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Three Europeans shot dead in Mali nightclub
Three Europeans were shot dead at a nightclub in Mali’s capital early Saturday, in a suspected terror attack that came…
Tame your wife, Buharists tell Jonathan
The supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately…
Work begins to rebuild Chibok girls’ school – FG
Nigeria’s government on Friday said that work had begun to rebuild a school in the northeastern town of Chibok from…
Jonathan leads physical fitness exercise in Abuja today
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, March 7, led government officials as well as sportsmen and women, on out-door physical exercise…
US missionary kidnapped in Kogi freed
An American woman kidnapped by masked gunmen in central Nigeria last month was released on Friday and handed over to…
Telephone penetration in Nigeria hits 100 per cent mark -NCC
Nigeria’s teledensity, also known as telephone penetration, has finally hit a 100 per cent mark, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Aviation ministry, NAF call for adequate funding
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu, has called for adequate funding of Nigerian Air Force (NAF…
Supreme Court dismisses ex-Gov. Sylva’s appeal against Dickson’s election
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal brought before it by former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa, challenging the…
First Lady harps on involvement of youths, women in governance
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan on Friday stressed the need for more women and youths to get involved in…
Gov. Shetima lauds military recapture of areas from Boko Haram
Governor Kashim Shetima of Borno has commended the gallantry of the Nigerian military in recapturing some of the areas that…
Oba of Benin, Crown Prince warn against using their names for campaign
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has warned that he “has never mandated any of his chiefs to speak…
Police confirm murder of Labour Party supporter
The Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the murder of one Ifeanyi Onu, a Labour Party supporter from Umunaga Ward in…
Power generation drops by 1.5gigawatts as Nigeria loses N2.5bn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday said that the country’s power supply would drop by 1.5 gigawatts due…
Benue PDP begins campaign for Jonathan’s re-election
Barely 22 days to the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the country, the PDP in Benue…
PhD holders are in need of employment – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) will establish a portal for Ph.D holders in order to facilitate their engagement in the…
INEC to test-run card readers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday test-run its voter card reader technology at Igbo-Ukwu ward 1 in…
Woman bailed in dramatic S.African baby-snatching case
A woman charged with stealing a newborn baby from its sleeping mother 17 years ago was granted bail by a…
Indian city under curfew after mob lynches rape suspect
Authorities in a northeastern Indian city said Friday they had imposed a round-the-clock curfew, a day after a rape suspect…
Judge backs coroner, tells TB Joshua to appear before inquest
A coroner investigating the collapse of a church building in Lagos in which 116 people died was within his rights…
2015 elections will define Nigeria’s future, says Dakuku
Dr Dakuku Peterside, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, said on Thursday that the forthcoming…
MERS kills 10 more in Saudi, health campaign broadened
The MERS virus has killed 10 more people in Saudi Arabia over the past week, pushing the death toll above…
We almost issued Obasanjo APC membership card – Oyegun
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman has revealed that Nigeria’s main opposition party deliberated upon issuing…
Nigeria is poorly managed, says Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the country is not properly managed, noting that,…
Jonathan pays tribute to late Emir of Gusau
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday described the late Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Muhammad Kabir Dan Baba, as just, fair-minded, pious,…
Public intelligence report helping military conquer Boko Haram
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu, on Thursday said the intelligence reports by the public so…
Troops now in full control of Mafa in Borno – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that Nigerian troops were now in full control of Mafa, Borno, after clearing terrorists…
Kano Pillars match called off after bus attack
An opening day fixture of the new Nigeria Premier League season involving champions Kano Pillars has been postponed after armed…
Albino killers sentenced to death in Tanzania
A court in Tanzania has sentenced four people to death for the murder of an albino woman who was killed…
S. Korea shocked and shamed by attack on US ambassador
South Korea has reacted with shock and a little shame to a violent knife attack on the US ambassador that…
Touchdown: Buhari’s back in Nigeria
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, presidential candidate arrived Nigeria in the morning of March 6 following…