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Adrian’s heroics down Everton in FA Cup replay
West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian proved an unlikely match-winner as his side edged 10-man Everton 9-8 in a nail-biting penalty…
Inflation in Nigeria stands at 8% – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said the inflation rate stood at 8.0 per cent in December 2014,…
Suicide bomber kills 3, injures 21 in Gombe
Three people were feared dead, while 21 others sustained various degrees of injuries when a suicide bomber blew up himself…
INEC registers 68.83 million voters – Jega
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said in Abuja on Tuesday that it registered 68,833,476 voters for the general elections…
Man City refuse to release Iheanacho, Nwakali for 2015 AYC
Nigeria’s under-20 male football team said on Tuesday that it will be without two of its overseas-based players as it…
2015: APC is desperate for power, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that President Goodluck Jonathan was unserious…
EFCC warns politicians against frivolous petitions
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday cautioned politicians against attempts to use the commission as a tool…
2015 budget will be passed in good time – Tambuwal
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has assured Nigerians that the House would expedite action in the passage of…
2015: House of Reps approves temporary voters’ cards
Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigerian House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the use of temporary voters cards by Nigerians for the…
NNPC urges Nigerians to fight pipeline vandalism
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on Nigerians, especially those living in communities close to pipelines, to see…
Fashola To Rebuild Burnt Section Of Balogun Market
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola visited the burnt Balogun Market, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday to get first…
Esan North/South East Federal Constituency: ‘”Clash Of The Titans”
From the defunct Agbazilo Local Government Area in the north central part of Edo state emerged Esan North/South East Local…
Hoodlums cart away 5, 955 PVCs in Akwa Ibom
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said hoodlums have carted away 5,955 Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in Akwa Ibom. The commission…
PDP refuses to reach a violence-free election agreement with APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has restated its call for a meeting of the leadership of the APC and the…
Meet the Mrs: Buhari and Osinbajo storm Ogun for presidential campaign
General Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo got the much needed boost when their campaign train hit Ogun state today.…
Buhari visits Obasanjo in Abeokuta, seeks his blessings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari visited former president of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo at his…
Latest Boko Haram attacks send ‘over 11,000 fleeing into Chad’
The United Nations on Tuesday said that the latest wave of Boko Haram’s “vicious, ruthless attacks” in northeastern Nigeria had…
Invest 10% of budget on youth employment, Falae tells FG
Chief Olu Falae, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to…
President? Buhari is not even computer literate, says Mimiko
Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko has insinuated that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nigeria’s main…
Thousands of London bus drivers stage walkout
Thousands of London bus drivers held a one-day strike on Tuesday over pay and conditions, causing overcrowding on remaining services,…
Ugandan LRA rebel commander set for ICC trial
Captured Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebel chief Dominic Ongwen will be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges…
E.Guinea president offers 40,000 match tickets to the poor
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has vowed to personally pay for 40,000 tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations…
Hollande leads ceremony to honour police killed in France attacks
President Francois Hollande told grieving relatives of three police officers killed in Islamist attacks that they had “died so that…
Merkel to join German Muslim rally for tolerance
Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to join a Muslim community rally Tuesday to promote tolerance, condemn the jihadist attacks in…
‘Exhausted’ pope cancels meeting with bishops
Pope Francis on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with Sri Lankan bishops, with one security official saying he was “exhausted”…
University teacher, 55, left naked by student girlfriend
A 55-year-old Japanese university teacher stripped naked on campus in a bid to prove his love for a 21-year-old student,…
CNN gets approval to test drones for news coverage
CNN said Monday it has reached agreement with US aviation regulators to test drones for news gathering in the US,…
Bulgaria arrests Frenchman linked to Paris attack
A Frenchman arrested in Bulgaria on January 1 trying to cross into Turkey was in contact with one of the…
India state minister blasted over plans to ‘normalise’ gays
A state minister from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party sparked outrage Tuesday over his plans to make homosexuals “normal”, one…
Egypt court overturns Mubarak 3-year jail term for graft
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a three-year prison sentence against ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak on corruption charges and ordered…