Ugandan TV station ban after president was shown ‘sleeping’
Uganda’s government on Wednesday banned one of the country’s main television stations from covering presidential events after it aired images which it said showed President Yoweri Museveni having a...
View ArticleSyria crisis: Car bomb kills dozens
A car bomb has killed at least 34 people in a Syrian government-controlled village in central Hama province, state media say. More than 50 people were reportedly hurt in the attack in Horra village....
View ArticleBrazil 2014: England look to Italy and Balotelli to save them
England will be praying Italy do them a favour and beat Costa Rica later on Friday to keep alive their slim hopes of avoiding their earliest exit from a World Cup in 56 years. Elsewhere France play...
View ArticleU.S. cuts aid to Uganda over harsh anti-gay law
Uganda’s government institutions will lose U.S. funding as punishment for a law signed earlier this year by President Yoweri Museveni that makes some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison. In...
View ArticleIbrahim Toure, brother of Yaya and Kolo, dies aged 28
Ivory Coast stars Yaya and Kolo Toure have learned of the death of their younger brother while they are at the World Cup in Brazil. Ibrahim Toure passed away on Thursday in Manchester, aged only 28....
View ArticleLASU Reopens June 23
After 3weeks of closure, the Lagos State University has finally settled its fees issues with students, and has asked its student to resume on June 23. The students, who protested and embarked on a...
View ArticleBrazil 2014: Kenyans urged to watch games at home
Kenya’s government has urged people to watch World Cup football matches in the comfort of their homes instead of in “crowded and unprotected open places”. The advice comes after two days of attacks on...
View ArticleBrazil 2014:Italy 0-1 Costa Rica
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View ArticleFifa accused of failing to protect players
The world players’ union has called for “urgent talks” to ensure the governing body will take action against players who insist on playing on despite being knocked unconscious The world players’ union,...
View ArticleBrazil 2014: Costa Rica through to last 16 as England crash out of World Cup
Bryan Ruiz headed home the only goal of the game as Costa Rica stunned Italy 1-0 and booked their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a game to spare. Few would have given Jose Luis...
View ArticleLUTH Doctors Suspend Strike
Striking resident doctors and other health workers at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba have suspended their over two weeks industrial action, resuming duties on Thursday. The...
View ArticlePDP vanguard office attacked in Jalingo
The office of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Youth Vanguard, Taraba State branch has been attacked by people suspected to be thugs. The youths reportedly numbering about twenty allegedly...
View ArticlePope Francis opposes legalisation of marijuana, others
Pope Francis yesterday added his voice to a debate taking place in the US and his native Latin America’s opposition to drug legalisation of recreational drugs. The recreational drugs include soft drugs...
View ArticleNasarawa perm sec in trouble over missing N3m
Permanent Secretary in the Nasarawa state ministry of Lands and Survey, Abigail Waya and some directors in the ministry have appeared before the State House of Assembly committee on Public Accounts to...
View ArticleKano To Secure Release Of Its Indigenes Detained In Abia
The Kano State Government said it had dispatched a delegation to Abia to secure the release of the state indigenes among the 486 persons arrested by security operatives recently. The state’s...
View ArticleEkiti Poll: Fayemi Commends INEC Over Innovations As voting Commences
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Saturday commended INEC for introducing innovations which would eliminate delays in the voting process as well as eradicate irregularities during elections. The...
View ArticleCommunity leader commends legislator
A community leader, Alh Murtala Isa has commended the developmental contributions of Hon. Shuaibu Gobir, to the people of Sabon-Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. He told journalists...
View Article10 Students Bag First Class At Nigeria Turkish Nile University
No fewer than 10 graduating students bagged first class degrees at the 2nd convocation of the Nigeria Turkish Nile University in Abuja on Saturday. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Huseyin...
View ArticleJang Wants Nigerians To Observe Regular Exercise To Stay Healthy
Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau on Saturday urged Nigerians to observe regular exercise to enable them to stay fit, healthy and live longer. Jang, who gave the advice at the 25th edition of Olympic Day Run...
View Article3 staff of CCC feared dead at project site in Asaba
Three staff of Constructed Contractors Company, CCC, were yesterday feared dead at the Inter Bau roundabout construction site in Asaba, the Delta state capital. The incident occurred at about 11. 30...
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