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Atletico Madrid manager handed eight-match ban
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has been given an eight-match touchline ban for his conduct in the Spanish champions 1-0…
Saudi set to generate $8.5 bn from hajj
Saudi Arabia could earn $8.5 billion from this October’s hajj, according to a study published on Monday, which predicted that…
Boko Haram: Cameroun Holding 480 Nigeria soldiers
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s neighbour, Cameroun has confirmed that it is holding about 480 Nigerian soldiers who fled to its territory…
APC says Jega assurances offer hope of free, fair elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) believes that Nigeria can organise truly free, fair, credible and transparent elections in the nearest…
Rwanda arrests army officers in crackdown
Authorities in Rwanda have arrested several senior and former top military figures, an official said Monday, in an apparent crackdown…
Thousands flee to Cameroun after Boko Haram attack
A Boko Haram attack on a border town in northeast Nigeria forced thousands of people to flee on Monday, in…
Hurricane Marie sends pounding waves to Mexico
Hurricane Marie was pounding heavy waves into Mexico’s Pacific coast Monday, where three fishermen went missing after their boat capsized.…
Liberian medic treated with experimental Ebola drug dies
A Liberian doctor treated with experimental American anti-Ebola serum ZMapp has died, the west African nation said on Monday. Abraham…
Obasanjo says Jonathan has stifled the middle class
Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says President Goodluck Jonathan has stifled the middle class just as the military tyrant,…
S.Sudan rebels face sanctions after killing ceasefire monitor
Warring sides in South Sudan face “punitive sanctions,” the rebels for killing a ceasefire monitor and the government for violating…
Fresh French crisis as Hollande orders cabinet shakeup
France was thrown into fresh crisis on Monday after President Francois Hollande told his prime minister to form a new…
Jumia debuts in Cameroun
One of Africa’s leading e-commerce site, Jumia has now launched its services in Cameroun. The launch in the West African…
Obasanjo refuses to support Jonathan for reelection
Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has refused to back President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election. Obasanjo distanced himself from endorsing…
Sony hit by cyber attack, bomb threat
Japanese entertainment giant Sony said Monday its online music and gaming sites came under a cyber attack by a hacker…
Temple stampede in India kills at least 10
A stampede at a Hindu temple in central India killed at least 10 people and injured scores early Monday, the…
Miley Cyrus wins top prize at MTV Video Music Awards
Pop shock diva Miley Cyrus won Video of the Year for “Wrecking Ball” at Sunday’s 2014 MTV Video Music Awards…
PDP rejects 8,000 polling booths allocated to South-East
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southeast zone has rejected the 8,000 polling booths allocated to…
Jonathan’s economic policies similar to Abacha’s, says Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has drawn similarities in the present economic situation in the country under…
Abia marks 23rd anniversary of creation
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia on Sunday led other government functionaries to a commemorative church service marking the 23rd anniversary…
Catholic denies demolition of Anglican centre in Anambra
The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Anambra, has said that the Church has no hand in the demolition of an Anglican…
Four inmates killed, two beheaded in Brazil jail riot
Inmates rioting for better facilities in a Brazilian jail killed four fellow prisoners, decapitating two of them, and took two…
E-cigarettes should be banned for minors
E-cigarettes should be subject to the same regulations as cigarettes and should not be sold to minors, the American Heart…
Japan ready to offer trial Ebola drug
Tokyo stands ready to offer an experimental drug developed by a Japanese company to help stem the global tide of…
Defiant Falconets lose to Germany again
Germany have won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for a record-equalling third time after a hard-fought 1-0 win over…
In Pictures: Policeman attempts to assassinate NSCDC Boss
A picture is worth a thousand words they say but this pictures speak even more. Barely 24 hours after the…
Kwara PDP wants electoral offenders prosecuted
The Kwara Chapter of PDP has called for the prosecution of all electoral offenders arrested during the ongoing Continuous Voters…
Confab: Lawyers, lecturers differ on referendum
Some lawyers and university lecturers have expressed divergent on whether or not the recommendations of National Conference should be subjected…
Osun Poll: Detainees Sue DSS, Army, Police; Demand N1.5bn
Jamiu Yisa Fifteen persons who were allegedly arrested, detained and harassed during the 9 August governorship election in Osun state,…
Amosun lauds doctors for calling off strike
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria has commended the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) over it’s decision to call…
Boko Haram: Army to launch offensive in North-East, says Minimah
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to…