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Russia, Ukraine close to war

Russia and its former satellite, Ukraine may be edging towards war, after President Vladimir Putin on Saturday won approval from…

Ukraine: A diary of crisis

Here is a chronology of key events in Ukraine as the Russian parliament Saturday approved a request by Russian President…

UN envoy aborts mission to Ukraine

The UN envoy to Ukraine aborted his mission on Saturday, saying tensions made it impossible to visit Crimea as requested…

Soyinka: Why I rejected the Centenary award

Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said he rejected Nigeria’s centenary award bestowed on him because of the inclusion on…

2 jailed for theft of Gov. Aregbesola’s phone

A Nigerian high court in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun, has sentenced Babatunde Ogunjobi, 33, and Abdulgafar Yusuf,…

Nigeria’s Centenary: Queen Elizabeth and all the award winners

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday night decorated seven living former Nigerian Heads of State and Presidents with the centenary awards…

Nigeria: Funds hamper East-West road completion

The Supervising Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Darius Ishaku, has said that the East-West Road could not be…

Anti-gay law: Uganda accuses World Bank of blackmail

Uganda accused the World Bank of blackmail Friday after the lender stalled a $90-million loan over the east African nation’s…

13 Boko Haram suspects killed after raid by Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian troops killed 13 suspected Boko haram fighters and arrested 15 others following a raid on their camp after they…

Clinton White House papers released

America’s National Archives released thousands of secret papers Friday from Bill Clinton’s White House, shedding light on his leadership and…

Shooting scare as Gov. Nyako visits Boko Haram victims

Sporadic gunfire sparked panic on Friday as the governor of Nigeria’s Adamawa state met with survivors of a brutal Boko…

Omotoso Decries Extinction Of African Languages

Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Even for an academic known for his optimism about available solutions to problems, Professor Kole Omotoso is visibly…

Nollywood Actor Jide Kosoko In Auto Crash

Veteran Nollywood actor, Prince Jide Kosoko, has confirmed that he was involved in a car accident near the Ikeja Shopping…

Cultists Kill LAUTECH Student

Taiwo Okanlawon A 100 Level student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho, Oluwadare Ikechukwu Mba, has been hacked…

Pastor Adeboye Clocks 72

Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, will celebrate his 72nd birthday on…

LASTMA Officer In Police Net Over Seized Vehicle

Cyriacus Izuekwe A senior staff of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr Olufowora Taofik, 48, has been arrested and…

Nigeria in a state of war with Boko Haram, says Okupe

Nigeria’s presidency on Friday said the country was at war with Boko Haram, apparently backing off previous claims that the…

Obama outraged by plight of minority youths in US

President Barack Obama on Thursday branded the plight of minority youths in America an “outrage” as he launched a program…
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Durojaiye leads Ogun state delegates to confab

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state on Thursday in Abeokuta named six delegates that would represent the state at the…

Nwabueze disqualifies himself from Confab

Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, has ruled out attending the proposed National Conference as a delegate. He said he wanted…

Nigerian troops begin ‘operation flush out’ Boko Haram

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said that the military has embarked on specialised operation to flush out the Boko…

Mozambique’s ruling party meets to pick next leader

Members of Mozambique’s ruling party gathered Thursday to pick a new leader, likely the country’s next president, amid signs incumbent…

Sacked Nigerian Judge sues Thisday for libel

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Justice Gladys Olotu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, sacked today by the National Judicial Council pressed ahead…

I didn’t kill my cousin, says Chinedu Orji

Folarin Ademosu Notwithstanding the controversy that trailed his sudden death on 15 February, John Ndubuka, 36, a civil servant and…

300,000 Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram

Nearly 300,000 people, more than half of them children, have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria since May last year…

Yoruba adopts positions for confab

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Nigeria’s Yoruba ethnic nationality today unanimously adopted its position to be presented at the proposed National Conference and…

Africa losing $18billion to insurgents annually, says Jonathan

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that Africa is losing an estimated $18 billion per year to wars…

Boko Haram: The denial, lamentations, empty vituperations

By Bamidele Aturu The horrendous massacre of children by Boko Haram insurgents and the cluelessness of the security agencies are…

32 killed in fresh Boko Haram attacks

. The blood letting continues in Nigeria’s North east No fewer than 32 people have been killed by suspected Boko…
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Ogun extends Home Owners’ Charter deadline

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria has announced the extension till end of March, the…