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Jonathan Is A Hostage, Says Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar explains why he feels sympathy for President Goodluck Jonathan, who he describes as a hostage Your…

Nigeria: 2 corps members charged with homosexual acts

Two National Youth Service Corps members, O’tega Daniel, 27, and Sulaimon Abari, 26, were arraigned on Monday in an Ibadan…

Muslim militants kidnap Red Cross officials

The five missing Red Cross officials in Northern Mali were kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, an official the group…

FG restates commitment to rebuild Lagos-Ibadan road

Nigerias’ Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, on Monday said that the Federal Government had no intention to re-concession the…

Dozens of bandits in night attacks kill 16 in Nigeria

No fewer than 150 armed bandits riding on motor-cycles have invaded three villages in the northern state of Zamfara, killing…

Lebanese businessmen boost Lagos security fund

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lebanese Nigeria Initiative, a group of Lebanese businessmen and women in Lagos, has donated N80 million and…

US envoy ‘blows’ pidgin English in ‘soft power’ diplomacy

As a career diplomat he would be expected to be able to converse in several foreign languages but it’s doubtful…

Jailed Okah in failed jail break attempt

Henry Okah, the Nigerian sentenced in South Africa to 24 years on terrorism charges, has been caught in a failed…

Jonathan’s chief of staff quits for politics

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Presidency has confirmed that Chief Mike Oghiadome, the Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan has…

Police Inspector Dupes US-Based Nigerian Lady

Cyriacus Izuekwe A  Nigerian lady based in the United States of America, Miss Veronica Okwara, has accused an inspector in…

I’ll Never Go Back To PDP Again, Says Atiku

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has vowed not to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Nigeria’s ruling party…

Activists Remember Beko Kuti

Kazeem Ugbodaga Eight years after his demise, human rights activists in Nigeria have remembered the works of Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti…

Nollywood Actress, Uche Iwuji’s Marriage Crashes

Funsho Arogundade A year into their controversial marriage, Nollywood actress, Uche Iwuji and her businessman husband, Juwon Lawal, have ended…

Admission Fraud: Nigerian Students Sue Ghana Agency

Some 124 students, most of whom are Nigerians are seeking in excess of 1 million cedis in damages against the…

Make False Phone Calls, Go To Jail

Eromosele Ebhomele A new law which has been passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria has stipulated…

APC, PDP trade verbal blows over members registration

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the PDP’s sponsored sabotage of its (APC) ongoing membership registration in several states…

Confab: Nigeria’s Ifa devotees want 3 seats

Adherents of African indigenous religions in Nigeria on Sunday protested over their exclusion from the proposed national conference scheduled to…

Unlike Nigeria, gays get refuge in Abidjan

ABIDJAN (AFP) – No kissing, no petting. As gay bars go, this one is pretty well-behaved. But the crowd packing…

China opens Taishan, its 4th Antarctic research station

China’s fourth Antarctic research station — the flying saucer-shaped Taishan — has officially opened, in another step for the country’s…

Ivory Coast leader hospitalised in France

The Ivory Coast’s 72-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, is recovering in France after an operation to alleviate pain from a spinal…

Punch-weary PDP takes stock, challenges opposition

Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), constantly attacked by the opposition parties, on Sunday in Abuja called on…

Kwara APC warns new police boss not to copy Mbu

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the posting to the state…

Paul Okoye Picks Wedding Date

Paul Okoye, one half of the P-Square music duo, has picked 22 March, 2014 for his traditional wedding with heartthrob,…

Monday’s weather forecast across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) predicts cloudy conditions with chances of fog and mist over the coastal areas in the…

ASUU: FG foot-dragging on executing MOU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concern over what it called foot-dragging in the implementation of the…

Nigeria’s quota for 2014 hajj still 76,000 pilgrims

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said on Sunday that slots for 2014 pilgrimage remained 76,000, as it was…

Swiss vote to curb EU immigration

Swiss voters have narrowly backed curbs on immigration from the European Union in a nail-bitingly close referendum on Sunday, a…

In Pictures: Aregbesola and Omisore ‘jam’ in Church

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of State of Osun and Senator iyiola Omisore occupy opposite political spaces in Nigeria. Aregbesola is an…

2 die in another auto-crash in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Two persons have been confirmed dead as a Sports Utility Van, SUV, crashed into a staff bus, with…

Jonathan urges Nigerians pray more for country

President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Sunday urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the peace, stability and unity of…