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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…
Bishop Kukah calls for prayers for release of Chibok girls
Bishop Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has called on Nigerians to embark on fervent prayers for the successful…
Heavy traffic on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway as truck laden with beer crashes
Eromosele Ebhomele A crowd took over the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday evening stealing bottles of Goldberg Lager Beer from a…
Nigeria not on auto pilot – Presidency replies Akande
The Presidency on Sunday berated Chief Bisi Akande, the Chairman of opposition party, APC, over his claim that “Nigeria is…
Ashley Cole quits England after World Cup squad axe
Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole announced Sunday he was retiring from international football after being told he’d been left out of…
Four killed, 30 houses razed in fresh herdsmen attack in Taraba
The Police in Taraba on Sunday in Jalingo said gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Dinya village in Gassol Local…
Israel to help find kidnapped Nigerian girls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist…
Atletico, Barca set for final day battle after league draws
Atletico Madrid will travel to face Barcelona next weekend with La Liga title on the line after both sides were…
PDP woos former APC members in Edo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Comeback queen Sharapova wins Madrid Open
Maria Sharapova fought back to defeat Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to win her second clay title of…
French President calls for African summit on Nigeria abductions
French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for African leaders to hold a summit in Paris on security in west Africa…
Don’t blame opposition for terrorism, APC tells President Jonathan
Lanre Babalola The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop blaming opposition for the insecurity in…
Manchester City win Premier League title
Manchester City claimed the English Premier League title for the second time in three years after winning 2-0 at home…
NEMA decries poor technology infrastructure in disaster management
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the low institutional capability in data generation, risk analysis and early warning…
Steel ministry seeks bank funding for solid minerals
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has appealed to banks in Nigeria to fund the solid minerals sector with…
China signs mega east Africa rail deal
China on Sunday signed a deal to build a $3.8 billion rail link between Kenya’s Indian Ocean port of Mombasa…
House committee seeks emergency funds for NAPTIP
The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funds for the…
10 authors make Glo-sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature
Ten African authors made the long-list for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. This…
Priests are not ‘masters of doctrine’ – Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 13 new priests in the Vatican, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and…
Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers
Militants attacked a military base in north Iraq, kidnapped 20 soldiers and later shot them dead, officers and a morgue…
Jonathan reads riot act to illegal oil bunkerers
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday warned people involved in oil bunkering to desist from it or face the full weight…
DHQ denies arrest report, operation by foreign allies
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday said that there has been no arrest or operation by any foreign military or…