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By SaharaReporters, New York The National President of Supreme Council for Sharia’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) Dr. Ibrahim Datti Ahmad and its secretary Barr. Nafiu Baba-Ahmed withdrew from facilitating talks between Boko Haram and Federal Government of Nigeria. The Sharia’ah Council said the Federal Government is not “serious”, and not “committed” to the talks. A reliable source close to the duo ...

Barely two months to his 70th birthday, Chief Apagun Oluwole Olumide, a renowned architect and close associate of former Ogun State governor, Otumba Gbenga Daniel, has committed suicide. The deceased, a socialite and tourism promoter, was recently quizzed by the anti graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. PM news reports that Olumide, who is Chairman of the Golf ...

(BBC Sports) – Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed and stopped breathing during the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Tottenham. Medics spent 10 minutes trying to resuscitate the 23-year-old on the field after he fell to the ground with no other players around him. BBC Radio 5 live’s Ian Dennis says the former England Under-21 international is fighting for his ...

There was chaos when a bullion van collided with a VIP bus at the Nkrumah Circle in Accra, spilling the money in the process. Eyewitnesses say the bullion van which was run into by the VIP bus which was heading towards Achimota somersaulted three times exposing the money to the sea of pedestrians. The accident occurred at the traffic light ...

Lady Gaga wants to have kids one day — lots of ‘em. In a new preview clip of Gaga’s conversation with Oprah Winfrey featured in the upcoming episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” the singer said she’s eager to start a family eventually: “I want kids, I want a soccer team and I want a husband.” Gaga clarified that she doesn’t ...