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NIJ graduate wins IYJ award

Simon Ateba/Lagos Jennifer Ehidiamen, a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, western Nigeria, has won the…

TB Joshua Debunks Rumours on Malawi President

Simon Ateba/Lagos Rumours spreading around that Malawi’s President Joyce Banda, has received a prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua that she…

Protesters want Niger President to go

Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest corruption and media…

Large turn-out of voters in Yobe

Voters across Yobe today turned out in large numbers to cast their votes to elect Chairmen and Councillors of the…

Oshiomhole, twice lucky, survives auto accident

.Bus laden with tomato rams into Edo Governor’s car JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Barely two years after the convoy of Nigeria’s Edo…

Fashola approves 120 cars for Lagos monarchs

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, has approved the procurement of 120 new vehicles of various brands for…

Bauchi’s multi-ethnic community marks six years of peace

The diverse ethnic and multi-religious communities of Yelwa, Kagadama, Gwallameji and Lushi of Birshi-Miri District, Bauchi, in the northern state…

Delhi’s new chief minister shuns trappings of office

.Arvind Kejriwal is the new moral face of Indian politics Anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal Saturday rode the subway to his…

Zimbabwe’s envoy to Australia seeks asylum

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Australia has asked for political asylum just days before her term ends saying she fears…

Robber sentenced to death opts for suicide

A Nigerian High Court sitting in Malumfashi, in the northern state of Katsina sentenced one Aminu Ibrahim of Rogo Local…

Odi people protest over unpaid N38b compensation

The people of Odi in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa, on Friday protested against the against non-payment of N37.6billion…

Nigerian army unveils new postings for senior officers

The Nigerian Army Headquarters has released its fourth quarter routine posting and appointment of senior officers. A statement issued in…

Malawi’s President heads to TB Joshua’s Synagogue

Malawi President Joyce Banda left her country today on a South Africa Airways flight to Lagos, to begin a three-day…

In video: Shekau boasts about his invincibility

The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed a daring December 20 raid on a military barracks…

Adoption of Governor Orji for senate race condemned

Mr. Monday Ubani, a Lagos based lawyer, has faulted the adoption of Governor Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state…

Man claiming to be bewitched rapes, impregnates daughter

The Nigerian Police in Lagos State said it has arrested a 36-year old man who allegedly raped and impregnated his…

Kidnapped Lebanese national dumped on the outskirts of Kano

A Lebanese national, Mr Hassan Zaid(initially spelled as Zein) who was kidnapped on Monday by unknown persons, has been released…

London Based Nigerian Doctor Found Guilty Of Assault

A Nigerian doctor based in London has been found guilty of attacking a female patient in his surgery when she…

Banker Slices Hubby’s Penis With Knife

The popular saying that hell has no fury than a woman scorned came to pass on Monday at the Surulere…

Reports: Jonathan, Oduah’s cash gifts split Ohanaeze

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the umbrella tribal union for Nigeria’s Ndigbo may split over the cash gifts given the members by President…

Robbing Santa Claus gangs hit jewellery shops in Albania, Kosovo

TIRANA (AFP) – The image of Santa Claus is that of a generous giver. But two jewellery shop owners in…

3 die, 8 injured in speeding bus crash

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Three persons, two males and one female were confirmed dead in a Boxing Day road crash on…

Soldiers kill Poly student at checkpoint in Katsina

Nigerian Soldiers in Katsina State on Thursday opened fire on a commercial vehicle with reg. number AY504KTN, killing one of…

Nurse killed after N1.5m ransom paid to abductors

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A 43 year-old kidnap victim, Bridget Osawaru, has been allegedly murdered by her abductors after they collected N1.5…

1-2-3 babies for Judith Amaechi at UPHTH

Wife of the Rivers State Governor Dame Judith Amaechi on Wednesday visited the first baby delivered at the Braithwaite Memorial…

3 clearing agents, trader arrested for N350m drug shipment

Simon Ateba/Lagos Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three customs licensed clearing and forwarding agents…

3 injured as Shi’ite muslims, Zaria community clash

The Nigerian Police in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna State on Thursday averted what could have snowballed into a…

We Are Ogu and not Egun, says group

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A minority ethnic group commonly, in western Nigeria, referred to for several centuries as Egun, has rejected…

Central Africa in turmoil over scramble for resources

(Reuters) – Mariam watched in horror as militiamen burst through the gate of her home in Central African Republic’s capital…

Justice Kawu interred at home

The body of Justice Sa’idu Kawu, retired judge of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, was buried on Thursday in Ilorin according to…