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200 shops burnt in Onitsha
No fewer than 200 shops and goods worth over N100 million were burnt in Ose Okwuodu food stuff market in…
Fayemi wins APC governorship primary in Ekiti
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti winner of its primaries by 192,767 votes.…
Ogun APC faction challenges party congress results
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Congresses in Ogun State ended in controversy as there was no…
We’ll deliver Kwara totally to APC – Bukola Saraki
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin For the umpteenth time, leader of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bukola Saraki, has…
Okuneye, slain Ijebu-Igbo bizman buried
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Slain businessman, Chief Felix Adetola Okuneye was today laid to rest in his hometown in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North…
Police arrest five persons with human heads and body parts
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State police command and the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) from Lagos state today arrested five suspects…
Barca’s title hopes dashed by Granada loss
Barcelona’s La Liga title hopes suffered a huge blow as they lost 1-0 at Granada on Saturday to slip to…
Edo Commissioner, others injured at APC ward congress
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than fifteen persons, including Edo state commissioner for youths and sports, Chris Okaebean, a policeman, a…
Arsenal beat Wigan in penalty shoot-out to reach FA Cup final
Arsenal beat holders Wigan Athletic 4-2 on penalties to win a dramatic FA Cup semi-final at the Wembley Stadium after…
Everton close-in on Champions League place, as EPL remembers Hillsborough
Everton leapfrogged Arsenal into fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at bottom of the table Sunderland…
Eriksen’s strike earns Tottenham a vital point
An injury-time Christian Eriksen strike rescued a point for Tottenham Hotspur as they clawed back from a three-goal deficit to…
Nigerian police free man arrested for tweeting jail break pictures
Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi, has been released after he was arrested for tweeting pictures of an attempted jail break at the…
14 dead in India poll-related violence
Maoist rebels killed 14 people in two poll-related blasts today in an insurgency-hit region of central India, police said, highlighting…
Three-year old baby, three others dead in military helicopter crash in Namibia
Four people including a three-year old boy have died after a military helicopter crashed in north-east Namibia, the defence ministry…
Barack and Michelle Obama earned $503,183 in 2013
United States president and his wife, reportedly earned a total income of $503,183 (N80, 509, 280) and paid tax of…
Guinness partner FRSC on road safety, responsible drinking
Guinness Nigeria has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) Benin, Edo State Command to host a Mega Easter…
Ajax on brink of 33rd Dutch title
Dutch giants Ajax can clinch their fourth successive Eredivisie title this weekend with three games of the season remaining if…
FG to protect farmers from climate change
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture and rural Development, has reiterated that Federal Government’s determination to protect farmers from the…
Canadian adultery website tests S. Korea law
Noel Biderman insists he has no problems sleeping at night after launching an adultery hook-up website in South Korea where…
Shelve strike plans, Orelope-Adefulire tells health workers
Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Lagos State Deputy Governor, has made a passionate appeal to workers in the health sector to shelve any…
Nigerian mob set female kidnapper ablaze
Stephen Oni,Ilorin A middle-aged woman suspected to be a kidnapper was on Friday, 11 April lynched by an irate mob…
Two dead in renewed Benue crisis
The Police in Benue state has confirmed the death of two persons following a renewed attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen…
FG to build renewable energy plant in Borno
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, has said the Federal Government would partner with the Borno government…
Sick Nestle chairman to continue duties
Swiss food giant Nestle has said that its chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe has been diagnosed with an illness requiring six months…
Only PDP can rescue Nigeria – President Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can save Nigeria. He said this at the South-East…
EFCC has executed 773 convictions since inception – Lamorde
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it had secured more than 773 convictions and recovered billions of…
Pope asks forgiveness for child sexually abused by priests
Pope Francis personally asked forgiveness from a child that was sexually abused by priests; the apology is the first of…
UEFA clears Courtois to play against Chelsea in Champions League tie against Atletico
Thibaut Courtois has been given the all clear to face Chelsea after UEFA warned the Blues that their demand of…