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Over 200 South Sudanese escaping from war drown

At least 200 South Sudanese civilians drowned on Tuesday in a ferry accident on the White Nile river while fleeing…

Amidst bombing, Egyptians vote for new constitution

Egyptians began voting on a new constitution Tuesday amid high security, as a bomb exploded outside a Cairo court, underscoring…

Gays to picket Nigeria’s embassies over anti-gay law

Gays all over the world are mobilising for actions against Nigeria over the Same sex Prohibition law signed by President…

Boko Haram strikes in Borno market, kills 5

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a market 22 kilometres to Maiduguri, Borno state, killing five and injuring many more, witnesses…
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Durojaiye cautions Amosun’s loyalists on second term

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Senator Olabiyo Durojaiye has urged members of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun state to tread softly,…

Mutallab, underwear bomber’s life sentence confirmed

(Reuters) – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian who tried to set off an explosive hidden in his underwear while aboard…

Defiant Tukur says only PDP convention can remove him

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday evening said he will not throw…

2 accused tell how police charged them with robbery

Two Nigerian men, who were charged with robbery stunned an Ikeja High Court in Lagos when they related how they…

Nigerian Airforce denies bombing Senator Ndume’s convoy

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday denied that its fighter jets bombed the convoy of one of the Senators…

Jonathan urges Nigerian muslims pray for nation’s unity

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged Nigerian muslims to offer special prayers during the Eid-el-Maulud for greater peace, unity and…

Delta State earned N1.13 trillion in six years

JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba About N1.13 trillion accrued in revenue to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led government of Delta State from May 2007 to…

127 killed in Central Africa’s fresh sectarian violence

At least 127 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in the Central African Republic over the past…

US, gay groups condemn Nigeria’s Same Sex Prohibition law

Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions…

Breaking news: Ronaldo wins Ballon D’Or

Just as pundits had predicted, Portugal captain and Real Madrid prolific striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2013 Ballon D’Or,…

Jonathan signs law banning same sex marriage

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships that sparked international condemnation, his spokesman…

Police nab 4 robbery suspects, 7 cultists

Stephen Oni/ Ilorin The Nigerian police in the central Nigerian state of Kwara has arrested four armed robbery suspects and…

Politicians influence criminals’ release, says Police boss

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Standing before members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Monday evening, the Commissioner of…

Court stops government from fiddling with judiciary funds

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Moves by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, to enforce the financial autonomy of the nation’s…

Gang leader says he got N45m from Lagos Airport robbery

Dedeigbo Ayodeji A robbery gang leader, Samuel Mayegun, also known as Asiwaju, has allegedly confessed to the police that he…

Lagos budgets N1bn for new buses

LANRE BABALOLA Lagos commuters will have cause to smile this year if the Lagos State Government fully utilised the N1…

Why I Established Compass Newspaper –OGD

Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, said he established Compass newspaper not to use it to attack his…

Ex-Israeli PM Laid To Rest

Israel’s controversial former prime minister Ariel Sharon was laid to rest at his ranch in the southern Negev desert on…

Policeman arrested for stealing booze, meat

A South African police officer has been arrested for stealing meat and alcohol during a supermarket break-in last week, police…

Ronaldo favoured to win Ballon d’Or

Until two months ago, the smart money was on Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery becoming the fifth Frenchman to lift…

Judge Blasts Lawyers For Stalling Cynthia Osokogu’s Murder Trial

Justice Olabisi Akinlade, the Judge presiding over the trial of suspected killers of Cynthia Osokogu who was murdered by her…

Daniel rues losses at Compass, blames journalists

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has vowed to resuscitate the Compass newspaper, now suspended…

Waste Takes Over MM Airport staircase

Waste has taken over a staircase at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. P.M.NEWS learnt that many travellers and airport…

Pastor Fireman Collects Offering For Bail

Pastor Sign Fireman, who was arrested recently in Lagos by the police in connection with the death of a 12-year…

5 Customers Steal N760m From Bank

Operatives of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Nigeria Police, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested five…

Dancer, Kaffy Delivers Baby Girl

Popular Nigerian dancer and choreographer Kafayat Ameh, a.k.a Kaffy, has been delivered of a baby girl. The new baby is…