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Agbakoba urges FG to appoint minister of maritime
Chief Olisa Agbakoba, a maritime lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to…
Cole in hot water with FA over tweet
West Ham striker Carlton Cole faces a charge from the Football Association in relation to a comment posted on his…
Pep Guardiola dismisses Man City rumours
Pep Guardiola said Tuesday he will only decide his Bayern Munich future at the end of the season and dismissed…
Tanzania president vows to end albino killings
Tanzania President, Jakaya Kikwete, promised on Tuesday in Dar es Salam, to end a wave of killings of albinos, saying…
Naira devaluation responsible for fuel scarcity – PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Tuesday blamed the current scarcity of petrol in the country on the…
NDLEA arrests 33 in Ekiti over cultivation of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti said on Tuesday that it had arrested 33 suspects over the…
Senate summons NNPC to defend budget
Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream has summoned the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to appear before it on Thursday to…
PDP will rule Nigeria for next 60 years – Patience Jonathan
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has declared that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) will continue to rule Nigeria for…
PDP commissions false movies to malign Buhari, Atiku, Amaechi – APC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has alerted the nation of plans by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to…
19 killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
At least 19 civilians were killed in a weekend attack by Boko Haram Islamists on three remote islands in Niger…
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…