October 25, 2015 - Page 2

The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said that the December deadline given by the Federal Government to flush out Book Haram was feasible. Buratai, who made this known

Alhaji Musa Jidawa, the Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed the arrest of four insurgents who attempted to enter the Pompomari Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Damaturu.

The Sokoto State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Agency ( PWA) said it would commence preparations for next year’s Hajj in February 2016. The Chairman of the Agency, Alhaji Muntari Maigona, disclosed this in

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was recalled by manager Manuel Pellegrini for his side’s derby clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Kompany sat out City’s previous two games after

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government faced a growing row Sunday over plans to cut welfare payments for low-income workers on the eve of a highly sensitive vote in parliament. Finance minister

Guatemalans began casting ballots in a presidential run-off Sunday, choosing between a comedian with no political experience and a former first lady, amid the fallout of a massive corruption scandal. Jimmy Morales,

FIFA will on Monday stop accepting candidates to replace Sepp Blatter as the scandal-tainted body’s leader, with five contenders declared and more expected before the door shuts. Tokyo Sexwale, a South African

As Monday’s deadline approaches AFP Sport profiles the five officially declared candidates for the FIFA presidency: PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN The 39-year-old brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah was a member of

A Palestinian woman was shot dead by border police in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday after attempting to stab officers there, police said. “A Palestinian woman acting suspiciously