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Boko Haram: Nigeria ‘needs same support as France’ – Catholic Archbishop
A Nigerian archbishop called Monday for the same international support to tackle Boko Haram as France has received since it…
Hundreds Of Shops Burnt As Fire Razes 6 Buildings At Balogun Market
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traders at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island have begun to count their losses as over 100…
Unidentified gunmen rob APC chairman, Oyegun in Abuja
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) national chairman, Chief John Oyegun has been robbed by gunmen in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital according…
Boko Haram: NEMA distributes food to 32,000 families in Borno
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Monday that it had targeted 32, 000 families for its `Food…
Honda, Okazaki star as Japan beat Palestine 4-0
Defending champions Japan thrashed Palestine 4-0 in their Asian Cup opener on Monday, giving them the perfect start in their…
APC mocks Rivers PDP says desperation, impending disgrace reason for violence
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has been told that the resort to violence will…
Equatorial Guinea set for Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, with organisers crossing their fingers for a successful tournament…
US vows to work with new Sri Lanka leaders
Washington pledged Monday to work with Sri Lanka’s newly-elected government to help improve human rights and democracy, voicing hope the…
Crude oil prices down further
Oil prices tumbled again Monday, while most Asian stock markets also retreated after a sell-off in New York at the…
Mbu warns communities against killing policemen
Joseph Mbu, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 7 Police Command, has warned that the police would…
Nigerian Navy arrested over 84 vessels in 2014
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has intercepted over 84 vessels across board for illegalities and maritime offences in 2014. A competent…
Jonathan has strengthened our political, economic structure – ANAP
The Association of Nigeria-America Professionals (ANAP) has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the steps taken to strengthen Nigeria’s political and…
S. Korean president says yet to see ‘The Interview’
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Monday she had yet to see “The Interview” — the Hollywood comedy about a…
Crude Oil Crash: FG finds 13 alternative revenue to oil, says Aganga
The Federal Government has marked out 13 National Strategic Export Products meant to replace the petroleum products which prices have…
Children return to Taliban massacre school in Pakistan
Child survivors of Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school where Taliban militants massacred their classmates Monday, with…
FG’s inability to account for missing money is irresponsible – Fashola
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has described as irresponsible, the Federal Government’s inability to properly account for the…
PDP’s only resolve is to steal, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has urged voters to elect the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels because the…
DSS does not understand the concept of hacking, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday stated that the Department of State Security Services (DSS) lacks complete knowledge of…
PDP’s 16-year rule in Niger a waste, says APC
Alhaji Shehu Nafuntua, a chieftain of the APC in the central Nigerian state of Niger, on Sunday said that Governor…
Don’t vote for PDP defectors, Lamido tells voters
Governor Sule Lamido of northern Nigerian state of Jigawa on Sunday urged the electorate in the state to vote out…
Fakeye, Cherubim and Seraphim Leader Dies At 78
The spiritual leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, Prophet Gabriel Olubunmi Fakeye has died…
Jonathan urges Nigerians to pray for the Armed Forces
President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to be steadfast in their prayers for members of the Armed Forces and…
Arunma Oteh quits as SEC Director-General
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday announced the exit of Ms Arunma Oteh as the commission’s Director-General. The…
Kofi Annan visits Nigeria over 2015 elections
Eromosele Ebhomele Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN, Mr. Kofi Annan, is visiting Nigeria as interests and concerns continue…
Totti scores twice to earn Roma a point
A second-half brace by captain Francesco Totti saved Roma’s blushes in a 2-2 draw with city rivals Lazio that pulled…
Brazil bus crash kills 9, wounds over 30
Nine people died and 30 more were injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in southern Brazil around dawn…
APC office in Okrika bombed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Old habits of political intolerance die hard as unidentified men bombed the office of Nigeria’s opposition All…
Two female suicide bombers kill four in Potiskum
Two explosions ripped through a crowded mobile phone market in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Sunday, residents said,…
4 Jews killed in Paris to be buried in Israel
Four French Jews who were killed during an Islamist attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris will be buried in…
Teenage pregnancy, cause of mortality among girls – Expert
Prof. Oladapo Ladipo, the President of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), on Sunday warned against teenage pregnancy.…