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Underwhelming Box Office Ratings for The Gambler
For many film hacks, the year 2014 was set to end perfectly with The Gambler; a remake of the original…
Nigerian Army releases academic records of Buhari
The Nigerian Army has released the academic details of former military head of state and All Progressives Congress presidential candidate,…
FG to link Katsina with rail line
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it would establish rail line on Katsina-Kano and Katsina-Sokoto-Kauranamoda-Birninkebbi routes to enhance business…
Uganda’s LRA chief arrives at ICC prison in The Hague
A Ugandan commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague Tuesday where…
Muslim scholars want UN to outlaw ‘contempt’ of religions
A leading Islamic organisation has called on the United Nations to make “contempt of religions” illegal and urged the West…
“I want to join IS”, missing Korean teen tweeted
A missing South Korean teenager suspected of joining the Islamic State group had a twitter account, “Sunni Mujahideen”, on which…
Grenade kills up to three at Guinea football bar
As many as three people died when a grenade went off at a bar in the Guinean capital Conakry where…
Sharapova survives Aussie Open meltdown
Second seed Maria Sharapova staged an epic comeback in the Melbourne Park heat on Wednesday after Russian qualifier Alexandra Panova…
China’s Wang buys 20% of Atletico Madrid for $52m
Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin bought a 20 percent stake in Spanish league champions Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, his company announced,…
Don’t vote based on religion, ethnicity, says Mu’azu
The National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, on Tuesday, urged Nigerians not to vote along religious and ethnic lines…
I’ll use agriculture to reduce unemployment, says Buhari
The Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, pledged to invest in agriculture to tackle…
Liverpool comeback to hold Chelsea in League Cup semis
Raheem Sterling’s magnificent second-half solo goal earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the first leg of their League…
I established 38 Almajiri schools in Katsina, Jonathan tells voters
The Federal Government established 38 Almajiri Quranic schools in Katsina State with 19,000 pupils enrolment, President Goodluck Jonathan said. He…
INEC claims ownership of intercepted ballot boxes in Ogun
The Ogun Police Command says INEC has confirmed its ownership of the ballot boxes that were intercepted by soldiers on…
30,000 Beijing couples apply to have second child
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning said on Tuesday that more than 30,000 Beijing couples have applied…
Fashola launches fundraising platforms for Buhari
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has unveiled platforms to raise funds for the presidential candidate of the All…
Guinea frustrated with Ivory Coast draw
There was frustration for Michel Dussuyer and his Guinea team after a 1-1 draw with the Ivory Coast in Africa…
Jonathan undermines, trivialises fight against corruption – Keyamo
Eromosele Ebhomele For the second time in three days, Festus Keyamo, a Nigeria-based lawyer and kinsman of President Goodluck Jonathan,…
E.Guinea claim conspiracy after 1-1 draw with Congo
Equatorial Guinea have lodged an official complaint with Africa Cup of Nations’ organisers CAF claiming a conspiracy was behind their…
Response to Boko Haram attacks is slow, says Niger Foreign Minister
A regional summit opened in Niger Tuesday aimed at stopping Boko Haram as the Islamist insurgents step up attacks both…
Joseph Mbu ‘The Lion’ redeployed to Lagos
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sulieman Abba, has redeployed Joseph Mbu and 27 other Assistant Inspectors General of Police…
Hundreds flee Borno villages ‘after Boko Haram warning’
Hundreds of people from four villages near the devastated Nigerian town of Baga have been forced to flee after a…
Price Reduction: Motorists decry closure of petrol stations
Some motorists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday decried the scarcity of petrol, following the N10 reduction in the pump price…
EU election observation team due in Nigeria
The election observers team of the European Union (EU) are due in Nigeria later this week, to assess the general…
We have no original certificates of Buhari – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army said it did not have the original, certified true copy or statement of results of retired Major…
Package sparks false alarm in London
Police said a suspect package found in the City of London on Tuesday was declared safe after briefly closing streets…
FG under pressure to cut petrol prices further
The federal government is under pressure Tuesday to cut petrol prices further, with unions saying people were being “short-changed” over…
I won’t infringe on Ibeto’s rights, says Gov. Aliyu
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger says he will not infringe on the rights and privileges of his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed…
NEMA donates relief materials to fire victims in Sokoto
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to some fire victims in Wamakko Local Government and the…
Taraba assembly approves N2bn loan for MSME development
The Taraba House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request by the state government to obtain a N2 billion loan…