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School pupils join Hong Kong democracy protests
Nearly 1,000 Hong Kong secondary school pupils, some wearing uniforms, joined university students on Friday to bolster a days-long protest…
3 dead, 11 missing after tourism vessel capsizes in Brazil
Search and rescue teams on Thursday combed the Paraguay River in search of 11 tourists still missing a day after…
Qatar emir denies funding Syria extremists
The emir of Qatar has denied accusations that his country funds extremist groups in Syria, while stressing the Gulf state’s…
40 ‘rioters’ killed in China
Forty “rioters” were killed in China’s far-western Xinjiang region following a series of explosions last Sunday, the worst incident of…
Syria refugees disembark from cruise liner in Cyprus
Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner in the Mediterranean disembarked in Cyprus on Friday, after hours…
Amosun allays fear over armed robbery attack in Ijebuland
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ijebu Igbo and other towns in Ijebuland have been assured of adequate protection of lives and…
Australia commits N8.7mn to tackle Ebola in Nigeria
The Australian Government says it has contributed ₦ 8.7 million to the Nigeria Ebola Virus Emergency Appeal launched by the…
Swindled widow wants control of fortune back from Chinese man
A dementia-stricken Singaporean widow who claims to have been swindled out of her fortune by a Chinese tour guide is…
New CP igniting fresh crisis in Rivers, says House of Assembly
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly has condemned the attempt by the new state commissioner of Police…
Nigeria passes test to continue US flights
By Simon Ateba Nigerian planes are safe and will continue to fly directly to the United States, the American Federal…
Pellegrini, New York City FC fight over Lampard
New York City FC will oppose any move from Manchester City to keep Frank Lampard at the Etihad for longer…
Medical panel not to remove Suntai, says acting Gov.
The acting governor of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, has debunked reports that the medical panel set up to ascertain the…
Refugees rescued by cruise ship refuse to disembark
More than 300 mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner on Thursday refused to disembark in Cyprus’s southern port…
NURTW Chairman shot dead after beating Ekiti judge with Fayose
The former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ekiti state, Mr. Omolafe Aderiye has been…
PDP is my home, I’ll never leave – Gov. Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa has doused any rumour of him defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to another…
PDP applauds Lamido’s performance in Jigawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa. The party’s National…
Parents of Chibok girls ponder over funerals
The parents of girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria are considering whether to hold funerals to mourn their loss,…
I never accused Aliyu, Lamido of deceit, says Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Rotimi Amaechi has debunked an online story that claimed that he labeled governors Babangida Aliyu And…
Ekiti shuts all courts indefinitely after Fayose beat up Judge
Ekiti State authorities have on Thursday ordered the immediate closure of all state courts after governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose, thugs attacked…
UNIBEN strips former VC of Professor Emeritus
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Andrew Onokerhoraye, has been stripped of his…
NDIC pays N93.6bn to depositors as liquidation dividend
Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has said that the agency has paid N93.64 billion liquidation…
Fashola stops LASU from honouring Nigerians with awards
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Thursday said that he has directed the Lagos State University (LASU) to stop…
Fashola faults national awards to political office holders
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Thursday said that the award of national honours to political office holders was…
Journalists tasked to expose corrupt, violent politicians
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Roland Owie, has tasked journalists to expose corrupt politicians who want to perpetuate…
FG declares Wednesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1 October, as public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 54th Independence Anniversary. This was contained…
Day old baby rescued from grave
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued a day-old baby buried alive by the mother in a shallow grave…
World Bank adds $170 mn to fight Ebola
The World Bank boosted its aid to the campaign against the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa on Thursday, adding…
Amb. Nancy Powell appointed as Ebola coordinator
By Simon Ateba The United States Government has named Ambassador Nancy Powell to lead the Ebola Coordination Unit at the…
Apple acknowledges bug in iPhone software, offers fix
Apple Thursday acknowledged a bug in its iPhone software update that caused users to lose cellular service, offering a temporary…
Police confirm release of Chibok girl
The Nigeria Police has announced the release of one of the remaining 219 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in…