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Muslim body calls for ‘killing, crucifixion’ of IS fighters
Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious centre of learning, has called for the killing and crucifixion of militants from the Islamic…
Jordan ‘reaping results of backing terror’: Syria media
The Islamic State group’s gruesome murder of a captured Jordanian pilot is the consequence of Amman’s support for Syrian rebels,…
200 Boko Haram fighters, 9 Chadian soldiers killed in clashes
Clashes between Chadian troops and Boko Haram fighters during a raid in neighbouring Nigeria have killed 200 Islamists and nine…
UAE pulls out of IS fight after pilot capture
The United Arab Emirates pulled out of the air campaign fighting Islamic State militants after the capture of a Jordanian…
Retaliation: Jordan executes 2 jihadists after IS murder pilot
Jordan executed two death-row jihadists including an Iraqi woman militant on Wednesday after vowing to avenge the burning alive of…
Alibaba uses drones to deliver tea in China
Echoing US online retailer Amazon, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday tested a drone delivery service, promising to whisk ginger…
Cameroon troops clash with fleeing Boko Haram fighters
Cameroon soldiers clashed with Boko Haram fighters in the border town of Fotokol on Wednesday as the Islamists fled an…
Chad not infringing on Nigeria’s territorial integrity – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has assured that Nigeria’s territorial integrity had in no way been compromised by the cooperation with countries…
Ogun PDP Empowers Youths
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ward2Ward Initiative, Ogun state chapter, has embarked on a project aimed at alleviating poverty among…
Nine feared dead as passenger flight crashes in Taiwan
A low-flying passenger plane with 58 people on board clipped a road bridge and plunged into a river outside Taiwan’s…
“Combating Nigeria’s Growing Insecurity” By Dr. David Leffler
By Dr. David Leffler A roundtable, held last week at the Institute of African Studies reports that the Nigerian government’s…
Re-elect President Jonathan to ensure continuity – Yobo
Nigerian football star, Joseph Yobo on Tuesday urged Nigerians to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the Feb. 14 presidential…
Nigerian Army denies plot for interim government
Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it was not aware of plans to foist an interim government on the country.…
SDP adopts Jonathan as its presidential candidate
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed the candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14…
Buhari truncated my political career – Gov. Aliyu
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday said he had forgiven the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…
Under Jonathan, Nigeria is in safe hands, says IBB
Former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida has stated that Nigeria is under “safe hands” under the leadership of…
Jonathan will continue dreams of Nigeria’s founding fathers – IBB
Former Nigeria head of state, Ibrahim Babangida has described President Goodluck Jonathan as dependable leader for the country, stating that,…
Court fixes Feb. 11 for hearing of Jonathan’s disqualification
An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday fixed Feb. 11 for hearing in fresh suit seeking to disqualify President Goodluck…
PDP chieftain petitions I-G over attempt on his life
Chief Joshua Omuya, the Director of Finance, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abuja, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr…
Wine-tasting US couple ‘left toddlers in freezing car’
A couple allegedly left their two toddlers marooned in a car and strapped into their seats in near-freezing temperatures while…
Knifeman attacks three French soldiers outside Jewish centre
A knife-wielding man attacked three soldiers patrolling outside a Jewish community centre on the French Riviera Tuesday, with sources saying…
Police deploys anti-bomb officers to ports
Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Western Ports Command, says the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has…
Chadian troops take control of Nigerian border town
Chadian forces scored a key victory over Nigeria’s Boko Haram on Tuesday, wresting control of the border town of Gamboru…
Pandemonium In Benin, As Police, Drivers Clash
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at New Benin market area of Benin City in the early hours of Tuesday evening,…
PDP pays religious leaders N6 billion to campaign against Buhari
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Director-General of Buhari Presidential Campaign Organization, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has accused…
Patricia Etteh dumps PDP For APC, says she wants to be a ‘progressive’
Former Speaker of House of Representatives, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh has dumped the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for the All progressive…
Fighting corruption not one-man show, says Gov. Aliyu
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state has stated that fighting corruption is not a one-man show, adding that, Nigeria must…
Stock brokerage firm sues Oyedepo, Winners Chapel for breach of contract
A licensed stock brokerage firm, Valueline Securities and Investment Limited, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in…
Premier League clubs in record £950m spend
Premier League clubs spent a record £950 million ($1.4 billion, 1.2 billion euros) combined in the 2014/15 pre-season and mid-season…
Chadian troops enter Nigeria to battle Boko Haram
Chad sent ground troops into Nigeria for the first time on Tuesday to fight Boko Haram as the Islamist militants…