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PDP ready to receive Gov. Mimiko – Elegbeleye
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State said on Sunday that it had set up a nine-man committee to…
CNPP condemns assault on Ekiti high court judge
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has condemned recent assault on Justice John Adeyeye of the Ekiti State High…
2015 Election: Women group calls on Buhari to contest
Grassroots Women Initiative (GWI), a women political group, has called on General Muhammadu Buhari to declare his intention to contest…
Governors of NDDC states to tackle poor funding of the commission
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Advisory Council Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has resolved to urgently address the funding challenges facing the…
Oshiomhole tasks royal fathers on crude oil theft
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has appealed to royal fathers in the South-South to help check the…
Funding, militancy, delay completion of East-West Road
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Challenges ranging from unpaid mobilisation fee, youth militancy and difficult terrain have been cited as among reasons delaying…
Ekdal scores hat-trick as Cagliari stun 10-man Inter
Swede Albin Ekdal hit a first-half hat-trick as Cagliari stunned ten-man Inter Milan 4-1 at the San Siro on Sunday…
Torres fails to inspire Milan away to Cesena
Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi shook up his formation for the trip to Cesena, with Fernando Torres preferred as the lone…
Troussier quits as Sfaxien coach
Experienced French coach Philippe Troussier quit as CS Sfaxien coach on Sunday following the Tunisian club’s defeat in the African…
APC slams Jonathan, says he’s playing dirty politics with Chibok girls’ plight
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of seeking to negotiate the timing of the…
Jonathan is most friendly president, says 2015 support group
The Mass Movement for Goodluck (MMG), a President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election support group, has described him as the most-friendly president…
NMA urges Lagos to pay withheld emoluments of doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Chapter, on Sunday appealed to the Lagos State Government to pay the withheld…
2015: Lagos PDP distances self from Agbaje suit against Jonathan
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday disowned Mr Adejumo Agbaje, who filed a suit…
Turkey bans tattoos, piercings
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as…
Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan to ditch the country’s all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme,…
Femi Ogunode wins men’s 100m in Asian record 9.93sec
Qatar’s Femi Ogunode won the Asian Games 100 metres gold in a new continental record time of 9.93 seconds despite…
Chelsea to leave Stamford Bridge for Twickenham
Chelsea are exploring the possibility of moving to Twickenham, home of English rugby, while their Stamford Bridge stadium is being…
Cameron considered resigning over Scotland
British Prime Minister David Cameron thought about resigning if Scotland voted to leave the United Kingdom, he said in an…
Parents protest in China after school stampede kills 6
Chinese parents staged a protest on Sunday after six pupils were killed in a stampede at a primary school, as…
Airstrikes, gunfight kill 21 militants in Pakistan
At least 21 militants have been killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal areas, officials said…
Eaglets beat Gabon 5-0, qualify for Niger 2015
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Under-17 side, Golden Eaglets, on Saturday thrashed Gabon 5-0 at the U. J. Esuene Sports Stadium in…
Jonathan Should Provide Leadership And Protect The Judiciary – Saraki
The current security situation in Ekiti State today is a big threat to our nascent democracy, political stability and judicial…
Over 30 in ‘cardiac arrest’ on Japan volcano
More than 30 hikers were found in “cardiac arrest” near the peak of an erupting volcano in Japan Sunday, police…
Boko Haram dims hopes of crude oil exploration in the north
Social and economic development has long been touted as the way to revive the fortunes of Nigeria’s impoverished north and…
Police officer shot in Ferguson
A police officer was shot in the arm late Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri, where the fatal shooting of an unarmed…
At UN, Cuba slams US sanctions
Cuba on Saturday slammed the United States for applying unilateral sanctions as a foreign policy instrument — like the five-decade…
Inventor of World Wide Web warns of threat to internet
The British inventor of the World Wide Web warned on Saturday that the freedom of the internet is under threat…
Kenyan election lessons for INEC
Electoral Institute and Africa Vision 252 Initiative, an NGO, is to organise a lecture on lessons Nigeria ought to learn…
Four killed in gun attack on Mexican football team’s bus
Three football players, two of them minors, and their driver died in a gun attack against their bus in Mexico’s…
I never imagined reaching 400-goal mark – Messi
Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi said he could never have envisaged scoring 400 goals in his career…