Saudi arrests 93 ISIS suspects
Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to the Sunni Muslim militant group Islamic State, including at least 65 Saudi nationals, the interior ministry said in a statement carried on...
View ArticleDeath toll from Edo cult clashes hits 20
The death toll from raging violent clashes between members of rival cult groups in Benin City, the Edo State capital, yesterday rose from 12 to 20 following the killing of eight more persons. The...
View ArticleTogo’s president re-elected for 3rd term
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won a third term with 58.75 percent of the vote in Saturday’s polls, the electoral commission said, with his main rival Jean-Pierre Fabre taking 34.95 percent....
View ArticleGroups raise alarm over freedom, as Buhari bars AIT
Barring of African Independent Television, AIT, owners of AIT TV and Ray Power FM by the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari from covering his activities has drawn the anger of South-South Pen...
View ArticleN. Korea’s leader executed 15 top officials – Spy Agency
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year, including several who complained about the young leader’s policies, South Korea’s intelligence agency said Wednesday....
View ArticleRobben ruled out of season
Bayern Munich have confirmed that Arjen Robben will be out of action for the remainder of the 2014-15 campaign after suffering a tear in his left calf muscle in the DFB Pokal semi-final match against...
View ArticleAustralia recalls ambassador after Indonesia executions
Australia is withdrawing its ambassador from Indonesia in protest at the execution of two of its citizens convicted of drug smuggling, marking a fresh low in diplomatic relations between the...
View ArticleITTF admits South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe as latest members
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed Sao Tome & Principe and South Sudan as the 221st and 222nd members of the body. An online portal, `Theinsidegames’ on Wednesday said...
View Article100 Sexiest women in the world
English actress Michelle Keegan has been named the sexiest woman in the world by British men’s magazine FHM. The 27-year-old actress is best known for her roles on the BBC series “Ordinary Lies” and...
View ArticleFG to pay outstanding allowances to Petroleum marketers within 24Hrs
It appears the long wait at fuel stations may soon be reversed as the Federal Government says it will be paying petroleum marketers the sum of 156 billion naira as reported by channelstv. Minister of...
View ArticleEgypt jails 69 for setting church ablaze
Egypt jailed 69 Islamists for life Wednesday for torching a church near Cairo in August 2013 during a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a judicial official said. The Coptic...
View ArticleCommission denies secret employment in Rivers
Rivers State Civil Service Commission has refuted the allegation in some quarters that it was carrying out secret employment with the intention of bringing about a huge burden on the finances of the...
View ArticleHundreds homeless as rainstorm destroys 50 houses in Ondo
Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless as about 50 buildings have been destroyed in Ikare-Akoko and Arigidi Akoko towns in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State by rainstorm. The...
View ArticlePlateau Gov-elect allays LGA chairmen fear of sack
Governor-elect of Plateau State, Barrister Simon Lalong yesterday assured chairmen of the 17 local government areas of Plateau State that he had no intention of dissolving their leadership after the...
View ArticleEbonyi govt orders villagers to leave disputed areas
Ebonyi State government yesterday ordered vacuation with immediate effect of all occupants of the disputed land between Ezillo and Ezza-Ezillo communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state...
View ArticleNasarawa monarch wants killers of 25 Tiv villagers arrested
PARAMOUNT ruler of Keana Chiefdom and chairman of Keana Local Government Traditional Rulers Council in Nasarawa State, His Royal Majesty, Emmanuel Elayo has called on security agencies in the state to...
View ArticleAccept defeat, group tells Taraba APC
A group known as PDP Loyal Group has called on the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in the last election in Taraba State, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, to accept defeat...
View Article10 Malala attackers get life jail terms
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Swat awarded life imprisonment on Thursday to 10 accused persons for the gun attack on Malala Yousafzai 2012 . In September last year, militants behind the attack on...
View ArticleNo plans by Ambode to delay LG polls – APC
The Lagos State Chapter of the APC has debunked allegations by the PDP that the governor-elect, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has plans to delay local council polls until after a year in office. The APC...
View ArticleMore women and children freed from Boko Haram
Military says at least 160 children and women rescued from the Sambisa Forest, days after 293 others were freed. Nigeria’s military says it has rescued at least 160 more women and children who had been...
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