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Ronaldo inspires Real to defeat Ludogorets
Cristiano Ronaldo helped Champions League holders Real Madrid survive an early scare in Bulgaria and come away with all three…
US hunts contacts of Ebola patient, including kids
Health officials in Texas on Wednesday scoured the Dallas area for people, including schoolchildren, who came in contact with a…
Sirleaf sees signs of Ebola ‘stabilisation’
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Wednesday the Ebola outbreak that has devastated her country was showing signs of stabilising…
Argentine central bank chief resigns
Argentina’s central bank governor resigned Wednesday, the president’s office said, as the country grapples with an economic slowdown, a debt…
Welbeck hat-trick helps Wenger celebrate anniversary
Danny Welbeck gave Arsene Wenger the perfect anniversary gift as the Arsenal striker’s hat-trick inspired a crucial 4-1 win against…
Fumbling Liverpool becomes Basel’s latest victims
Liverpool became the latest English club to fall victim to FC Basel as the Swiss side triumphed 1-0 in their…
DPR sanctions 20 oil marketers in for sharp practices
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it had sanctioned 20 petroleum marketers in Abuja in the last one week…
CAN tasks leaders on good conduct
The Borno chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday advised political and religious leaders in the country…
PDP’s support for Jonathan not in doubt, says Shagari
Sokoto state deputy governor, Mukhtari Shagari, on Wednesday in Sokoto said that the loyalty of members of the Peoples Democratic…
French opposition lawmaker elected Senate speaker
The French Senate on Wednesday elected a member of the opposition as its speaker, after the upper house made a…
US hospital bungled report of Africa travel in Ebola case
The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States initially told a nurse he had traveled in Africa but…
2015: INEC issues notice of election in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state on Wednesday issued a notice of the 2015 general elections in…
Independence Anniversary: Borno govt pardons 22 prisoners
The Borno Government said on Wednesday that it had granted pardon to 22 prison inmates in Maiduguri as part of…
Three Borno pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Adamu Timta, Secretary of the Borno Amirul Hajj committee on Wednesday’ confirmed the death of three pilgrims from Borno…
INEC gives details of 2015 general elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun on Wednesday said it had displayed notice of the 2015 general elections…
Ex-Guantanamo detainee walks free after UK drops terror charges
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Moazzam Begg, walked free from a British prison on Wednesday after prosecutors dropped seven terror…
Matic gets Terry seal of approval
Chelsea captain John Terry paid tribute to Nemanja Matic after the midfielder scored the goal that gave the Blues’ their…
US Ebola patient had contact with kids – Governor
A man who was diagnosed with Ebola in virus in Texas came in contact with young children, and experts are…
School bombing kills 30 children in Syria
At least 30 Syrian children aged under 12 were killed Wednesday in a double bombing by a lone assailant at…
In Pictures: Nigeria at 54
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence Day on 1 October, Lagos state government led by its…
The variety that make GOtv contents tick
The longing of most Nigerians, particularly low–income earners, for premium television programmes, with clear visual and audio was fulfilled with…
Prisoner on death row misses pardon over appeal
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A 22-year old prisoner on the death row in Delta state Wednesday narrowly missed the chance of getting…
Dubai Fund to invest in Dangote Group
Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), with assets worth over $70billion, is exploring further investment opportunities with African conglomerate Dangote Group,…
Japan unveils a chair that cuddles the user
There are times in everyone’s life when only a hug will do. Now one Japanese company has come up with…
Nigeria @ 54: Vision 20:2020 still achievable, realistic – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has stated that Nigeria can achieve the set Vision 20: 2020 despite the…
Governing council cry out over attempt to sell MKO Abiola’s school
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Palpable fear has grip the Governing Council of an Arabic institute belonging to late business mogul, Chief Moshood…
Ebola in the US: Opportunity for Nigeria
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday announced the first domestic case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the…
Jonathan’s broadcast a campaign speech
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday the army was turning the tide against Boko Haram Islamists and he trumpeted…
S.Africa denies corruption in Russia nuclear plant pact
South Africa denied Wednesday any corruption was involved in a multi-billion dollar nuclear energy deal after controversy erupted over whether…
Ten killed in Ukraine’s Donetsk on back-to-school day
Ukraine’s largest rebel-controlled city of Donetsk was shaken by violence Wednesday as 10 people were killed, some of them teachers…