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Lampard grabs winner for City, Southampton downs Arsenal
Frank Lampard celebrated his loan extension by scoring the winning goal as Manchester City edged Sunderland 3-2 on Thursday to…
Gambia president blames foreign ‘dissidents’ in failed coup
Gambia’s strongman leader Yahya Jammeh has blamed unidentified foreign dissidents and “terrorists” for an assault on his presidential palace and…
Sweden hit by third mosque arson attack in a week
Swedish police launched a manhunt Thursday after the third arson attack against a mosque in a week, amid growing tensions…
Football, Sports, Tennis, World News
Are you a big sports fan? Here’s the sporting calendar for 2015
PARIS, Dec 27, 2013 (AFP) – The AFP sports calendar of events we will be covering in 2015: JANUARY 01:…
Suicide bombing outside ECWA church in Gombe
Several people were injured Thursday outside an evangelist church in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber set off his explosive…
Ogun workers confirm payment of December salary with 10% bonus
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Contrary to rumour making rounds that the Ogun State government is not economical with the truth over…
Egypt court orders retrial of jailed Jazeera reporters
Egypt’s top court Thursday ordered a retrial of three Al-Jazeera reporters whose imprisonment on charges of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood…
In Pictures: Countdown to 2015 with Fashola, Tuface, Banky W, others
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi
Two deadly attacks shake northern Nigeria
Strife-torn northern Nigeria was hit by two deadly attacks on Wednesday, when a female suicide bomber was killed as she…
New Year Resolution? N. Korea’s Kim open to ‘highest-level’ talks with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un proposed the “highest-level” talks with South Korea Thursday, opening the way to a historic summit…
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…