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Man butchers four siblings, slaughters two
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man, identified as Mike, has reportedly butchered four children of his neighbour in Okha II community…
Delta teachers pledge to resume Sept. 22
Teachers in Delta on Thursday pledged to resume in their respective schools on 22 September as directed by the Federal…
2015: Okorocha releases six commissioners
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has relieved six of his commissioners of their duties after they revealed their interest to…
Okagbare, Enyeama top nominees for Nigerian Sports Award 2014
The 2014 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award has entered the voting phase as the top three nominees for each…
Malta turns away ship with suspected Ebola case on board
Malta has turned away a ship travelling from Guinea with a suspected Ebola case on board after it sought medical…
2015: Candidates must show proof of commitment – APGA chieftain
Uchenna Okogbue, The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), South East zone, has said that the…
Osun Election: Speaker calls for fair hearing
The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, has urged members of the Governorship Election Tribunal in the state…
Plateau owes councillors 7 months salaries
Councillors in the 17 local government areas of Plateau state are being owed seven months salaries by the state government,…
Want to contact INEC? This is how
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised members of the public to utilise its citizen contact centre to obtain…
Boko Haram ‘in charge of 25 towns’ – Catholic Bishop
Boko Haram militants are in charge of at least 25 towns and villages in northeast Nigeria, the region’s Roman Catholic…
Lagos pilgrim dies in Mecca
Kazeeem Ugbodaga A female pilgrim from Lagos state has died in Medina, Saudi Arabia while performing the ongoing hajj in…
PDP NEC Adopts Jonathan For Re-election
The Peoples DemocraNational Executive Committee, NEC, of the party has taken a decision to adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as its…
BBC reporters ‘badly beaten’ in Russia
A team of BBC journalists was beaten and their camera smashed in southern Russia, where they were looking into reports…
God will reveal perpetrators of collapsed building – TB Joshua
Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, the general overseer of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has stated that God will reveal…
Solskjaer steps down as Cardiff manager
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stepped down as manager of English second-tier side Cardiff City after nine months in the job,…
Senator donates N2.5m cash, food items to internally displaced persons
Senator Suleiman Adokwe, ( PDP-Nasarawa) on Thursday donated N2.5 million cash and food items to persons displaced during the recent…
28 people die in road accidents in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Thursday said 28 people were killed in road traffic crashes in the state…
Kashamu still wanted in US for drug charges
Alhaji Buruji Kashamu, a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and self styled chief mobiliser of the party…
PDP BoT endorses Jonathan, approves party’s timetable
The PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) on Wednesday endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s sole candidate for the 2015…
Five dead as flash flood sweeps through France
Five people died when storms turned a peaceful river that bordered their camping site in southern France into a raging…
Super Eagles slip on FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped four places to 37th on the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday…
Amosun commends traditional rulers on state development
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has commended the supports and valuable contribution of the Ogun State traditional…
Edo state immortalises Ogbemudia
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state government has immortalised two-time governor of the defunct Mid-West and Bendel states, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, by…
Condoms hottest item at Asian Games
Athletes are snapping up thousands of free condoms being given out at the Asian Games, organizers said Thursday. “We’ve been…
Dalai Lama hails Xi Jinping as ‘more open-minded’
The Dalai Lama hailed Xi Jinping as “more open-minded” on Thursday as the Chinese president held talks with Prime Minister…
Scrabble: N20m prize money for Akpabio International Classic
A total of N20 million will be up for grabs at the 8th Governor Godswill Akpabio International Scrabble Classics scheduled…
Oshiomhole donates N1m to Bendel Insurance FC Supporters Club
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, on Wednesday in Benin donated N1 million to the supporters club of Bendel Insurance FC.…
Nike terminates endorsement deal with Pistorius
United States sports giant, Nike, has terminated its endorsement deal with Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee sprinter, who was found…
3.2 million Nigerians are unnecessarily blind – Expert
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Dr. Daniel Anthony, an ophthalmologist with the St. Mary’s Catholic Eye Specialist Hospital, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria…
Yes or No? Polls open as Scotland decides future
Polling booths opened on Thursday in Scotland’s historic referendum on independence, with record numbers of Scots expected to cast their…