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Norwegian PM drives taxi to gauge public opinion

OSLO (AFP) – Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg revealed Sunday that he has gone undercover as a taxi driver for…

Athletics: Usain Bolt reclaims 100m crown

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt reclaimed his 100m crown at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday. Bolt timed…

Midwife, 52, gives birth after 19-year marriage

Mrs Kate Fezigha, a 52-year-old Nigerian midwife at the General Hospital, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, said she gave birth to a…

Pope calls for respect between Christians and Muslims

Pope Francis reached out to Muslims on Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and…

Torrential rain mars Mali’s run-off vote

BAMAKO, (AFP) – Malians braved torrential rain on Sunday to vote in a crucial presidential election run-off expected to usher…

Teachers to write professional exams for registration

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Sunday said that presentation of certificates and degrees would no longer suffice…

Essay: The politics of Igbo Origin and culture

Dr. Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe The history of a people is like the stream of life from which the character, form…

Israel’s Netanyahu goes for hernia operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to undergo a hernia operation overnight in a Jerusalem hospital, his office said in…

Canada: Boys killed by African python buried

MONTREAL (AFP) – Two young Canadian brothers who earlier this week were killed by a python that had escaped from…

Nyako denies presidential ambition

Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state, north eastern Nigeria has disassociated himself from campaign posters across the state announcing his…

Horror: Flood unearths corpses in Kano cemetery

No fewer than 20 corpses were unearthed at the Yan Kaba Cemetery in Kano metropolis, northern Nigeria following floods which…

RCCG mulls 3-km long auditorium, solicits for funds

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Saturday said it would build a three kilometre long auditorium. The General…

Cult Killings in Ijebu-Ode: Mass arrests in Omu

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Nigerian police in Ogun State, western Nigeria today arrested over forty people in connection with the…

Waka Creator, Batili Alake dies

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Alhaja Batili Alake, popular Waka creator and singer singer died today in her home at Ijebu Igbo in…

Nigeria: 4 Thai nationals kidnapped, 1 Nigerian drowns

A gang has abducted four Thai nationals in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, in what was believed to be a ransom…

Makarfi counsels Arewa Christian Forum

Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has advised Nigerians to elect candidates based on their ability, rather than…

Malema, South Africa’s enfant terrible visits TB Joshua

Julius Sello Malema,leader of South Africa’s political movement, the Economic Freedom Fighters will be visiting Nigeria’s preacher, TB Joshua in…

Gov. Fayemi spends N861m on students

About N861 million has so far been spent by the western Nigerian state of Ekiti to assist indigent but brilliant…

Andy Uba, 3 other aspirants absent at PDP rally

Cracks in Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Zone, made some of the governorship aspirants in Anambra state…

Babangida, Abdulsalami condole Fashola

Two former Heads of State, President Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalam Abubakar on Friday jointly paid a condolence visit to…

Bricklayer with 2kg cocaine in stomach arrested

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) today arrested a 46-year-old bricklayer from Anambra, who attempted to smuggle 2.07kg of…

Lagos government warns on Ocean Surge

Kazeem Ugbodaga and Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State Government has warned on an imminent Atlantic Ocean surge at Lekki beaches,…

Police will flush out bad eggs, says IGP Abubakar

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, on Thursday vowed to flush out bad eggs in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF),…

NSCIA secretary slams Jonathan for sidelining muslims

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta As Muslims world wide celebrated this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, the Secretary General of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic…

Namibia shakes off colonial past, renames Caprivi Strip

Namibia renamed the prominent tourist area the Caprivi Strip Thursday in a move to eradicate its German colonial history. The…

Research: Dogs yawn along with their masters

Tired dog lovers who think their pet pooch is yawning right along with them may just be right, according to…

Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills 8 cops at funeral

QUETTA (AFP) – A suicide bomber killed at least eight police officers and wounded 15 others, targeting the funeral of…

Nigerian Police kicks out corrupt sergeant

The Nigerian Police has dismissed the sergeant caught on video demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist arrested for…

MASSOB leader, 3 other members arrested

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Fifty-two year-old coordinator of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Anioma/Ndokwa East…