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Ex-Nigerian governor, Balarabe wins anti-corruption award

Alhaji Balarabe Musa, former governor of the old Kaduna state has been named the winner of this year’s civil society…

Boko Haram loses four more commanders

Nigeria’s Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order has disclosed that it shot dead four suspected terrorist commanders of…

Jonathan weeps at brother’s burial

President Goodluck Jonathan could not hold back his emotions at the burial rites for his younger brother, Meni Innocent Jonathan,…

Ghana’s voting stretches to second day

Voting in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary polls on Friday was extended to the following day due to delays linked to…

Ghanaians elect new president today

Polls opened this morning in Ghana’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary polls as the country seeks to make good on its…

Pastor Okotie’s party, 27 others struck off register

Fresh Democratic Party founded by Pastor Chris Okotie, was among the 28 political parties struck off the register by Nigeria’s…

All is not well in Nigeria, says Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo said on Thursday that all is not well in Nigeria at the moment and that…

Corruption: ASUU slams FG for ‘window dressing’

Dr Nasir Fagge, President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Thursday advised Nigeria’s Federal Government to prosecute and punish…

Boko Haram: Bombers Promised 72 Virgins In Heaven

Details emerged yesterday of the incentives promised suicide bombers of the Boko Haram sect to carry out their deadly missions.…

Mandela’s Doctors Die In Plane Crash

A military plane has crashed in South Africa’s mountainous east, killing 11 people, several media said Thursday, with one unconfirmed…

Nigeria still ranked one of the most corrupt countries

The latest ranking of Nigeria on the corruption scale released by Transparency International returned another grim verdict: Nigeria is still…

Analysis: More Nigerians killed by Boko Haram in 2012

The radical Islamist fighters gather around piles of weapons and ammunition they’ve stolen and shout praises to God as they…

Mom beats son to death for failing to memorise Quran

A mother who beat her seven-year-old son to death for failing to learn the Quran by heart was found guilty…

Nigeria saves N671b in oil subsidy claims

Nigeria’s Federal Government saved N671 billion in fuel subsidy claims within the past 10 months, following stringent measures adopted by…

No Nigerian in Forbes global list of 71 most powerful people

No Nigerian political or business leader made Forbes magazine recent ranking of 71 world’s most powerful people. Not surprisingly, the…

Briton jailed over arms shipment from China to Nigeria

A British arms dealer who helped ship thousands of guns plus ammunition from China to Nigeria without a licence was…

Dangote shuts Nigerian cement plant over glut

Dangote Cement Plc has suspended production of cement at its four million metric tons per annum Gboko Plant, as a…

Folorunso Alakija richest black woman on earth

Move over, Oprah Winfrey – there is a new richest black woman in the world. And she’s Nigerian. Meet Folorunsho…

World’s tallest woman dies

A Chinese woman who was certified as the tallest in the world has died, an official from her hometown said…

Egyptians storm the palace: Can this happen in Nigeria?

The Arab Spring is far from over, with the undying spirit of protest in Egypt, ignited by President Mohamed Morsi’s…
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Adenuga donates N500m to Bayelsa flood fund

The Chairman of Globacom Group, Chief Mike Adenuga Jnr., on Tuesday donated N500 million, about $3.4million, to the Bayelsa Flood…

Wife of Ogun state lawmaker kidnapped with friend

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Folasade, wife of the lawmaker representing Ijebu North-East State Constituency in Ogun state southwest, Nigeria, Samson Onademuren…

US General details Boko Haram link’s with Mali’s Al Qaeda

General Carter F.Ham, an American military commander in Africa has detailed how Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants have been receiving training…

Nigerian Appointed Judge In US

A Nigerian woman, Bunmi Awoniyi, has been appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court in California, U.S., the News Agency…

Pope debunks Christmas myths in new book

in a new book on the early life of Jesus, has debunked several myths about how the Nativity unfolded. According…

Bianca: Ojukwu’s Will authentic

Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, widow of Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has urged critics of her husband’s Will to contest…

OBJ v Jonathan: A Troubled Relationship

Grave symptoms of ill-health appear in the relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and former president Olusegun Obasanjo, raising the possibility…

Daring Security Agencies

Insecurity fears deepen as terrorists take their attacks to military and police facilities Terrorists are becoming increasingly daring these days,…

Zuma’s $28m expensive country home ignites row

South Africa’s opposition on Sunday called on the state ombudsman to widen a probe into controversial $28 million upgrades at…

Legal trouble for Oyedepo over kindergarten’s death

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has been asked to pay N2 billion within 14…
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