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A Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday fixed June 25 to hear an application filed by one Chief Debe Ojukwu, over alleged breach of his fundamental human rights. The applicant who is the first son of Late Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, had filed the ...

LONDON (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has said his team face their “Everest” in Saturday’s Champions League final, describing their showdown with Bayern Munich as the “perfect game in the perfect stadium”. Bayern walked away with this season’s Bundesliga ...

By  Sony Daniel, Regional Editor, North  and Henry Umoru After many weeks of intrigues and horse-trading, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was re-elected as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, beating his lone rival, Jonah Jang of ...

LONDON -  An alleged friend of London soldier murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was arrested at the BBC after telling the broadcaster that British security services had tried to recruit his friend. Abu Nusaybah told BBC television on Friday that Adebolajo was asked ...

LONDON -  An alleged friend of London soldier murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was arrested at the BBC after telling the broadcaster that British security services had tried to recruit his friend. Abu Nusaybah told BBC television on Friday that Adebolajo was asked ...

ADDIS ABABA AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday renewed a plea to Nigerian authorities to ensure the military does not carry out atrocities against civilians in its clampdown on Islamic militants. Nigeria declared a state of emergency in three ...

By BOLUWAJI  OBAHOPO, Lokoja Following the allegation of Baptist High School Principal, Ekirin-Adde, Mr. Ajayi Ajibulu impregnating one of his students, the proprietor of the School, Baptist Church has dragged the girl in question to a government hospital for pregnancy test. According ...

BY  VINCENT UJUMADU, Awka STILL basking in the euphoria of the success of the burial of the literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, the Anambra State government yesterday commended President Goodluck Jonathan and his Ghanaian counterpart, Dr. John Mahama and other people ...

BY DAYO JOHNSON Akure CHIEF Segun Adegoke is a Chieftain of the PDP in Ondo State. He has been in Politics since the days of the Action Group. He was one of the aides to the late sage and Leader of ...

By DEMOLA AKINYEMI, Ilorin Two suspected dealers in human parts have been arrested in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State by the state police command. The suspects were arrested  Thursday  for allegedly attempting to cart away parts of decomposed of corpses of people ...