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Sultan Abubakar: ‘No one can Islamise Nigeria’

The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Sunday said there were no plans to turn Nigeria into an Islamic…

Nigeria’s military recovers weapons, animals in battles against militias

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military authorities said on Sunday that their assaults on camps of armed militia men in Kaduna and…

Boko Haram insurgency has crippled Gwoza, Emir cries out

The Emir of Gwoza in Borno state, Alhaji Idrissa Timta, on Sunday decried the renewed insurgency in the area, saying…

200 shops burnt in Onitsha

No fewer than 200 shops and goods worth over N100 million were burnt in Ose Okwuodu food stuff market in…

Fayemi wins APC governorship primary in Ekiti

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti winner of its primaries by 192,767 votes.…

Easter Week kicked off by Pope with Palm Sunday mass

Pope Francis kicked off weeklong observances leading up to Easter by celebrating Palm Sunday mass with some 100,000 pilgrims in…

33 blind students can’t use Braille at JAMB exam

Thirty-three out of the 37 blind candidates that registered for Saturday’s 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Lagos, were…

Aregbesola returned unopposed to face Omisore

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the state of Osun was returned unopposed in the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship primary in…

No JAMB candidate killed by Boko Haram, says police chief

The Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Alhaji Lawal Tanko, said no candidate for JAMB examination on Saturday was killed…

Medical doctor nabbed for impersonation at JAMB exam centre

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, on Sunday, said it arrested a medical doctor (name withheld)…

Trending : gold-plated iphone gift by Faith and Godswill Edward

The two-leg wedding of President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, Faith and Godswill Edward, son of Cross River State monarch ended yesterday…

Saudi Arabia: MERS Virus kills foreigner

A foreigner has died from MERS while eight people including five health workers have been infected in the Saudi city…
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Ogun APC faction challenges party congress results

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Congresses in Ogun State ended in controversy as there was no…

We’ll deliver Kwara totally to APC – Bukola Saraki

Stephen Oni/ Ilorin For the umpteenth time, leader of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bukola Saraki, has…

135 die in Boko Haram latest attacks

Senator Ahmed Zannah from Borno state has disputed the official death toll in the latest attacks by militiamen of the…

Powerful earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands, but no tsunami

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early Sunday, US geologists said. The US Geological Survey said the…

Okuneye, slain Ijebu-Igbo bizman buried

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Slain businessman, Chief Felix Adetola Okuneye was today laid to rest in his hometown in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North…

One person dies At APC Congress in Lagos

The All Progressives Congress’, APC, ward congress in Coker Aguda/Orile Local Council Development Area, LCDA, turned bloody, again, Saturday, 12…

Police arrest five persons with human heads and body parts

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State police command and the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) from Lagos state today arrested five suspects…

Edo Commissioner, others injured at APC ward congress

Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than fifteen persons, including Edo state commissioner for youths and sports, Chris Okaebean, a policeman, a…

Nigerian police free man arrested for tweeting jail break pictures

Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi, has been released after he was arrested for tweeting pictures of an attempted jail break at the…

14 dead in India poll-related violence

Maoist rebels killed 14 people in two poll-related blasts today in an insurgency-hit region of central India, police said, highlighting…

Three-year old baby, three others dead in military helicopter crash in Namibia

Four people including a three-year old boy have died after a military helicopter crashed in north-east Namibia, the defence ministry…

Barack and Michelle Obama earned $503,183 in 2013

United States president and his wife, reportedly earned a total income of $503,183 (N80, 509, 280) and paid tax of…

Guinness partner FRSC on road safety, responsible drinking

Guinness Nigeria has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) Benin, Edo State Command to host a Mega Easter…

Canadian adultery website tests S. Korea law

Noel Biderman insists he has no problems sleeping at night after launching an adultery hook-up website in South Korea where…

Boko Haram gunmen kill 6 teachers, 13 others

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed 19 people, including six college teachers, in three separate attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern…

Obama warns Republicans on rolling back gains of civil rights

President Barack Obama warned Friday that Republicans were suppressing the right of African Americans to vote in a way not…