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US arraigns two over failed Gambia coup

US prosecutors on Monday charged two men with conspiring to overthrow the government of Gambia in a failed coup ostensibly…

Pakistan offers $100,000 bounty for Taliban leader

The government of Pakistan’s restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Monday announced a bounty worth 10 million rupees (US$100,000) for information leading to…

IS jihadists claim execution of eight people in Iraq

The Islamic State jihadist group has executed eight people, four of them policemen, in Iraq’s Salaheddin province, according to a…

APC governorship aspirant dumps party for PDP

A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent party primaries Sokoto State, Alhaji Yusha’u Kebbe,…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Sokoto PDP guber candidate denies plan to sideline Sultan

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Sen. Abdallah Wali, on Monday pledged to work…

Lagos civil servants urged to renew commitment to service

The Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs Oluseyi Williams, on Monday charged civil servants to renew their commitment to service…

Like a rolling stone, Ogun lawmaker defects to Labour Party

Joseph Adegbesan, a member of the Ogun House of Assembly, has defected to the Labour Party. The lawmaker representing Ijebu…

President Jonathan Launches Campaign Team

Ayorinde Oluokun Facing what is unarguably his biggest electoral battle yet, President Goodluck Jonathan is set to launch his second…

Hedge fund founder shot dead in New York

A hedge fund founder was found fatally shot in his plush Manhattan apartment Sunday and his son later called in…

JUSUN Strike: Lagos Courts Shut

Henry Ojelu In compliance with the nationwide strike embarked on today by judiciary workers, all High and Magistrates Courts in…

2015 Election: Jonathan woos Obasanjo again

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the presidential election draws nearer, the camp of President Goodluck Jonathan is leaving no stone unturned to…

Greece must stick to its EU commitments, says Hollande

French President Francois Hollande on Monday urged Greece to abide by its European commitments, as the spectre of a Greek…

Crossover Service: Nigerians Blast Chris Oyakhilome Over Gate Fees

By Simon Ateba Revelations that worshippers at the headquarters of Christ Embassy Church ‎in Lagos had to pay N1,000 each…

Why new technology is getting more personal

New technology is getting more personal. So personal, it is moving to connect and analyze our movements, our health, our…

Runaway N. Korean soldier kills four Chinese

A North Korean believed to be a runaway soldier killed four Chinese citizens during a robbery after he crossed the…

Two Bangladesh opposition supporters shot dead

Deadly clashes erupted on the streets of Bangladesh Monday on the first anniversary of controversial elections as police besieged the…

AirAsia search: 34 bodies recovered so far

Recovery teams expanded their search in the Java Sea on Monday as they raced to find bodies and wreckage from…

Venezuela’s leader goes cap-in-hand to China

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro begins a trip to China and OPEC member countries late Sunday in search of financial support…

President Jonathan loses junior sister

The junior sister of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has died. Nancy Jonathan-Olei passed away at an undisclosed hospital in Yenagoa.…

I believe Christians, Muslims should practise their religion: Buhari

Kazeem Ugbodaga The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major General Muhammadu Buhari; his running mate, Prof. Yemi…

Yero condemns attacks in Sanga, murder of district head

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Sunday condemned the attack on Ambe-Madaki Village in the Sanga Local Government Area…

Six UN peacekeeping troops injured in Mali blast

Six UN peacekeeping troops were injured in a blast Sunday in northeastern Mali, where four UN trucks were also torched…

2015: Nigeria’s year of integration, says Bakare

The serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has described 2015 as a year of integration and…

PDP will claim Kwara in 2015, says Oyedepo

The PDP is set to take over governance of Kwara this year, its Chairman, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has said. Oyedepo…

Explosion rocks Adamawa, kills 2

A blast suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sunday claimed two lives in Dahlehi Community in…

Boko Haram responsible for Borno blackout – FG

The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday blamed the prolonged power outage in Borno on sabotage…

Merkel under fire for Greece exit from Eurozone

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire Sunday over a magazine report suggesting she would be prepared to let Greece…

Pope names 2 Africans, 18 others as cardinals

Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals including many from Latin America and Africa, which have become key areas…

Boko Haram seizes military base in Baga

Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base outside the Nigerian town of Baga near Lake Chad after engaging…

Huge explosion rocks Mogadishu, kills 4

A huge suicide car bomb blast shook Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday near the heavily-fortified international airport, killing four people,…