Moving Train Kills 14 Migrants In Macedonia

Macedonia state prosecutor said 14 migrants walking along the railway track in central Macedonia, late on Thursday as they struggled to reach Western Europe were killed by the train.

Wenger is not my rival - Mourinho

The Blues manager has yet to taste defeat in his 12 games against the Frenchman thus far, but he insists he sees no need to compete with the Gunners manager ahead of their clash.

Hazard Needs To Be More Selfish Like Ronaldo And Messi - Scholes

The former Manchester United midfielder believes the Belgian is "not streets ahead" of Harry Kane and says the Chelsea winger needs to improve his scoring record.

October 1 Bombing - Court Admits Evidence Against Charles Okah

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, admitted into evidence, exhibits that were tendered against the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bomb blast, Mr. Charles Okah. The Federal Government entered the exhibits before the court yesterday through its lead prosecutor, Dr. Alex Iziyon, SAN.

Guinea Security Forces Clash With Protesters, Killing One

Guinean security forces clashed with anti-government protesters in the opposition stronghold of Labe on Thursday, beating one man to death, the government said.

Zambia President Calls for Regional Summit over Xenophobia

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu is consulting with fellow African heads of state to convene an emergency regional summit to address xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili said Zambian citizens in South Africa had not been affected by the latest round of attacks targeting mostly African migrants.

N40 Pump Fuel Price Is My Figure, Not Buhari’s, Says David-West

Former Petroleum Minister and Professor of Virology, Professor Tam David-West, has said there was never a time the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), said he would reduce the pump price of fuel to N40 per litre as reported some days ago.

Xenophobic Attacks - SERAP Drags South Africa to International Criminal Court, ICC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, yesterday dragged South Africa before the International Criminal Court, ICC, over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners living in the country.

After 5 Years in Prison, Court Acquits Policeman of Murder Charge

A 34-year-old Police Constable, Paul Ogbeh, was yesterday discharged and acquitted by a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere over a murder charge. Ogbeh was said to have murdered men alleged to be armed robbers, while on police patrol after receiving a distress call.

Parties Memebers Litter Major Streets in Aba With Caskets to Instil Fear in Voters

Aba residents woke up yesterday to meet caskets on some major streets in the commercial city, with warnings inscribed on them that if the people failed to vote for an Ngwa governor they would be killed.

ZONING - APC Meeting Ends in Deadlock

A meeting of senior members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, called to resolve issues concerning the zoning of top offices in the incoming majority party in the National Assembly ended in a deadlock, Wednesday night.

Boko Haram Regroups En Masse In Sambisa Forest, Changed Name to ISLAMIC STATE OF WEST AFRICA PROVINCE

Boko Haram fighters have gathered in their numbers at Sambisa Forest, the stronghold of the sect in northeast, as a military offensive tries to flush them out from the forest, a local vigilante told AFP news agency.

2015 BUDGET - Reps Give Zero Allocation To Fuel Subsidy

The House of Representatives yesterday approved N4.493 trillion as 2015 budget with an increase of N135.4 billion from the N4,357,960 trillion proposed by the executive in November 2014.

Eligibility - Court Strikes Out Suits Against Buhari

An Abuja High Court yesterday struck out two suits challenging the eligibility of the president-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to contest the presidential election on March 28, 2015.

I Have Stepped on Many Big Toes, Particularly The Feet of Cabals - Diezani

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Allison Maduekwe, has denied media reports that she was seeking asylum in some foreign countries. Addressing state House correspondents after yesterday’s Federal Executive Council, the Minister said she was not leaving the country, adding that she had no reason to do so.

Wenger Regrets Fabregas Arsenal exit

The Gunners boss reluctantly allowed the Spaniard to join Barcelona back in 2011 but has called for fans to show respect when he returns to north London with Chelsea on Sunday. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has conceded that he regrets Cesc Fabregas's departure from the club ahead of Sunday's north London reunion with the Chelsea midfielder.

Ebola drug cures monkeys infected with West African virus strain

An experimental drug has cured monkeys infected with the Ebola virus, US-based scientists have said. The treatment, known as TKM-Ebola-Guinea, targets the Makona strain of the virus, which caused the current deadly outbreak in West Africa.

Buhari to Publish PwC Forensic Audit on NNPC

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will publish the full audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and expects the state-run oil firm to repay the government more than previously recommended, former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said.

Protesters Storm S’African Embassy, CDHR And NYCN Group Warned South Africa Govt to Stop Killing of Nigerians

Officials of the South African embassy in Nigeria were absent on Wednesday when members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) stormed the mission at No. 24 Molade Okoya Thomas Road, Victoria Island, Lagos, to protest the xenophobic killings of other Africans in the country.

Implementation of National Confab Report Will Make Buhari a Hero - Tony Uranta

Barely a month to the change of government at the national level and in some states, the Executive Secretary, Nigeria National Summit, Group (NNSG), Tony Uranta, in his interview with journalists, sets agenda for the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), urging him not to discard the recommendations in the Confab Report.