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Pregnant bride, fiance among dead in Lagos boat mishap
A pregnant bride-to-be and her fiance were killed, along with another expectant mother, a small girl and four men, when…
3 Boko Haram suspects for secret trial
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application brought by the Federal Government seeking to conduct…
Osun APC postpones ward congress
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of Osun said it has postponed the ward congress slated for 5…
Happy ending for Aussie woman scammed by Nigerian
An Australian woman, based in Perth, who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Nigerian online romance scam has…
544 Nigerians return home from Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Office of Migration (FOM) said 544 Nigerians previously living in Switzerland returned home in 2013 under its…
Hardline Kenyan muslim cleric shot dead
A prominent hardline Muslim cleric in Kenya was shot dead in Mombasa on Tuesday, amid worsening religious tensions in the…
Obama toasts seven million health care sign ups
US President Barack Obama Tuesday cheered seven million people who signed up for insurance under his health care law, and…
DSS accuses septuagenarian of being weapons supplier to robbers
Nigeria’s Department of Security Service (DSS) in the eastern Nigerian city of Enugu has brought a 73- year-old farmer, Anthony…
Nasarawa Assembly wants electoral umpires sacked
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday recommended the removal of the Chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr Abdullahi…
Dangote runs foul of Zambian law
Work has stalled in the $400million Dangote Cement plant in Zambia after it ran foul of the country’s environmental law.…
Sharia court frees two on gay charges
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Tuesday cleared two men accused of violating a ban on homosexuality, according to…
Oshiomhole protests extortion of electricity consumers
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has kicked against the N750 monthly fixed charge collected by the Benin Electricity Distribution…
Septuagenarian commits suicide
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A man said to be in his 70s has committed suicide in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun…
APC slams Justice Ademola’s verdict on reps members
Justice Ademola did not order 37 lawmakers to vacate seats, the party says The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said…
Eating vegetables, fruits reduces cancer risk
People should eat seven portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a day, according to new research into healthy eating, published…
Man allows hyena devour genitals for quick money
A Malawian living in Zambia has been left without genitals and with three missing toes after a witch doctor told…
Amangbo new CEO designate at Zenith Bank
Peter Olisamedua Amangbo, a long serving staff, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigeria’s Zenith Bank,…
Cameroon arrests education minister for theft
Cameroon’s secondary education minister Louis Bapes Bapes was arrested and remanded in custody on suspected embezzlement of public funds, a…
Jonathan reveals role in breaking Amaechi’s Governors’ Forum
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Though his aides have always been quick to disassociate him from it, President Goodluck Jonathan revealed on Monday…
Britons arrested for crude oil theft innocent, says employer
The employer of the two British nationals arrested for an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline in Nigeria…
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s army denies Amnesty abuse claims
Nigeria’s military on Monday denied claims from Amnesty International that its troops may have committed war crimes and crimes against…
Students protest fees at LASU
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday staged a protest at Government House, Ikeja against the hike in…
Court adjourns suit to stop National Conference
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 8 May for hearing in a suit filed by a constitutional…
Nigerian court orders editor’s arrest for contempt
A Magistrate’s Court on Monday in the eastern Nigerian city of Umuahia, capital of Abia State has ordered the arrest…
PDP picks Osun torchbearer 5 April
Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State of Osun said on Monday in Osogbo that about 1,500 delegates would…
Pensioners plan poll boycott
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has threatened to mobilise its members across the country to boycott the 2015 general…
Nigeria: 26 sacked for certificate forgery
Twenty six employees of the Delta State House of Assembly Commission has been dismissed for certificate fraud. Mrs Josephine Kachikwu,…
Lagos state hosts summit for women empowerment
As part of the activities marking the year 2014 international Women’s Day celebration, the Lagos State Government through its Ministry…
6 friends of groom die from drug overdose at wedding
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Tijani Usman (26) may have been regretting while he decided to get married as his wedding ceremony at…
Amosun pays pensioners, retired politicians
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State,western Nigeria today released N1.5 billion for the payment of gratuities to…