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US seeks to list Boko Haram as terror group
Two Republican lawmakers on Monday urged the United States to designate Nigeria’s Boko Haram as a terrorist group, warning not…
Court Okays Pasting Charge On Sylva’s House
The case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former Bayelsa state governor, Timipre Silva, proceeded on…
Lagos denies Okada ban
Despite the continued arrest of commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders in some parts of Lagos by the police, the…
Robbers Shoot Policeman, Snatch N3.5m
A gang of armed robbers Monday morning shot a police officer when they opened fire at a police post in…
Lady Gang-Raped By 10 Men Inside Hotel Room
Three suspects have been arrested by the police in Lagos after ten men allegedly abducted and gang-raped a 27-year old…
Okada Riders Storm Court Over Ban
Thousands of commercial motorcycle riders also known as okada riders today stormed the Ikeja High Court where they instituted a…
New Art Gallery Opens In Lagos
A new art gallery named Kongi’s Harvest Art Gallery, has been opened inside the Freedom Park, Broadway, Lagos state by…
Bomb Scare At NNPC Headquarters
Security was beefed up this morning around the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, building located around Central Area of Abuja,…
Chaos At Airports As Fuel Scarcity Paralyses Flights
Thousands of exasperated passengers waited for hours yesterday at the country’s airports to board planes as aviation fuel scarcity paralysed…
13-Year Old Rape Victim Delivers Baby
A 73-year old man who allegedly defiled a 13-year old girl, leading to her pregnancy and birth of a baby,…
Court Frees Akingbola
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria this morning, struck out the 20-count criminal charge of money laundering…
53 Arrested Over Varsity Crisis
Benue State Police Command has arrested 53 persons in connection with the crisis that rocked Benue State University, Makuradi, recently,…
World Bank: Nigeria lobbies diplomats for Okonjo-Iweala
The Nigerian Government on Monday in Abuja intensified lobbying for the World Bank Presidency candidature of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala with…
Lagos Denies Banning Okada operators
The Lagos State Government has not banned the operations of commercial motorcyclists, known as okada riders, on Lagos roads, the…
Nigerian Vigilante Group Arrests Herbalist with two skulls
A 50-year-old herbalist, Felix Ogunbanwo has been arrested by the Ijebu-Ode Obanta Safe and Secure Vigilante Group with two human…
Nigerian state swears in new governor
Barely 24 hours after they were declared winners in the Kebbi governorship re-run election, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari and his Deputy,…
Heart disease risks add to asbestos workers’ woes
Already facing heightened risks of cancer, asbestos workers also run a greater danger of heart disease and stroke, a British…
Pastor David Oyedepo Plc
Nigeria’s richest pastor and Winners’ Chapel founder, David Oyedepo, flaunts a vast business empire worth billions of naira. And there…
West Africa slams total embargo on Mali junta
On the sidelines of the swearing-in of Senegal’s new leader, Mack Sall, West African leaders on Monday slapped Mali’s junta…
Wade becomes history as Senegal swears in Sall
Senegal’s new president Macky Sall was sworn in on Monday after a crushing poll victory over former leader Abdoulaye Wade…
Gunmen Abduct Reps Minority Whip’s Father
The family of the Minority Whip of House of Representatives, Samson Osagie, was thrown into confusion yesterday morning following the…
Oil tanker explodes, kills 12
A tanker crashed then later exploded and caught fire in in a village in Adamawa state, killing no fewer than…
Mob burns police station in Jos
Rioters went on a rampage in Jos, central Nigeria and burnt down a police station to protest the detention of…
Court Jails Undergraduate Over Internet Fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced an undergraduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University , Ago-Iwoye, Mr. Olasaidi Dare,…
31 Die In Plane Crash
A Russian passenger plane carrying 43 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Siberia. Thirty-one people were killed and 12…
Court Orders Bin Laden Widows’ Deportation
A Pakistani court on Monday sentenced Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days detention…
Jonathan Begins Week-Long Working Leave
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will take a week-long break from his usual work routine beginning today, Monday, April 2, 2012.…
EFCC Arraigns Suspect Over N64.8m Fertiliser Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Nasiru Yahaya Gusau before Justice M.B. Abubakar of Kano State High…
Furore Over Church Gift To Jonathan
A church building gift given to President Goodluck Jonathan by an Italian construction company, Gitto Construzioni Generali Nigeria Limited which…
600,000 Screened For Hypertension, Diabetes
As Lagos State begins preparation for another round of the state wide free hypertension and diabetes screening, the state government…