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Nigerian military commanders linked With Boko Haram

A Nigerian soldier says he has witnessed incidents that suggest some Nigerian military commanders are working with Boko Haram, an…

Okuneye, bizman shot dead inside a church

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium struck this morning in the western Nigerian city of Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu North local government area of…

Nigeria overtakes South Africa as the continent’s largest economy

Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the continent’s largest economy with a GDP of $453 billion in 2012, officials said…

Boko Haram attack kills 17 in Yobe

Boko Haram militants have attacked a village in Yobe state, killing 17 people and setting houses and cars ablaze, the…

Moro apologises for failed NIS recruitment

Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has apologised to Nigerians over the recent botched Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment. Moro made…

Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 30 in Zamfara

Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen stormed a meeting in Galadima, Zamfara state and killed 30 people, the police said.…

US ship captain reveals oil theft business in Nigeria

Surrounded by rolling cornfields, Sidney, Illinois is a sleepy midwestern town with a population hovering just above 1,000. Captain Wren…

80 year-old nun, Italian priests abducted by terrorists in Cameroon

Who were the gunmen that kidnapped Italian priests, Giampaolo Marta and Gianantonio Allegri and this 80 year-old Canadian nun in…

Mali’s prime minister resigns with cabinet

Mali’s first post-war prime minister has been replaced just six months into office after announcing the resignation of his entire…

I will be a grandfather soon – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said he would soon be  a grandfather. “People that saw me today didn’t recognise me. I…

Omisore emerges Osun PDP governorship candidate

Senator Iyiola Omisore on Saturday emerged the torch bearer of the PDP for the 9 August governorship election in the…

More governors to join APC soon- Wamakko

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State says more governors have concluded plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wamakko,…

Nigeria, China foster economic ties

Namadi Sambo, Vice President of Nigeria has said the established Nigeria-China Joint Commission is to be upgraded into a Bi-national…

Nigerian leaders not ashamed of being called thieves, says Kalu

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu has decried the corrupt leadership in Nigeria, saying they are so…

Shekau loses control over Boko Haram fighters: study

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau likely has little control over his fighters, the International Crisis Group said on Thursday, calling…

Judge Orders FG To Pay Sanusi N50m Damages

Akin Kuponiyi Reprieve came the way of suspended Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Thursday, as a Federal High Court…

FG Stops Fashola’s Housing Project With Soldiers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government has stopped the Ilubirin Foreshore Housing Project being embarked upon by Governor Babatunde Fashola. Governor…

NIS Recruitment: Documents That Nail Moro

Simon Ateba & Nnamdi Felix There are documents that indict embattled Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, over the failed recruitment…

Man Jailed 25yrs For Attempting To Kill Obama

An Idaho man who admitted trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House received a 25-year…
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Jonathan reveals role in breaking Amaechi’s Governors’ Forum

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Though his aides have always been quick to disassociate him from it, President Goodluck Jonathan revealed on Monday…

Verdict on defected PDP lawmakers strange, says Gbajabiamila

Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila of the All Progressives Congress has described Monday’s ruling by the…

Amnesty accuses Nigerian troops of massive murders

In a briefing published today, Amnesty International has revealed a much higher human casualties in the Boko Haram insurgency in…

Nyako slams Jonathan over Boko Haram blame game

Who should carry the blame for the rising Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern part of Nigeria? To President Goodluck…

Tributes pour in for late GOK Ajayi

Legal luminaries across Nigeria have begun to pay their last respect to Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole Ajayi, who died Sunday…

21 dead in Nigeria’s jailbreak attempt

Nigeria’s secret police said on Sunday that 21 detainees died during an attempted escape from custody at its headquarters, with…

Egypt sets date for presidential poll

Egypt’s electoral commission said Sunday the presidential election will take place on May 26 and 27, 10 months after the…

SSS foils jailbreak attempt by Boko Haram detainees

An attempt by detained members of Nigeria’s terrorist group, the Boko Haram was foiled today at the headquarters of Nigeria’s…

2 Britons, 10 Nigerians arrested for crude oil theft

Two Britons and 10 Nigerians have been arrested on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil…

Fashola Takes Jonathan To Supreme Court

Kazeem Ugbodaga The government of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has dragged the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to…
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