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Topless woman who grabbed Vatican Nativity Jesus released

Vatican authorities on Saturday ordered the release of a Femen activist detained after snatching a baby Jesus figurine from the…

4 pro-Jonathan groups want Buhari prosecuted at ICC

A coalition of four civil society groups, ostensibly allied with President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign, said it had instructed a team…

British couple, parents of 2 disabled kids, commit suicide

A British couple have been found dead at their home, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, in an apparent suicide pact. The…
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Sokoto APC rolls out 3 committees for electioneering campaign

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto has inaugurated three committees to devise strategies of ensuring total…

Labaran Maku: My governorship ambition alive

He has lost the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Labour Party flatly denied that he has been…

US ‘strongly condemns’ Shebab attack on Somalia AU base

The United States “strongly condemns” a Shebab attack that killed three soldiers and a civilian at African Union headquarters in…

Bomb Scare: Air Force Personnel Escapes Lynching

An Air Force personnel carrying a bag was roughened at a mosque in Nasarawa ward in Yola on Friday after…

Indonesia arrests six for attempting to join IS militants

Indonesian police Saturday arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State…

Exclusive: INEC redeploys state commissioners

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In preparation for the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has redeployed its Resident…

Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan

A hippo that panicked while being transported by truck in Taiwan jumped from the vehicle, breaking a leg and causing…

Vote for Jonathan, he will carry women along, says Patience

The First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on Friday urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not…

Don’t use military operations for campaign, army warns politicians

The Military on Friday in Abuja called on politicians in the country to refrain from using political campaigns to undermine…

North Korea calls Obama ‘monkey’

North Korea on Saturday blasted US President Barack Obama as a “monkey” inciting cinemas to screen a comedy featuring a…

Buhari: APC will defeat PDP this time

In the first interview he granted since he became the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), retired General…

Argentine president sprains ankle, hospitalised

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was hospitalized Friday after spraining her ankle, local media reported, the latest in a series of…

News analysis: US plagued by doubts as it exits $1trillion Afghan war

by Dan De Luce/Washington After 13 years, the United States is winding down its war in Afghanistan, plagued by doubts…

Buhari’s record at PTF: Tweets of facts

Each time General Muhammadu Buhari declares his aspiration for the highest post in Nigeria, his opponents usually dredge up wild…

Inciting Comments: Practice what you preach, APC tells Jonathan

Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to show leadership by example instead of…

French mother dies after setting fire to herself as baby sleeps

A mother-of-two died on Friday in northern France after setting herself on fire in the courtyard of her home as…

APC: WikiLeaks revelations about Jonathan’s incompetence

President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaigners started it by latching on WikiLeaks revelations about US Embassy dispatches on Nigeria’s opposition politicians, such…

If Jonathan lost to Muhammadu Buhari…

By Nwike Ojukwu A recent SaharaReporter’s article authored by M. K. Hassan inspired this essay. In the article, Hassan responded…

UN officials told to leave for ‘insulting’ Sudan

Sudan said Friday it ordered two top United Nations officials to leave Khartoum for “insulting” the country and being “prejudiced”…

‘Christmas baby’ born on Philadelphia subway

A woman in Philadelphia got an unexpected holiday surprise on the subway when she went into labor, delivering a healthy…

BUK DVC Nominated As Ganduje’s running mate in Kano

The APC in Kano State has nominated the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, as…

Stop sponsoring pilgrimages, Group tells Govt

A group, Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), on Friday urged the three tiers of government to wash their hands off the…

Police arrest 3 robbers in Edo

The Edo Police Command on Friday said it has arrested three armed robbery suspects along Uwa Street, in the Oredo…

Malala vows to fight on as she shares Nobel Peace Prize

Malala Yousafzai vowed Wednesday to struggle for every child’s right to go to school as she became the youngest ever…

NANS, others endorse Senator Abe for second term

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After narrowly missing the governorship ticket of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) Rivers state, Abe has been…

Kosovo police thwart Christmas car bomb

Kosovo authorities said Friday a potential car bombing was thwarted in Pristina on Christmas day when police stopped a Serbian…

1,300 migrants saved off Italy at Christmas

The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who…