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Communal War: 70 Churches Destroyed
The Catholic Church in Benue says 70 of its churches have been destroyed in the crises that rocked Benue in…
Justice Talba, Pension Thief Judge suspended
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar has approved the suspension of Justice Abubakar…
Nigeria approves $9billion jumbo loans for states, FG
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved borrowing plans for the Federal and State Governments to enable them access…
Chelsea snatch last-gasp victory in Basel
David Luiz scored with the very last kick of the game to earn Chelsea a dramatic 2-1 win at FC…
Nigeria plans six mega universities
Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved the upgrade of six federal universities to mega tertiary institutions with absorptive…
Ashiru: My meeting with John Kerry
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, said modalities for the exchange of visits between Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and…
Bank robbed, 5 cops killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack
The Commissioner of Police in the Nigerian north eastern state of Yobe, Alhaji Sanusi Rufai, said that five policemen and…
Bamigbetan: Suspected kidnappers flee to Ghana
The Nigerian Police in Lagos on Thursday said three of the four suspects who allegedly kidnapped Kehinde Bamigbetan, Chairman, Ejigbo…
Dozens found alive in Bangladesh factory wreckage
Dozens of workers were found alive Thursday as they huddled in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory bloc in…
Boko Haram kills 2 Nigerian cops in Bama
At least two policemen were feared dead on Thursday, after some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked a…
Obama, ex-presidents praise ‘resolute’ Bush
DALLAS, Texas, 2013 (AFP) – President Barack Obama lauded George W. Bush Thursday for facing a storm of terrorism head…
Globacom Signs N120b Upgrade Deal With Huawei
Nigeria’s leading telecommunications outfit, Globacom has signed a total system upgrade deal worth N120billion, ($750m). At a press briefing at…
EFCC arrests bank official for serial fraud
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Onyekachi Nwosu, the relationship/account officer of a bank in Enugu over…
Turkish court acquits Emenike over match-fixing
Turkey’s state-run news agency says Nigeria international and former Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike has been acquitted in Turkey’s match-fixing scandal.…
Jonathan approves compensation to poll violence victims
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the release of N5.7 billion to nine states for direct disbursement to those who…
Couple Remanded In Prison For Selling Their Twins
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba A Nigerian couple who sold their baby twins last week have been remanded in prisons custody by an…
Jonathan sued over amnesty deal for Boko Haram
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja As President Goodluck Jonathan battles to repair the ship of the Presidential Committee set up to…
Baga Massacre: Too Little, Too Late
The media was awashed this week with news of a mass murder, arson and outright brigandage perpetrated in the fishing…
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: A Timeless Piece
By Grace Igbokwe Chinua Achebe was well known throughout the thirty-six states of the federation and even beyond. His fame…
Boston Manhunt And The Lessons For Nigeria
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The attention of the whole world was drawn to Boston, in the United States of America, these…
My Challenges As Council Chairman
Dr. Samuel Adesola Adedayo, Chairman, Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area, is not one to pretend about issues. In this interview…
Champions League: Real Will Bounce Back —Mourinho
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has insisted his side can still reach the Champions League final, despite being routed 4-1…
CAF U-17 Final: Eaglets On Revenge Mission —Coach
Nigeria coach Manu Garba says he will seek to avenge the 1-0 loss against Cote d’Ivoire in Saturday’s CAF U-17…
Tennis: N14.3m For CBN Open Winners
Winners of this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Senior Tennis Open will go home with the sum of N14.3…
Education For All: Nigeria Needs 200,000 Teachers
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All, says Nigeria needs to recruit at least 200,000 teachers by 2015…
JAMB Warns Candidates Against Exam Malpractice
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates, who will sit for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
I Want To Rescue Delta From Tyrants —Keyamo
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo, who recently announced his plans to contest in the forthcoming governorship election…
500,000 Benefit From Lagos Waste Management
At least half a million people now benefit from the management of wastes in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria through direct…
Outrage Over Call On Amaechi To Resign
Angry reactions have trailed a call on Governor Chibuike Amaechi to resign to avert political crisis in the state. The…
Distressed Buildings: Lagos Pays Landlords, Gives Them Quit Notice
The Lagos State government has issued two weeks quit notice to occupants of three distressed two-storey buildings at Oke-Afa Housing…