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Woman charged with killing autistic 7-year old son

A Singaporean woman was charged Monday with the murder of her autistic seven-year-old son who was found at the foot…

2015: PDP prepares ground for Jonathan’s declaration

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja All is set for a crucial, carnival-like meeting of all groups campaigning for re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan…

Cognizant to buy TriZetto for $2.7 bn

US information technology firm Cognizant will buy health care IT firm TriZetto in a $2.7 billion cash deal, the companies…

‘Django Unchained’ actress arrested with white husband

“Django Unchained” star Daniele Watts has accused Los Angeles police of racism after they briefly detained the African American actress…

500 dead in Mediterranean migrant shipwreck

Five hundred immigrants are feared dead after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean last week, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)…

Two Britons found dead, naked in Thai resort

The naked bodies of two British tourists were found beaten to death on a Thai beach Monday, police said, sparking…

Iran rejected US request for cooperation against IS

Iran rejected a US request for cooperation against the jihadist Islamic State group early in its advance in Iraq and…

South Africa probes 2 Nigerians over smuggled $9.3million

South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into…

Hajj: Ogun pilgrims perform lesser Hajj in Mecca

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first and second batches of the Ogun state pilgrims to Mecca and Medinah for this year’s hajj…

Lawmaker decries massive interest in foreign football

Otunba Abayomi Ogunusi, the Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, has decried the massive interest of Nigerian footbal…

Coomassie wants Northern leaders to tackle insecurity

Former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, has urged Northern leaders to tackle the security challenges facing the North. Coomassie,…

Don’t involve party officials in rallies, PDP tells support groups

The PDP has urged organisers of political rallies in support of some individuals ahead of the 2015 general elections to…

Nigeria’s military competent to tackle Boko Haram – Kwankwaso

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Sunday said the Nigeria military was competent to tackle the insurgency problem in…

Jonathan reaffirms credible elections in 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured Nigerians of his administration’s commitment to free and fair elections in 2015. Jonathan gave…

France arrests anti-Semite black power leader

Paris police have arrested a convicted anti-Semite and radical black power activist after he arrived in France to promote a…

Miss New York crowned Miss America

Miss New York Kira Kazantsev was crowned the new Miss America late Sunday, the third straight victory for the Empire…

Breaking: 4 drown, one missing in latest ferry tragedy

Kazeem Ugbodaga A passenger boat has capsized at Bayeku area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria with four persons reportedly drowned and…

FRSC prosecutes 519 traffic offenders

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday said that it prosecuted 519 suspected traffic offenders in its Zone 5…

INEC advises FCT residents to collect PVCs at area councils

The FCT Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday advised residents yet to receive their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to…

FRSC takes ‘EMBER’ months campaign to churches

The Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, has taken its safety driving campaign during Ember months to Churches in…

Ex-Governor Daniel sleeps at Labour Party rally, attacks Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu Ode Supporters of the Labour Party gathered in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state for another rally, Sunday, with their…

Customs destroys N14mn worth of smuggled poultry products

The Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Saturday evening destroyed more than 2,000 cartons of frozen chicken and…

Nationalists march against ‘biased’ BBC Scotland vote coverage

Some 2,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Glasgow Sunday to protest against the BBC’s coverage of Scotland’s independence referendum,…

Fourth Sierra Leonean doctor dies from Ebola

A fourth Sierra Leonean doctor, a woman, died Sunday after contracting the dreaded Ebola virus, the country’s chief medical officer…

Synagogue: Death toll now 40 in building collapse – NEMA

Forty people have now died as a result of a building collapse at the megachurch of one of Nigeria’s most…

TB Joshua suggests sabotage over building collapse

Nigerian preacher and televangelist TB Joshua on Sunday linked a deadly building collapse at his Lagos megachurch to a suspicious…

NDLEA destroys 4 cannabis farms

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi on Saturday destroyed four cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) plantations totalling 35…

Delta govt. to close 800 illegal schools

The Delta State Government says it will close 800 illegal primary and secondary schools operating in the state. The Commissioner…

Yoruba in dire need of empire builders like Oranyan – Alaafin

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has urged politicians to emulate the sterling qualities of Oranyan, which made…

Amosun mourns ‘Black Scorpion’

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has joined in mourning the demise of one of the nation’s gallant military officers,…