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Wives, children stop army trucks conveying soldiers to fight Boko Haram
Hundreds of women and children weekend forcefully stopped military trucks from conveying their husbands and ...
Read More »Outgoing Turkish PM wins presidential election
BY BBC Outgoing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his country’s first direct ...
Read More »Iraq: Thousands of Yazidis rescued, official says
(CNN) – The U.S. military carried out a new series of airstrikes Sunday against ISIS ...
Read More »U-20 World Cup: Remain focused, coaches tell Falconets
Lagos – Football coaches on Sunday urged Nigeria’s women’s squad at the ongoing Under-20 World ...
Read More »Obama Excludes Nigeria from $110m Peacekeeping Fund
IN a rather surprising fallout of the US-Africa Summit with over 40 presidents and heads ...
Read More »Saving our commonwealth: Thoughts on Legislative Oversight
By Dakuku Peterside In 1787, the United States gave the world a unique gift. Through ...
Read More »Insecurity Challenge: Profiting from the Rivers State Model
By Dakuku Peterside The writings of Johann Von Goethe, German playwright and philosopher always fascinate ...
Read More »Ebola: India, with 45,000 citizens in affected countries, sets up tracking system
By AFP LAGOS – The battle to contain the Ebola outbreak continued at the weekend, ...
Read More »Woman scales fence to stop a plane from taking off
A woman climbed a barbed wire fence at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, ...
Read More »Osun election: PDP accepts result, congratulates Aregbesola
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, for ...
Read More »Tejuosho market ready for inauguration, says developer
Stomberg Engineering Limited has announced the completion of the first phase of the ultra modern ...
Read More »Ebola outbreak started in 2-year-old – Report
By Madison Park (CNN) – The worst outbreak of Ebola, which has killed 961 people ...
Read More »Suicide Bombers’ Trainer Nabbed With 16 Females – Daily Trust Newspaper
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano has arrested a man suspected to be the ...
Read More »Ebola Vaccine For Trial Next Month – WHO
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharmaceutical company, ...
Read More »Barca’s new player, down with hamstring injury
Barcelona has announced that Thomas Vermaelen will be out of action for an indefinite period ...
Read More »Keshi delighted at return of Eagles’ key players
The Super Eagles trainer expressed his delight at the recovery of players from injury on ...
Read More »City signs Porto defender, Mangala
French international defender ,Eliaquim Mangala has joined Manchester City from Porto for an undisclosed fee, ...
Read More »Mourinho says Fabregas is the future, Lampard unforgettable history
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho says his club have moved on from the exit of Frank ...
Read More »NATO sees ‘high probability’ of Russian invasion as Ukraine troops close on Donetsk
BRUSSELS/DONETSK (Reuters) – NATO said on Monday there was a “high probability” that Russia could ...
Read More »Iran’s Sadeghian handed 3-month ban for pushing ref
Iran international Payam Sadeghian has been banned for three months by the country’s football association ...
Read More »Maradona caught in the act
Argentine legend, Diego Maradona has been caught on camera hitting a journalist on Saturday, according ...
Read More »Klose retires from international football
Germany’s all-time leading goalscorer Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football. The 36-year-old ...
Read More »Aguirre resumes office as Japan’s head coach
Javier Aguirre arrived in Tokyo on Monday to start work as Japan’s new head coach, ...
Read More »Confab adjourns until Wednesday to allow delegates study reports
The leadership of the national conference has adjourned the sitting of the conference till Wednesday. ...
Read More »Ebola: Cross River hunters record business lull
BOKI – Hunters in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, where bush meat ...
Read More »Osun election: Tambuwal congratulates Aregbesola
ABUJA – The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday congratulated Gov. Rauf ...
Read More »PDM, politicians react to Osun election
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) said on Sunday that the best candidate emerged ...
Read More »NMA in Oyo ready to collaborate with govt to stop spread of Ebola
IBADAN – Dr Muideen Olatunji, the Chairman, Oyo State branch of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), ...
Read More »Osun election: PDP accepts result, congratulates Aregbesola
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, for ...
Read More »DG assures NYSC members in Delta of adequate security ahead council polls
ISELE-UKU – The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawunmi, has assured corps ...
Read More »NAFDAC’s water quality testing initiative commended in Benin
BENIN – Owners of water packaging outfits in Benin, the Edo State capital, have commended ...
Read More »Canadian Patient from Nigeria Tests Negative for Ebola
By David Wainer A Canadian patient who recently traveled to Africa tested negative for Ebola ...
Read More »Delta lauds FG’s Abraka cassava project
ABRAKA – The Delta State Government on Sunday commended the Federal Government for starting its ...
Read More »Israel, Palestinians Agree to New 3-Day Truce in Gaza Strip
By Calev Ben-David and Saud Abu Ramadan Israel and Gaza Strip militants agreed to Egypt’s ...
Read More »Army officer missing as Nigerian military clash with Boko Haram in Gwoza
The Nigeria Army has made an unsuccessful attempt to re-claim Gwoza in Borno State from ...
Read More »Family Wants National Stadium Named After Okwaraji
BY AGENCY REPORTER Twenty-five years after he died playing for Nigeria at the National Stadium ...
Read More »NADINE GORDIMER: A TESTIMONIAL OF GRACE
Ikeogu Oke Even if I was born for a life destined to surprise the unworthy ...
Read More »Ebola: Catholic Church adopts new measures to prevention spread
ABUJA – The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja on Sunday announced new procedures for worshippers at ...
Read More »Osun 2014: Lawmaker prescribes grass roots politics
ABUJA – Rep. Kole Akinlade (PDP-Yewa South, Ogun) on Sunday commended Federal Government agencies for ...
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