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England had best bid for 2018 World Cup, says FIFA official
FIFA official Harold Mayne-Nicholls said that England’s failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup was by far the strongest…
Al-Makura picks running mate
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa has selected Mr Silas Agara, an economist and former commissioner, as his running mate for…
Child rapist latest prisoner executed in Saudi
Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a child rapist, adding to what activists say is one of the world’s highest execution…
Hull City recall Ince and Figueroa
Hull City have recalled Tom Ince and Maynor Figueroa from loan spells in a bid to dig themselves out of…
Bomb blast at Gombe bus stop kills 20
A bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people on Monday, the…
Pope to meet Muslim, Buddhist leaders in Philippines visit
Pope Francis will meet with leaders of various religions when he visits the Philippines next month, pushing a message of…
Winners Chapel adopts ‘Heaven On Earth’ as new way of greeting
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta ‘Heaven on Earth’ might not mean much to you but to members of Living Faith Church Worldwide, a.k.a.…
China condemns ‘cyber terrorism’ in wake of Sony attack
China’s foreign minister condemned all forms of “cyber terrorism” in talks with his American counterpart, a statement said Monday, as…
Indonesia jails cleaner over school sex abuse
A cleaner was jailed for seven years Monday over the sexual abuse of a young boy at one of Indonesia’s…
Amaechi slams PDP, Wike for desecrating Akpor kingdom
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on the people of Akpor Kingdom to…
How My Prayer Healed Ebola Victim – Kumuyi
Kazeem Ugbodaga Over 100,000 Deeper Lifers were thrown into a state of ecstasy at the weekend as the General Superintendent…
Jonathan no longer our brother in Rivers, says Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi of the Nigerian state of Rivers has explained why he dumped President Goodluck Jonathan and his…
Amaechi to pay workers before Christmas
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Amaechi has given workers in the state an assurance of prompt payment…
2015 Budget: Economic analyst cautions FG on inflation
Mallam Sani Shehu, Kano-based economic analyst, has urged the Federal Government to take measures to prevent inflation following the diversification…
2015: Over 4000 PDP members switch to APC
Over 4,000 members of the PDP in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday defected to the APC.…
Defence minister urges Air Force to boost own technology
The Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), has urged the Nigerian Air Force to domicile its technology for effective…
Police arrest suspected car snatcher in Enugu
The Enug State Police Command said on Sunday that it had arrested a graduate of Agricultural Economics from Imo State,…
AU concerned about displaced persons in Nigeria
Dr Laraba Abdullahi, the Commissioner, Political Affairs, African Union (AU), on Sunday said the African continent is concerned about the…
NLC directs workers to shun salary, protest sack of 6,000 workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kogi chapter, has directed civil servants in the state to reject their December salaries to…
PDP chieftain dumps party, picks APC senate ticket
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency of Jigawa, on Sunday in Dutse announced…
Bloodied, bandaged Skrtel earns Liverpool point against Arsenal
A bloodied and bandaged Martin Skrtel headed home a last-gasp 97th-minute equaliser to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw against Arsenal…
In Pictures: Governor Amaechi, Dakuku rock Carniriv 2014 in style
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the state, Dakuku Peterside rocked the ongoing…
PDP’s 16 Years Rule, Colossal waste – Tinubu
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress…
1200 Christmas Chickens Lost To Auto Accident
Jethro Ibileke/Benin About 1, 200 Christmas chickens valued at about N4,800,000 perished in an early morning auto crash which occurred…
Dortmund can’t rule out relegation, says Hummels
Mats Hummels says there is no guarantee Borussia Dortmund will avoid relegation next May after finishing the first-half of the…
Jonathan, one of the best presidents in the world – Gana
The chairman of President Goodluck Jonathan fund raising committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, has said Jonathan will defeat any other candidate…
PDP has ruled Nigeria very well, says Jerry Gana
The chairman of President Goodluck Jonathan fund raising committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, has stated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party…
Don’t leave PDP, Jonathan tells aggrieved members
President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who lost at the primaries to remain…
2015: Umeh, others presented with APGA flags
Chief Victor Umeh, National Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), was among the candidates for the 2015 polls in…
Ban Ki-Moon condemns terrorist attack on Nigeria, Pakistan
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned recent attacks on civilians by militant groups in Nigeria, Yemen and Pakistan. Ban,…