesia, one of its last bastions, a major step in the…
Kidnapped Schoolgirls: Presidential committee meets foreign officials
The Presidential Committee on the abduction of Chibok’s schoolgirls on Monday interacted with officials of some countries that had pledged…
Rio Ferdinand leaves Man United
Rio Ferdinand has confirmed on Monday that he will leave Manchester United during the close-season. Ferdinand lost his place in…
Niger Republic to investigate IRS plane crash
The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Benedict Adeyileka, said on Monday that investigation into the crashed…
Obasanjo condemns Chibok schoolgirls abduction
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday condemned the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok…
UNAIDS appoints Jonathan as “Face of Protect the Goal”
The UNAIDS on Monday appointed President Goodluck Jonathan as Face of Protect the Goal, a global initiative to use football…
US experts ‘comb’ new Boko Haram video for clues
US experts assisting the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are closely examining a new video for clues to their…
Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap – AFP Analysis
Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may…
In Pictures: Boko Haram release pictures of kidnapped Chibok girls
The pictures are screengrab taken on 12 May, from a video released by Nigerian Islamist sect, Boko Haram. AFP shows…
Ghana names 26-man provisional squad
Ghana’s national football coach, Kwesi Appiah, on Monday in Accra announced a 26-man squad for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World…
Nyanyan bombing: DSS parades 5 suspects
The Department of State Services (DSS), has declared one Rufai Tsiga, suspected mastermind of the bombing of Nyanya Motor Park…
Scotland announce squad for Nigeria friendly
Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has released his squad for an international friendly match against Nigeria at Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground…
Hollande invites US, Britain to summit on Nigeria abductions
French President Francois Hollande said Monday he had invited US and British officials to attend a Paris summit this weekend…
Police Sergeant Arrested For Shooting Victim Dead
The Lagos State Command has arrested Sgt. Otene Godwin with Force number 355272 for allegedly shooting and killing a man…
World Cup: Sterling, Barkley in, Carrick out for England
Everton breakthrough star Ross Barkley, 20, was named in a youthful England World Cup squad on Monday, but Manchester United…
EFCC secured 117 court convictions in 2013 – Lamorde
Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Monday that the commission secured 117 court convictions in…
Nigeria will not swap Boko Haram prisoners for kidnapped schoolgirls – Abba Moro
Nigeria on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200…
APC Solution To Poor Governance – Onu
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, former governor of Abia State, southeast Nigeria, and the Chairman, second Progressive Governance Lecture Series…
Blatter calls for action in racism storm
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday demanded action be taken by the Italian Football Federation after a banana was thrown…
Pavlyuchenko, Tarasov out of Russia’s World Cup squad
Lokomotiv Moscow stars Roman Pavlyuchenko and Dmitry Tarasov are the surprise omissions from Russia’s provisional 30-man World Cup squad, announced…
Govt. agencies not paying water bills
Michael Dzungu, the General Manager, Benue Water Board, has accused most government agencies and organisations in the state of not…
Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls converted to Islam – Boko Haram leader
Boko Haram released a new video on Monday 12 May claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had…
Borno govt. to rebuild 400 shops destroyed by insurgents
The Borno Government on Sunday said it planned to rebuild about 400 shops destroyed during last Monday’s attack by suspected…
Moscow okays Donetsk, Lugansk ‘self-rule’ referendum
The Kremlin said on Monday it respected the vote on self-rule in two Ukrainian regions and called for the results…
World Cup 2014: Kagawa, Honda to lead full-strength Japan
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has said the Asian champions will fear nobody at the World Cup as he named a…
Drone raid kills 6 Qaeda suspects in Yemen
A drone strike in eastern Yemen killed six Al-Qaeda suspects on Monday, tribal sources said, in the first of such…
Why the President Must Sack His Media Team
These have not been the best of times for President Goodluck Jonathan. Since the Nyanya bomb blast that consumed over…
Apete bridge will be completed in September – Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government has said that the Apete bridge currently undergoing reconstruction will be completed by the end of…
Nissan’s full-year profit jumps to $3.8 bn
Japanese auto giant Nissan said Monday its full-year net profit jumped 14.0 per cent, boosted by a weaker yen, cost-cutting…
Samsung says chairman ‘stable’, no disruption
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-Hee was in stable condition in hospital Monday after suffering an apparent heart attack, the company…