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LASU ready to refund excess school fees

Nigeria’s Lagos State University (LASU) in Ojo says processes to refund the difference between its old school fees regime and…

Morocco jails 10 in cases linked to ‘terrorism’

A Moroccan court specialising in cases related to “terrorism” has sentenced 10 people to jail terms, including some accused of…

Agbaje wants lawyers in private practice as judges

A rights activist and legal practitioner, Mr Fred Agbaje, has advocated for the appointment of lawyers in private practice as…

$30bn not missing from Excess Crude Accounts, Okonjo blasts Oshiomhole

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says 30 billion dollars is not missing from the Excess Crude Account as…

Dakuku vows to tackle insecurity, boost Rivers economy

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Security of lives and property is in top priority of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate…

Sony’s PlayStation ‘gradually coming back’ after hack

Sony was still struggling Saturday to fully restore its online PlayStation system, three days after the Christmas day hack that…

In video: Buhari’s Lagos meeting with volunteers, what he said

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari today released the videos from his meeting with passionate volunteers…

Senior Shebab official surrenders in Somalia

A top leader of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels, intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, has surrendered to government and African…

Gunmen shoot policeman dead

Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in the Egyptian capital on Saturday,…

A Charm offensive? Jonathan visits Babangida in Minna

President Goodluck Jonathan visited Nigeria’s former military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida in Minna, Niger State capital today. The purpose was…

Where is audit report on missing $20b? APC queries Okonjo-Iweala

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP-led Federal Government of trying to suppress the audit report on the…

Oyedepo: Winners Chapel now 6million man-strong

Bishop David Oyedepo, President of Living Faith Church, commonly known as Winners Chapel, says the ministry has six million members…

Topless woman who grabbed Vatican Nativity Jesus released

Vatican authorities on Saturday ordered the release of a Femen activist detained after snatching a baby Jesus figurine from the…

4 pro-Jonathan groups want Buhari prosecuted at ICC

A coalition of four civil society groups, ostensibly allied with President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign, said it had instructed a team…

British couple, parents of 2 disabled kids, commit suicide

A British couple have been found dead at their home, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, in an apparent suicide pact. The…
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Sokoto APC rolls out 3 committees for electioneering campaign

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto has inaugurated three committees to devise strategies of ensuring total…

Labaran Maku: My governorship ambition alive

He has lost the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Labour Party flatly denied that he has been…

US ‘strongly condemns’ Shebab attack on Somalia AU base

The United States “strongly condemns” a Shebab attack that killed three soldiers and a civilian at African Union headquarters in…

Bomb Scare: Air Force Personnel Escapes Lynching

An Air Force personnel carrying a bag was roughened at a mosque in Nasarawa ward in Yola on Friday after…

Indonesia arrests six for attempting to join IS militants

Indonesian police Saturday arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State…

Exclusive: INEC redeploys state commissioners

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In preparation for the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has redeployed its Resident…

Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan

A hippo that panicked while being transported by truck in Taiwan jumped from the vehicle, breaking a leg and causing…

Vote for Jonathan, he will carry women along, says Patience

The First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on Friday urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not…

Don’t use military operations for campaign, army warns politicians

The Military on Friday in Abuja called on politicians in the country to refrain from using political campaigns to undermine…

North Korea calls Obama ‘monkey’

North Korea on Saturday blasted US President Barack Obama as a “monkey” inciting cinemas to screen a comedy featuring a…

Buhari: APC will defeat PDP this time

In the first interview he granted since he became the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retired General…

Argentine president sprains ankle, hospitalised

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was hospitalized Friday after spraining her ankle, local media reported, the latest in a series of…

News analysis: US plagued by doubts as it exits $1trillion Afghan war

by Dan De Luce/Washington After 13 years, the United States is winding down its war in Afghanistan, plagued by doubts…

Buhari’s record at PTF: Tweets of facts

Each time General Muhammadu Buhari declares his aspiration for the highest post in Nigeria, his opponents usually dredge up wild…

Inciting Comments: Practice what you preach, APC tells Jonathan

Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to show leadership by example instead of…