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Jonathan to extend state of emergency
Nigeria’s government will seek to extend emergency rule in the restive northeast for six more months, the justice minister said…
Ton of ivory stolen from Uganda government vaults
Over a ton of elephant ivory seized from poachers in Uganda and worth over a million dollars has itself been…
Doctor with Ebola dies in US hospital
A doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola has died, the Nebraska Medical…
Mali places over 440 under watch in bid to curb Ebola
Mali says it has placed more than 440 people who may have been exposed to Ebola under surveillance as it…
Turkey keeper walks out over ‘fan abuse’
Turkey’s struggling national football team was Monday engulfed in fresh turmoil after top goalkeeper Volkan Demirel walked out of a…
Ogun Warns Political Thugs over CVR Exercise
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state government has warned people suspected to be thugs to desist from their action of threatening eligible…
Thugs attack primary school in Minna
Unidentified thugs have attacked Limawa primary school in Minna capital of Niger state this morning. According to Daily Trust the…
Court Acquits Fani-Kayode Of Money Laundering
Akin Kuponiyi Reprieve partially came the way of former Aviation Minister, Femi-Fanikayode Monday morning as a Federal High Court sitting…
Ekiti State Speaker impeached by seven members aided by police
Seven members of Ekiti State House of Assembly backed by well armed policemen today impeached the speaker of the state…
Eriksson set for $6m contract in China
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is poised to land his second big-money contract in the Chinese Super League (CSL) after…
Proshare Nigeria wins NBCC 2014 Rising Star Award winner
Proshare Nigeria Limited known for its outstanding role as a critical bridge between the market and its publics, has recently…
Man writes Oyedepo after Winners’ pastor snatches his wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe A jilted husband, Ifeanyi Kenneth Okpoko, has written to Bishop David Oyedepo, Founder and General Overseer, Winners Chapel,…
Why Amaechi dumped tattered umbrella for the broom
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has cleared the air on why the state governor,…
CVR: Edo APC Calls For Extension Of Exercise
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to…
Hospital dismisses doctor, 3 others for lawlessness
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The management of the Federal Nuero Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin, has dismissed four members of staff, including a…
Ronaldo aims to outshine Messi on Manchester return
Cristiano Ronaldo will try to outshine Lionel Messi on his return to Old Trafford when the two best players in…
Michel Kafando named Burkina Faso’s interim president
Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando has been chosen as Burkina Faso’s interim president, officials in the west African country announced Monday…
We can’t have a consensus presidential candidate, says Atiku
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, one of the aspirants vying for the APC Presidential Ticket, has ruled out the possibility of determining…
2015: Govt spendings to drop by N.2trillion, says Iweala
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says the Federal Government has proposed a review of the oil benchmark from…
Cosby lawyer slams ‘old, discredited’ sex abuse allegations
Bill Cosby will not respond to “decade-old, discredited” allegations of sexual abuse, his lawyer said Sunday, following recent claims that…
Ebola-infected doctor ‘extremely critical’ in US
A doctor receiving care United States after falling ill with Ebola in his native Sierra Leone remains in “extremely critical”…
World’s first oil well still bubbling crude oil
by Stanislaw Waszak/AFP The smell of money hangs thick in the air as black crude oil bubbles up from what…
Tinubu has not dumped Buhari for anyone
The rumour making the rounds that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dumped former Nigerian Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari to back…
10 killed, 60 injured in Bauchi female suicide bombing
At least 10 people were killed and some 60 others wounded Sunday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up…
Security operatives call for CCTV in Yobe schools
The military, Police and State Security Services in Yobe on Sunday stressed the need to install Close Circuit Television (CCTV)…
1,991 people died in road traffic crashes in Lagos – FRSC
No fewer than 1,991 lives were lost to road accidents within four years in Lagos State, says the Federal Road…
Amosun Condoles Kwara Governor Over Mother’s Death
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state,southwest, Nigeria has expressed his condolences to his counterpart in Kwara state, Dr.…
PVC: Police arrest 2 INEC workers in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State said on Sunday that two of its ad hoc staff had…
Thousands of Brazilians march in gay rights parade
Thousands of Brazilians took part Sunday in Rio de Janeiro’s 19th Gay pride parade, speaking out against homophobia in a…
Saraki, Clinton, others for New York summit
Bukola Saraki, senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial district and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology is set to grace…