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3 rockets downed over Tel Aviv, Hamas says fired on airport

Three Gaza rockets were shot down over the Tel Aviv area on Friday as Hamas militants claimed they had fired…

Australian jihadist arrested in Philippines

An Australian convert to Islam who publicly urged people via the internet to join “jihad” in Iraq and Syria was…

WHO urges all gay men to use preventive drugs

The World Health Organization on Friday urged all men who have gay sex to take antiretroviral drugs, warning that HIV…

Facebook becomes outlet for religious anger in Myanmar

Facebook is coming under scrutiny in Myanmar as an unwitting platform for a rising tide of hate speech following a…

Media owners are politically aligned – Maku

Labaran Maku, Minister of Information, on Thursday 10 July renewed his call for reforms in media to protect practitioners from…

Osun Poll: CSOs warn against military interference

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Thursday advised the military to ensure orderliness during the forthcoming governorship election…

Gunmen attack Kenya’s coastal Lamu region

Unidentified gunmen raided a village near Kenya’s restive coastal town of Lamu early Friday, Kenyan officials said, the latest in…

UPN wants law banning caretakers as council chairmen

Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) on Thursday called for a legislation that would outlaw appointed administrators from running local government…

Argentine president to miss WC final due to illness

Thousands of Argentine fans are expected to attend Sunday’s World Cup final but President Cristina Kirchner will not be among…

Mexican Mayor Marries Crocodile

The mayor of a Mexican fishing town has married a crocodile in an elaborate ceremony where the bride wore white…

Confab: States to declare public holidays

The National Conference in Abuja on Thursday adopted a recommendation of its Committee on Devolution of Power, empowering states to…

Bullish Obama rubbishes impeachment talk

United States President Barack Obama on Thursday laughed off Republican calls for his impeachment over his flexing of executive power…

Confab sets up reconciliation committee on devolution of powers

The National Conference sitting in Abuja on Monday constituted an 18-member Reconciliation Committee made up of three leaders from each…

Kidnappers got N10m to release two girls – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS), said ten persons who kidnapped two sisters in Abuja on 8 June, received N10…

Kidnap of President’s uncle: DSS arrests student, herbalist, four others

The Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested six suspects in connection with the kidnap of Chief Nitabai Inengite, uncle…

We will ensure peaceful conduct of Osun poll – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Thursday that it would do everything to ensure a peaceful conduct of the…

Quack Medical Doctor jailed for 10 years

‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Evbuoriaria Magistrates’ court sitting in Benin City, southern Nigeria, has sentenced a 32-year old man, Jeremiah Onovwata,…

Appeal Court bars Edo PDP lawmakers

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The hope of the four suspended peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers to upturn an order by a Benin…

Nyako’s Impeachment: Muslim Council, traditional rulers want dialogue

The Muslim Council of Nigeria in Adamawa has called for dialogue in resolving the dispute between the state legislature and…

Resolve ASUP strike, Reps tell Jonathan

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Presidency to urgently resolve the protracted Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP)…

Jonathan Subverting Democracy, Says APC

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Muhammed has accused President Goodluck Jonathan…

Why We Pulled Out Of ASUP Strike — Polytechnics

Harrison Iyoha Despite reassurances by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, more institutions are backing out of the union’s nine-month…

Okopoly ASUP Chapter Still On Strike

Harrison Iyoha Contrary to rumours that the Federal Polytechnic, Oko (OKOPOLY), has pulled out of the strike by the Academic…

‘UNILAG Student Was Shot By Suspected Cultists’

Damilare Okunola Reports emanating from the King Jaja Hall of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, Lagos, suggest that an…

What You Need To Know About Digital Migration

Henry Ojelu In recent times, the news that Nigeria would soon join the rest of the world in transiting from…

Jonathan nominates FRSC boss, lecturer for ministerial appointments

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday nominated Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshall, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) for appointment as minister.…

Heinemann Ex-Boss Dies

Arrangements have been concluded for the burial of former chairman of Heinemann Educational Books, Aigboje Higo. He died last month…

Fayose Storms Lagos On ‘Thank You’ Visit

Jamiu Yisa The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose and his entourage will storm Lagos Friday in continuation of…

18 Soldiers Face Trial Over Maiduguri Mutiny

Eighteen soldiers have been court–martialed by the Nigerian Army for attempted murder and mutiny in Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri. An online…

Lawyers, Activists Mourn Bamidele Aturu

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele & Henry Ojelu Family, friends, lawyers and several other sympathizers this morning besieged the Agege home…