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5 governors attend APC rally in Sokoto, Buhari absent
Former Nigeria’s military ruler and APC Chiefain, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, was absent at the North West Zonal Rally of…
Four Islamists arrested over failed bomb plot in Germany
Germany put on trial Monday four alleged Islamist militants for plotting a failed bomb attack at a railway station and…
Didier Zokora quits international football
Ivory Coast defender Didier Zokora announced Monday in an interview with the national press that he is calling time on…
Lagos, 20 others get new commissioner of police
The acting Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba has appointed Kayode Aderanti as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos…
Reus out for four weeks with recurring ankle injury
Germany midfielder Marco Reus has been ruled out for at least four weeks after re-injuring his left ankle during Sunday’s…
69% of youths online illegally
More than two thirds of young Iranian Internet users are using illegal software to reach websites that are officially banned,…
Elderly Italian nuns raped, murdered in Burundi
Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and murdered in twin attacks in their convent in the capital of Burundi, police…
Hajj: Kebbi processes visa for 2,500 pilgrims
The Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency says it has processed travel visa for 2,500 state’s intending pilgrims to enable them…
Internet to boost learning capacity – ASUP Chairman
Mr Yahaya Usman-Baba, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nasarawa state, has said that the…
Education Ministry warns against encroachment on school lands
Imo Commissioner for Primary, Secondary and Non-formal Education, Mrs Uche Ejiogu, has warned individuals and communities against encroaching on lands…
1,200 captives held by rebels freed – Ukraine president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that 1,200 captives held by pro-Russian rebels had been freed. “In the past…
Lesotho PM throws peace deal into doubt, Zuma to mediate
Lesotho’s prime minister told AFP on Monday that he would not reopen parliament, calling into question a South African-brokered peace…
FIFA deadline passes for Nigeria as ban looms
FIFA deadline on the Nigeria Football Federation passed on Monday with no sign at the association’s offices of the body’s…
Sokoto state donates N2m to orphans, needy
The Sokoto State Government has donated a total of N2 million to 50 orphans and 100 needy persons to alleviate…
14 contestants emerge for Gulder Ultimate Search XI
Funsho Arogundade Gulder Ultimate Search, Nigeria’s reality television show has altered the norm of contestants going into this year’s edition…
Borno to distribute 500 buses to NURTW members
The Borno government said on Monday that it planned to distribute 500 buses to members of the National Union of…
Germany arrests three Shebab suspects returning from Kenya
Three German men were arrested at the weekend when they flew home from Kenya, accused of having joined and fought…
Adamawa Election: Atiku accepts APC primaries, congratulates Jibrilla
Former vice president and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Senator Bindow Jibrilla following his emergence…
Blatter to contest as FIFA president again
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Monday that he will be a candidate for a fifth term in charge of world…
UN-funded African troops rape vulnerable Somalis
Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and girls as young as 12 and traded…
Academy of Science partners FG to tackle Ebola
The Nigerian Academy of Science says that it is collaborating with the Federal Government in the fight against Ebola Virus…
Ebola: Red Cross trains personnel, journalists
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, West Coast zone, is training its communication officers and selected…
Air Controller cautions on Nigerian airspace privatisation
The Federal Government has been advised to rule out the privatisation of Air Traffic Control (ATC) due to safety issues…
Warri residents commend govt. for water provision
Residents of Warri, the commercial city of Delta, have commended the state government for embarking on the multi-million naira water…
2015: APC questions order to print ballot papers locally
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria…
SEAL shirt from bin Laden raid goes on show in NY
A shirt worn by a member of the Navy SEAL team during the clandestine raid that killed Osama bin Laden…
200 benefit from Kwara’s ‘Ageing Gracefully’ health programme
No fewer than 200 people received treatment for different ailments under a free healthcare programme for the aged in Irepodun…
Three dead as car smashes into crowd at Portugal rally
Three people, including two boys aged eight and 13, were killed when a car ploughed into spectators at a rally…
Ireland begins qualifiers with a win
Everton winger Aiden McGeady got the Republic of Ireland’s Euro bid off to a flying start with a 2-1 win…
Germany downs Scotland in Euro 2016 opener
Germany got their qualifying campaign up and running with a 2-1 defeat of a spirited Scotland. A goal in each…