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Chelsea beat Bolton to advance
Chelsea edged Bolton Wanderers 2-1 to reach the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday. Chelsea gave a first appearance of…
Lampard scores twice as City demolished Sheffield
League Cup holders Manchester City demolished Sheffield Wednesday 7-0 to reach the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday. Frank Lampard…
Miranda lifts Atletico Madrid up to second
Atletico Madrid moved up to second in La Liga as Miranda scored the only goal in a 1-0 win away…
Nigeria is free from Ebola – Health Ministry
Nigeria has cleared all patients being monitored for the Ebola virus, the federal health ministry said on Wednesday, but doctors…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader is dead – Nigerian Army
Defence Headquarters spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade on Wednesday confirmed that the dreaded Abubakar Shekau, leader of Islamist sect, Boko…
135 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops – DHQ
The Nigerian military on Wednesday said a total of 135 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect surrendered with their…
Rename IDH after Adadevoh, Lagos Assembly tells Fashola
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed a motion asking the state governor, Babatunde Fashola, to…
Abuja light rail to be completed Oct. 2015
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Bala Mohammed, has said that the ongoing Abuja Light Rail project…
Police arraign 5 brothers over N91.5m fraud
The police on Wednesday arraigned five brothers in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with N91.5 million land fraud.…
2015: Politicians with criminal record will not contest – IG
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has said that politicians with criminal records will be stopped from contesting the…
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,…