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30 inmates graduate in vocational studies at Agodi prison
No fewer than 30 inmates of Agodi prison in Ibadan have benefitted from the vocational training programmes organised by the…
Saudi arrests 88 in ‘anti-terrorism’ drive
Saudi Arabia has arrested 88 suspected extremists, more than half of them ex-Qaeda detainees who had previously been released, the…
The negligence of Governors Fashola and Ibikunle Amosun
The benefit of one political party dominating a specific region in the society is to have a unified political ideology…
Beckham ‘sad’ over Welbeck’s United exit
Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham told the BBC on Tuesday that he was “sad” to see home-grown striker Danny…
Uganda children ‘taken from families’ to feed overseas adoption boom
Authorities in Uganda have raised fears that the east African nation’s children are being left vulnerable to abuse and exploitation…
Nasarawa govt. awards N1bn contract for Lafia market
The Nasarawa state government has awarded a N1 billion contract for the construction of Lafia international modern market. Emmanuel Jaji,…
Change tactics or face ‘interminable’ Boko Haram threat
Nigeria faces an open-ended fight against Boko Haram unless it changes its approach to ending the insurgency, according to a…
Mixed reports as Boko Haram claims another town in Borno
Nigeria’s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram has seized the key northeastern town of Bama after fierce fighting with government forces,…
Africa must tackle scourge of terrorism, leaders warn
African leaders said Tuesday the continent must work together to end the “scourge” of terrorism, amid fears of a growing…
Concerns over food shortages in Ebola-hit nations
The United Nations warned on Tuesday of “grave food security concerns” in the west African countries hardest hit by the…
Schweinsteiger named Germany captain
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was on Tuesday named the new captain of Germany by manager Joachim Loew. Loew appointed…
Man United move ‘a dream’, says Falcao
Colombian striker Radamel Falcao said that he had fulfilled “a dream” after completing a loan move to Manchester United from…
Ivory Coast approves match amid Ebola fears
The Ivory Coast government on Tuesday relented and agreed to let the national football team play an Africa Cup of…
Everton completes last minute loan deal for Henen
Everton struck a last minute transfer deadline deal with the loan signing of Belgian 18-year-old David Henen. The youth international,…
European giants spend more than $3 billion on transfers
The English Premier League dominated as Europe’s top clubs spent more than $3 billion on new players in the two…
500,000 displaced by Ukraine conflict – UN
Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday,…
Saudi Arabia beheads 3 Syrian drug traffickers
Three Syrians convicted of drug trafficking were executed by the sword in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the interior ministry announced.…
Ebola kills 31 people in DR Congo – WHO
An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains…
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Ikimi is a traitor, acting the PDP script… Good Riddance! – Bola Tinubu
I ordinarily would not have responded to Tom Ikimi’s lengthy chronicle of falsehoods, cheap blackmail and abuse. My only reason…
Bus conductor bites off passenger’s ear over N20
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 32-year old conductor, Taye Ajayi has been arrested and charged before Lagos court for biting off the…
Woman arrested for pouring faeces into vendors’ soup
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 45-year old woman, Mrs Adedayo Fashola has been arrested and charged to Isolo Magistrate’s court for allegedly…
NNPC constitutes committee on Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it had constituted a steering committee to facilitate the construction of…
Electricity: Minister woos Chinese investors
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, has said that the transmission sub-sector of Nigeria’s power sector was…
Over 7000 groups back Jonathan for 2015 – Alkali
Prof. Rufai Alkali, Special Adviser to the President on Politics, claims there are over 7,000 Goodluck Support Groups (GSGs) across…
Lesotho PM expected to return after ‘coup’
Lesotho’s prime minister is set to return home Tuesday after three days in exile in neighbouring South Africa, as regional…
FCT to clamp down on unpainted cabs
As the 1 October deadline for the registration of unpainted commercial vehicles commonly known as “kabu kabu” approaches, the FCT…
Man Utd completes Falcao signing
Manchester United has finally completed the signing of Ramadel Falcao on loan from French club Monaco. The deal was completed…
Army reviews curfew in Maiduguri
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri said on Monday that it had “reviewed upward” the curfew imposed…
Welbeck joins Arsenal for £16m
Danny Welbeck has joined Arsenal from Manchester United for a fee believed to be around £16 million. The English striker…
Amnesty condemns IS ‘ethnic-cleansing’ in Iraq
Amnesty International has accused Islamic State jihadists of “systematic ethnic cleansing” and mass killings of minorities in northern Iraq, in…