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340 dead in month-old battle for Libya’s Benghazi
At least 340 people have been killed in fighting for Libya’s second city Benghazi since the launch of a government-backed…
Morocco barred from next two Nations Cups
Morocco will be barred from the next two Africa Cup of Nations as punishment for refusing to host the 2015…
How to make INEC truly independent – Atiku
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has advocated the setting up of an independent body to oversee the…
Italy rescues 900 as migrant flow across Med continues
Italian authorities said Saturday that more than 900 people had been rescued at sea in 24 hours, in a blow…
Ebola-infected doctor from Sierra Leone flown to US
A doctor from Sierra Leone who has contracted Ebola was early Saturday flown to the US where he has residency…
Dana Air highlights achievements at 6
Simon Ateba/Lagos After six years in business and a major plane crash that killed more than 160 people, Dana Air…
Best win ever for Faroes, says coach Olsen
The Faroe Islands acheived their biggest ever win in the 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifier upset of Greece in Athens Friday,…
Ajudua gets bail on health ground
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday granted bail to Fred Ajudua who is standing trial on charges of…
6 dead, 5 injured in Kano bomb blast
The police in Kano have confirmed the death of six persons, including three policemen, in the bomb explosion at Magarsiku…
Jonathan submits 2015 presidency forms, optimistic of success
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the presidency in…
12 ships laden with petroleum products arrive in Lagos
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said 12 ships laden with petroleum products had arrived in Lagos ports. NPA stated this…
UNIPORT moves to reduce unemployment by 24%
In a bid to reduce unemployment by 24 per cent, the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) is adapting its conventional…
APC Reschedules Primaries Again
Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its primaries aimed at picking candidates for the various elective positions…
Over 500, 000 visitors expected at the Port Harcourt Carnival 2014
An estimated number of over Five Hundred Thousand carnival lovers and participants are expected in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, for…
Man, 22, jailed for 3 years for drug dealing
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria today sentenced, a 22-year old man, Toyosi Joseph, to…
NSE market indices record 2.51% growth after downturn
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday ended on a positive note as some blue chips recorded price…
Rooney ‘considered quitting’ at 14
England captain Wayne Rooney has revealed that he considered turning his back on football at the age of 14 after…
Ronaldo sets Euro goal record with Portugal
In Group I, Real Madrid star Ronaldo scored in the 72nd minute as Portugal egded out Armenia 1-0, converting from…
Germany struggle to see off Gibraltar
World champions Germany posted a 4-0 win over minnows Gibraltar on Friday, but will still finish 2014 third in their…
Tunde Bakare will be president of Nigeria, says Gov. Mimiko
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state believes that Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Church will…
I’m still contesting for presidency on PDP platform – Tafawa Balewa
Dr Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa of PDP, on Friday in Abuja said he had not withdrawn from the 2015 presidential…
El-Rufai, Adebanjo, others beg Bakare to return to politics
Some prominent Nigerians including Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday urged renowned cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare, to…
PDP to sanction aspirants who criticise party leadership
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The chairman, Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Felix Obuah has warned aspirants on the…
Boko Haram: Nigerians want hunters not the military
The three North eastern states in Nigeria under the ceaseless attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, may not have taken a…
Suicide bomber behind Kano petrol station blast, 6 dead – Police
Six people were killed, including three police, in a suicide bomb attack at a petrol station in northern Nigeria’s biggest…
Atiku says Osoba’s defection to SDP is regrettable
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the defection of the former governor of Ogun…
N1.5billion Libel Suit: Court Dismisses Governor Chime’s Appeal
Akin Kuponiyi An Appeal Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has dismissed an appeal filed by Enugu state governor, Sullivan…
2015: Atiku visits Lagos lawmakers
Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, former vice president of Nigeria and presidential aspirant…
Three dead in Yola air crash as Boko Haram attack
Nigeria on Friday said three servicemen were killed in a military helicopter crash in the restive northeast, while Boko Haram…
Boko Haram seizes Chibok, hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls
Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more…