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Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque ahead of Muslim prayers
Israel reopened Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday ahead of the weekly Muslim prayers, after a rare closure following clashes…
Ben Murray Bruce to contest for Bayelsa Senate seat
Ben Murray-Bruce, the entertainment business mogul and Chairman of Silverbird group, has promised to work toward the eradication of poverty…
Sony’s half-year loss skyrockets to $1bn
Sony said Thursday its net loss for the April-September period ballooned to nearly $1.0 billion, as the embattled electronics firm…
Gov. Lawal’s son enters governorship race in Kwara
Alhaji Hakeem, son of late Gov. Mohammed Lawal of Kwara, on Thursday declared his intention to contest for the governorship…
CAF inspector rates Akwa Ibom Stadium high
It is now official. The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying cracker between the Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana…
Rivers PDP Secretariat on fire, less than 24 hours after anti-Wike rally
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Secretariat along Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway in Port Harcourt, has been set on…
NY Knicks ruin James’ Cav reunion, Clippers begin new era
LeBron James struggled as the New York Knicks spoiled his Cleveland homecoming, and the Los Angeles Clippers sneaked by Oklahoma…
Zoo in Chile lets you have one-on-one with the lion
Dare you, double dare you, to tickle a lion’s belly. Or touch his menacing claws. A zoo in Chile gives…
Boko Haram kills varsity lecturer and family, stamps authority on Mubi
Islamist Boko Haram militants have seized control of the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi, killing dozens of people and forcing…
#GUSTheMission: Chinedu Ubachukwu Wins Gulder Ultimate Search Season 11
Chinedu Ubachukwu has emerged winner of the 11th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search. He beat the two other finalists Cosy…
US man pleads guilty to trying to help IS group
A US man pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to help the Islamic State jihadist group and now faces 15 years…
Burkina President Compaore says not resigning, open to talks
Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore said in a televised speech Thursday that he was not resigning and was open to…
Why I’m Skeptical About Inquest Into TB Joshua’s Building Collapse – South African Viewpoint
Let me begin by stating that this opinion is not solely based on my own personal ruminations but rather on…
NFA crisis: Danagogo commends Jonathan’s intervention
Sports Minister Tammy Danagogo on Thursday in Abuja commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his timely intervention in the crisis rocking…
2015: Goodluck Support Group gets 21 vehicles from car dealer
Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Company Limited on Thursday in Abuja donated 20 buses and a jeep to the Goodluck Support Group…
US spy agencies spent nearly $68 bn in 2014
US spy agencies spent nearly $68 billion in fiscal year 2014, about the same level of spending on intelligence gathering…
TB Joshua did not have approval for collapsed building – Commissioner
A guesthouse that collapsed at the Lagos megachurch of one of Nigeria’s most popular preachers, killing 116, did not have…
FG may seek death penalty against child marriage
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in his food could face the…
Nigerians import N3bn textiles annually, says NLC
The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr lssa Aremu, has said that Nigerians import N3 billion worth…
NY Times narrows losses, sees progress in digital
The New York Times Co. said Thursday it narrowed its losses from the same period a year ago, while touting…
Kwankwaso picks APC nomination form
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso on Thursday in Abuja picked the N27.5 million nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for…
Jihadists held for plotting attacks in Morocco, France
Morocco said Thursday it has arrested two jihadists who were planning to attack banks and multinational companies in the North…
Nigeria’s GDP on steady rise in spite of insurgency
Amb. Martin Uhomoibhi, outgoing Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday that Nigeria’s economic growth rate…
Ogun to Host National Council on Education
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The city of Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria will next week play host to the stakeholders…
Ilaro Crisis: Court Remand 3 for Murder
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Magistrate (Mrs) Fafowora of the Ilaro Chief Magistrate court today ordered that the trio of Fatai Lamidi, Muyideen…
Nigerian court fixes date for trial of Coca Cola, NBC
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The arraignment of the Nigerian Bottling Company and Coca Coca Nigeria Limited, alongside their managing directors,…
Jonathan Picks Sole PDP Form For Presidency
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan formally began his re-election bid on Thursday, thanking God, his supporters and the state governors who…
APC Slams Jonathan Over Tambuwal’s Security Aides
The All Progressives Congress has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to show better understanding of democracy by immediately restoring the…
#BringBackOurGirls: Court Declare Ban On Rallies Illegal
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja An Abuja High Court has declared as illegal the ban of peaceful rallies by the #BringBackOurgirls group by…