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US doctor tells patients they had cancer to make money
A prominent cancer doctor in Michigan, US, Dr. Farid Fata admitted in court to intentionally and wrongfully diagnosing healthy people…
Court Halts Adamawa Bye-Election, Orders Swearing In Of Ngilari
An Abuja High court has halted the 11 October bye-election in Adamawa state and has ordered the swearing-in of Bala…
Suspended Edo PDP Lawmaker Attacked By Unknown Hoodlums
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A PDP lawmaker in Benin, Edo State, Hon. Rasak Momoh, was last night attacked by unknown persons at…
‘Qaeda’ attacks kill at least 10 Yemen police
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants, including a suicide bomber, killed at least 10 Yemeni police Wednesday in attacks on security forces in…
Juve’s Ogbonna to gain from Caceres injury
Juventus defender Martin Caceres will be sidelined for at least a month after suffering a thigh injury in a 3-2…
Air France estimates strike cost at ‘500 million euros’
Struggling French flag carrier Air France on Wednesday said last month’s two-week strike would have an impact of around 500…
Kenyatta arrives at ICC for landmark hearing
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta arrived at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, where he is to become the first sitting president…
Lai Mohammed, APC know more about Boko Haram – PDP aspirant
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an aspirant contending for the Lagos state governorship ticket under the…
US to tighten controls on travelers to fight Ebola
The United States will announce tightened controls on international travelers in the coming days to prevent Ebola from spreading on…
Dangote slips on Forbes billionaire ranking
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group has slipped down to 26th position from the 23rd position he occupied since March…
Potato grows in woman’s vagina
Nurses in Colombia were shocked when they found potato growing in a woman’s vagina. A 22-year-old woman had placed a…
World Bank CFO gives up bonus after uproar
The World Bank’s top chief financial officer Bertrand Badre gave up a controversial $94,000 bonus after a staff uproar over…
Fergie tried to stop Beckham wearing No. 7 shirt – Keane
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane claims he was offered the club’s iconic No7 shirt by then manager Alex Feguson…
US court lifts gay wedding bans in more states
A US federal court swept away bans on same-sex marriage in up to five more US states Tuesday, bringing the…
FBI asks for tips on IS group volunteers
The FBI on Tuesday appealed for help tracking people planning to join the Islamic State group in combat, including an…
Health minister adopted as consensus candidate in Ebonyi
Two governorship aspirants in the eastern Nigerian state of Ebonyi, on the platform of the PDP, have dropped their ambitions…
Monarchs urge states to replicate FG’s agric transformation agenda
Traditional rulers in Nigeria have called on state governments to replicate Federal Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda in their various states…
Hajj 2014: Ogun pilgrims to be airlifted home from Thursday
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first batch of pilgrims from Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria will be airlifted back to the country from…
Black family sue New York for $75m over ‘chokehold’ death
The family of a black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by New York police announced Tuesday…
W.African troops ready to destroy Boko Haram
A regional force put in place to counter the Boko Haram jihadist group in Nigeria will start operations in November,…
US court ponders whether Muslim inmate can grow beard
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether Arkansas prison authorities can prevent inmates from growing beards over fears they…
Document surfaces outlining Pietersen’s misbehaviour
Kevin Pietersen’s monopoly of the airwaves and printed media regarding his claims of bullying in the England cricket team’s dressingroom…
FERMA set to tackle defecation on highways
Mr Kehinde Afolabi, a Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) engineer on Tuesday said that the agency was collaborating with the…
FG begs Boko Haram sponsors to stop funding them
The Federal Government has appealed to financiers of the Boko Haram insurgents to desist from sponsoring the terrorists and surrender…
Ekiti Teachers vow not to resume Oct. 8
The Ekiti Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), on Tuesday called on its members not to resume for…
2015: Gov. Aliyu promises to announce PDP flag bearer
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday said that members of the public would know who the Peoples Democratic Party…
Peter Obi finally defects to PDP from APGA
The former Governor of Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi, On Tuesday formally defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the…
British troops train ahead of Ebola mission in S. Leone
Dozens of British military personnel are due to fly to Sierra Leone next week to help build medical facilities to…
Fancy vivid pink diamond sells for record $17.8mn
A flawless fancy vivid pink diamond sold for a record US$17.7 million in Hong Kong late Tuesday, Sotheby’s said. The…
GSM, CDMA networks may cease to exist – ATCON
Lanre Ajayi, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said on Tuesday that the Global System for Mobile Communication…