Niger deports 3,000 Nigerian refugees
An official and witnesses say Niger troops have deported more than 3,000 Nigerian fishermen and refugees escaping Boko Haram. They said Wednesday a dozen people died during a three-day trek in severe...
View ArticleEgypt: Mubarak knows fate June 4
An Egyptian court said Thursday it will decide on June 4 on a prosecution appeal against a lower court’s ruling that dropped murder charges against ex-president Hosni Mubarak. In November, a lower...
View ArticleStriking German train drivers reject mediation offer
The leader of Germany’s GDL train drivers’ union said on Thursday its seven-day strike would continue and rejected the latest offer by rail operator Deutsche Bahn for mediation in a dispute over pay...
View ArticleFG begins process to concession Nigeria Railways
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says it is developing a roadmap to concession the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Public Communications,...
View ArticleFIFA Ranking: Nigeria remain in 45th position
Nigeria’s senior national team maintained their 45th position in the latest Fifa world ranking released on Thursday. The African champions were adjudged the same rank in the world according to the...
View ArticleInter joins race for Petr Cech’s signature
Inter Milan is emerging as an increasingly viable option for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. Roma and Arsenal are also interested in the 32-year-old keeper who is bound for the exit at the end of the...
View ArticleMan City plot £50m Pogba bid
Manchester City are ready to launch a bid in excess of £50million for Juventus star Paul Pogba. The Etihad’s top brass have made Pogba their major summer target and believe they can land him ahead of...
View ArticleNepal earthquake death toll rises to 8413
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal has risen to 8,413, the Nepal Red Cross Society said on Thursday. A Red Cross report put the number of injured at 17,576, adding 260 people were...
View ArticleWAEC cancels 2014 results of candidates
The National Examinations (NEC) Committee of WAEC on Thursday said that it had cancelled results of candidates involved in examination malpractices at the 2014 examinations. Mr Damianus Ojijeogu of the...
View ArticleTennis: Federer knocked out of Madrid Open
Young Australiation tennis sensation Nick Kyrgios has claimed another major scalp with victory over world No. 2 Roger Federer in Madrid. In addition to beating then-world No. 1 Rafael Nadal at...
View ArticleDelta: Tribunal receives 40 election petitions
The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Delta says it received 40 petitions so far from individuals and political parties in the just concluded general elections. A breakdown of the petitions shows...
View Article45 injured in Yobe school attack
Suspected Boko Haram extremists attacked a business school in northeast Nigeria on Friday with gunfire and two bomb blasts before being overcome by security forces. A suicide bomber died when he blew...
View ArticleBoy, 8, smuggled to Spain inside suitcase
An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled into Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say. The boy, Abou, was found inside the case being carried by a 19-year-old woman into Ceuta, a...
View ArticleBurundi picks presidential form amid tension
Burundi’s president registered on Friday to run for a third term, his spokesman said, a move likely to stoke anger among protesters opposing his bid for another five years in office. Crowds have taken...
View ArticleObama, Jonathan congratulate Cameron on election win
After a resounding election win for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservative party, President Obama on Friday offered congratulations and vowed the US and the UK will remain key...
View ArticlePele in stable condition after surgery
Pele, arguably the greatest footballer in history, had prostate surgery at the Albert Einstein Hospital, officials at the facility said Thursday. The three-time World Cup winner is in stable...
View ArticleIG reopens police intelligence school in Enugu
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Friday reopened the Nigeria Police Intelligence School in Enugu State abandoned a year ago. Arase said that the major thrust of his...
View ArticleChelsea slaps £10m price on Cech
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech admits he still doesn’t know where he will be playing next season, but hinted once again he will have to leave the club in order to get regular first team football. Cech...
View ArticleMan Utd set to splash £200m on summer targets
LOUIS VAN GAAL has pressed the button on Manchester United’s £200m summer spending spree by landing Dutch wonderboy Memphis Depay. United beat off competition from Liverpool, Paris St Germain and...
View Article4,000 Nigerians return from Niger
Over 4,000 Nigerian have returned from the Republic of Niger where some of them fled to at the wake of insurgency in the north-east region. The returnees arrived at Geidam, Yobe State where the...
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