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Mandela spends Christmas in hospital

Ailing African icon Nelson Mandela is spending Christmas Day in hospital, his longest stay in care since being released from…

Oyo ACN adopts Ajimobi state leader

Governor of Nigeria’s western state of Oyo Abiola Ajimobi, has been adopted state leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria.…

Christmas Images worldwide

It’s a glittering Xmas!

In Pictures: Ansaru, Nigeria’s new terror group

First, it was Boko Haram’s terrorism. As if that is not a nightmare too much for accursed Nigeria already, another…

Bombs: Nigeria police offers safety tips

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state police Command Monday evening gave security tips to Kano residents ahead of Tuesday’s Christmas celebration and…

Minister cancels recruitment into immigration service

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has directed the cancellation of the on-going recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service. According…

US gun sales soar

WASHINGTON,(AFP) – US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts…

Senator Uba Ahmed buried

The remains of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senator, Alhaji Uba Ahmed, who died in Germany last week, were on Monday buried…

Amaechi proposes N490b budget

Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers State has proposed an aggregate budget of N490.3 billion for 2013. The…

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Thousands of Palestinians and tourists streamed into the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday…

SSS arrests 2 Nigerian journalists, wives

Operatives of Nigeria’s State Security Services, the SSS, on Monday arrested two journalists after a report of alleged abuses by…

Jonathan urges national belief in agenda

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has used the occasion of Christmas celebrations to appeal to fellow Nigerians to have confidence in…

Jonathan visits Azazi’s family in Lagos on condolence

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of late former National Security Adviser, Gen.…

Nuhu Bajoga nominated as deputy governor

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Nigeria’s Kaduna State has nominated a former Nigerian ambassador to Poland, Nuhu Bajoga as the new…

Kidnappers Scare Igbo From Xmas Trip

The fear of kidnappers is the beginning of wisdom for many Igbo residents in Lagos as many have refused to…

ANENIH: Jonathan Insulted Nigerians —CNPP

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has condemned the appointment of former Works Minister, Tony Anenih, as the chairman…

Normalcy Returns To Kano

Twenty-four hours after the suicide attacks on Airtel and MTN telecom facilities in Kano State, human and vehicular traffic have…

Lagos unveils Nigeria’s first suspension bridge

Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has completed the Lekki-Ikoyi suspension bridge and it touts it not just Nigeria’s but sub-Saharan Africa’s…

2012 Not A Prosperous Year —Nigerians

A cross section of Nigerians said the outgoing 2012 has not been as prosperous as expected, considering the era of…

Lagos Wins Eko Court Towers In Supreme Court

It’s thumbs down for Nigeria’s graft and corruption. Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the estate of…

Bombed Kano city steps up security

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano In Kano, northwest Nigeria, human and vehicular traffic increased Monday morning, with hustling and bustling recorded by last…

LASG Demolishes N100m Church

There was uproar at Afero village on Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, as officials of the Lagos State Government demolished…

BRT Management Warns Protesting Workers

Protesting workers of the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) have been warned not to allowed themselves to be used to…

Lagos Traffic Law: Group Calls For Understanding

A socio-political organisation, Humanity Services project (HSP), has called on all stakeholders involved directly or indirectly in the new Lagos…

4 sailors captured in Nigerian waters

A few days after Nigerian kidnappers freed 5 workers of the Hyundai Heavy Industries in Bayelsa state, pirates have attacked…

Education Minister Tasks Teachers On Performance

Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai has called on both primary and Junior Secondary School Teachers to give their…

Tricycle Operators Hail Okada Ban In Delta

Tricycle operators in Delta State have commended the state government for introducing the tricycle and hailed the ban on commercial…

Economic Implications Of Okada Restriction

Willoughby Street on Ebute-Meta, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, used to be a busy place of business for motorcycle dealers. The…

Nigerian Pilgrims Visit Jesus’ Birth Place

Nigerian Christians currently on pilgrimage in Israel on Sunday in Bethlehem visited the Church of Nativity built on the manger…

Love Has Kept Us Together —Couple

Plantain roasting couple, Mr. and Mrs. Igharha, say their deep love for each other has been the reason for their…