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Giwa Allays Fear Over FIFA Ban On Nigeria
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ambassador Chris Giwa has allayed fears of Nigerians over a letter from world governing…
Chelsea agrees deal for Remy
Chelsea has agreed a deal for Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy after matching his £8million release clause. Jose Mourinho…
Katsina builds 361 clinics to boost healthcare, says Shema
Katsina State Government has constructed 361 clinics in the last seven years as part of efforts to bring healthcare closer…
Toure ready to return to Moscow after racist taunts
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure will play at CSKA Moscow later this season…
Van Gaal blasts Hodgson over Shaw criticism
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has blasted Roy Hodgson after the England coach questioned the fitness of Luke Shaw.…
Researchers trace Ebola outbreak to funeral in Sierra Leone
Researches at Harvard University, USA on Friday linked the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone to the…
Oyo local govt. gets electricity 30 months after outage
The people of Ona-Ara Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State on Friday had a reason to rejoice after electricity…
Commissioner’s killers die in gun battle, says Gov. Orji
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia said those who killed the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, have also been…
My husband has improved fortune of women – Patience Jonathan
Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, has described her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, as gender-loving and had improved the…
NMA applauds FG reversal of residency programme
Dr Kayode Obembe, National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Friday commended Federal Government’s reversal of suspension on residency programme…
Ghana says poverty cut by half since 1992
The number of people living in poverty in Ghana halved between 1992 and 2013, the government said Friday, with the…
Torres joins AC Milan on loan
Fernando Torres has ended three-and-a-half disappointing years at Chelsea by completing a move to AC Milan. The Spaniard replaces Mario…
Police detain woman for burning girl’s genital
The police in Dutse, Abuja, have detained a woman for allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl to sit on a…
Sambo meets with Kogi, Anambra govs. over boundary dispute
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday met with the governors of Kogi and Anambra to discuss the longstanding boundary dispute…
Military lacks political will to curb insurgency – Audu-Bida
Muhammad Audu-Bida, Chairman, International Emergency Management and Engineering Society (TIEMES), Nigeria/West Africa Chapter, says the military needs political will to…
2 DIGs, 37 CPs promoted by PSC
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 30 Commissioners of Police with…
FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an “elected” executive committee led by…
Ebola drug clears early test hurdle
A prototype drug that has been urgently given to a handful of patients with Ebola has cleared an important test…
Britain raises terror threat level on Iraq, Syria fears
Britain raised its terror threat risk level to “severe” on Friday because of fears over the situation in Iraq and…
Lamido appoints Obasanjo chancellor of Jigawa varsity
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Friday appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the pioneer Chancellor of the newly established…
Ebola: Ondo govt. cancels summer lessons
The Ondo State Government on Friday cancelled all summer school lessons in the state. This was contained in a statement…
Keyamo petitions Police IG over late officer’s pension
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the country’s acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, over the…
Death toll in east Ukraine conflict nears 2,600 – UN
The conflict raging in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people, the United Nations said Friday, voicing concern about atrocities…
IMF approves $1.4 billion in new funds for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund approved Friday the release of nearly $1.4 billion in fresh funds for troubled Ukraine, as the…
Baby dies after being left forgotten in parked car
A 16-month old baby died after being forgotten by one of its parents who left the child behind in a…
Balotelli, Lallana in line for Liverpool debuts
Mario Balotelli and Adam Lallana could make their Liverpool debuts this weekend after being named in the Reds’ squad for…
Arsenal can still thrive without Giroud, says Wenger
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can still challenge for the Premier League title even if they fail to sign a stand-in…
Chelsea Clinton leaves TV job for Charity
Chelsea Clinton announced Friday that she was stepping down from a part-time reporting job on US television to focus on…
Van Gaal targets Europe as first step of United overhaul
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admits he must deliver Champions League football to Old Trafford next season before he…
Is this beginning of the end for South Africa’s Zuma?
A series of setbacks in beleaguered South African President Jacob Zuma’s battle against corruption allegations has sparked fresh speculation that…