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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…
Why Cross River floated N40 bn bond – Imoke
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River on Monday in Calabar said his administration floated a N40 billion bond to address…
Three injured as Laurent Gbagbo’s party HQ is ransacked
The headquarters of the party of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo were ransacked on Monday, leaving three people injured, a…
PDP urges Jonathan to contest 2015 election
President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to re-contest for the post of president in general elections of 2015. The National…
Former Kano deputy gov. Bibi Farouk is dead
Former Deputy Governor of Kano state under Mohammed Abubakar Rimi’s administration in the Second Republic, Alhaji Bibi Farouk, is dead.…
Out of favour Amalfitano moves to West Ham
French midfielder Morgan Amalfitano signed for English Premier League side West Ham on Monday from Ligue 1 outfit Marseille where…
Giwa’s NFF suspends league board
The crisis rocking Nigerian football took a new turn Monday when the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, led…
Ban Ki-moon alarmed by Israel’s plan to seize West Bank
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “alarmed” by Israeli plans to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land…
Police begin wearing cameras in US protest town
Police in the US town roiled by protests after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager are now wearing…
UK parents of tumour boy held in Spain as sympathy grows
A Spanish judge on Monday extended the detention of a British couple arrested for taking their seriously ill son out…
Nurses go on strike in Ebola-hit Liberia
Nurses at Liberia’s largest hospital went on strike on Monday, demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against a…
Napoli sells Pandev and Dzemaili to Galatasaray
Galatasaray’s former Italy national coach Cesare Prandelli built up his squad ahead of their Champions League campaign by signing Macedonian…
Valencia signs Man City’s Negredo on loan
Valencia have completed the signing of Spanish international Alvaro Negredo on loan from Manchester City. The La Liga club will…
Palace break club record to sign Wigan’s McArthur
Crystal Palace splashed out a club record fee to sign Scotland midfielder James McArthur from Wigan on Monday. Palace boss…
Sandro reunited with Redknapp at QPR
Queens Park Rangers announced on Monday that they have signed Brazil international holding midfielder Sandro from London rivals Tottenham Hotspur…
Assaidi returns to Stoke on loan
Morocco winger Oussama Assaidi has rejoined Stoke City on a season-long loan from Liverpool, the Britannia Stadium club announced on…
Man kills father over stick of cigarette
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin has arrested and detained a 22-year old man, Bestman Momodu, who allegedly killed his…
Djokovic into US Open quarter-finals
Novak Djokovic didn’t let Philipp Kohlschreiber stand in the way of another Grand Slam quarter-final berth on Monday, reaching the…
In Pictures: President Jonathan in Kenya for AU meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan arrives Jomo Kentatta international airport in Nairobi, Kentatta Nairobi Kenya for AU Peace and Security Council Summit…
Coates, Alvarez join Sunderland on loan
Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates joined Sunderland on a season-long loan on Monday, while the Black Cats also landed Inter Milan…
US Open: Serena progresses to quarter-final clash
Five-time champion Serena Williams reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final of the year at the US Open on Monday, setting…
Hull breaks bank for Uruguay striker Hernandez
Premier League club Hull City announced on Monday that they have signed Uruguay international striker Abel Hernandez from Italian side…