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A Maiduguri based businessman (name is not disclosed for security reasons) on Thursday turned in his biological son, a member of Boko Haram, to the Joint Task Force, JTF, with an order that he should be shot dead, witnesses said. The son, according to close family sources, had once threatened ...

The CAN National President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, will tomorrow, present a pidgin English audio version of the New Testament Bible. The public presentation of the audio Bible is�billed for Word of Life Bible Church Headquarters, Ajamimogha, Warri, Delta State.

The Federal Government, on Thursday, said smoking would soon be banned in the country as soon as the Anti-Tobacco Bill before the National Assembly was passed into law. It also disclosed its readiness to convene a Universal Health Coverage to help boost strategies towards improving healthcare delivery. Minister of Health, ...

  Mark Driscoll, Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle says and i quote that “Masturbation can be a form of homosexuality because it is a sexual act that does not involve a woman. If a man were to masturbate while engaged in other forms of sexual intimacy with his ...

Daniel Metzgar had a problem that wouldn’t go away. The Newark truck driver lived with an erection that lasted about eight months � a result of a botched surgical procedure by a Wilmington urologist who performed a penile implant on him in 2009, according to a medical malpractice lawsuit being ...

Nigerian Michael Prest has lost a legal battle with his estranged English wife Yasmin over a �17.5m�divorce settlement. The Supreme Court judgement marks the latest round of a lengthy legal cash dispute between the couple over the oil tycoon’s fortune. In October, the Court of Appeal ruled that a High ...

� Heard this plane was seen in Igando area of Lagos and was being tolled with a jeep along oshodi apapa expressway. Lagos Nawa

The Engineering students of the University of Uyo this afternoon went for a peaceful demonstration to the office of the school’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Comfort Ekpo, after the VC mandated students to pay N100 for the school bus which used to be free. The school management had shifted most of ...

�Female players�show off�their ball skills at�the�first-ever unclad European�Championships. There were more curves than a�Beckham�free-kick and more b**bs than England’s U-21 flops as teams from across�the�Continent gathered and got their kit off at�the�tournament�in Germany. There were no British representatives at�the�contest as teams from Italy, France, Sweden and�Germany�tussled inthe�buff on�the�astroturf at Berlin’s ...

Born 22nd July 1926, Rolling Dollar was known for his verve and dexterity on the guitar. His zest for life and energy, even in old age, was also a marvel to all who beheld him perform. He got a new lease of life after years in the doldrums, through Asiwaju ...

A tired German�bank employee�fell asleep on his�keyboard�and accidentally transformed a minor transfer into a 222 million euro ($311 million) order, a court heard. The�Hessen�labour�court heard that�the�man was supposed to transfer just 62.40 euros from�a bank accountbelonging�to a�retiree, but instead �fell asleep for an instant, while pushing onto�the�number 2�key on�thekeyboard” � ...

Tragedy struck on Sunday at� the Trinity Spare Parts Market in the Olodi Apapa area of Ajegunle, Lagos, as no fewer than 150 shops, including their materials, were consumed by an inferno. It was believed that the fire was caused by an electrical power surge� in one of the shops ...

Roger Palmgren has quit as Namibia coach after receiving unspecified threats, the country’s football association said on Monday. “Palmgren tendered his resignation due to serious threats directed toward him and his family,” a national football association statement said. The Swede’s resignation comes just 48 hours before the ‘Brave Warriors’ host ...

Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo has moved ever closer to joining Chelsea following a seal of approval by returning boss Jose Mourinho. Representatives of Omeruo specially informed that the young central defender is now �95% certain” to join the English Premier League club after he earned the approval of Mourinho. �It ...

The European football season of 2012/2013 has come to an end with all its excitement, intrigues and fun but the season cannot be complete without certain characters that added to its excitement off and on the pitch. Here’s a list of individuals who got us talking throughout the season. 1. ...

Ivan Gazidis has revealed that Arsenal now have the financial muscle to complete a move for a player like Wayne Rooney. The Gunners chief executive, shot down speculations that scoffed at the possibility of manager Arsene Wenger making a big bid for the want-away Manchester United striker, hinting that they ...

Conjoined male twin delivered at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital five days ago through caesarean section. Pictured on the rescucitaire and radiant warmer as the doctors are working round the clock to keep them alive. Their abdomen and thorax are fused. 2D Echo showed that they have separate heart. Abdominal ...

Speed kills, the accident on Eric Moore road in Surulere, between a Taxi and A Toyota Avalon. It was reported that the avalon sped past the taxi, hit him and the taxi lost control while the Avalon hit a culvet and tumbled facing the other direction. No serious casualties, as ...

  In a bid to check the continued despoliation of the environment, the Federal Government yesterday said plans are underway to ban the use of plastic bags in the country. Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadza Mailafia, who dropped the hint during the 2013 World Environment Day celebration in Abuja, said ...

In the first version of multi-platform BBM, iOS and Android users are expected to be able to experience the following BBM features: * The immediacy of BBM chats * Multi-person chats * Voice note sharing * BlackBerry Groups, where BBM users are able to set up groups of up to ...