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Court tells Zenith Bank to pay lawyer N10.5m from PDP account
Henry Ojelu Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court today issued a garnishee order compelling Zenith Bank plc to…
Sudan seizes print runs of 13 newspapers
Sudanese security officers seized the print runs of 13 newspapers on Monday in one of the most sweeping crackdowns on…
Congo, Guinea, Gabon, others talk strategy against Boko Haram
Leaders of central African nations on Monday began talks in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde to devise a joint strategy to tackle…
In Pictures: Obasanjo tearing his PDP membership card
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that, he is no…
Obasanjo tears PDP membership card, dumps party
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that, he is no…
France, Egypt urge ‘new measures’ against IS after beheadings
France and Egypt on Monday urged the UN Security Council to meet and mull fresh measures against Islamic State jihadists…
Wike, Rivers PDP console Bayelsa on loss of SSG’s wife, others
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state PDP Campaign Organisation has condoled the government and people of Bayelsa state on the…
Bahrain deploys warplanes to Jordan for war against IS
Bahrain has deployed fighter jets to Jordan to support the US-led air campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group, Jordan’s…
Warring forces in South Sudan ‘recruiting children’
South Sudan government and rebel forces are both recruiting children as young as 13 to fight in the country’s civil…
Egypt strikes Libya jihadists after beheadings video
Egypt carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya on Monday after the jihadists posted a video…
Death toll rises to 13 in Damaturu bombing – Police
Thirteen people have now died as a result of a female suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the…
Bauchi govt. yet to pay teachers 11 months salary
The Bauchi State Government has promised to pay the 11 months salary arrears owed 2,000 teachers it recruited in April…
Its unjust to compare Jonathan to Laurent Gbagbo – Bode George tells OBJ
Chief Olabode George, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain on Sunday in Lagos described Saturday’s statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s…
Arrest, investigate Obasanjo now, says Buruji Kashamu
Prince Buruji Kashamu, Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the PDP South West has called for the arrest and investigation…
Chelsea ready to take the scalp of injury-hit PSG
Fresh from a rare weekend off, Chelsea recommence their bid for Champions League glory on Tuesday when they face injury-ravaged…
Buffon hit out as Cesena draws Juventus
Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon hit out at the attitude of the Italian champions following Sunday’s thrilling 2-2 draw with strugglers…
IS says it has beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians
The Islamic State group in Libya released a video on Sunday purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians,…
Patience Jonathan mourns wife of Bayelsa SSG, others
The wife of the president, Patience Jonathan, on Sunday commiserated with the Bayelsa Government over the death of some prominent…
Obasanjo a cancer that may never be cured, says Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as “a cancer that may never get cured in…
Hundreds of tombs defaced in French Jewish cemetery
France’s interior minister said Sunday several hundred tombs had been defaced at a Jewish cemetery in the northeast of the…
Suspected Copenhagen gunman identified as Omar El-Hussein
The man suspected of killing two people in shootings in Copenhagen was identified in several Danish media outlets on Sunday…
Giroud brace help Arsenal progress
Two goals in two minutes from Olivier Giroud gave Arsenal a 2-0 home victory over second-tier Middlesbrough on Sunday that…
Giant-killers Bradford take Sunderland scalp
Third-division Bradford City continued their remarkable progress in the FA Cup by beating Premier League Sunderland 2-0 on Sunday to…
Insurgency: Borno Deputy Gov. commends security agencies
The Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, on Sunday commended the efforts of military and other security agencies to…
We’ll prosecute voters with fake PVCs, says INEC
Amb. Rufus Akeju, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, says any voter caught with fake Permanent Voter Card…
Jonathan, PDP likely behind Gombe attacks, says APC
*Suspects Jonathan government in distribution of anti-poll leaflet in Gombe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic…
Fans turn on nine-man Milan after Empoli draw
Nine-man AC Milan were whistled off the pitch at the San Siro after a 1-1 draw with struggling Empoli on…
S.Africa slams Japan newspaper column praising apartheid
South Africa has protested after a prominent columnist in leading right-wing newspaper in Japan praised racial segregation under apartheid as…
Nigerian Air Force incorporate new systems to fight insurgency
The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday in Lagos said it had incorporated some new systems and ammunition aimed at the…
Sherwood pep talk inspires Villa to FA Cup win
A half-time rallying cry from new manager Tim Sherwood inspired Aston Villa to beat Premier League rivals Leicester City 2-1…