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Malouda signs for Metz in France
Former French international midfielder Florent Malouda has signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second season, to play…
Nigeria’s military claims victory over Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Friday claimed to have routed Boko Haram militants near the Borno state capital Maiduguri, as residents in…
Nigerians decry racketeering at passport offices
Nigerians have expressed concern over the increasing rate of racketeering at passport offices across the country. A cross section of…
Sokoto govt. has no plans to ban Okada
Sokoto State Government has said that it has no immediate plan to ban commercial motorcycle operation in the state. The…
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram near Maiduguri
Nigerian government forces were fighting Islamist insurgents 35 km (20 miles) outside Borno state capital Maiduguri on Friday to try…
Ali Modu Sheriff: Jonathan shying from the truth – APC
The dust over President Goodluck Jonathan’s hobnobbing with former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, an alleged Boko Haram…
Many dead, others trapped in Synagogue Church
Cyriacus Izuekwe Many people are reported to have died and many others injured after a building collapsed at the headquarters…
2015: CAN warns political parties against rigging, imposition of candidates
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benue, Bishop Yiman Orkwar, has warned political parties in Benue against election…
INEC blames Kwara assembly for halting election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it cannot conduct a by-election to fill the vacant seat at the Kwara…
UN vows not to abandon Ebola-hit Liberia
The United Nations has vowed its peacekeepers will not abandon Liberia and will “stay the course” despite the Ebola epidemic…
Kano spends N11m on training of 2,200 birth attendants
Governor Rabi`u Kwankwaso of Kano state on Thursday said the state government spent over N11 million to train 2,200 traditional…
US teen killer escapes from prison, recaptured
A US teenager convicted of killing three other high school students escaped from prison Thursday but was captured soon thereafter,…
Diego Costa Wins Player of the Month Award
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been voted August’s Premier League Player of the Month, capping a remarkable start to life…
Villas-Boas’ Zenit 100% record under threat from Dynamo
Andre Villas-Boas’ Russian Premier League leaders Zenit St Petersburg defend their unbeaten record against second placed Dynamo Moscow on Saturday…
Three condemned to death for ‘China’s 9/11’ mass stabbing
Three people were condemned to death Friday and one given life in prison for a mass stabbing that killed 31…
Ebola death toll hits 2,400 – WHO
The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola fever has now killed more than 2,400 people and infected twice that number, according to…
US sanctions are ‘disconnected from reality’ – Russia
Russia’s parliamentary speaker on Friday denounced new US sanctions against Moscow as “disconnected from reality”, and charged the Ukraine crisis…
Cuba sends 165 health workers to Sierra Leone in Ebola fight
Cuba will send 165 doctors and nurses to Sierra Leone to help fight the Ebola outbreak, Cuba’s health minister and…
Elumelu Leads Experts To Address Power Challenges
Renown business leader and investment guru Tony Elumelu is heading up a high-level list of power experts who will address…
Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide
Celebrity athlete Oscar Pistorius was found guilty on Friday of culpable homicide in shooting dead his glamorous girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp,…
Woman slices stepdaughter’s buttock with hot knife
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 29-year old woman, Lucy Samuel has been arrested by the police for allegedly maltreating her stepdaughter, Joan…
Prophet dumps wife, opts for mistress
Cyriacus Izuekwe Prophet Samuel Sunday Oyedokun has instituted a legal suit against his estranged wife, prophetess Victoria Oyedokun after she…
Pregnant woman arrested for pouring urine in neighbour’s water
Cyriacus Izuekwe A pregnant housewife, Bola Shakiru has been arrested by the police for attempting to poison her neighbour and…
53 per cent of Abuja Rail project executed – Minister
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Bala Mohammed, has said that 53 per cent of work on Lot…
Jonathan reiterates commitment to quality healthcare
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja restated Federal Government’s commitment to upgrade medical services in the country to world…
IIorin Aviation College produces 18 pilots
The International Aviation College, Ilorin, on Thursday, said it had achieved another milestone in the aviation industry in Nigeria by…
Woman arrested for faking pregnancy
The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences on Thursday in Ikeja paraded a 29-year old woman it…
Boko Haram reliance on mercenaries sparks concerns
Cameroun’s claims this week that two Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded Boko Haram positions have sparked…
95% of Nasarawa will vote Jonathan, claims Maku
Information Minister, Labaran Maku has claimed on Thursday that President Goodluck Jonathan would get up to 95 per cent of…
Zamfara distributes 200 tricycles to commercial operators
The Zamfara State Government on Thursday distributed 200 tricycles to members of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Association and WAZOBIA KEKE…