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Famed US jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco dead at 91
Acclaimed American jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco has died at the age of 91, according to his website, following a long…
Over 150 Rwandan Hutu rebels surrender in DR Congo
A group of 155 Rwandan Hutu rebels turned themselves in on Sunday in the face of threatened action by UN…
Man,45, kills son who came home for Xmas
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a 45-year old man, Nwofu Igbo, who allegedly killed…
General Buhari Unstoppable Now
By Joe Igbokwe What happened in 1993 between Alhaji Bashir Tofa and the late Chief Moshood Abiola of blessed memory…
PDP to introduce house-to-house campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State says it will focus on house-to-house campaign to reclaim Zaria federal constituency…
Nigeria world’s largest producer of yam
A geneticist at the University of Ibadan, Dr Morufat Balogun, on Sunday said Nigeria produced 70 per cent of the…
SaharaReporters slams Nigeria’s military, says it’s anti-Boko Haram
Online news platform, SaharaReporters has blasted Nigeria military for labelling it a faceless organisation and for insinuating that they are…
Chelsea slip up against Southampton
Leaders Chelsea and in-form Manchester United suffered post-Christmas hangovers in the Premier League on Sunday, both dropping points to teams…
Nigeria will be better in 2015, says PFN Vice-President
Bishop Simon Okah, the National Vice-President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), South-South, has predicted that Nigeria will experience uncommon grace…
Platini pushes ‘white card’ idea again
UEFA president Michel Platini on Sunday reiterated his desire to introduce a ‘white card’ that would lead to a player…
Agbaje picks female running mate for 2015
The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje on Sunday announced Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem as his running…
Man United come up short at Tottenham
Manchester United squandered an opportunity to put pressure on Premier League pace-setters Chelsea and Manchester City after being held to…
Turkish merchant ship sinks after collision off Italy
A Turkish-registered merchant ship sank in the northern Adriatic Sea off the Italian port of Ravenna Sunday following a collision…
Jail Breaks: Commandant wants collaboration between Prisons, state govts
Alhaji Hassan Shema, the Commandant, Prisons Armed Squad Training School in Owerri, has underscored the need for closer collaboration between…
Merkel welcomes Ukraine prisoner swap, urges truce
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday welcomed a prisoner swap between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels but expressed regret about…
Britain confirms its national is on missing AirAsia jet
A British national was on board the AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing in bad weather Sunday en…
Sony’s PlayStation back online after Christmas hack
Sony’s PlayStation reported that its network was back online and claimed that it had been attacked, three days after it…
Dankwambo promises more dividends of democracy
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Saturday in Billiri promised that his administration would deliver more dividends of democracy…
Jonathan a patriotic leader, decent politician – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday in Abuja described President Goodluck Jonathan as a patriotic leader and a decent politician.…
Aregbesola calls for sustenance of peace in Modakeke
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Saturday urged for the continued sustenance of peace in Modakeke in the Ife East…
APC has no agenda for South East, says Ohanaeze Chairman
The Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Anambra Chapter, Dr Chris Eluemunoh, on Saturday said the group would vote for President GoodLuck…
Why Jonathan visited IBB in Minna
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in his country home in Minna to discuss…
Chelsea confirms Torres will join Milan permanently
Spain striker Fernando Torres will join AC Milan permanently from Chelsea in the New Year, the English Premier League leaders…
NDLEA secures 70 convictions, seizes 1.6 tons of drugs in Ebonyi
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi, Mr Raphael Igwenagu, on Saturday said the agency…
LASU ready to refund excess school fees
Nigeria’s Lagos State University (LASU) in Ojo says processes to refund the difference between its old school fees regime and…
Morocco jails 10 in cases linked to ‘terrorism’
A Moroccan court specialising in cases related to “terrorism” has sentenced 10 people to jail terms, including some accused of…
Agbaje wants lawyers in private practice as judges
A rights activist and legal practitioner, Mr Fred Agbaje, has advocated for the appointment of lawyers in private practice as…
$30bn not missing from Excess Crude Accounts, Okonjo blasts Oshiomhole
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says 30 billion dollars is not missing from the Excess Crude Account as…
Dakuku vows to tackle insecurity, boost Rivers economy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Security of lives and property is in top priority of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate…
Sony’s PlayStation ‘gradually coming back’ after hack
Sony was still struggling Saturday to fully restore its online PlayStation system, three days after the Christmas day hack that…