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Real Madrid wins Champions League

Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo hit extra-time goals as Real Madrid came from behind to beat city rivals Atletico…

Past leaders should help curb insurgency – Aliyu

Niger state governor, Babangida Aliyu, on Saturday urged General Abdulsalami Abubakar to prevail on past leaders of the country to…

Another bomb blast rocks Jos

At least three people have been confirmed dead and three injured as another bomb explosion ripped through a football viewing…

Avoid partisan politics, PDP urges monarchs

Chief Dan Orbih, Chairman PDP Edo state, has advised traditional rulers in the state to refrain from partisan politics. He…

Ex-minister suspends birthday bash for Chibok girls

Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, former Minister of Sports and Special Duties, has suspended his 63rd birthday anniversary celebration because of the…

Peacekeeper killed, three wounded in Darfur

A Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and three others were wounded in a gunbattle Saturday after trying to mediate a tribal…

PDP alleges plot to disrupt peace in Gombe

The PDP has called on the people of Gombe State to remain alert and resist any plot to destroy the…

Police arrest two suspected kidnappers

Usman Gwari, Anambra Police Commissioner, said on Saturday in Aguleri, that the police have arrested two suspected kidnappers operating in…

Long-term foreign help needed to stop Boko Haram

Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source told AFP on Friday, as the country’s top…

Lawmaker seeks more funding for agric programmes

Lagos State lawmaker, Ibrahim Layode, on Saturday called for more funds to expand the Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) and other…

Seven killed in US college shooting

Seven people were killed and seven others wounded in a mass shooting at a college town in southern California, Santa…

EU, World Bank donates N48bn for youth employment in 4 states

The European Union and World Bank contributed 300 million dollars (N48 billion) grant for the implementation of “State Employment and…

Egypt jails 19 Morsi supporters for five years

An Egyptian court jailed 19 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for five years on Saturday for storming the…

President declares Malawi election ‘null and void’

Malawi’s President Joyce Banda on Saturday went on radio to declare this week’s chaotic election “null and void,” throwing the…

British Secretary lauds UN sanctions on Boko Haram

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, on Friday lauded United Nations (UN) sanctions against Boko Haram, describing the insurgents as an…

Large explosion, gunfire heard near Somali parliament

Several people have been killed, including at least four attackers, in an ongoing Shebab rebel assault against Somalia’s parliament, police…

Kano Govt. approves N88.3m for village construction

The Kano State Government had approved N88.3 million for the construction of a model village in Madobi Local Government Area,…

Police search for ex-commissioner’s abductors

The Anambra Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of Chike Okoli, the former Commissioner for Science and…

SURE-P gets locally-made project vehicles

The Community Services Women and Youths Employment (CSWYE) Project of SURE-P has taken delivery of locally-made “IVM G5” sport utility…

Proprietor’s son remanded over assault of female students

An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Friday remanded in prison custody, a 47-year old son of a school proprietor…

Rocket launcher factory found in Kano – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Friday in Abuja, said rocket launcher production facility was uncovered at Dorayi District in Kumbotso…

Kwara to prosecute parents who offer children as maids

Kwara state government, on Friday 23 May, said it would henceforth prosecute any parent who offered his or her child…

Nigeria at war with unknown enemies – Jang

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau, on Friday, said Nigeria was at war with unknown enemies and urged well meaning people…

Soldiers Did Not Attack Commander – Olukolade

The military on Friday said there was no mutiny at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri, but admitted that there were complaints…

In Pictures: President Goodluck Jonathan arrives South Africa

President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan arrive Pretoria, South Africa on Friday on 23 May for a…

CBT: JAMB frowns at candidates lateness

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday frowned at late arrival of some candidates writing the ongoing Unified…

Reach compromise with striking lecturers, PDP tells Aregbesola

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Friday urged the state government to heed calls to reach a compromise…

Defence sector gets N130bn in 4 months

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday said the Federal Government disbursed N130.7 billion to the defence sector…

Soldiers kill 2 Boko Haram members in Katsina

Soldiers on Friday confirmed the killing of two suspected Boko Haram members in Katsina State. The Commanding Officer of the…

Fraudulent promo: Etisalat files defence

The Etisalat Nigeria on Friday filed a defence in a suit instituted against it over alleged fraudulent promo. Counsel to…