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Six killed in Imo auto crash
No fewer than six persons were killed in a ghastly motor accident involving a 14-seater bus and a Mack truck…
$9.3: Uproar as Reps probe $50,000 bribe to lawmakers
The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to probe the 50,000 dollars bribe allegedly…
APC will win presidential election
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja expressed optimism that the party would win the…
South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque could be shut
South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows Christian worshippers and women to lead prayers, could be closed unless it…
2015: Rivers PDP, INC kick against Wike candidature
Okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 24 hours after Stakeholders of Peoples Democratic Party move to kicked against governorship ambition of…
Dangote lauds NSE’s significant growth in 2013
The President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday said that the NSE recorded significant progress…
2015 Election: US promises assist to INEC
The United States on Wednesday said it was willing to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in delivering credible…
PDP adopted Jonathan to stabilise democracy – Gov. Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa said the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its…
German court backs Christian hospital against headscarf nurse
A German court ruled Wednesday that Christian church-run institutions may generally bar their employees from wearing a Muslim headscarf. The…
Bishop expelled for child sex abuse under house arrest
Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, former Vatican Ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been placed under house arrest over sexual abuse of…
Operators of illegal universities being prosecuted – NUC
Eight operators of illegal universities across the country, which have been closed, are being prosecuted, the National Universities Commission (NUC)…
APC members reject Kaduna govt.’s N3.4bn budget
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kaduna state House of Assembly on Wednesday rejected the state government’s…
2015: Atiku declares for presidency, promises a ‘secure future’
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday promised to secure the future of Nigerian youths as he formally declared his intention…
Osun assembly passes 24 bills in 3 years
The Osun House of Assembly said it passed 24 bills in the last three years of its legislative business. Mr…
Sweden arrests two men on Rwanda genocide suspicion
A Swede of Rwandan origin and a Rwandan national were held in custody Wednesday in Sweden under suspicion of involvement…
African Oscar winner, Bridget John joins Okoku’s Foundation
American-based Nollywood star, Bridget John has endorsed the Greater Tomorrow Children Foundation (GTCF), a charity-based organisation, whose primary aim is…
Jonathan’s sole endorsement, the peak of imposition – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole candidate of the…
Over 1,000 arrested in organised crime swoop
Police have arrested more than 1,000 suspects and rescued at least 30 trafficked children in an unprecedented swoop on organised…
N25.7bn theft: Power outage stalls Atuche’s trial
Power outage at the premises of the Ikeja High Court on Wednesday stalled the trial of a former Managing Director…
Bus crash kills 23 in northern India
An overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a reservoir on Wednesday in a Himalayan region in northern India,…
World Cup probe must be published, says top FIFA official
The results of a corruption probe over bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup must be made public, a…
Man takes wife to court over paternity of 3 children
A 48-year old farmer, Muraina Adisa, on Wednesday took his wife, Temitope, to an Iseyin Customary Court over the paternity…
2015: Kwara PDP appeals for financial assistance
The Kwara Chairman of PDP, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has appealed to the National Secretariat of the party for assistance to…
Clashes in Jerusalem on Jewish New Year eve
Clashes broke out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday as Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site…
Sharapova crashes, Kerber through in Wuhan
Fourth seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the $2.4 million WTA Wuhan Open in two sets Wednesday, while world number…
Gunmen kidnap Chinese in Kogi State
Gunmen kidnapped a Chinese national from his residence in central Nigeria’s Kogi state, police said on Wednesday, vowing to track…
Republic of Benin can’t fund elections – Pres. Yayi
Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi has criticised the cost of staging elections and indicated a lack of funds for an…
US drones kill eight militants in Pakistan
United States drones Wednesday fired missiles at a compound and vehicle and killed at least eight militants in a restive…
Australian police shoot dead ‘known terror suspect’
Police in Melbourne have shot dead a “known terror suspect” who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State…
Boko Haram, others threat to world peace – Maku
Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has called on the international community to cooperate with Africa countries in fighting terror…