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Ten killed in Ukraine’s Donetsk on back-to-school day

Ukraine’s largest rebel-controlled city of Donetsk was shaken by violence Wednesday as 10 people were killed, some of them teachers…

US-led strikes hit IS outside Syria’s Ain al-Arab

United States-led forces carried out at least five air strikes on Wednesday against Islamic State group fighters attacking the Syrian…

Independence: Jonathan urges terrorists to lay down arms

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday called on terrorists and insurgents waging war against the country to lay down their arms…

Mark blasted for denigrating Benin customs

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Senate President, Mr. David Mark, has been given a seven-day ultimatum to tender unreserved apology to Edo…

Nigerian troops get weapons to fight Boko Haram

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance on Tuesday day said the federal government has acquired new military equipments to confront insurgency…

10 dead as Kurds battle IS for Syria border town

Fierce fighting between Kurdish militia and Islamic State jihadists for a strategic Syrian border town killed at least 10 people…

Rapid Vienna fans to demolish own stadium

Austria’s Rapid Vienna have invited fans to help demolish the football club’s stadium, offering the chance to unscrew seats, chisel…

Boko Haram members get 75 years jail term

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced three Boko Haram members to 75 years jail term with hard labour.…

President Jonathan’s 2014 Independence Day Speech

Fellow Nigerians, today marks the 54th anniversary of our country’s independence as a sovereign nation.  This is also the tenth…

Jonathan should stop governors’ from meddling in LGAs – ALGON

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) on Tuesday in Abuja urged President Goodluck Jonathan to help stop “unnecessary…

Suspect in US workplace beheading charged with murder

The suspect in a workplace attack in Oklahoma in which a woman was beheaded has been charged with first degree…

Nigeria has made progress in spite of challenges – Yuguda

Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state on Tuesday in Abuja said that the country had made huge progress in the…

Obama’s BRAIN initiative gets over $300 million

President Barack Obama’s initiative to study the brain and improve treatment of conditions like Alzheimer’s and autism was given a…

O‎shiomhole signs 2015 budget appropriation into law

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Tuesday signed the 2015 budget appropriation Bill of N159.3 billion passed…

Jonathan empowers ‎Edo residents with sewing machines, clippers

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Over 120 residents of Agenebode, administrative headquarters of Etsako East local government area of Edo State, have been…

Independence: NSCDC boss assures of adequate security

Dr Ade Abolurin, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has assured of adequate security for the…

Adamawa Election: INEC clears 7 candidates, 31 observers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it cleared seven political parties and their candidates for the Adawawa…

We cannot bomb IS into obscurity – US military

The United States military cannot bomb the Islamic State group into “obscurity,” it cautioned Tuesday, appealing for patience in its…

USAID shuts Ecuador office after dispute with Correa

The US Agency for International Development officially closed its Ecuador office on Tuesday following a dispute with the leftist government…

Britain carries out first air strikes against IS in Iraq

British fighter jets on Tuesday bombed an artillery post and an armed truck used by the Islamic State group in…

US Ebola patient is first diagnosed outside Africa

The United States has diagnosed its first case of Ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and traveled…

Fashola advocates peaceful co-existence as nation turns 54

As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence, Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has advocated peaceful co-existence, cleanliness and rule of law…

I’m contesting to take power from those abusing it – Buhari

Former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced his bid to run for president in next year’s…

FG to rehabilitate 173 roads at N1.7bn

The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP (II)) in Niger state says it plans to rehabilitate 176 kilometres of roads…

Independence: Obama pledges support against terrorism

United States President, Barack Obama, has pledged the support of the American government to Nigeria in combating terrorism. The pledge…

Independence Day: Northern Governors Forum calls unity

The Northern States Governors’ Forum on Tuesday urged Nigerians to mark the country’s 54 years anniversary by working for its…

I’ll improve the living standard of Nigerians – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja restated the commitment of his administration to doing what is right to improve…

Mother, son sentenced for child trafficking

The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on Monday sentenced a mother and her son to three months imprisonment for…

Support who emerges APC president, Buhari advises supporters

Former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on his supporters to stay focused, shun insult and be…

Husband seeks divorce over wife’s bad friends

A 42-year old man, Lawal Idris, on Tuesday told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife, Mulikat, was in the…