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Boko Haram: Chad to send troops to support Cameroon
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced Thursday that neighbouring Chad will send troops to aid his country’s army fight Boko Haram…
PDP chief intimidates opposition, says party will muscle will through
Hours after President Goodluck Jonathan inked a peace pact with his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari over…
Boko Haram terrorism traumatic for all, says Jonathan
*Nigeria’s President visits troops and displaced people from Baga Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says terrorism as unleashed by Boko haram…
Jonathan visits Maiduguri, 275 days after Chibok girls kidnapped
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday made a surprise visit to the troubled northeast, which is in the grip of…
Buhari, Osinbajo visit Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress,APC Presidential candidate,General Muhammed Buhari Tuesday morning met with Nigeria’s former President,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at…
Petrol, diesel prices: APC urges PDP stop stealing from Nigerians
The All Progressives Congress has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led Federal Government to allow Nigerians enjoy the relief…
Jonathan, Obasanjo finally meet
The meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo finally held last night in Abeokuta, after reporters had…
143 Boko Haram fighters gunned down in Cameroon
The Cameroonian army killed 143 Boko Haram militants who attacked a town in Kolofata, north of the country on Monday,…
Jonathan in no-show at Obasanjo’s Hilltop Mansion
Biodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Many journalists and members of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP were disappointed today as they waited in vain for…
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Jonathan applauds Amosun at Abeokuta rally
Biodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan acknowledged the achievements of Governor Ibikunle Amosun at the rally of the Peoples Democratic…
Dimeji Bankole, Kuye snub Jonathan’s PDP rally
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta It is now clear that the former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole may be…
INEC orders PVCs distributed in 245 centres in Lagos
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says it has directed its Electoral Officers (EOs) to move to…
Northern Nigeria economy finished: Governor Yuguda
The economy of Nigeria’s northern part has been shattered by the activities of Boko Haram, Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi…
Cameroon pushes out Boko Haram from military base
Cameroon’s army repelled an attack Monday by Nigerian Boko Haram Islamists on a military base bear the northwest border after…
Report: Gas tanker runs aground off Nigeria
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker has run aground off Nigeria after taking on a cargo at the country’s Bonny…
French terrorist linked with Nigeria’s Umar Mutallab
Said Kouachi, one of France’s Charlie Hebdo terrorists had links to Umar Mutallab, the Nigerian ‘underwear bomber’ who tried to…
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In pictures: Obasanjo surfaces at Jonathan niece’s wedding
Former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo made a surprise appearance at the wedding of a niece of President Goodluck Jonathan in…
Breaking: 20 killed by girl-suicide bomber in Maiduguri
A suicide bomb attack by a young girl thought to be as young as 10 in the northeast Nigerian city…
Dikko Inde, Customs boss loses father
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Dikko Inde, has lost his father, Alhaji Abdullahi Inde, 93. This…
Fulani herdsmen burn down Miza town
A town in Kogi state, in central Nigeria has been burnt down by a militia of the Fulani herdsmen. Reports…
All now quiet in Damaturu, after Boko Haram attack
Sounds of gun fire and explosions quietened overnight in Damaturu, the capital of the Nigerian north east state of Yobe,…
In Video: Jonathan’s democratic credentials by Fani Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, the spokesman of the Goodluck Jonathan campaign, has revealed what to expect from President Goodluck Jonathan in the…
Fujimori, ex-Peruvian president bags 8 years in jail
A Peruvian court Thursday sentenced former president Alberto Fujimori, already in jail for a government-backed massacre, to eight years in…
Opposition candidate beats Sri Lankan president in poll
Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapakse has conceded defeat in presidential elections, officials said Friday, after a bitter campaign that saw Asia’s…
Jaycee Chan gets six months jail term for drugs
The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan admitted drugs offences on Friday and was sentenced to six months in…
Jackie Chan’s son on trial for drugs in China
The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan went on trial on drugs charges in Beijing on Friday, a court…
Toure wins 4th African award, Oshoala is best female footballer
Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfield star Yaya Toure on Thursday became the first player to win four successive African…
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Nigeria in deep financial trouble, Brent oil falls under $50
*Oil may even slide to $40 in coming weeks, say analysts Nigeria may be in for a terrible financial quagmire…
Oil Spillage: Shell to pay Bodo community £55m compensation
Six years after two oil spills destroyed thousands of livelihoods in the Bodo area, of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Rivers State,…
Nigerians paying N17 more for petrol
Nigerians are paying N17 extra on petrol per litre, with crude oil selling below $52 a barrel at the international…