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Chelsea Clinton welcomes her first child

Chelsea Clinton announced Saturday the birth of her first-born child, daughter Charlotte, in comments promptly retweeted by her parents and…

Uganda’s Defence chief demands evidence over sexual exploitation

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Katumba Wamala, on Friday asked for evidence on the recent allegations by the US…

Union makes offer to end marathon Air France strike

Air France’s main pilots’ union offered to lift its crippling strike late Friday if an independent mediator were named to…

US worker beheads colleague after losing job

A worker who had recently tried to convert colleagues to Islam beheaded one of them in a frenzied knife rampage…

Ogun to construct N200bn mega city – Amosun

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Friday said the state government had concluded plans to construct a mega city that…

Oshiomhole accuses FG of illegalities

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state accused the federal government of pauperizing the state by making illegal deductions…

Jonathan lauds Bishop Oyedepo at 60

President Goodluck Jonathan has praised Bishop David Oyedepo’s massive accomplishments as a devoted servant of God and his immense contributions…

Wike accused of intimidating APC leaders in his community

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike has been accused by Tasie Wike, Chairman of All Progressive…

The lessons I learnt from my trial – Ikuforiji

Eromosele Ebhomele Acquitted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Friday declared that he had learnt…

Edo commissions rebuilds army children’s school

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Wife of the Chief of Army Staff and President, Nigerian Army officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs. Felly Minimah,…

ICPC arraigns 50-year old man for swindling

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday arraigned one Sola Ojediran at a Wuse Zone…

Adeyeye condemns Aderiye’s murder, wants perpetrators found

Minister of State for Works, Adedayo Adeyeye, on Friday condemned the murder on Thursday of former Chairman of the National…

U.S. Doubts Death Of Shekau

The United States voiced skepticism Thursday over reports from the Nigerian military that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau had been…

Synagogue Tragedy: Lagos Begins DNA Test To Identify Dead Bodies

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has begun DNA test to identify bodies of victims of the Synagogue Church building…

Gov. Lamido lauds NIS 64-page e-passport

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Friday commended the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for introducing 64-page e-passport system for frequent…

Burundi, Rwanda urged to investigate bodies found in lake

The United States has called on Burundi and Rwanda to conduct a “thorough and impartial” probe into the appearance of…

French Muslims hit back at pressure to denounce jihadists

Imams and ordinary Muslims in France have reacted with fury to the beheading of a fellow citizen by jihadists, but…

Acquitted Ikuforiji is next governor of Lagos – Supporters

By Simon Ateba Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji who was acquitted and discharged by Justice…

Gov. Fayemi declares curfew in Ekiti after violence

The Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has declared a 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. curfew in the state after thugs…

Fayemi’s campaign office, APC secretariat burnt as violence erupt in Ado Ekiti

The campaign office of Governor Kayode Fayemi and the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital, has…

Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, acquitted of N600mn money laundering charges

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji has been discharged and acquitted by Justice Ibrahim Buba of…

EFCC drops N6bn fraud charges against former Works minister

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday dropped the 47 counts of N6bn fraud charges against a former Minister…

The Boko Haram militants to be swapped with Chibok Girls

Islamist sect, Boko Haram has said it will let go of over 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno state only…

School pupils join Hong Kong democracy protests

Nearly 1,000 Hong Kong secondary school pupils, some wearing uniforms, joined university students on Friday to bolster a days-long protest…

3 dead, 11 missing after tourism vessel capsizes in Brazil

Search and rescue teams on Thursday combed the Paraguay River in search of 11 tourists still missing a day after…

Qatar emir denies funding Syria extremists

The emir of Qatar has denied accusations that his country funds extremist groups in Syria, while stressing the Gulf state’s…

40 ‘rioters’ killed in China

Forty “rioters” were killed in China’s far-western Xinjiang region following a series of explosions last Sunday, the worst incident of…

Syria refugees disembark from cruise liner in Cyprus

Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner in the Mediterranean disembarked in Cyprus on Friday, after hours…

Amosun allays fear over armed robbery attack in Ijebuland

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ijebu Igbo and other towns in Ijebuland have been assured of adequate protection of lives and…

Australia commits N8.7mn to tackle Ebola in Nigeria

The Australian Government says it has contributed ₦ 8.7 million to the Nigeria Ebola Virus Emergency Appeal launched by the…