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Amaechi swears in 21 CTC chairmen, directs them to oust criminals
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Against the increasing rate of violent crimes in Rivers state, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has urged the newly…
Apple edges Samsung, retakes smartphone throne
Apple overtook Samsung to regain the top position in global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter, a market tracker said…
Di Maria will flourish at Man Utd – Van Gaal
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says British record signing Angel Di Maria should be given more time to justify…
Court fixes March 6 for ruling on TB Joshua’s appeal
Henry Ojelu/Ikpeme Edikan A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja today adjourned till March 6 for ruling on an…
N.Korea set to strike US after warnings
North Korea’s foreign minister warned Tuesday Pyongyang had the power to conduct a “pre-emptive strike” on the United States, following…
Pacquiao begins training for ‘fight of my life’
Manny Pacquiao called his boxing showdown with Floyd Mayweather “the fight of my life” as he got down to work…
Terry to get new Chelsea deal – Mourinho
Chelsea captain John Terry is to be awarded a contract extension to keep him at the club beyond the end…
Network for peaceful elections formed in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A network of organizations for peaceful elections in Edo state has been formed in the three senatorial districts…
555 PVCs Belong to Dead People in Ogun, says INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun state has declared that it has discovered 555 Permanent Voter…
Madonna wants ‘a drink’ with French far-right leader Le Pen
Madonna wants to “sit down and have a drink” with France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen to hear out the…
Don’t succumb to intimidation, Jonathan tells PDP members
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to succumb to the intimidation of…
Nigerian troops kill 70 Boko Haram fighters in Konduga
Nigerian troops backed by civilian vigilantes on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 70 Boko Haram fighters in a…
Saudi beheads rapist, murderer
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted rapist and a murderer on Tuesday, bringing to 37 the number of death sentences carried…
We are handicapped to import petrol – Major Marketers
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) says its members are handicapped to import refined petro products following the…
PDP only party that can bring peace, leadership – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday stated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the only party that can provide…
UN, AU to deploy 8,700 troops to fight Boko Haram
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, has announced plans by the UN and the…
L’Oreal uses iversity MOOC ‘Public Speaking’ to train employees
On 2 March, 160 employees from L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics company, voluntarily completed the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)…
Delhi rapist blames victim for being out at night
One of the men convicted of the gang-rape and murder of an Indian student that shocked the world has said…
Pakistan suspends health officials for wasting $3.7m vaccines
Pakistani authorities have suspended two health officials after $3.7 million worth of vaccines donated by UNICEF to protect children from…
Don’t pay additional charges for visas, Italian envoy tells Nigerians
The new Italian Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr Andrea Pompermaier, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to desist from paying additional visa application…
Fuel Scarcity: Nigeria at the mercy of imports, says Buhari
General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, presidential candidate has lamented the fuel scarcity that has hit the country, noting…
Boko Haram beheads two spies in IS style
The Mail Online has published a new video by Boko Haram purporting to show the executions of two alleged spies.…
Dakuku dares gunmen, campaigns in Tombia, Bakana
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state led by the governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside…
$12bn gas fund loot, fraud responsible for fuel scarcity – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the real causes of the debilitating fuel scarcity across the country is the…
Petrol scarcity: NNPC set to import 1billion litres in March
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday began fresh measures to halt what it described as…
Ignore self-serving endorsements of Jonathan in South-West – Chief Ayo Fasanmi
Chief Ayo Fasanmi, an elder statesman and First Republic Senator has urged South-Westerners to ignore the self-serving endorsements of President…
Tinubu set to sue AIT for N20bn over documentary peddling lies
All Progressives Congress National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to sue the management of the Daar Communications Limited,…
Dangote crash on Forbes richest ranking, loses $10.3billion
Africa’s richest man, Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, fell sharply in ranking in the new Forbes world’s richest list. Dangote’s bulging networth…
Benin Royal Family Blasts Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The younger brother of the Oba of Benin and the Enogie of Obazuwa, Prince Edun Akenzua, has lampooned…
Court rejects suit seeking to stop use of card readers
Nnamdi Felix/ Abuja A federal court in Abuja on Monday refused an application brought before it by four of Nigeria’s…