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Nigerian Monarch, Ex-Commissioner Battle Over Land
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The traditional ruler of Epe, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Oba Kamurudeen Ishola Animashaun, is having a running battle with…
Africans win Brussels last IAAF event
Kenya’s Gilbert Kirui and Ruti Aga of Ethiopia, both teenagers, have won the men and women’s events, respectively, at the…
Nigeria: Pastor, 5 worshippers murdered Christmas eve
Pope Benedict XV1 wishes the savage attacks against Nigerian Christians and churches come to an end, but the savagery continues…
Retiring world Anglican leader tweets last sermon
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury gave his final Christmas Day sermon on Tuesday, live-tweeted by the Anglican leader’s office for…
Brutal cold spell kills 123 in Russia
A bitter cold spell in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with…
Pope urges end to savage killings in Nigeria
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented “savage acts of terrorism” that frequently target Christian churches in Nigeria, during his traditional…
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Ameobi must play for Nigeria, says Keshi
Tunde Oyedele/sports editor It’s country versus club controversy once again and FIFA may have to wade in for arbitration as…
Abia state sets 8 convicts free in Christmas spirit
Governor Theodore Orji of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia has pardoned eight prisoners in commemoration of the Christmas celebration. Orji’s…
NNPC earmarks N152b for refinery repairs
Repair works on Nigeria’s three refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri would gulp N152billion in 2013. The Punch reports that…
US Congress grants Nigerian permanent residency
His journey started in Nigeria, a taunted teenager with large tumors on his face, driven into deep despair. Eleven years…
Mandela spends Christmas in hospital
Ailing African icon Nelson Mandela is spending Christmas Day in hospital, his longest stay in care since being released from…
Oyo ACN adopts Ajimobi state leader
Governor of Nigeria’s western state of Oyo Abiola Ajimobi, has been adopted state leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria.…
In Pictures: Ansaru, Nigeria’s new terror group
First, it was Boko Haram’s terrorism. As if that is not a nightmare too much for accursed Nigeria already, another…
Bombs: Nigeria police offers safety tips
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state police Command Monday evening gave security tips to Kano residents ahead of Tuesday’s Christmas celebration and…
Minister cancels recruitment into immigration service
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has directed the cancellation of the on-going recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service. According…
US gun sales soar
WASHINGTON,(AFP) – US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts…
Senator Uba Ahmed buried
The remains of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senator, Alhaji Uba Ahmed, who died in Germany last week, were on Monday buried…
Amaechi proposes N490b budget
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers State has proposed an aggregate budget of N490.3 billion for 2013. The…
Nations Cup: Ameobi’s blow for Nigeria
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will not allow striker Shola Ameobi to play for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations…
Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Thousands of Palestinians and tourists streamed into the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday…
SSS arrests 2 Nigerian journalists, wives
Operatives of Nigeria’s State Security Services, the SSS, on Monday arrested two journalists after a report of alleged abuses by…
Jonathan urges national belief in agenda
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has used the occasion of Christmas celebrations to appeal to fellow Nigerians to have confidence in…
Jonathan visits Azazi’s family in Lagos on condolence
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former National Security Adviser, Gen.…
Nuhu Bajoga nominated as deputy governor
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Nigeria’s Kaduna State has nominated a former Nigerian ambassador to Poland, Nuhu Bajoga as the new…
The Sexual Minority And Legislative Zealotry
Let us go back a little, nearly a year ago, to that earlier attempt to interfere in, and legislate on…
Kidnappers Scare Igbo From Xmas Trip
The fear of kidnappers is the beginning of wisdom for many Igbo residents in Lagos as many have refused to…
ANENIH: Jonathan Insulted Nigerians —CNPP
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has condemned the appointment of former Works Minister, Tony Anenih, as the chairman…
Normalcy Returns To Kano
Twenty-four hours after the suicide attacks on Airtel and MTN telecom facilities in Kano State, human and vehicular traffic have…
Lagos unveils Nigeria’s first suspension bridge
Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has completed the Lekki-Ikoyi suspension bridge and it touts it not just Nigeria’s but sub-Saharan Africa’s…