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Taliban condemn Mohammed cartoons, hail Paris gunmen
The Afghan Taliban on Thursday condemned the publication in France of further cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, and lauded last…
Boko Haram ‘killed woman in labour’ – Amnesty
Boko Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared could be the deadliest attack…
8 Reps members dumps PDP for APC, others
No fewer than eight members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives on Wednesday defected to various…
You can’t divide Bayelsa, like you did Rivers, youths warn Patience Jonathan
A group of concerned youths in Bayelsa State under the auspices of Bayelsa Youth Vanguard has threatened to disrupt the…
Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s best luck, says Aregbesola
The Buhari campaign for Nigeria’s presidency moved to Osogbo, capital of the state of Osun today, with the party treated…
Hollande hails ‘reborn’ of Charlie Hebdo
French President Francois Hollande declared Wednesday that Charlie Hebdo “is alive and will live on” after its new edition sold…
Blackberry, Samsung deny takeover report
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry’s shares jumped then fell back Wednesday amid rumors of takeover talks with South Korea’s Samsung, which…
Moyes sees red in Sociedad Cup exit
David Moyes was sent to the stands as his hopes of a trophy in his first season in charge of…
Police recover human head in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it recovered a human head at Olokodana junction in Ebute-Meta area of…
Cholera kills 20 in Rivers – Commissioner
The Commissioner for Health in Rivers, Dr Sampson Parker, on Wednesday said that cholera outbreak in 11 communities in the…
2015: Jonathan, Buhari, others agree to peace deal
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday signed the Abuja Accord, a document in which all presidential candidates for the 2015 election…
PDP is an Ebola Virus party, says Tinubu
Kazeem Ugbodaga The national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is…
Ben Arfa’s Nice move hits stumbling block
France international Hatem Ben Arfa could find himself left in limbo until the end of the season after FIFA said…
Chad pledges support to Cameroon against Boko Haram
Chad’s government on Wednesday pledged “active support” for neighbouring Cameroon in fighting Boko Haram, after another cross-border raid this week…
Poll favours Hillary Clinton to be next US president
Seventy-three percent of Americans expect to see a female president in their lifetime, even as men are expected to maintain…
Police present N460, 000, cooking oil to families of slain policemen
The police command in Borno on Wednesday presented N400,000 cash to families of two policemen who died in active service…
1.4 million students set to write 2015 JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said that no fewer than 1.4 million candidates nationwide would write…
Netanyahu says Erdogan’s comment is ‘shameful’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday hit back at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who blasted him this week…
Fulani’s will vote for Buhari, says Sarkin Fulani
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Contrary to report in some national dailies that the apex body of the Fulani people, Mai Yatti Allah…
Man, 57, kills sibling over owoh soup in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested a 57 year-old man, Sunday Osemwekhe, for allegedly killing his half-brother with…
Italy president Giorgio Napolitano, 89, resigns
Italy’s veteran President Giorgio Napolitano resigned Wednesday, setting the stage for the election of a new head of state, a…
Man City confirm Bony transfer
Manchester City on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Swansea City.…
FG urged to refloat National Shipping Line
A marine engineer, Mr Alex Peters, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to facilitate the re-establishment of a national shipping…
Edo Govt expels Igbinedion Varsity students
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Wednesday issued an executive order stopping the nursing students of Nigeria’s…
Tax tribunal adjourns N65m suit filed against FIRS
The Tax Appeal Tribunal, Abuja, has adjourned hearing till February 5 the suit filed by Gazprom Oil and Gas Nigeria…
48-hr cargo clearance possible, says Customs agent
A Licensed Customs Agent, Mr Dayo Azeez, on Wednesday said that cargoes could leave Nigerian ports within 48 hours if…
Toxic leak at International Space Station
A leak of a toxic substance on Wednesday forced astronauts to evacuate the American section of the International Space Station,…
Man Utd creating new style, says Di Maria
Manchester United winger Angel di Maria on Wednesday urged supporters to support the new style being introduced by manager Louis…
Kofi Annan warns Nigeria against election violence
Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan on Wednesday urged Nigeria to hold peaceful elections next month, warning that violence could…
Nigerian troops ‘repel Boko Haram attack’
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday said that soldiers had repelled a new Boko Haram attack after a two-hour gun battle in…