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Palestinian refugee camps breed new generation of militants

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Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Nearly 30 years ago Hisham and his brothers — natives of the Dheisheh Palestinian refugee…

Boko Haram: NAF conducts 1448 air sorties in four months

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has between July and October 2015 conducted a total of 1448 air sorties in support…

CCT: Court of Appeal rules against Saraki

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Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Court of Appeal, Abuja has started to deliver judgment in the appeal by Senate President, Bukola Saraki,…

Cancer: WHO says people can eat meat

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The World Health Organization stressed Thursday that an explosive report this week linking the consumption of processed meat to cancer…

Two-thirds of people under 50 have herpes – WHO

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More than 3.7 billion people under 50 have the highly-infectious and incurable herpes virus that causes sores around the mouth…

Guantanamo detainee returns to Mauritania after 13 years

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A Mauritanian man held for 13 years in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay returned home on Thursday, as…

South Sudan rebels detain 12 UN contractors

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AFP – South Sudan rebels on Thursday released 18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers they had taken captive, but were still holding 12…

Republican Paul Ryan elected US Speaker of the House

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Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers on Thursday elected Paul Ryan, a conservative Republican who helped steer budget and tax policy…

Senator Pwajok died of liver cancer, says Jang

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Senator Gyang Pwajok, the PDP governorship candidate in Plateau State, who died Wednesday in India, succumbed to liver cancer. His…

Amaechi’s Confirmation: Peterside lauds senators, describes them as patriots

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Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State in the April election has commended…

Lagos: 13 cultists remanded for murder, dumping of bodies

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Thirteen suspected cultists, who allegedly murdered two men before dumping their bodies in a river, were on Thursday in Lagos…

Police arraign 3 teenagers for gang raping girl, 13

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Three teenagers, Elijah Adebowale, Suleiman Balogun and Shefiu Adam, were on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in…

Electronic voting inevitable in Nigeria, says INEC Chairman

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The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says electronic means of voting was inevitable in Nigeria.…

Okebukola rates curriculum, teacher training method in Nigeria low

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Prof. Peter Okebukola, a former Executive Secretary National Universities Commission (NUC), says the education curriculum and method of training teachers…

I’m deeply concerned about traffic gridlock, robberies, says Ambode

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday released the policy direction of his administration for the next three and half…

Why Buhari will not devalue the naira – Osinbajo

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Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that devaluation of the naira is not an appropriate option in the…

In India, Buhari proffers solution to Africa’s problem

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On Thursday, Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari in faraway New Delhi declared that Nigeria and other African countries must work harder…

Ending HIV/AIDS: UNICEF selects Kaduna to implement Buhari’s Vision 2020

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Femi Adi/Kaduna United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF on Thursday in Kaduna said it has selected Kaduna State as one of…

Senate confirms Amaechi as PDP senators walkout

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Former Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday overcame stiff opposition from senators elected on the platform of opposition Peoples Democratic Party,…

Senate in rowdy session over Amaechi’s confirmation

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The Nigerian Senate on Thursday was thrown into a rowdy session over the confirmation of former governor of Rivers State,…

Ex-Eagle, Okoku receives Rotary Club Merit Award

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Taiwo Adelu The Rotary club of Lagos Mainland has awarded former player of Nigeria’s Green Eagles and founder of the…

Cabinet Retreat: Ambode sets key agenda for his administration

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Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says in the next three and half years, his administration will vigorously pursue…

Navy changes tactics against oil thieves, pirates

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The Nigerian Navy on Thursday said it had adopted a new training regime that would improve troops’ proficiency in internal…

Senate confirms Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman

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The senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman and successor of…

China to abolish one-child policy

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The Chinese government said it would abolish its one-child policy for a couple, a report said on Thursday. The decision…

Man with human head lands in court

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The police on Thursday arraigned a 75-year-old, James Adeniran, and three others in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged…

A Weekend With Kongi by Wale Okediran

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“Trespassing Vehicles will be shot and eaten” was the grim sign that welcomed us to Wole Soyinka’s residence in Abeokuta.…

5 arrested over illegal dredging

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested five person for…

5 arrested for hitching a ride on train

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Cyriacus Izuekwe Five men have been arrested and charged before Ebute Metta Magistrates’ Court for hitching an illegal ride on…

Corruption is Nigeria’s main headache – CACOL

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Wednesday has affirmed that corruption was Nigeria’s primary problem adding that…

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