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Corruption worsened under Buhari's government - Goodluck Jonathan

Nigeria's immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele... Read More
Italian volunteer kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Kenya

An Italian aid worker in Kenya's Kilifi County have been taken... Read More
Radio presenter Tosyn Bucknor dies from sickle cell complications, aged 37

On-Air Personality and Inspiration FM presenter Tosyn Bucknor,... Read More
South Korea's Kim Jong-yang elected Interpol's president over Russian Alexander Prokopchuk

An ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin has lost his bid... Read More
Attempted bank robbery folied by police in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

There has been a failed bank robbery operation in Lagere Area of... Read More
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts again, red alert issued

Guatemalan authorities on Monday declared a red alert after the... Read More

China's ban on imported waste expanded to more products

California Wildfire: Still rising, death toll at 77 while nearly 1000 missing

Nine Syria regime fighters killed near proposed demilitarised zone

Ex-Plateau governor's prison term reduced to 10 years

National

Corruption worsened under Buhari's government - Goodluck Jonathan

Nov 21, 2018 649

Nigeria's immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has revealed in his new book, ‘My Transition Hours’ launched on Tuesday, that the level of corruption in the country has worsened under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.Jonathan added that his successor also drove investors away de-marketing.He... Read More

Corruption worsened under Buhari's government - Goodluck Jonathan

Attempted bank robbery folied by police in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Nov 19, 2018 523

Ex-Plateau governor's prison term reduced to 10 years

Nov 16, 2018 541

State Governors threaten to downsize workforce over N30,000 minimum wage

Nov 15, 2018 583

Court orders Sen. Abaribe, others to pay N100m over Nnamdi Kanu’s absence

Nov 14, 2018 593

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Sports

Premier League agree to implement Video Assistant Referee (VAR) from next season

Nov 15, 2018 824

Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce video assistant referees (VAR) from the 2019/2020 season.At a meeting on Thursday, the league and its share holders agreed to the introduction of the VAR an update on the technologies... Read More

Premier League: Fulham replaces Slavisa Jokanovic with Claudio Ranieri as manager

Swiss downhill skier Gian Luca Barandun dies in paragliding accident

Tennis: Johanna Konta names Dimitri Zavialoff as new coach

Entertainment

Radio presenter Tosyn Bucknor dies from sickle cell complications, aged 37

Nov 21, 2018 360

On-Air Personality and Inspiration FM presenter Tosyn Bucknor, has died at the age of 37 after complications from sickle cell, reports says.The presenter was found dead in her home by her French husband, Aurelien Boyer, when he arrived from... Read More

Tiwa Savage becomes first female to win MTV Best African Act

No sexual assault charges against actor Sylvester Stallone

Kanye West takes a break from politics, to focus on creativity

Gist

FG to limit number of children per mother

Oct 24, 2018 1016

A policy to limit the number of children per mother in Nigeria is currently in the works, according to Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed.Speaking during a session at the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Tuesday, the Finance Minister said... Read More

Tourists visiting India’s iconic Taj Mahal attacked by monkeys

Couple gets 100 years jail term for sexually abusing child

Moviegoers arrested for sitting during national anthem in Philippine

World

South Korea's Kim Jong-yang elected Interpol's president over Russian Alexander Prokopchuk

Nov 21, 2018 345

An ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin has lost his bid for Interpol top position, following the announcement of South Korea's Kim Jong-yang as the organisation's new president, taking over and completing the four year term of his predecessor, Meng Hongwei, who was detained by the Chinese government on bribery charges in September.... Read More

South Korea's Kim Jong-yang elected Interpol's president over Russian Alexander Prokopchuk

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts again, red alert issued

Nov 19, 2018 505

China's ban on imported waste expanded to more products

Nov 19, 2018 508

California Wildfire: Still rising, death toll at 77 while nearly 1000 missing

Nov 19, 2018 1121

Nine Syria regime fighters killed near proposed demilitarised zone

Nov 16, 2018 580

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Reviews

Court jails former Thai monk Sukphol 16 years for rape

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Oct 17, 2018 978

A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday found a jet-setting former Buddhist monk guilty of statutory rape, an Official told dpa.Wirapol Sukphol, 39, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl between 2000 and 2001, an official who spoke on condition of anonymity said.In August, he was handed a combined sentence... Read More