14mn children pay price for Syria, Iraq conflicts – UNICEF
The United Nations children’s fund said Thursday that 14 million children are paying the price for warfare in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, with violence and hardship shaping their future. “With the...
View ArticleToyota signs $1bn Olympics sponsorship deal
Toyota Motor Corp. signed on as a worldwide Olympic sponsor Friday in a long-term deal reportedly worth nearly $1 billion. The deal starts globally in 2017 and runs through the 2024 Olympics,...
View ArticleBride quits wedding after groom fails Math test
An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding ceremony after her groom-to-be failed to solve a simple math problem, police said Friday. The bride tested the groom on his math skills and when he got the...
View ArticleSouth Africa denies deploying troops to Nigeria
South Africa has once again denied that it deployed troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram. “This follows reports that Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former...
View ArticleEPL: Again Kane wins player of the month award
Tottenham forward Harry Kane has picked up the Barclays Premier League Player of the Month award for the second month in succession. Kane, 21, scored nine league goals in January and February,...
View ArticleChelsea to open contract talks with Mourinho despite UCL blow
CHELSEA are set to open new contract talks with Jose Mourinho despite crashing out of Europe. Mourinho suffered a crushing blow on Wednesday when Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League at...
View ArticleOcholi loses appeal against GW Wada at S’Court
Ocholi loses appeal against GW Wada at S’Court. Details later…
View ArticleSaudi, Kuwait, UAE pledge to invest $4bn each in Egypt
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates each pledged $4 billion of investments in Egypt, officials from the Gulf countries said at an economic summit in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm...
View ArticleJoachim Löw extends contract as Germany coach until 2018
Joachim Low is set to continue his reign as manager of Germany’s national football team for the foreseeable future, as the team’s official Twitter account announced on Friday the 55-year-old’s contract...
View ArticlePope declares jubilee to celebrate Vatican II reforms
Pope Francis on Friday marked the second anniversary of his election as the leader of the Catholic Church by declaring an extraordinary jubilee year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a...
View ArticleMilitary discover bomb making factory in Yobe
The Nigerian military fighting the Boko Haram militants in the North East have discovered a bomb making factory where improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used by terrorists were being produced. The...
View ArticleEFCC not after Jonathan’s political opponents – Spokesman
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday refuted allegations that it is being used to harass and intimidate political opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan. The agency also...
View ArticleSerbian military helicopter carrying sick baby for treatment crashes, killing...
Serbian military helicopter carrying sick baby for treatment crashes, killing 4 crew, 2 medics and the child – @AP
View ArticleI never spoke to Moroccan king – Jonathan
Orders minister to investigate source of misleading information President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed shock over the controversy that has erupted over whether or not he had a telephone...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismisses suit against Kogi gov
Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a suit filed by the governorship candidate of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change in Kogi State, James Ocholi (SAN), seeking an order sacking the state...
View ArticleWomen, biggest beneficiaries of Jonathan’s govt – Chikwe
National Women leader of the PDP, Mrs. Kema Chikwe has said that women remained the greatest beneficiaries of the policies and programmes of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Chikwe, a...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap three Chinese in kogi – police
Gunmen kidnap three Chinese in kogi – police Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese workers in central Nigeria, the latest such incident in the region, police said Saturday. “Three Chinese nationals were...
View ArticleBBC says website back after ‘technical problems’ and error messages earlier...
BBC says website back after ‘technical problems’ and error messages earlier today – @BBCtrending
View ArticleChidoka leads pro-Jonathan jogging in Anambra
Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka is leading some youths in Jogging for Jonathan campaign in Obosi, Anambra State, as part of the activities for the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan. At the...
View Articledeclares a state of emergency as a raging forest fire forces thousands to...
Chilean authorities have declared a state of emergency as a raging forest fire forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The fire is threatening the port cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar....
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