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PDP confirms Fayose governorship candidate

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP, on Wednesday approved the election of Mr Ayo Fayose as the party`s…

Kenyan lawmaker likens homosexuality with terrorism

(Reuters) – Homosexuality in Kenya is as bad a problem as terrorism, the ruling party’s parliamentary leader said on Wednesday,…

Jonathan to attend ECOWAS summit

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will depart Abuja Thursday for Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire to participate in the 44th Ordinary Session of…

Turkish court overturns ban on Twitter

A Turkish court Wednesday overturned a controversial Twitter ban imposed after audio recordings spread via the social media site implicated…

More than 1000 killed by Boko Haram in 3 months

More than 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in three states in northeastern Nigeria worst hit by…

Nigeria wants US return seized Abacha loot

Assets worth $458 million stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and frozen by the United States should ultimately be…

LASU gives deadline for fees payment

The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has fixed Thursday as the deadline for the payment of school fees by its…

Court affirms police powers of arrest

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by an oil marketer, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, seeking to…
Nigeria on the Path to Greatness Again

Bamidele pledges one-term in office

The governorship candidate of Labour Party in Ekiti State, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, has promised to spend one term in office…

Crimea crisis: Ukrainian women to deny Russians of sex

KIEV (AFP) – Political and economic sanctions may not have dissuaded Russia from annexing Crimea, but a group of Ukrainian…

Police hunt kidnappers of wife, daughter of transporter

The Nigerian Police Command in Edo state on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of the wife and daughter of a transport…

Yakov Sinai, Russian, wins Abel mathematics prize

Yakov Grigorevich Sinai, Russian Mathematician, has won the prestigious Abel mathematics prize for his work in dynamical systems and mathematical…

US secret agents expelled from Europe for drunkenness

In a new embarrassment for the US Secret Service, three agents were sent home from Amsterdam for drunkenness, after one…

Jonathan’s Approval Rating Poor, says Fashola

Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State granted TheNEWS editors an exclusive interview. He seized the opportunity to speak on…

Police arrest Abuja fraud gang

The Nigerian police says it has arrested in Abuja seven members of a fraud syndicate, specialising in the forgery of…

People Now Vote For Individuals Not Parties

Chief Joe Edionwele, PDP South-South Zonal Secretary and House of Representatives aspirant in 2015 election, tells JETHRO IBILEKE why he…

My Life, My Writings

Dr. Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a child of many worlds. She is by birth Nigerian, has lived in East Africa,…

AU brands CAR blood-thirsty militia terrorists

(Reuters) – The African Union has branded the militia targeting Muslims in Central African Republic as “terrorists” and said they…

Noah wins Lagos Man of the Year Award

The Managing Director of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA), Mr. George Noah has been announced as the…

National Confab: Adamawa Threatens Secession

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The National Conference continued on a rancorous note on Wednesday morning with one of the prominent monarchs at…

Boy, 17, Commits Suicide

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A 17- year old boy identified simply as Efe, from Delta State, reportedly committed suicide Tuesday morning in…

Lagos To Have 263 Days Of Rainfall

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State is expected to witness 263 days of rainfall with severe thunderstorms and strong winds this year,…

Fowler: I Haven’t Resigned

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenues Service, LIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler, has debunked reports that he has resigned…

Fulani herdsmen kill 7 again in Benue

Renewed violence between herdsmen and farmers in central Nigerian state of Benue has killed seven, police said on Wednesday, just…

Nigerian kills Nigerian in India, injures another critically

A 34-year-old Nigerian was stabbed to death in New Delhi, India by another Nigerian at a birthday party, The Times…

Nasarawa assembly wants AG sacked for scaling fence

The Nasarawa State House Assembly has called on Gov. Umaru Al-Makura to immediately relieve the the state Attorney -General and…

Sacked judge gets court shield from arrest

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled former Federal High Court judge who was recently sacked by the National Judicial Council, NJC,…

Legislator docked over fake tax clearance

The Majority Leader of Edo State House of Assembly, Philip Shaibu was Tuesday docked at a Benin City High Court…

Confab adjourns after heated debate on voting pattern

Nigeria’s National Conference on Tuesday was abruptly adjourned following sharp disagreement among delegates over the mode to be adopted on…

In Pictures: What happened to Dora Akunyili?

Professor Dora Akunyili, the former strong woman of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration Agency caused a stir when she…