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Pope condemns ‘boundless thirst’ for wealth, power

Reuters – Pope Francis, a day after addressing the United Nations in New York, travels on Saturday to Philadelphia, the…

Egypt police kills militants who attacked Italian consulate

Reuters – Egyptian security forces on Friday killed nine militants who took part in a bomb attack at the Italian…

2.8m people face hunger in Malawi, warns WFP

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that no fewer than 2.8 million people will face hunger in…

PICTURES: Buhari, King of Spain in bilateral meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari attends bilateral meeting with His Majesty, Don Felipe VI, King of the Kingdom of Spain at the…

Nigeria shuns meeting for IDPs, angers US, EU

The absence of Nigeria’s United Nations Mission at a meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally…

Aregbesola commiserates with families of hajj stampede

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in a stampede at…

Oshiomhole lied about Bayelsa guber primary – Sylva Campaign Org

The Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports purporting…

Nigeria de-listed from polio-endemic countries

Eromosele Ebhomele It is good news for Nigeria as the World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced that polio is…

Girl, 18, jailed 14 years for luring boy, 17, to death

A teenage girl lured a bright student to his death at the hands of three knife-wielding boys in a murder…

Nigeria committed to a transparent, accountable public revenue system – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent…

150 world leaders adopt 2030 agenda for SDGs – Ki-Moon

No fewer than 150 World leaders on Friday adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced…

Nigeria working to be AIDS-free by 2030, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that Nigeria is working and hoping to be AIDS-free by 2015 as it…

200 Boko Haram fighters surrender in Borno

The Nigerian Army said on Friday that 200 suspected Boko Haram terrorists had surrendered after the military overran their territories…

Powerful Nigerians trying to sabotage war against Boko Haram – Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army has warned those it described as “unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts” specifically in Borno State and the North…

Buhari deeply saddened by Saudi tragedy

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the colossal calamity which occurred Thursday in Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of…

Army chief fetes wounded soldiers

In a bid to motivate soldiers and give them a sense of belonging, the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.…

High school fees not guarantee for quality education – Educationists

An educationist, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, says fees being charged by private schools is not a guarantee for access to quality…

Boko Haram fighters kill at least 15 in Niger village raid

Reuters – Islamist Boko Haram militants operating out of Nigeria raided a village across the border in southern Niger and…
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BVN: 32m accounts yet to enrol, says CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that 32 million active bank accounts have yet to be enrolled on…

Indian women bathe village’s top cop to appease rain gods

Women in northern India gave a bath to a police officer in an unusual attempt to appease the rain gods,…

Ex-minister backs Buhari’s anti-graft war

A former Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, describing the menace…
FIFA bans Italian club Spezia for signing Nigerian minors

FIFA sets winter dates for Qatar World Cup

FIFA announced on Friday that the 2022 World Cup, to be held in Qatar, will start on Nov. 21 with…

Police constable kills two officers, shoots self

ASP Toyin Gbadegesin, Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe, says a police constable suspected to have gone insane on Friday…

Kano state governor sets 14 prisoners free

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has set 14 inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prison in Kano metropolis free, after…

NNPC may sell refineries that don’t meet ultimatum on rehabilitation –GMD

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it may sell refineries that fail to work optimally by the expiration of…

Thousands defy rain to attend Kumuyi’s crusade

Thousands of residents of Oshodi defy yesterday’s heavy downpour to attend the Lagos City-wide Crusade being organised by the Deeper…

Lagos government set to acquire 2 new helicopters

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State government will acquire two new helicopters for safety and emergency rescue purposes between now and…

PICTURES: Women Arise condoles with Awolowo family

Women Arise paid a condolence visit to the Awolowo family to commiserate with them over the death of Hannah Idowu…

Don’t assess Buhari yet -PDP BOT scribe

Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has observed that 100 days of the present…

Police arrest 46 cultists in Edo

The Police in Edo arrested 46 suspected cultists ‎in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday. The…