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APC shifts Assembly primaries over Kano bombing
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s main opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday announced the postponement of its House of Assembly…
French commando dies in helicopter accident in Burkina Faso
A French special forces commando has died in Burkina Faso during what the French defence ministry said was a training…
FG To Spend N485 Trillion On Infrastructure Master Plan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has announced that the federal government…
Edo PDP Assembly Primaries: 3 Incumbent Lawmakers Voted Out
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three incumbent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in Edo state, Emmanuel Okoduwa, Kingsley Ehigiamusoe and Abdulrazak Momoh, on…
Euro 2016 mascot named Super Victor
The mascot for the the 2016 European football championship in France has been named Super Victor in a vote of…
Ogun APC Aspirant Petitions INEC, Police Over Threat And Blackmail
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta An House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC in Ogun state, Hon. Olusola…
Overland Plane Crash Lands In Ilorin
About 40 passengers and crew of a Lagos bound Overland aircraft escaped death in Ilorin when the plane crash landed…
Soyinka pays glowing tribute to Dapo Adelugba
And thus, near furtively, he left, the last of the vintage links to Ibadan of the Penkelemes Years. He left…
Buhari commissions projects in Edo, hails Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)…
Glen Johnson strikes late to lift Liverpool gloom
Glen Johnson gave struggling Liverpool a much-needed lift as the defender’s dramatic late goal secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over…
Man Utd beats Hull City, moves to fourth place
Robin van Persie got back on the scoresheet after a disappointing run as Manchester United strolled to a 3-0 victory…
Cresswell strikes for Hammers and ends Newcastle run
Aaron Cresswell’s first goal for West Ham was enough to bring Newcastle’s six-match winning run in all competitions to an…
Obanikoro’s son wins primary election for Lagos Assembly
Eromosele Ebhomele Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, son of former Minister of State for Defence an governorship aspirant for Lagos on the…
Bayern go 10 points clear in Bundesliga
Bayern Munich opened a 10-point lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 1-0 win at Hertha Berlin to recover…
6 minutes, 7 seconds of noise, silence for Mandela
The South African government will lead an international moment of noise and silence on the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s…
Pele condition continues to improve, says hospital
Brazil legend Pele was still receiving intensive kidney treatment on Saturday but his condition is improving, said the Sao Paulo…
Welbeck returns to fire Arsenal to crucial victory
Danny Welbeck returned from injury to maintain Arsenal’s recent revival as the England striker’s second-half goal sealed a 1-0 win…
Sanusi visits Kano mosque, says attack was planned for 2 months
The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday visited the city’s bloodstained central mosque, 24 hours after coordinated bomb…
Gerrard benched on Liverpool debut anniversary
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was dropped to the bench for Saturday’s Premier League clash against Stoke City on the 16th…
Knee injury rules Asamoah out of AFCON
Juventus left-back Kwadwo Asamoah has been ruled out for three months with a knee injury meaning the Ghana international will…
Bayern eager to give ‘best coach’ Guardiola new contract
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the Bundesliga leaders are eager to extend coach Pep Guardiola’s contract after describing the…
No intention to replace crooked Vermaelen, says Luis Enrique
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has insisted he has no intention of signing a replacement for the injured Thomas Vermaelen after…
Zimbabwe arrests war veterans leader
Zimbabwe police have arrested a former war veterans leader on charges of undermining the authority of long ruling President Robert…
Jonathan vows to hunt those behind Kano mosque attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed Saturday to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks which left at least 120 dead at…
Moyes demands more despite first win
Real Sociedad coach David Moyes said he wants more from his players despite overseeing his first win in charge of…
Boko Haram: Spreading fear and blood in Nigeria and beyond
A suicide and gun attack that killed at least 120 at one of Nigeria’s most well-known mosques was extreme in…
Egypt court dismisses murder, corruption charges against Mubarak, 7 others
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed a murder charge against ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the killings of protesters in…
Nigerians Abroad: More Tight Fisted Than Tyson About To Hit A Knock Out
This is for my fellow Nigerians. This is about you! Hope your guitar strings are well tuned because this may…
2015: Amaechi urges Rivers residents to collect PVC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state, has appealed to potential voters in the state to ensure that…
Amosun Offers 15 First Class TASUED Graduates Automatic Jobs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Deserved succour came the way of fifteen graduating students from Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ijagun, Ogun…