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Ex-lover kills three at New Year party in France
A man shot dead his former lover and two other people at a family New Year party in northern France…
Female suicide bomber killed at army barracks
A woman suicide bomber was killed as she tried to enter a military barracks in strife-torn northeast Nigeria on Wednesday,…
2015, year of greatness for Nigeria, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the New Year 2015 will be an important one for Nigerians to vote…
2015 is year of total liberation for Nigerians – Ikuforiji
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Wednesday described 2015 as “the Year of total…
Jonathan eulogises Ooni of Ife at 85
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, as one of the country’s most revered royal…
Frank Lampard stays at Man City
English Premier League champions Manchester City announced on Wednesday they had secured the services of Frank Lampard until the end…
35 killed, dozens injured in New Year’s stampede in Shanghai
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after a stampede broke out during New Year’s celebrations in…
LAWMA begins street washing
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Wednesday said it had added street washing in some highbrow areas to…
Nigeria: Car bomb kills six persons in Yobe
A car bomb has killed six persons today in Maiduwa village, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe state north east…
Heavy Taxation: Sambo Is Ignorant, Diabolical – Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has described Vice President Namadi Sambo’s comment that people are running away from…
Appeal Court Frees Akingbola Of N47.5b Theft Charge
Henry Ojelu The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has quashed the 22-count charge brought against the former…
Ologunde Appointed DG Of Ambode Campaign Organisation
An experienced political tactician, public administrator and vice-chairman of the Lagos West Senatorial district of the All Progressives Congress, Chief…
Army restricts vehicular movement in Maiduguri
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday announced a two-day restriction of vehicular movements in Maiduguri and…
Boko Haram: Army explains delay in recapturing seized towns
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that the need to reduce collateral damage had delayed the recapture of some towns…
2015: Nigeria political rhetoric rising six weeks from polls
Nigeria’s main opposition lashed out at the government on Wednesday in a series of New Year’s messages as political rhetoric…
Two Germans killed in Nigeria
Two German men have been killed in Nigeria, the foreign ministry in Berlin said Wednesday, as media reported they were…
Pulis to be named West Brom manager – Reports
Tony Pulis is to be appointed as the new head coach of Premier League strugglers West Bromwich Albion, according to…
TB Joshua to host relatives of building collapse victims
Nigerian pastor TB Joshua will host a New Year’s memorial service for the South African relatives of those killed in…
Buhari assures Nigerians of a better 2015
General Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that 2015 will be a better year…
Nigerian Breweries completes merger with Consolidated Breweries
The Nigerian Breweries Plc on Wednesday announced the conclusion of its merger with Consolidated Breweries Plc. A statement by the…
Essebsi, 88, sworn in as Tunisia president
Anti-Islamist Beji Caid Essebsi, 88, was sworn in as Tunisia’s first freely elected president at a ceremony in parliament on…
Jonathan laments use of social media for negative criticism
President Goodluck Jonathan has decried the use of the social media worldwide to create social discontent and anarchy in the…
My running mate, a woman of integrity, says Wike
Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Rivers has picked Dr Ipalibo Banigo as his running mate…
Hyypia out, Hughton appointed Brighton manager
Chris Hughton was on Wednesday appointed manager of English second-tier club Brighton and Hove Albion on a three-and-a-half-year contract after…
Steve Bruce rules out Newcastle move
Hull City manager Steve Bruce on Wednesday ruled himself out of the running to succeed Alan Pardew, who is believed…
I’ll perform so well, Nigerians will ask for another Bayelsan, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has told leaders from his home state, Bayelsa that he will perform creditably well as president of…
Boko Haram raid town near Chibok
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched a deadly raid Tuesday on a village near the town of Chibok where more than…
Bankole to be named Ogun SDP governorship candidate
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Indication has emerged Wednesday morning that the former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji…
Kogi moves to stop Fulani herdsmen, communities clash
Kogi State Government said on Tuesday that steps were being taken to address the incessant clashes between Fulani herdsmen and…
Nigerian graduates can compete globally, says UNILAG VC
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Bello, says Nigeria’s education sector has not done badly in its quest to…