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US ship captain reveals oil theft business in Nigeria
Surrounded by rolling cornfields, Sidney, Illinois is a sleepy midwestern town with a population hovering just above 1,000. Captain Wren…
My 18-day ordeal with Nigerian pirates by US ship captain
.An American ship captain Wren Thomas said he is still haunted by his experience when under 18-day captivity by Nigeria’s…
80 year-old nun, Italian priests abducted by terrorists in Cameroon
Who were the gunmen that kidnapped Italian priests, Giampaolo Marta and Gianantonio Allegri and this 80 year-old Canadian nun in…
Tennis: Cepelova, Petkovic book Charleston final
Jana Cepelova, who stunned world number one Serena Williams in the second round, continued her stirring run in Charleston on…
Holcim, Lafarge merge to create world’s top cement firm
The boards of Switzerland’s Holcim and French rival Lafarge have agreed to the merger of their companies to create the…
Mali’s prime minister resigns with cabinet
Mali’s first post-war prime minister has been replaced just six months into office after announcing the resignation of his entire…
Barca club members approve $827mn Camp Nou makeover
A 600 million euro ($827 million) project to renovate Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium has been given the green light by…
Who cares if Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy?
By Bayo Onanuga Nigeria will any moment from now announce itself on the world stage as Africa’s biggest economy, eclipsing…
Anambra police nab 19 kidnap suspects, warn criminals
The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday paraded 19 suspected kidnappers, along with seized arms and three bags of cannabis.…
Protests in Lagos over APC ward congress
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from some wards in different Local Government Areas of the state…
6 councils take part in APC ward congress in Oyo
Primaries to elect All Progressives Congress (APC) ward executives were held on Saturday in only six out of the 33…
Omisore emerges Osun PDP governorship candidate
Senator Iyiola Omisore on Saturday emerged the torch bearer of the PDP for the 9 August governorship election in the…
Wenger backs Barcelona transfer ban
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday that he supports FIFA’s decision to hand Barcelona a year-long transfer ban for…
Kenyan police, muslim youths in street battles in Mombasa
Kenyan police and Muslim youths clashed in Mombasa on Friday following weekly prayers, witnesses said, days after a firebrand Islamist…
Furniture maker dies in sexual escapade
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 44-year-old furniture maker, Julius Iyenakpe, allegedly slumped and died on Tuesday 1 April in an hotel in…
Nigerian leaders not ashamed of being called thieves, says Kalu
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu has decried the corrupt leadership in Nigeria, saying they are so…
APC splits in Lagos, new office opened
*We Are Not Aware- APC Scribe Jamiu Yisa Barely 24 hours to the ward congresses of All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Nokia Lumia 1520 makes selfie get better
Nokia has unveiled multiple smartphones and accessories at a media event in San Francisco, California. One of the new phones…
7 charged with theft of Dangote cement
Seven persons, including a driver working with Dangote Cement Company, have been charged before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in…
Man dies scrambling for politician’s largesse
The police in Lagos have confirmed the death of a young man killed while struggling with others to share money…
Court admits 26 exhibits against ex-governor Daniel
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A Nigerian high court in Abeokuta presided over by Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje has admitted 26 title documents…
Edwin Clark’s son kidnapped
Gunmen have abducted Mr. Ebike Clark, son of Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark. He was kidnapped at Clark’s country home,…
Man, 61, arrested for cocaine smuggling
The NDLEA has arrested a 61-year-old man, Prince Ifeanyichukwu, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine…
Chad withdraws troops from Central Africa
N’DJAMENA(AFP) – Chad announced Thursday it was withdrawing from the African peacekeeping force in the violence-torn Central African Republic after…
Jerry Gana loses mother
Mother of Professor Jerry Gana, a former minister of information has died. Madam Felicia Fatima Gana died at the ripe…
INEC empowers presiding officers cancel flawed polls
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, said on Thursday that Presiding Officers now have the power…
8 Kidnap, Internet fraud suspects paraded
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three suspected kidnappers, including two who allegedly abducted an American citizen were Thursday paraded by the Edo state…
National Confab: Corruption, insecurity top debate
Here is a summary of the discussions at the National Conference on Thursday 3 April As the debate on President…
Barca to appeal FIFA ban
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has described the one-year transfer ban on signing players handed down on the club as…
Shekau loses control over Boko Haram fighters: study
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau likely has little control over his fighters, the International Crisis Group said on Thursday, calling…