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Ex-council boss arrested for illegal enrichment
Operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Kasimu Lawal Abubakar (a.k.a Abasco), the former Chairman…
Obasanjo, Dangote attend prayers for Saraki
Stephen Oni/Ilorin Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President Namadi Sambo, business mogul, Aliko Dangote, and Central Bank Governor, Sanusi…
Curfew in Nigeria’s strife torn town
Officials in Nigeria’s northeast Taraba state on Sunday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Ibbi following reported clashes between Christian and…
Nigeria’s Eaglets beat Mali’s Junior Eagles
Nigeria’s U-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, on Sunday beat the Junior Eagles of Mali 2-0 in the first leg…
Jonathan sidesteps questions on 2015
Jamiu Yisa President Goodluck Jonathan has said that it is too early for Nigerians to be asking if he will…
Jonathan: No dialogue with Boko Haram
Lanre babalola/New editor President Goodluck Jonathan this evening dispelled reports that his government has started dialogue with the Islamic fundamentalist…
Nigerian lawmaker killed by assassins on auto bike
Gunmen riding on motorcycles have killed a prominent politician in Nigeria’s second city of Kano, officials said Sunday amid a…
Nigeria’s Soyinka pays tribute to Justice Eso
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel Literature laureate, has paid tribute to Justice Kayode Eso, the Nigerian judge who presided over…
Golf: Jimenez oldest winner on Euro tour
Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez became the oldest winner in the history of the European Tour after he triumphed at…
D’Banj, P-Square, Brym O, Davido, Shine At Channel O Video Awards
Jamiu Yisa Nigerian hiphop acts, put up a spectacular performance at the Channel O Music Video Awards, carting away six…
Ask Goodluck Jonathan a question via Twitter or SMS
Do you think Nigeria is not working? Do you have a question for President Goodluck Jonathan? This is your chance…
Ethiopians win Obudu Mountain race
A two-time winner, Abebe Dinkesa of Ethiopia has again won the 2012 edition of the Obudu International Mountain race in…
Viloria stops Marquez to unify flyweight titles
Brian Viloria stopped Hernan Marquez in the 10th round Saturday in Los Angeles to add Marquez’s World Boxing Association flyweight…
Saudi King undergoes back surgery
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, 89, has “successfully” undergone a new operation on his back, the royal cabinet announced Sunday.…
Early results favour Koroma as Sierra Leone tallies the votes
Voting has ended in Sierra Leone and the electoral officials have begun the tallying of votes after a general elections…
Revealed: Soldiers watched as Gen. Shuwa was killed
A relation of General Muhammed Shuwa, who was killed 2 November by gunmen believed to be members of the Boko…
Shocking: Nigerians are turning robbers in UAE !
A gang of eight members, seven of them Nigerians has been arrested by the Sharjah Police in the United Arab…
UCH names geriatric centre after Tony Anenih
Nigeria’s University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan has opened a modern Geriatric Diagnostic Centre for the elderly. It was named after…
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News Analysis: Nigeria’s Industry of Condolences
By Bayo Onanuga All it takes to switch on Nigeria’s burgeoning industry of paying condolences is for yet another big…
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Ahly win record 7th CAF Champions league title
Al Ahly of Egypt won their seventh CAF Champions League title after they defeated Esperance 3-2 on aggregate on Saturday…
Bayern 8 points clear in Bundesliga
BERLIN (AFP) – Bayern Munich extended their lead to eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga as their…
Norwich hand Man U third defeat of season
NORWICH (AFP) – Manchester United spurned an opportunity to regain first place in the Premier League table when they were…
Jonathan votes N3b for research in Nigerian varsities
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN In a bid to improve the quality of staffing in the higher institutions and encourage staff development for…
Homosexual lobby mounts pressure on Jonathan
A gay lobby in the United States, All Out, has started a global campaign to collect 100,000 signatures of sympathisers…
Arsenal beat Spurs in London derby
Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored but was then sent off as his former club Arsenal stormed back from behind…
Bombardier eyes African aviation market
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft will reinforce its commitment to the African airline industry with its attendance at the 44th Annual General…
Abducted Nigerian businessman freed
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Alhaji Safiriyu Araba, the Nigerian businessman, popularly known as Aranse-Oluwa, who was kidnapped Sunday by some unidentified…
Jonathan congratulates China’s new leader
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Mr. Xi Jinping on his emergence as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China,…
Pathetic story of migrants rushing to South Africa
Fewer than 5% of African migrants now want to reach Europe or America. They’re looking instead to neighbouring countries, or…
Shame: Malaysia arrests 13 Nigerians for fraud
.UK jails one for money laundering Malaysian police authorities have arrested a group of five Nigerians using the country as…