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12 dead in assault on Pakistan’s Karachi airport
Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan’s busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least six people as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials...
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President Zuma discharged from hospital
President Jacob Zuma South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma left hospital late Sunday, the day after he was admitted for routine tests following a bout of exhaustion, this office said. “President Jacob...
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Five dead in Las Vegas shooting
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department cars parked outside a Wal-Mart Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were killed Sunday in an apparent ambush that ended with the two gunmen killing...
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APC accuses PDP of inciting violence in Kano
Alhaji Lai Mohammed The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of inciting the violence that followed the announcement of new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Sunday, in an...
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World Cup: Keshi Wants ’94 Eagles Spirit
Following their 1-2 loss to USA in a friendly match played on Saturday, Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has charged his players to emulate the spirit of the Nigerian team to the USA 1994 World Cup if...
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Wrangling Aborts Bomb Suspect’s Trial
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Scheduled trial of one of the masterminds of the 14th April bomb blasts which rocked a Bus terminal at Nyanya in Abuja metropolis, before a federal high court was aborted owing to...
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Sanusi’ Coronation As Emir: Schools Shut In Kano
Hundreds of protesters have continued to protest the emergence of the immediate past Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano, Northwest Nigeria. The youths in their...
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AC Milan sacks Seedorf, appoints Inzaghi
Clarence Seedorf: Sacked as AC MIlan manager Italian Serie A side, AC Milan has sacked Clarence Seedorf and appointed Filippo Inzaghi as the club’s new manager. The Dutch midfielder arrived at the San...
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LASU Fees: Committee Submits Report
Kazeem Ugbodaga The committee set up by Governor Babatunde Fashola to look into students’ complaints concerning school fees at the Lagos State University, LASU, will submit its report to the governor...
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Lagos Gov Race: God Asked Me To Run, Says Ikuforiji
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has disclosed to members of staff of the Assembly that he would run for the 2015 governorship...
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APC members slump during inauguration
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Some members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday slumped at the 12 June Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, during the inauguration of the new...
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Over 100 buried after Boko Haram attack
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau More than 100 bodies have been buried almost a week after a Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, local leaders said Monday, but added that many more victims of the...
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Africa slams ‘hateful’ British media over graft claims
African football bosses on Monday slammed the British media over its Qatar World Cup corruption revelations, accusing outlets of waging a “hateful, defamatory and degrading” campaign against the...
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SURE-P spends N280bn in two years
General Martin Agwai (retd.), Chairman, Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), on Monday said N280 billion had been spent out of N360 billion allocated to the programme since...
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Rivers High Court bombed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A High Court in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, was bombed in the early hours of Monday 9 June. Court files and property worth...
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Independence Blast: No private physician for Okah
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Henry Okah: wheeled by a security officer A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Monday refused the request of Charles Okah, suspected mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bomb...
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In Pictures: Sanusi Lamido officially appointed Emir of Kano
His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an appeal to Kano residents to embrace peace, harmony and unity. Governor Rabi’u Musa...
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Sanusi receives appointment letter, preaches peace and unity
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an appeal to Kano residents to embrace peace, harmony and unity....
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Revealed: Ozekhome paid kidnappers N40 million
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Lagos based lawyer and activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) paid N40 million in order to secure his release from the hands of his kidnappers last August, a Federal High Court...
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Recuperating Zuma misses first cabinet meeting
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, who spent time in hospital over the weekend suffering from exhaustion, will miss his new government’s first meeting from Tuesday, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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