Islamist fighters in the Fajr Libya, or Libya Dawn, coalition stand guard at the entrance of Tripoli international airport on August 24, 2014.An alliance of Islamist militias said it wrested control of Tripoli’s international airport […]
CAIRO — Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly teamed up to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias battling for control of Tripoli, Libya, four senior American officials said, […]
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group have killed a policeman at his home in Rigasa area of Kaduna metropolis.The late Police sergeant, Sanusi Musa who was until his death the […]
Nigeria’s neighbour, Cameroon has confirmed that it is holding about 480 Nigerian soldiers who fled to its territory following fierce confrontation with Boko Haram militants, the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC has reported.Though Nigerian military authorities […]
ABUJA – on Monday congratulated Super Falconets top scorer, Asisat Oshoala, for winning the Golden Boot and the Golden ball awards of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women World Cup.Nigeria’s Falconets lost 1-0 to Germany in […]
Talk about faster than a speeding bullet! It took just 48 bids to get from a 99-cent starting price to a final sale of $3,207,852 Sunday for a copy of Action Comics No. 1 that […]
OSOGBO – Mr Muhammad Husaini, the Osun Sector Commander of the FRSC, said on Monday that 31 deaths were recorded from road traffic crashes in the state between June and July.Husaini made this disclosure while […]
nlcThe Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has written a letter asking delegates from nine countries where there have been outbreak of the Ebola Virus to stay away from its 12th NLC Rain School 2014 holding in […]
ABUJA – Sports Minister Tammy Danagogo and coach Stephen Keshi have reached an agreement on the ongoing pre-contract talks regarding the latter’s continued stay as Super Eagles’ Head Coach.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt […]
ABUJA – Supreme Court FC of Abuja on Sunday defeated Spotlight FC of Katsina 1 -0 in a Week 25 match of the Nigeria National League (NNL) to keep their hopes of promotion alive.The match, […]
Vincent Enyeama is once again proving to be the star of Ligue 1 club, Lille OSC following his heroics in the 2013/14 season. The Super Eagles goalkeeper kept his third clean sheet in as many […]
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has suspended this weekend’s round of fixtures following the death of Cameroonian striker, Albert Ebosse. Ebosse, 24, died after being struck on the head by an object thrown from the […]
Fiorentina striker, Mario Gomez said on Monday he was determined to earn an international recall with Germany after missing the World Cup following a long injury absence. The 29-year-old, who has won 59 caps and […]
Yokohama Marinos president, Akira Kaetsu apologised profusely on Monday after one of the club’s fans waved a banana at Kawasaki Frontale’s Brazilian striker, Renato on Saturday, describing the act as ‘unforgivable’. Marinos banned the supporter […]
Arsene Wenger insists Olivier Giroud is improving every season he is at Arsenal and believes he could score 25 goals this term.The France international came off the bench to bag a late equaliser against Everton on Saturday, with the Gunners […]
The Blaugrana president has acknowledged they have been at fault, while making it clear they could make more signings this summer Barcelona president, Josep Bartomeu has admitted that the Catalans have been guilty of certain irregularities […]
The Falconets forward has been voted the Most Valuable Player at the 2014 Fifa U20 World Cup in Canada Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has won the Golden Ball award as the best player of the 2014 […]
Louis van Gaal has demanded an immediate improvement from Manchester United after admitting their start to the season has not been good enough. They avoided matching their worst opening sequence to a Premier League campaign […]
Their dazzling displays lit up the World Cup, but the stars of the summer have failed to arrive on time for the Premier League party, with one of the tournament’s flops stealing the early limelight. […]
When his Liverpool side take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Monday night, Brendan Rodgers is hopeful of an open contest that will allow such talents to shine. Liverpool’s front three of Philippe […]
Japan would like to offer a drug to help treat the deadly Ebola virus before the World Health Organization officially rules on its use, the country’s top government spokesman said on Monday.Chief Cabinet Secretary ,Yoshihide […]
ILORIN -The Kwara State Chapter of PDP has called for the prosecution of all electoral offenders arrested during the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in the State.This is contained in a statement issued by the […]
UMUAHIA – The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South- East zone has rejected the 8,000 polling booths allocated to the entire south by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The PDP National […]
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Attackers fired rockets at eastern Libya’s Labraq airport on Monday, its director said, targeting one of the oil producer’s few functioning air hubs as violence between armed groups escalates.The airport east […]
DAKAR (Reuters) – One of three African doctors infected with Ebola and treated with the experimental drug ZMapp has died in Monrovia, Liberia’s Information Minister Lewis Brown said on Monday.Asked to confirm the death of […]
ABUJA – Newly crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2014, Ms Iheoma Nnadi, has posted a copy of her Birth Certificate and International passport to dispel the allegation of age falsification against her.Nnadi recently […]
PORT HARCOURT – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to end insurgency in the North-East.Minimah made this known when he addressed troops […]
GWAGWALADA – The Police said it foiled an armed robbery attack in Gwagwalada metropolis of the FCT on Saturday night.Mr Patrick Daaor, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Gwagwalada Division, told the News Agency of Nigeria […]
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s MTN Group plans to lay off around 850 managerial staff, an official of the Solidarity Union said on Monday, as the mobile operator faces slowing growth and tough competition in […]
KANO – The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Sunday issued a four-day ultimatum to intending female pilgrims who had not undergone pregnancy test to do so or forfeit their Hajj seats.The Public Relations Officer […]
ABUJA – Stakeholders in the health sector have welcomed the decision by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to suspend its nearly two-month-old strike on Sunday.Dr Idris Omede, Kogi Commissioner for Health, told the News Agency […]
ABUJA – The Controller, Federal Fire Service, Mr Oketa Emmanuel, says it will launch a national fire data centre to enable it have a standard record of fire outbreak in Nigeria.Emmanuel told the News Agency […]
ONITSHA – The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Anambra, has said that the Church has no hand in the demolition of an Anglican worship centre in the state.Two weeks ago unknown persons demolished Ebenezer Anglican Church […]
BY BBCDoctors at a hospital in north-west London have begun treating a Briton who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone.The man has been named as William Pooley, a 29-year-old volunteer nurse, by a US scientist who […]
UMUAHIA – Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia State on Sunday led other government functionaries to a commemorative church service marking the 23rd anniversary of the creation of the state.Orji said at the Assemblies of God […]
By QUENTIN HARDYSAN FRANCISCO — Nothing concentrates minds at a tech start-up like living in the middle of a price war between Amazon and Google.Just ask executives at companies like Box, Dropbox and Hightail. They pioneered a […]
Japanese entertainment giant Sony said Monday its online music and gaming sites came under a cyber attack by a hacker group that also claimed there were explosives on a plane carrying a senior company executive.The […]
The Chadian government has revealed it will be introducing travel restrictions to Nigeria and other neighboring countries suffering from the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak.It will be recalled that South Africa and Cameroon have since employed […]
BY AGENCY REPORTERThe largest-ever outbreak of Ebola was triggered by a child’s chance contact with a single infected bat, a team of international researchers have concluded after a major investigation of the origins of the […]
BY AGENCY REPORTERThe World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday announced the first Ebola infection among its experts, describing the infected person as an epidemiologist who had been deployed to Sierra Leone.According to AFP news agency the […]
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