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North Korea fires short-range missile into sea

North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea on Saturday, the 15th time it has launched rockets this year,…

Egypt warns Turkey to stop criticizing Sisi again

Egypt warned Ankara Saturday of “further action” as it protested for the second time in a week at the Turkish…

Insecurity: Zazzau emirate cancels Sallah durbar

The Zazzau Emirate Council in Kaduna state, on Saturday announced the cancellation of Eid-El-Fitr durbar and all other festivities in…

Sallah: Security beefed up in public places in FCT

Security measures have been reinforced in some public places and markets in the FCT ahead of the Eid-el Fitri celebrations.…

Oil theft: JTF Commander pleads for more gunboats

The JTF Commander in Bayelsa, Major General Emmanuel Atewe, on Saturday appealed to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-…

UTME: Fed Poly, Ado-Ekiti warn students against third party

The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti on Friday advised applicants against inducing officials of the institution to secure admission. The Registrar of…

Top diplomats call for extension to 12-hour Gaza truce

US Secretary of State John Kerry and top diplomats from Europe and the Middle East gathered in Paris Saturday called…

PDP in Diaspora commends Jonathan on confab

Members of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the United States have commended President Goodluck Jonathan for convening the National Conference…

Politicians should join hands against terrorism – Presidency

Prof. Rufai Alkali, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, has called on political office holders not to…

APC governors helped Aregbesola pay salaries – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osun state on Friday 25 July alleged that governors of Rivers, Lagos, Osun, Edo and…

Boko Haram violence our challenge with polio – Bill Gates

United States philanthropist, Bill Gates has described the violence in northern Nigeria perpetuated by Islamist sect Boko Haram, as the…

85 Syria troops killed in jihadist takeover

At least 85 Syrian soldiers were killed, some of them beheaded, as the jihadist Islamic State took over a base…

At least 76 bodies retrieved from Gaza rubble after truce

The bodies of at least 76 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first few…

Cameroon jails 14 Boko Haram members

A military court in Cameroon has handed down prison sentences of up to 20 years to 14 Boko Haram members,…

Osun Election: Omisore supporters kill APC member

Senator Iyiola Omisore’s political supporters have been accused of killing a member of the opposition party on Friday 25 July.…

Qaeda releases video of US suicide bomber in Syria

Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate has released a video of a US suicide bomber who blew himself up at an army post…

Giant crater in Russia’s far north sparks mystery

A vast crater discovered in a remote region of Siberia known to locals as “the end of the world” is…

UN warns of world inaction as South Sudan famine looms

Top UN aid chiefs have begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in South Sudan, where a…

FG open to negotiation to free Chibok Girls – UN

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Joy Ogwu, says the Federal Government is still open to negotiation to…

AU Commission plans new approach to Boko Haram

The African Union Commission (AUC) has announced plans to set up a joint task force with four member states to…

Israel and Hamas declare 12-hour Gaza truce

The Israeli military and the militant Palestinian Hamas were set on Saturday to start a 12-hour ceasefire at 8:00 a.m.…

Nigeria: Facts to know about ruthless Ebola virus

The Ebola virus plaguing west Africa, which has killed at least 660 since the worst-ever outbreak began there in January,…

Paris bans pro-Palestinian protest after recent violence

French police have banned a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive that was due to take place in Paris on Saturday,…

Israel agrees 12-hour Gaza ceasefire

Israel has announced a unilateral 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting on Saturday morning, a US official said. “Israel has agreed…

Oyinlola supports Omisore’s ambition -PDP

The Campaign Organisation of Senator Iyiola Omisore, PDP’s governorship candidate in Osun, said on Friday that former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola…

Soldiers, Shi’ite Muslims Clash in Zaria leaves Four Dead

At least four persons have been reported dead after the clash between soldiers and adherents of the Islamic Shiite Movement…

Spanish nightclub shut down over sex-for-drink game

A nightclub on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca where a young woman performed oral sex on several men reportedly…

SSS shuts down office Opinion Poll company

Two weeks to the governorship election in Osun State, armed operatives from State Security Services, SSS have reportedly swooped on…

Jihadists kill at least 50 Syria troops in ambush

Jihadists from the Islamic State group killed at least 50 Syrian soldiers in an ambush on Friday, summarily executing most…