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S.Africa intel reveals ‘abuses’ in battle against Boko Haram

Nigeria faces a prolonged battle to quash the bloody Boko Haram insurgency despite a “hardline” campaign that has witnessed rights…

Impeachment: Quit Now, Associates Tell Nyako

Close associates, party elders and spouses of embattled Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State have reportedly advised him to resign…

Police lied about Apapa fuel depot blast

Nigerian authorities, battling to stem an escalating Islamist insurgency, covered up a bomb attack in Lagos by claiming a blast…

Police uncover plot to bomb school in Gombe

Nigerian police on Monday uncovered a plot to bomb a secondary school in Gombe state by defusing a car laden…

Nigerian troops chase terrorists from Balmo Forest

Nigerian troops have chased and taken over Balmo forest in a military operation that lasted throughout the weekend. Prior the…

Nigeria closer to rescuing Chibok schoolgirls – FG

The Federal Government said on Monday that it had identified a number of leads that would help in rescuing the…

American Diplomats Highlight U.S./Nigeria Ties

Simon Ateba The United States and Nigeria are two exceptional countries in the world and share many values in common…
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Over 60 women, girls escape from Boko Haram

Over 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have escaped their captors,…

Nigerian soldiers halt Boko Haram attack, kills 53

Clashes between Nigerian armed forces and Islamists after a daring attack on the military in the country’s restive northeast left…

Nigerian troops arrest three female Boko Haram members

Nigeria Defence headquarters said on Friday 4 July that in the aftermath of the failed suicide bombing attempt on a…

Chibok pleads for UN protection from Boko Haram‎

Villagers from Chibok town where Boko Haram Islamists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls on Friday appealed to the United Nations…

Soldiers go berserk, set BRT buses on fire on Ikorodu Road

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Tunde Adekeye & Simon Ateba Irate soldiers went on the rampage on Friday morning at Palmgroove area of…

Gowon, Oritsejafor urge Muslim leaders to end Boko Haram terror

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Nigerian Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and the National President, Christian Association of Nigeria,…

Confab dumps Obasanjo’s national anthem

The National Conference on Thursday 3 July unanimously adopted a proposal that Nigeria revert to her old National Anthem, “which…

‘Boko Haram Can Only Be Defeated If Corruption Ends’

An Italian nun who has been living in Southern Nigeria for the past 18 years has declared that Boko Haram…

Sect Can’t Break Nigeria —Soyinka

Nigeria is suffering greater carnage at the hands of Islamist group Boko Haram than it did during a secessionist civil…

Boko Haram Attacks: Security Beefed Up In Abuja

Sola Adeola/Abuja Security surveillance over the nation’s capital, Abuja, has increased following recent bomb attacks in the city. Soldiers this…

Arisekola’s Wife Killed In Auto Crash

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Barely a week after the death of the Aare Musulumi of Yoruba Land, Alhaji Arisekola Alao, one of…

Blast rips through Osun, Kaduna, Borno killing scores

A bomb blast rocked Ile-Ife, Osun State, early Wednesday morning. The low small bomb went off in the Onipetu area…

Huge truck explosion rocks Maiduguri

A truck exploded in a huge fireball in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday when explosives concealed among…

Renowned politician, Umaru Dikko is dead

A renowned northern politician and former Minister of Transportation during the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko, is dead, his son, Bello…

Will this man lead the world to Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls?

Businessman, Babuji Ya’ari shot into international centre-stage last night as the man who holds the key as to the whereabouts…

Oyedepo, Bakare Curse Boko Haram

Eromosele Ebhomele Bishop David Oyedepo and Pastor Tunde Bakare, two of Nigeria’s very popular Christian leaders, have invoked the wrath…

Attacks linked to Boko Haram in 2014

A number of churches in northeast Nigeria were attacked by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Sunday, near the town of…

We conceded Ekiti election to avoid violence – Oyegun

Chief John Oyegun, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the party conceded victory to the PDP in…

Nigerian soldiers hide as Boko Haram attack churches

Nigerian soldiers reportedly went to hide in the bush as Boko Haram gunmen unleashed fresh attacks on churches in the…

Boko Haram attack churches near Chibok

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a series of churches on Sunday near Chibok, the northeastern town where…

Bomb blast kills 10 in Bauchi

An explosion in the red light district of northern Nigeria’s Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others,…

Okorocha’s raw deal from Charly Boy at mass for dad

The first son of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy, threw decorum to the winds as he stopped…

We’re working tirelessly to bring back Chibok girls – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Federal Government has spared no resources in the effort to find the girls…