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2014 Hajj: Ogun Orders Refund of Form Payment
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria has ordered the refund of payment to intending pilgrims from…
Court orders PDP to pay lawyer N10.5m
Henry Ojelu Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, today ordered the Lagos State Chapter of…
Ambode Woos APC Elders, Unveils Action Plan
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A governorship of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode over the weekend wooed the…
Malian doctor contracts Ebola Virus
A doctor at a clinic battling Mali’s second Ebola outbreak is suspected of having contracted the deadly virus, officials said…
Saudi deputy governor transferred after Shiite killings
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday transferred the deputy governor of the kingdom’s Eastern Province, in the aftermath of an unprecedented attack…
One in three Nigerian men are hypertensive
High blood pressure – also known as hypertension – is twice as high in Nigeria compared with other East African…
PVC: Student groups urge youths to go for CVR Exercise
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the Continous Voters Registration, CVR begins today in Ogun state, student union leaders from various tertiary institutions…
Morocco disqualified, won’t host Africa Cup
Morocco has been disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations, which will now hold elsewhere, the African Football Confederation (CAF)…
Mixed reactions trail Ogun lawmakers defection to SDP, PDP
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria have been reacting to the decision of some lawmakers in the state…
Sodomy: 2 Boys Arrested For Having Sex Through Anus
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have arrested two youths, a 14-year old boy, Orji Ezeh and 20-year old…
Confession of a Ghanaian: I Came To Nigeria To Steal
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Ghanaian citizen resident in Nigeria, Israel Nana has confessed that his mission to Nigeria was to dispose…
US and China announce ‘historic’ accord
The United States and China on Wednesday announced an action plan on greenhouse emissions as part of a “historic” pact…
Saudi calms sectarian tensions after deadly attack
Expressions of solidarity by Saudi Arabia’s Sunni leaders towards Shiites are helping to bridge a divide after an unprecedented militant…
Nowitzki passes Olajuwon, moves into 9th on all-time scoring list
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki became the highest-scoring international-born player in NBA history Tuesday, passing Hakeem Olajuwon for ninth place…
Emirates slashes fare to reward Nigerian customers
As the holidays kick in, Emirates Airline, one of the world leading carriers and a global connector of people and…
Murray beats Raonic to keep semi bid alive
Andy Murray kept alive his bid to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals with a crucial 6-3, 7-5…
Rio unveils first nudist beach
It is a city where the locals have long enjoyed showing off a bit of bronzed flesh, but the people…
Kenny Rogers plans last tour
Country music legend Kenny Rogers on Tuesday announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand and said that, at age…
UNIBEN to graduate 19, 472 students as 118 bag First Class
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A record number of 19, 472 students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), will graduate in the University’s…
Paedophile Irish priest sentenced in Chile sex-abuse case
An influential Irish priest was sentenced in Chile to four years’ probation Tuesday for sexually abusing a young girl while…
Mikel scores in warm-up game as Nigeria gets ready for Congo
Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi scored in Nigeria’s warm-up game ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier clash against…
Boko Haram: Over 13,000 Nigerian refugees flee to Cameroun, says UN
The UN Refugee Agency on Tuesday said violence by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s northeast continues to send thousands of…
Building Collapse: S.Africa to repatriate bodies of dead citizens
The South African government said Tuesday that it was ready to repatriate on the weekend the bodies of 81 of…
Oil prices linger amid OPEC output cut speculation
Oil prices traded mixed Tuesday as the market gauged the outlook for an OPEC oil production cut amid abundant global…
Boko Haram: Nigeria blasts US for refusing to sell arms
Nigeria’s ambassador to Washington has blasted the United States for refusing to sell his country the weapons needed to deliver…
D-1 declares for Ogun Assembly
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The co-owner of Kennis Music, Adedayo Adeneye, popularly known as D-One has declared his intention to vie for…
4, 658 PVCs Stolen In Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No less than 4,658 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs), were snatched at different points in Edo state during the…
Eight Ogun Lawmakers Defect To SDP, PDP
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Eight members from the Ogun State House of Assembly have defected from their parties to pitch tent with…
Jonathan announces second-term bid, vows to defeat Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared his bid for re-election, vowing to finally defeat Boko Haram whose rise in strength…
No American involved in Yola plane crash
By Simon Ateba The United States Embassy in Nigeria said on Tuesday that contrary to media reports, there was no…