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Mourinho tells Chelsea to turn results into titles
Jose Mourinho has challenged Chelsea to turn results into titles after their 5-0 away drubbing of Schalke 04 put them…
Stunning Aguero hattrick gives Man City hope
Sergio Aguero scored a sensational hat-trick as Manchester City stunned 10-man Bayern Munich 3-2 on Tuesday to reignite their hopes…
Senate yet to decide on extension of state of emergency
The Senate is yet to decide on the extension of state of emergency after it failed to discuss the request…
Central Bank devalues naira, seeks to stabilize currency
Nigeria devalued its currency on Tuesday, seeking to stabilise the naira after it hit historic lows against the US dollar,…
‘Crisis, what crisis?’ says Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shrugged off criticism from Gunners shareholder Alisher Usmanov as he urged everyone involved with the north…
Lionel Messi breaks Champions League scoring record
Lionel Messi became the all time leading goalscorer in the Champions League just four days after achieving the same feat…
Rivers Police Arrest Nine Cultists
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has nabbed nine suspected cultists and has paraded them at the headquarters along…
US announces visa application changes in Nigeria
By Simon Ateba For Nigerians planning to travel to the United States, the visa application process has changed, an official…
Delta retirees barricade Assembly Complex over N16bn unpaid pension arrears
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Activities at the Delta State House of Assembly was Tuesday paralysed for several hours, following protest by members…
Shell Shuts Leaking Pipeline
Nigeria’s oil exports were disrupted after Shell’s local unit shut a pipeline that carries a key grade after it discovered…
I Suffered Cancer for 10 Months, says Prof. Wole Soyinka
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Prof. Wole Soyinka revealed today that he lived with prostrate cancer, but was recently cured. The Noble laureate…
S.African court bans pro-Palestinian protests against Israel goods
South African retailer Woolworths on Tuesday secured a court order banning pro-Palestine activists from protesting in its shops against goods…
Bulgarian mosque raided in jihad incitement probe
Bulgarian authorities raided a mosque in the south of the country Tuesday as part of a probe into a local…
Oil prices nudge higher as OPEC meets to discuss cut
Oil prices nudged higher Tuesday as many dealers bet that the OPEC cartel is unlikely to agree on any cuts…
Over 45 dead in Maiduguri market bombings
More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker…
Second bomb by female bomber rips through Maiduguri market
A suicide bomber suspected to be female attacked a crowded market in northeast Nigeria’s city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, moments…
PDP screening committee disqualifies all anti-Wike aspirants, clears Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The South-South Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship screening committee has disqualified Prof Don Baridam,…
Talks ongoing for Mayweather, Pacquiao fight
Manny Pacquiao is open to taking a smaller purse in a dream match-up with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather, the Philippines…
Boko Haram takes over Damasak, after attack on market
Boko Haram has taken over another town in Nigeria’s far northeast, a lawmaker, a local government official and a security…
Riot after US jury fails to indict Ferguson policeman
Protesters set buildings ablaze, shot at police and looted stores in the US town of Ferguson on Monday after a…
Prof Niyi Osundare Wins NNOM Award
Professor Niyi Osundare, poet, essayist, dramatist, academic and public affairs commentator has won this year’s Nigerian National Order of Merit…
Write Boko Haram like you wrote ISIS, Oritsejafor tells Sultan
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Monday urged the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji…
Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract
Sony has decided not to renew a multi-million-dollar sponsorship contract with FIFA, a report said Tuesday, as the money-losing electronics…
APC advocates gender equality in policy making
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Party (APC), on Monday advocated gender equality in policy making in…
100 Influential Africans: Dangote, Ezekwesili in, Jonathan out
Four African Heads of State made the list of the 100 Most Influential Africans for 2014, but President Goodluck Jonathan’s…
Jonathan not promoting Zion nation, likes Islam, says Abati
The Presidency has dismissed allegations that President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria is using his office to pursue anti-Islam agenda and…
Sultan of Sokoto blasts military for fleeing from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s top Islamic leader on Monday accused the military of fleeing when Boko Haram attacks and terrorising civilians, in the…
Buhari submits nomination form, criticizes NASS invasion
General Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday in Abuja submitted his nomination form…
Amaechi scraps discriminatory fees at RSUST
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has abolished discriminatory school…
2015: Dariye, Tallen, 59 others formally defect to PDP
Sixty-one politicians, including Senator Joshua Dariye and former Dep. Governor, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Monday formally returned to PDP in…