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Russia hits back at West with huge food imports ban

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Russia retaliated against tough new Western sanctions on Thursday, banning most food imports from the United States and the European…

US wins control of Abacha’s $480m loot

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The United States Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt…

Security agencies will ensure safety of relaxation centres – Minimah

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Lt.-General Kenneth Minimah, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Thursday said that the security agencies would ensure that parks,…

Osun election: APC, PDP in last-minute campaigns

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Forty-eight hours to the Osun governorship election, political parties are intensifying the use of radio, television, social media and posters…

Military inaugurates DNA centre for personnel data storage

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated an Identification Centre (DNA) for the storage of personnel specimen to…

Special Forces clear terrorists siege on communities – DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Special Forces in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign have cleared Delwa, Mustafari, Manga, Wanga and Damboa of…

Obama considering Iraq air strikes

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President Barack Obama is considering ordering US air strikes against Sunni extremists in northern Iraq and humanitarian food drops to…

US judge jails Indonesian wine forger for 10 years

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Indonesian wine forger Rudy Kurniawan was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of manufacturing…

Argentina sues US at top UN court over debt

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Argentina on Thursday sought to haul the United States before the UN’s highest court, accusing Washington of breaching its sovereignty…

Ebola Scare: Delta Designates 4 Cremation Centres‎

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Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Even though it is yet to record any case of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Delta…

Two Dutch jihadist suspects arrested in Brussels

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Two Dutchmen of Turkish descent were arrested Thursday on suspicion of links with jihadist activists, the Belgian prosecutor’s office said.…

Gusau urges collective efforts in tackling terrorism

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The Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau, has called for collective effort in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in…

Rate of obtaining passport outside, same in Nigeria – NIS

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that the service was charging same rate for e-passports in and outside the…

LASU: Fashola Cancels New Fees

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Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Thursday ordered that students of Lagos State University, LASU, should revert to paying the…

Doctors Suspend Strike, Citing Ebola Crisis

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Public sector doctors on Thursday suspended a nearly five-week long strike over an Ebola outbreak which has killed two people…

Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa

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Overwhelmed west African nations called states of emergency on Thursday as the death toll from a fast-spreading Ebola epidemic neared…

Ebola: Lagos Orders Churches To Stop Crusades

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Kazeem Ugbodaga/with Agency Report Following the death of two victims of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, western Nigeria, the…

Bangladesh police tear gas garment workers on hunger strike

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Bangladesh police on Thursday fired tear gas and stormed a garment factory in the capital Dhaka where workers had been…

Omisore’s Bus Gift Tears OAU Students Apart

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Damilare Okunola Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have described their union leaders as gluttons for receiving…

Saudi beheads Yemeni for rape, murder

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Saudi authorities beheaded a Yemeni Thursday for raping and murdering two women, the interior ministry said. Awadha Ahmed Salem was…

Jonathan hosts summit to evaluate MDGs’ success in Nigeria

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As parts of efforts to accelerate the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 target date, President…

China Tightens Controls On Internet Messaging Apps

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China is banning users of Internet messaging services from posting political reports without permission, and demanding they promise to “uphold…

Secret ballot papers smuggled to Osun – APC

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By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Despite assurances by President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Attahiru Jega that…

Lagos police nabs man, 31, over lover’s death

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The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a 31-year old man over alleged murder of his 39-year old secret…

Jihadist offensive sparks mass Christian exodus in Iraq

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Jihadists took over Iraq’s largest Christian town Qaraqosh and surrounding areas on Thursday and sent tens of thousands of panicked…

Putin’s approval rating soars to 87% in Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s domestic approval rating has soared to 87 per cent, pollsters said on Thursday, the highest level…

All is set for Osun guber election – Jega

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Prof. Attahiru Jega, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday said all was set for the Osun…

PDP, APC guilty of ‘stomach infrastructure’ in Osun – Socialist Party

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By Simon Ateba/Osogbo The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has accused the frontrunners in the 9 August governorship election in…

Isheri-Berger residents want miscreants off their road

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Some residents of Isheri-Berger area of Lagos on Wednesday urged the Lagos State Government and the Police to curb the…

Jonathan wants stronger global action against Boko Haram

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Washington DC called for more effective global action and implementation of all existing international…

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