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Nigeria’s army pledges more firepower against Boko Haram

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military has promised to step up action against the Boko Haram insurgents in the next few days.…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Boko Haram better armed than Nigerian soldiers

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State said members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram seem to be more…

Ethiopia reels in shock over plane hijack

Ethiopia’s government on Monday named the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight who hijacked his aircraft, describing him as “medically…

Midnight fire kills Nigerian couple

A midnight fire has killed Mallam Aliyu Zubairu, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yola, and his wife,…

Niger Republic arrests 20 Boko Haram militants

Niger has arrested about 20 Boko Haram Islamist militants from neighboring Nigeria who are suspected of planning attacks in Niger’s…

Obasanjo Receives Rousing Welcome In Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President Olusegun Obasanjo received a rousing welcome on Monday when he arrived Port Harcourt International Airport,…

Homosexuality: Court Remands Man, 64, 2 Others

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Chief Magistrate Anthony Araba of the Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court I, Isabo, Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria, on Monday remanded a…

Snake-Handling Pastor Dies From Snake Bite

A snake-handling pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation” has died after being bitten by…

Church Where Members Worship Naked

A weird church known as White Tail Chapel is doing the unthinkable by inviting all worshippers to come as they…

Thugs Invade Redeemed Church

Afolabi Oladele Thugs have invaded the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Amazing Grace Parish, 85/87, 91, Ipaja Road, Lagos State,…

Fashola Signs Anti-Smoking Bill Into Law

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola has signed a bill banning smoking in public places in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, into…

Vehicle Registration: Lagos Seizes 100 Buses

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has impounded another 100 commuter buses over the failure of their owners to register…

Ethiopia probes hijacker of Rome bound plane

Ethiopia said Monday it was investigating a co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight, bound for Rome, and forced it…

I did Not Sue Awujale, says Otunba Owoyemi

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The suspended High Chief of Ijebuland in the western Nigerian state of Ogun, Otunba Abdul Lateef Adebayo…

Crocodiles can climb trees

Most people entering crocodile territory keep a wary eye out on water and land, but research suggests they need to…

Museveni to snub Obama on anti-gay law

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni will sign into law a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life despite international…

Unarmed co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian Airlines plane

The man who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight en route from Addis Ababa to Rome on Monday was the co-pilot,…

Joshua calls pastors attacking him ‘discontented people’

Simon Ateba/Lagos Controversial Nigerian cleric, TB Joshua has described pastors who constantly attack him as discontented people. The founder of…

106 killed by Boko Haram gunmen, says Senator Ndume

The actual death toll from the latest attacks by Boko Haram gunmen on Izaghe village in Borno state, north east…

Drug abuse declining in Kano, says Kwankwaso

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State, northwest Nigeria has said that his administration is winning the war…

Obama warns Uganda on anti-gay law

US President Barack Obama on Sunday warned Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni against enacting anti-gay legislation, calling it a “step backward”…

5 Nigerian chess players offered scholarship to Russian varsity

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the Russian President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) has offered to sponsor five Nigerians every year to study chess…

Dame Jonathan steps out to squelch health rumours

Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s president has stepped out of Aso Rock Villa to douse recent rumours about her…

Weather forecast for Monday across Nigeria

Cloudy conditions and chances of localised thunderstorms around the nation’s western coastal areas projected on Monday. Rain showers around the…

Aggrieved APC members join Labour Party

Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State are set to defect to the Labour Party,…

Boko Haram gunmen massacre 60 villagers, in fresh raid

Dozens of people, mostly Christians, in Izaghe village in rural Borno state, northeast Nigeria, have been massacred by gunmen suspected…

Oshiomhole upbraids church for encroaching on state land

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has faulted the St Andrews Anglican Church, Ekpoma for encroaching on government land by…

Prayers foster peace in Nigeria, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has attributed the relative peace in the country to prayers offered by different religious faiths. He spoke…

Stray bullet kills Gov. Orji’s relation at reception party

The government of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia has announced the death of a relation of Governor Theodore Orji,…

APC accuses Nigerian police of double standards

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the police of engaging in a selective enforcement of its ban on political,…