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Egyptians leaving Libya after days at Tunisia border

Thousands of Egyptians who have been seeking to flee strife-torn Libya for days were being airlifted home Sunday after Tunisia’s…

Four die in flash flood at Italy festival

Four people died in a flash flood that tore through a festival in Italy on Saturday night, sweeping away residents,…

At least 150 people killed in China quake

At least 150 people were killed and dozens injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous region of southwest China’s…

2 killed in Saudi gyrocopter crash

Two people aboard a gyrocopter were killed Sunday when the light aircraft crashed in the Saudi Red Sea city of…

I’m Too Big For Jonathan’s Impeachment Tricks, says Kwankwaso

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/KANO Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state has said he is too big for the impeachment tricks and…

Vietnam hosts third gay pride parade as attitudes soften

Around 300 activists led a colourful parade through Hanoi on Sunday in the nation’s largest ever gay pride event, as…

Jonathan warns miscreants to steer clear of Osun polls

President Goodluck Jonathan has warned miscreants to steer clear of the 9 August Osun governorship election or face the wrath…

Ihejirika calls for deployment of soldier to borders

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), on Saturday called for the deployment of military personnel to the…

First Ebola case on US soil as doctor returns home

Doctors worked to save America’s first Ebola virus patient Saturday after he arrived in the United States aboard a private…

37 civilians, 59 ‘terrorists’ killed in China

Chinese state media early Sunday said that 37 civilians and 59 “terrorists” had been killed in a terror attack in…

Sokoto State University matriculates 783 pioneer students

The Sokoto State University, Sokoto, on Saturday, matriculated 783 pioneer students it had admitted for the 2013/ 2014 academic session.…

Israel to continue Gaza assault ‘as long as necessary’ – PM

Israel will keep up its military campaign in the Gaza Strip for as long as needed and with as much…

Another National Conference delegate dies

The National Conference on Saturday announced the death of another delegate, Prof. Muhammad Nur-Alkali, a delegate representing the Nigerian Supreme…

Amaechi announces N10m fund for late NUJ boss’ children

Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday in Port Harcourt announced a N10 million endowment fund for the children of…

US-Africa Summit: Jonathan leaves for Washington Sunday

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday leave for Washington DC to participate in a three-day United States-African Leaders Summit. This…

Prof. Dora Akunyili for burial on Aug. 28

The burial of Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information, has been fixed for 28 August, the husband of the…

Omisore will win Osun election, brags Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday in Ile-Ife that the PDP candidate for the 9 August Osun governorship poll, Iyiola…

Museveni denies Uganda forced to drop anti-gay law

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni denied Saturday that the scrapping of a tough anti-gay law he had championed had anything to…

Thousands of Sudan homes destroyed in floods

More than 3,000 homes have been destroyed by floods that hit almost half of Sudan’s states over Ramadan and the…

Jonathan, PDP are political armed robbers – Akande

Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande believes that the President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency and…

FG advises stakeholders to tighten security in schools

The Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, on Friday urged stakeholders in the education sector to take strict security…

Syria troops kill at least 50 jihadists near Lebanon

Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have killed at least 50 jihadists from the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front groups…

Ebola: Liberians dying of ignorance, say aid workers

It is a sweltering morning in the over-stretched Ebola clinic in the Liberian capital Monrovia, and Kendell Kauffeldt scowls in…

No Ebola in Anambra – Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra said in Awka on Friday that there was no case of Ebola virus in the…

Insecurity: Kwara places restriction on use of schools for social events

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday in Ilorin announced restriction on the use of public schools in the state…

JUSUN suspends 21-days strike

Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday suspended its 21-day old strike following the intervention of the Minister of…

Egypt truce plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza clashes – Sisi

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday an Egyptian truce plan provides a “real chance” to end the Gaza conflict,…

Pistorius’s brother ‘badly hurt’ in S.Africa auto crash

The older brother of South African Paralympian and murder defendant Oscar Pistorius is in hospital after being “badly hurt” in…

House passes border crisis bill; Obama vows to act alone

The US Congress has passed two measures to stem the flow of Central American children into the United States despite…