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Breaking news: 44 killed by gunmen in mosque

Gunmen have killed 44 people inside a mosque, in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, officials say. The killings took place during…

Okagbare fades out in 100m final

Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare and Nigeria’s only medal hope in the 100m event at the 14th IAAF Championships in…

Nigerian state seeks World Bank loan for erosion control

JETHRO IBILKE/Benin Worried by the huge financial outlay needed to tackle the menace of gully erosion, Edo State government has…

EFCC quizzes Bukola Saraki

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday in Abuja began the questioning of former…

Outrage Over Adeboye’s 3-km Long Church

Simon Ateba The announcement last Saturday that the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, would build a three kilometre long…

101 Babies Born At Redeemed Church Convention

Kazeem Ugbodaga No fewer than 101 babies were born at the just concluded National Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church…

Petitioners want Nobel Prize to US WikiLeaks soldier

Supporters of Bradley Manning, the US soldier convicted of espionage for leaking secret files to WikiLeaks, presented a petition to…

2015 elections: Akpabio gives aides quit ultimatum

Governor Akpabio has urged Public office holders in Akwa Ibom State wishing to go for elective positions in 2015 to…

CBN governor honors wife

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Prince Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on Sunday in Kano, north-west Nigeria staged a lavish…

Delta State assemblymen in US for leadership course

After laughing and chatting in close-knit circles, it’s finally time for a group of Nigerian state legislators in the living…

APC bombs Jonathan again, urges him go to court

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to go to court if he felt libelled by the…

Norwegian PM drives taxi to gauge public opinion

OSLO (AFP) – Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg revealed Sunday that he has gone undercover as a taxi driver for…

Athletics: Usain Bolt reclaims 100m crown

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt reclaimed his 100m crown at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday. Bolt timed…

Midwife, 52, gives birth after 19-year marriage

Mrs Kate Fezigha, a 52-year-old Nigerian midwife at the General Hospital, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, said she gave birth to a…

Pope calls for respect between Christians and Muslims

Pope Francis reached out to Muslims on Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and…

Torrential rain mars Mali’s run-off vote

BAMAKO, (AFP) – Malians braved torrential rain on Sunday to vote in a crucial presidential election run-off expected to usher…

Teachers to write professional exams for registration

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Sunday said that presentation of certificates and degrees would no longer suffice…

Essay: The politics of Igbo Origin and culture

Dr. Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe The history of a people is like the stream of life from which the character, form…

Israel’s Netanyahu goes for hernia operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to undergo a hernia operation overnight in a Jerusalem hospital, his office said in…

Canada: Boys killed by African python buried

MONTREAL (AFP) – Two young Canadian brothers who earlier this week were killed by a python that had escaped from…

Nyako denies presidential ambition

Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state, north eastern Nigeria has disassociated himself from campaign posters across the state announcing his…

Horror: Flood unearths corpses in Kano cemetery

No fewer than 20 corpses were unearthed at the Yan Kaba Cemetery in Kano metropolis, northern Nigeria following floods which…

RCCG mulls 3-km long auditorium, solicits for funds

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Saturday said it would build a three kilometre long auditorium. The General…

Cult Killings in Ijebu-Ode: Mass arrests in Omu

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Nigerian police in Ogun State, western Nigeria today arrested over forty people in connection with the…

Waka Creator, Batili Alake dies

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Alhaja Batili Alake, popular Waka creator and singer singer died today in her home at Ijebu Igbo in…

Nigeria: 4 Thai nationals kidnapped, 1 Nigerian drowns

A gang has abducted four Thai nationals in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, in what was believed to be a ransom…

Makarfi counsels Arewa Christian Forum

Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has advised Nigerians to elect candidates based on their ability, rather than…

Malema, South Africa’s enfant terrible visits TB Joshua

Julius Sello Malema,leader of South Africa’s political movement, the Economic Freedom Fighters will be visiting Nigeria’s preacher, TB Joshua in…

Gov. Fayemi spends N861m on students

About N861 million has so far been spent by the western Nigerian state of Ekiti to assist indigent but brilliant…