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Yoruba adopts positions for confab

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Nigeria’s Yoruba ethnic nationality today unanimously adopted its position to be presented at the proposed National Conference and…

Africa losing $18billion to insurgents annually, says Jonathan

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that Africa is losing an estimated $18 billion per year to wars…

Boko Haram: The denial, lamentations, empty vituperations

By Bamidele Aturu The horrendous massacre of children by Boko Haram insurgents and the cluelessness of the security agencies are…

32 killed in fresh Boko Haram attacks

. The blood letting continues in Nigeria’s North east No fewer than 32 people have been killed by suspected Boko…
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Ogun extends Home Owners’ Charter deadline

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria has announced the extension till end of March, the…

APC slams Jonathan on broadcast, urges visit to Yobe

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for devoting his broadcast to the nation on Wednesday…

Hollande promises to help Nigeria combat Boko Haram

‘Your struggle is our struggle,’ Hollande tells Nigeria French President Francois Hollande promised Nigeria support on Thursday in the battle…

Heavy security mounted at venue of centenary talkshop

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Airforce jets and police helicopters are parading the skies as Nigeria ramped up security for one of the…

England’s Queen congratulates Jonathan on Nigeria’s centenary

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan and people of Nigeria on the occasion of Nigeria’s…

Court to rule on Ajudua’s objection over $8.4mn scam

Henry Ojelu& Irene Nwaro Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Ikeja High Court, today fixed March 3, 2014 for ruling on…

NJC sacks 2 judges, cautions 3 others

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The National Judicial Council, NJC, the apex disciplinary body for the Nigerian judiciary, under the leadership…

Students flee boarding houses in North east Nigeria

Terrified students in northeast Nigeria have fled boarding schools after an attack by suspected Boko Haram extremists in which 59…

2,000 Mexicans protest for drug lord’s release

Some 2,000 people demonstrated in support of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his northwestern home state Wednesday,…

Nigeria’s creation not a mistake, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday that the 1914 amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorates which gave birth to…

Jonathan vows to end terrorism in Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to end all forms of terrorism in the country. In his…

General Akinrinade leads Osun delegates to confab

The state of Osun Government in western Nigeria, has nominated Gen. Alani Akinrinade, former Chief of General Staff and Prof.…

Lee Rigby: Nigerian-British killers get long sentences

Nigerian British men, Michael Adebolajo, 29, was given life sentence while Michael Adebowale, 22, is to spend 45 years in…

Yobe massacre monstrous, says PDP

Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday described the killing of 43 students of the Federal Government College, Buni-Yadi, Yobe,…

Nigerian court refuses Sanusi’s prayer over suspension

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Ousted Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Wednesday suffered a temporary set…

Yobe School Attack Horrific, Says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unreservedly condemned Monday night’s horrific attack on the Federal Government College in Yobe State,…

2014 Budget: IG Decries Paltry Allocation To Police

The Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar says the Nigeria Police may not be able to pay the salaries…

Rev. King’s Devotees Mark Birthday

Cyriacus Izuekwe Devotees of Chukwnemeka Ezeugo a.k.a. Rev. King, founder of the Christian Praying Assembly, have marked his birthday in…

Boy, 15, Exchanged For 2 Bags Of Rice

Moyo Fabiyi A yet to be identified man on Monday successfully traded a 15-year old boy, Seun Aderinwale, for two…

Nigeria seeks help from France, Cameroon to fight Boko Haram

Nigeria on Tuesday issued an appeal to France and Abuja’s Francophone neighbours, especially Cameroon, to help it in the battle…

China’s blind dissident predicts Ukraine-type revolt

GENEVA (AFP) – Exiled, blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng laments that Beijing is cracking down harder than ever on human…

Yobe massacre: Death toll jumps to 59

The death toll in the latest Boko Haram attack against sleeping secondary school students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi…

Woman gives birth on Manhattan sidewalk

When a New York woman went into labor, she left home to hail a cab for the hospital. But seconds…

Okorocha absent at South East governors meeting

The Governors in the South East zone of Nigeria met for seven hours in Enugu on Tuesday to discuss issues…

Oyebode among Ekiti delegates to confab

Governor Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti has sent names of the State’s delegates for the National…

Diary of blood-chilling Boko Haram assaults

Following are key dates and attacks blamed on Boko Haram since Nigeria’s army launched a major offensive against the radical…