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Nairobi attack: President Kenyatta buries nephew, fiancee

The burial has taken place in Nairobi of Mbugua Mwangi, nephew of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was among the…

Nigerian charged with aiding Al Qaeda

A Nigerian, Lawal Babafemi, has been arraigned in a U.S. Federal Court, Brooklyn, on charges of providing material support to…

N141b needed to complete East-West road, says Orubebe

The Minister of Nigeria’s Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godsday Orubebe, said N141 billion would be required to complete the East-West…

Soyinka, others mourn Awoonor

Nigerian Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and other writers on Friday paid tribute to renowned Ghanaian poet and statesman Kofi…

Lagos Assembly honours Oshinowo, late first speaker

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE It was a solemn moment at the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Friday as the…

Kwara CAN boycotts Nigeria’s independence anniversary

THE Kwara state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has rejected the state government’s request to be part…

The health benefits of yoghurt

A nutritionist with the Wuse General Hospital in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, said yoghurt is good for the prevention…

600 acres of hemp farm found in Ekiti

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday discovered a 600-acre hemp farm at Ode-Ekiti in the Gbonyin Local…

Labour threatens showdown over Rivers police boss

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers…

Ansaru terror group posts video of French hostage

Nigeria’s terror group, Ansaru on Friday released a video of a French national kidnapped in December, issuing threats to the…

Court Jails Mom, Son For Assaulting DPO, Constable

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a mother and her son to nine years imprisonment for resisting arrest and…

Ondo Employs 8,000 Youths In Fadama Programme

The Ondo State Government said on Friday that it had  employed 8,000 youths under the Fadama III programme to boost…

Lecturers Defy Suswam’s Order To Return To Work

The Benue State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed to continue with the ongoing…

UN Report Alerts On Fast Rising Sea Levels

A UN report on global warming released on Friday predicts that global sea levels are to rise “at a faster…

Traditional Ruler In Court Over N3.3m Land Fraud

A traditional ruler, Chief Wasiu Maiyegun, on Friday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with duping…

Kaduna Police Confirms Bank Robbery

The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said suspected armed robbers had attacked two commercial banks in Saminaka, about 200…

Remembering Kofi Awoonor: Humanity And Against

By Wole Soyinka I am certain there are others who, like me, received invitations to the recent edition of the…

Police Arraign 23 Traffic Offenders In Ogun

Twenty-three persons who violated various traffic laws on Friday pleaded guilty before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun. The…
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Senegal Seeks Help Of China, France Solve Water Crisis

Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much…

UN, African Leaders Hail Nigeria MDGs Efforts

The efforts of the Nigerian government towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals have again received resounding commendation from…

UNN VC Drums Support For Education

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Prof. Bartho Okolo has invited Nigerian journalists to join the campaign aimed at restoring the…

Nigeria At 53: PFN Declares 3-Day Fasting, Prayers

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has declared three days of all-round prayers and fasting for Nigeria, as the country…

8 Fake Corpers Sent To Prison

Nemesis has caught up with eight fake members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, after they were arrested, charged…

Masked Gunmen Raid Banks, Kill 3

Heavily armed masked gunmen stormed Saminaka town and attacked  two commercial banks and communities in Saminaka in Lere Local Government…

Appeal: Bode George Knows Fate Dec

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday fixed 13 December to deliver judgment in an appeal filed by a stalwart of the…

You can vote for ‘none of the above’, court rules

It used to be the stuff of Hollywood film, but it is now reality in India: voters being given the…

Ribadu: Nigeria not a failed state yet

Presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has dispelled arguments that Nigeria is a…

Strike goes on, says ASUU

University teachers said that their strike will go on — 89 days after it began. This is in spite of…

5 bank fraudsters arrested

Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a five- man syndicate for attempting to defraud various…

Pastor, 2 children killed in fresh Boko Haram attack

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Thursday opened fire on a church in Dorowa in Nigeria’s north eastern state of Yobe,…