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15,316 Nigerians in prisons abroad
At least 15,316 Nigerians are in various prisons abroad, with the largest number of 752 in the United Kingdom, Abdulazeez…
PDP cautions officials over press comments
There is no problem between the chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and state governors, Olisa Metuh, the party’s…
Minority lawmakers plan to impeach Amaechi, alleges APC
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a plot by six rebel lawmakers in the…
Jonathan: Little progress in Niger Delta after billions spent
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Jonathan lamented on Monday that development in Niger Delta has not justified the quantum of funds allocated…
Gov. Shema calls for community policing
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state, northwest Nigeria has advocated for the recognition of provisions of Local Government…
United Nations: Over 1,200 killed by Boko Haram since May
In an independent tally of fatality figures as a result of Boko Haram attacks, the United Nations said today that…
Valencia, Spurs sack their coaches
A run of losses in domestic leagues has made Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia sack their coaches. Andre Villas-Boas got the…
Euro teams react to Champions league ties
Reaction from the clubs involved in Monday’s Champions League last 16 draw: Manchester City (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP) Manchester City…
Harvard cancels exams after bomb scare
A bomb scare on Monday forced Harvard University to evacuate four buildings, call in police and cancel final exams underway…
Mandela’s Statue Unveiled
A nine-metre statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled Monday, a holiday dedicated to reconciliation, 24 hours after the solemn burial…
Ajudua faces fresh charge for defrauding Gen. Bamaiyi
Henry Ojelu & Oluchi Chiowa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed a fresh criminal charge against notorious…
ASUU ends strike
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its five-month old strike. The…
Noise Pollution In Lagos
The noise pollution in Lagos State is alarming and the crass disobedience of the law against it is preposterous. The…
ASUU Meets To Call Off Strike
A National Executive Council, NEC meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is ongoing at the Federal University…
Don’t Impeach Jonathan Yet, Say Nigerians
Following the call by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan, some Nigerians are of…
Police Demolish 500 Houses In Lagos
More than 500 buildings were destroyed this morning at Polome Village/Community, Mowo Phase II Badagry, Lagos State, western Nigeria, on…
Utomi urges Nigerian politicians to think of the people
Prof. Pat Utomi, a former Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP), has urged Nigerian politicians to imbibe…
EFCC to appeal court verdict on Mallam el-Rufai
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Sunday decried two recent court decisions in which Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the former…
In Pictures: Last rites for Mandela in Qunu
South Africa on Sunday buried Nelson Mandela, closing one chapter in its tortuous history and opening another in which the…
Ex- army major, wife released by kidnappers after ransom paid
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba A retired army Major, Azum Asoya and his 55-year-old wife, Elizabeth, whose fingers were sent in a parcel…
Nigeria’s Sand Eagles Win Copa Lagos 2013
Edwin Usoboh Nigeria’ Super Sand Eagles showed their supremacy in beach soccer as they won all their matches of the…
Impeachment: APC, Jonathan in fire-for-fire
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the National Assembly to rise beyond partisanship and save Nigeria from imminent collapse…
Jonathan kicks off the Future Awards
The Future Awards Africa 2013 will be formally opened by Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan at a special event celebrating the…
Between OBJ And GEJ
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, aka OBJ, Nigerian former military Head of State and two-term civilian President, is again…
China underscores superpower status by rover’s landing on moon
BEIJING (AFP) – China’s Jade Rabbit rover vehicle drove onto the moon’s surface on Sunday after the first lunar soft…
Concern over trickle down effect of Nigeria’s growth
LAGOS (AFP) – Nigeria could soon become Africa biggest economy but there is growing recognition that the landmark will be…
Tutu goes to Qunu for Mandela
Desmond Tutu, Archbishop emeritus, is attending the last funeral rites for Nelson Mandela, after all. The funeral plans were briefly…
OBJ’s letter to GEJ—some observations
By Chinweizu Former President Obasanjo, OBJ, is a general. Like a good general he is trying to defend a city…
Brazil hit by fourth fatal World Cup stadium accident
A construction worker died Saturday in an accident at the Manaus Arena World Cup stadium in Brazil, dealing another blow…
Copa Lagos: Nigeria beat Lebanon again
Edwin Usoboh The ongoing Beach Copa Lagos 2013 entered its second day with a lot of excitement and fun as…