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WikiLeaks throws US historical archives online

WikiLeaks on Monday launched a searchable archive containing 1.7 million US State Department documents from 1973-6 that had long been…

Nigeria’s police boss orders manhunt for cop-killers

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja In a reaction to the killing of 12 policemen at Azuzama, in Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa state,…

Assemblyman to pay N300K to colleagues for reciting Yoruba alphabets

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Southwest Nigeria is to give out the sum of…

Akingbola seeks court’s nod to travel for medical treatment

Henry Ojelu The embattled former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola, has filed a motion before an Ikeja…

Italy’s highway robbers snatch gold, cash

Kalashnikov-toting gunmen robbed a security van in Italy on Monday, blocking traffic with a blazing truck, firing into the air…

For one British miner, Thatcher’s death marks ‘best birthday ever’

Britain’s coal miners were among the biggest of Margaret Thatcher’s foes — and for one senior mining official marking his…

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady Dies

British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the controversial “Iron Lady” who dominated a generation of her country’s politics and won…

Some Police Stations Run On Less Than N2,000 Daily —Senator

Some police formations are run on less than N2,000 per day, Senator Gyang Pwajok (PDP, Plateau north) has disclosed. He…

New Law To Tackle Omo Onile Menace Coming —Fashola

A new law to criminalise land grabbing is on the way, says Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, saying government…

Soyinka, Others Mourn Ekiti Deputy Gov

More Nigerians on Sunday condoled with Governor Kayode Fayemi, and the people of Ekiti on the demise of the state…

Niger Citizens Shelve Protest In Lagos

Citizens of Niger Republic have postponed a planned protest and press conference in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, a spokesperson said on…

Generator Fume Kills 3 Friends

Three friends identified as Saka Adeosun, 15, Kadri Akanbi, 20 and Wale Kola Ola, 18, have died in their sleep…

Achebe: Nigeria’s South East leaders plan befitting burial

Governors of the South East on Sunday in Enugu agreed to give the renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, a befitting…

Gaps in MEND’s claim of killing 15 cops in Bayelsa

A statement on Sunday purporting to be from the main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-producing region, MEND, claimed an attack…

Missing 12 Nigerian cops confirmed dead

Governor Seriake Dickson of Nigeria’s oil rich southern state of Bayelsa on Sunday confirmed the death of 12 Nigerian policemen…

Alade, Popular Lagos Market On Fire

Simon Ateba/Lagos Fire broke out at Alade, a Lagos popular market, located at the busy junction of the Obafemi Awolowo…

Late Olayinka Was Optimistic Of Making It Through

Jamiu Yisa The family of the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Olayinka, said their daughter never gave…

PDP accuses opposition of plot to discredit party

On a day that Nigeria’s leading opposition party, ACN accused the PDP of planning some chaos ahead of the 2015…

More tributes as Ekiti declares 7-day mourning for Olayinka

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Sunday declared a seven-day mourning for his Deputy, Mrs…

Bukar Mandara, ex-presidential aspirant dies

Alhaji Bukar Mandara, a former presidential aspirant the National Mass Movement of Nigeria (NMMN), died on Sunday in Maiduguri. Mandara…

ACN: FG planning chaos ahead of 2015 Polls

Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria today accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party of promoting policies that…

Senator David Mark at 65: send your birthday wishes

Here is a golden opportunity: Nigeria’s Senate President, David Mark will clock 65 years on 8 April. It is an…

Church offers free breast, cervical screening for women

The Women of Destiny Group of Daystar Christian Centre, Lagos, on Saturday conducted free breast and cervical screening for 500…

Hackers attack Israeli websites

Hackers have launched an assault on Israeli websites, but the damage has been minimal as the Jewish state is prepared…

Imprest for Nigeria police stations less than N2,000 daily

If one ever wonders why Nigerian police stations do not have incident registers or complaints papers, or money to fuel…

Ripples over Beyonce, Jay-Z’s Cuban visit

Two US Republican lawmakers want to know if popular American pop star Beyonce and her husband, rap singer Jay-Z, had…

Saudis give Illegal foreign workers 3-month grace

Saudi Arabia has given illegal foreign workers a three-month grace period to legalise their status, after panic over reported mass…

Nigerian police still searching for 12 missing cops

Police authorities in Nigeria are yet find 12 of their men declared missing after their patrol boat was attacked by…

Tinubu, Ribadu, Amosun mourn departed Ekiti deputy governor

Messages of condolence and tributes have started pouring for Mrs. Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka, the deputy governor of the western Nigerian…

Son of prominent US pastor commits suicide

The youngest son of prominent US evangelical preacher Rick Warren has committed suicide after a long struggle with mental illness,…