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Syria army kills 32 rebels in Daraa ambush
Syrian troops killed 32 rebels in an ambush in the southern province of Daraa early on Sunday, a monitoring group…
Tottenham dismantles QPR on Redknapp return
Nacer Chadli ruined Harry Redknapp’s return to White Hart Lane as the Tottenham winger’s double inspired a 4-0 rout of…
Israeli raid kills mother, 3 children in north Gaza
An Israeli air strike killed a mother and three children from the same family in northern Gaza on Sunday, medics…
Briton with Ebola flown home from Sierra Leone
A British healthcare worker who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being flown back to London for treatment,…
British ‘close’ to identifying Foley killer
British authorities are “close” to identifying the hooded Islamic State jihadist who beheaded American journalist James Foley, the British ambassador…
Jihadists seize last Syrian army post in Raqa
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have seized the Tabqa military airport, the last remaining Syrian army base in northern…
PDP gets new officials in Kano Congress
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has elected Alhaji Rabi’u Dansharu as its new chairman. The state congress,…
Electricity company decries equipment vandalism in Bayelsa
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) said on Sunday that the vandalism of its equipment in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital,…
Gwagwalada flood victims count losses, seek FG assistance
Victims of Friday’s heavy downpour which ravaged many parts of Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on…
Delta farmers appeal for rehabilitation of cassava mills
Cassava farmers in Delta have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the three abandoned cassava mills established by Governor…
Yobe legislators right to dismiss impeachment rumours – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe on Sunday said that the dismissal of alleged impeachment plot against Governor Ibrahim…
Name NAFDAC HQ after Akunyili, Association tells FG
The Nigerian Association of Patent and Propriety Medicine Dealers Association (NAPPMED) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to immortalise Prof.…
FG partners stakeholders to fight Ebola virus
The Director of Port Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Nasiru Gwarzo, has said that the Federal and other stakeholders…
Ebola: Nigerians commend FG for quick response
Nigerians have commended the Federal Government and Lagos State government for swift response to the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. An…
Di Maria exit imminent, Ancelotti confirms
Argentine midfielder Angel di Maria’s expected move to Manchester United should be completed in the coming days, Real Madrid boss…
Notting Hill Carnival brings reggae to London streets
A million revellers were expected to join Europe’s biggest street party the Notting Hill Carnival in London from Sunday, filling…
Ebola: Nigerian doctors call off strike, resume Monday
Kayode Obembe, president Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the association has called off its three-month old (55 days) strike action.…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
German kidnapped by jihadists released in Syria
A 27-year old German kidnapped in Syria by militants from the Islamic State around a year ago has been released,…
Israel air strike kills two after Egypt calls talks
An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza Sunday as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an…
35 Nigeria police ‘missing’ after Boko Haram raid
Thirty-five Nigerian police officers deployed to a training academy in the remote northeast are missing after a Boko Haram attack…
Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50
The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of…
Cameroun striker Ebosse dead after hit by object
Camerounian football player Albert Ebosse died Saturday after he was hit by a projectile thrown from the stands following his…
South West PDP backs Jonathan for second term
Prominent members of the PDP and their allies in western Nigeria, said they had collected close to 1.8million signatures endorsing…
Ogun government shuts down OOU
The Ogun state government has ordered the Governing Council of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) to shut the school ‘immediately’, to…
2015 Election: Kaduna PDP endorses Jonathan
Femi Adi/Kaduna Large crowd of delegates from the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday 23…
Friendly: Eaglets Beat Kaduna-Based Club 1-0
Nigeria’s Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets, on Saturday wrought another win courtesy of a first half strike by winger Promise Orji…
Jonathan charges Falconets to win trophy
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the country’s representatives at the ongoing FIFA U- 20 Women’s World Cup, the Falconets, of…
Everton draw a sign of title class, says Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed the resilience shown by his players in their 2-2 draw with Everton underlines their Premier…
IG deploys 8 DIGs, 28 AIGs
The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Saturday deployed the eight newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police…