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Guinea offers $10,000 to families of health workers killed by Ebola
The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss…
Benzema leads masterclass as Real thrash Liverpool
Cristiano Ronaldo inspired a Real Madrid masterclass and closed in on the Champions League goalscoring record as the holders thrashed…
Atletico demolish Malmo in 5-0 win
Atletico Madrid moved a step closer to qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortale 5-0…
Gibbs, Podolski the hero as late goals rescue Arsenal
Late goals by Kieran Gibbs and Lukas Podolski handed Arsenal a dramatic 2-1 win away to Anderlecht in their Champions…
Super Falcons beat South Africa to reach AWC final
Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 2-1 on Wednesday in Windhoek, Namibia to qualify for the final match…
Reps probe delay of N3.7trn refinery projects
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to investigate the delay in the commencement…
Nigerians must value their culture, says Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday urged Nigerians to value their culture, noting that it served as their identity. Fashola spoke…
HND Discrimination Bill narrowly scales second reading
The Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diploma in…
Why Muhammadu Buhari Does Not Belong In Our Future
I recently had a phone conversation with a dear compatriot who just shared with me a desire to support Muhammadu…
Nigerian Artist makes wave in Cyprus
A Dutch humanist and scholar, Erastus Desiderius, said, “Concealed talent brings no reputation,” and so it is for Ihumeie Christian…
Glo Mobile Money Network Excites Traders
As the Glo Xchange train moves around the country, traders in Imo, Benue, Niger, Plateau and Kogi states have joined…
Man Pays N20m Ransom After 9 Days in Captivity
Cyriacus Izuekwe The managing director, Dapsey Oil, Chief Oladapo Coker who was recently kidnapped has regained his freedom after he…
Nigeria spends N796bn on fuelling generators, says Expert
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An estimated sum of N796.4 billion is spent annually on fuel to power electric generators in Nigeria. Godfrey…
Ogun APC Chairman Loses Wife in Auto crash
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) state chairman, Alhaji Roqeeb Adeniji lost his wife yesterday in an…
Attorney General Takes over Okorodudu Prosecution
Henry Ojelu The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has taken over the prosecution of the Managing Director…
Jonathan reshuffle cabinet, replaces Wike, others
Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of…
Oduah Bullet-Proof Cars: Court Fixes October 27 for ruling
A Federal High Court in Lagos, western Nigeria, will deliver judgment on 27 October in a suit filed against the…
Zuma to lead AU delegation to Ebola infected countries
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Dlamini Zuma, is to embark on a visit to Liberia, Guinea and…
2015: APC denies adopting presidential candidate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state on Wednesday denied insinuations that its leadership had adopted a presidential candidate…
IG orders audit of police armouries nationwide
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has ordered a thorough audit of the force armouries nationwide. The directive…
South African inflation dips to 5.9%
South African inflation slowed to 5.9 percent last month from 6.4 percent in August, falling to within the central bank’s…
Insecurity should not stop voting in any part of Nigeria – APC
Nigeria’s main opposition party on Tuesday expressed concern that swathes of voters could be disenfranchised by Boko Haram violence at…
At least four months needed to contain Ebola, says Red Cross boss
The Ebola epidemic will take at least four months to contain even if all necessary steps are taken, the global…
Asari Dokubo threatens to deal with Lai Mohammed, APC tells IG
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has written the Presidency, Police and State Security Service over statements attributed to the leader…
Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack US forces
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years…
AFCON 2015: CAF blasts Platini for interfering in its affairs
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has questioned the interference of Michel Platini, President of the Union of European Football Association…
Australian convicted in child sex sting with virtual girl
An Australian man caught in a global sting to trap child sex predators using a virtual 10-year-old Filipina called Sweetie…
Malaysia’s defence minister hopeful MH370 will be found
Malaysia’s Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Wednesday his country was determined to find missing Flight MH370, as he was briefed…
Mexican soldiers execute 12 surrendered suspects
Mexican soldiers executed at least a dozen people who surrendered after a gunfight in June between troops and suspected criminals,…
Okonjo-Iweala: FG pumps $14.1bn to support real sector
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says the Federal Government has moblised 14.1 billion dollars to support the real…