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Ex -journalist testifies for alleged wife killer at trial
Henry Ojelu/Judiciary Correspondent A former journalist with Nigeria’s Leadership Newspaper, Efe Omordia today testified in the on-going trial of Akolade…
Looting in Timbuktu as donors pledge $455m
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AFP) – Hundreds of people looted shops Tuesday in Mali’s fabled Timbuktu, newly freed from Islamists, as global…
Nestle, Berger close higher
A total of 515.93 million shares worth N3.2 billion were traded in 6,680 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on…
Rep member charged with issuing dud cheques
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned Aliyu Gebi, a member of the…
EFCC slams new charge on convicted pension thief
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a new charge against a former director of…
Abductors Of Nkiru, Nollywood Actress Unveiled
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Six suspects involved with the kidnapping of Nigeria’s Nollywoood actress and Senior Special Assistant to Imo…
News Analysis: Yusuf’s loot could build 14 hospitals in Nigeria
The Chinese government on Monday handed over to Nigeria a 150-bed hospital, fully furnished with state-of-the-art equipment. The entire structure…
3 Friends Rape Teenager
By Cyriacus IzUekwe The Nigeria police in Lagos State has arrested three friends, Achonam Emenuwa, 32, Godwin Udoh, 22, and…
Police Arrest Ghanaian Arms Dealer
The Nigeria Police has arrested a Ghanaian arms supplier, Daniel Ofori, and a Nigerian, Olufumilayo Adeyemo, who are suspected to…
Houseboy, friend Held While Selling Stolen Car
By Oluwole Adeboye A 20-year old houseboy who allegedly conspired with his friend to steal his master’s Nissan Ultima car…
Nigeria shuts court
By Lucky Lawal The Lagos State Judicial Council has ordered that the Somolu Magistrate’s court (Court 12) be closed for…
The Trial Of Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji
By Akin Kuponiyi The trial of the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Sabit Ikuforiji and his…
Floating Bodies And Our Identification System
By Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni In what looked like prolific actor Kunle Afolayan’s water acrobatic display in the making of multiple award…
Nigeria: Pension thief re-arrested amidst outrage
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arrested John Yakubu Yusuf, a former director in the Police Pension Office who…
Nigeria: Trivializing The War Against Corruption
Justice Mohammed Talba of the Abuja High Court was in the eye of the storm yesterday when he gave a…
Military chief warns about the collapse of Egypt
Egypt’s military chief warned on Tuesday that the political crisis sweeping the country could lead to the collapse of the…
Eagles Must Beat Ethiopia, Keshi Declares
Nigeria coach, Stephen Keshi has called on his Super Eagles to go all out and beat Ethiopia in their AFCON…
Lagos Warns On Heavy Rains
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has called on residents of the state to be prepared for heavier rainfall…
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Arsenal Open Formal Talks To Sign Villa
Reports from Spain say Arsenal have opened formal talks with Barcelona to sign David Villa before the January transfer window…
Kidnappers strike in President Jonathan’s council
Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Mr Festus Ibegu, and Mrs. Abiye Ibegu, the parents of Mr Richard Ibegu,Chairman of…
Globacom charges Nigeria’s Eagles to beat Ethiopia
As the Super Eagles of Nigeria file out for the last qualifying match against the Ethiopian national team in Group…
Nations Cup: Ghana, Mali advance
BIMBO AJAYI The Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali Monday night advanced to the quarter final stage of…
France admits threats by Nigeria’s Islamists
Nigeria’s Islamic Jihadists have issued direct threats to France in retaliation for military action in Mali, the French consulate in…
Committee set up for Mimiko’s inauguration
Nigeria’s Ondo State Government on Monday set up a 20-man committee for the inauguration of re-elected Governor Olusegun Mimiko on…
PDP praises deputy governors of Enugu, Taraba
Against criticisms about the dearth of information about two Nigerian governors—Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Danbaba Suntai of Taraba— on…
Sexless marriage: Man wins refund of dowry
A Nigerian court based in the capital Abuja has ordered a 16-year-old girl, Maryam Suleiman, and her parents to refund…
China builds 150 bed hospital in Abuja
China has fulfilled a seven year old pledge to build and furnish a 150-bed modern hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.…
Al -Makura sacks cabinet
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of the Nigerian central state of Nasarawa has sacked his entire cabinet, according to a statement.…
Court extends remand order on Russian sailors
A Nigerian magistrate court in Lagos has extended by 14 working days, the remand order on 15 Russian sailors detained…
Boko Haram declares ceasefire
A self-proclaimed commander of the Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno has announced a…