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Hundreds Gather To Remember Dana Crash Victims

Simon Ateba Fourteen days after Dana flight 992 crashed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, killing more than 150 people,hundreds of Lagosians…

Official: 36 dead, 101 injured in Nigeria blasts

Bomb attacks on five churches in Nigeria’s Kaduna State and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least…

Jonathan in Church sad over bombings

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the multiple explosions that rocked churches in Kaduna and Zaria on Sunday. Jonathan…

24 hour curfew slammed on Kaduna

The Kaduna state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew, following the bombings today of no fewer than five churches…

Riots break out in Kaduna

Riots have broken out in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, hours after several churches were bombed by Boko Haram elements.…

Nigerian soldiers cordon off bombed churches

Femi Adi/Kaduna Soldiers and policemen have cordoned off all the scenes of bomb blasts in Kaduna state this morning, denying…

3 churches bombed in Kaduna state

Bombs have exploded in three churches in the volatile Nigeria’s North western Kaduna state, two of them in Zaria and…

Lagos residents scramble for ‘free’ kerosene

Residents of Ikeja area of Lagos on Saturday trooped out in their hundreds to scoop kerosene from a gutter along…

Kwankwaso sacks 6 council chiefs

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has sacked the Interim Management Officers (IMOs) of six local government councils for non…

Farouk Lawan gets police bail

The police has granted bail to shamed Representative Farouk Lawan arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in a $620,000 bribery…

Poland, Russia exit, Greece, Czech into Q-Finals

Co-hosts Poland and Russia have crashed out of the European Championship in the matches concluded tonight. Poland lost 1-0 to…

In Pictures: Sambo leads PDP’s campaign in Edo

Vice President Namadi Sambo and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party were among the party bigwigs…

Succession fears as another Saudi prince dies

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, a half brother of King Abdullah, died on Saturday, the royal court said,…

Egypt’s military dissolves parliament

On the day, Egyptians filed out to elect a new president, the ruling military government told parliament on Saturday it…

China sends its first woman into space

China on Saturday underscored its super power status when it launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its…

Cook docked for stealing kitchen utensils

A 39-year-old cook, Michael Bassey, has appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of stealing kitchen…

6.2 million Nigerian girls out of school

No fewer than 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom…

Egyptians choose new president

Egypt began voting on Saturday in a divisive presidential runoff pitting ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak’s last premier against an Islamist,…

Court to decide PDP candidates in Ogun council polls

An Ogun State High Court in Ilaro, Western Nigeria, has fixed June 19 for ruling in the case brought before…

EFCC: No cocaine in home of ex-Governor Sylva’s brother

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied allegations that it discovered a bag full of cocaine during a…

Nigerian senator loses bid to quash terror charge

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Friday threw out an application brought by embattled…

Student Docked Over Sale of Father’s House

Ayorinde Oluokun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned an undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Yola,…

Hoodlums attack police station, set detainees free

GBENRO ADESINA/Ibadan Hoodlums today attacked policemen in the popular Bodija Market in Ibadan, western Nigeria, leaving two persons dead and…

Lawan Suspended, Tambuwal Gets Confidence Vote

The House of Representatives this morning moved swiftly to distance itself from the much publicised $620,000 bribery scandal rocking the…

N2b Suit Over Slap: Oyedepo Knows Fate July 12

An Ogun State High Court has fixed 12 July for judgment in the N2 billion suit instituted against Bishop David…

Why Nigerian Leaders’ll Never Stop Stealing ––Ex-ICAN President

Former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, says Nigerian leaders will continue to steal as…

Robbers Kill Police Inspector

Armed robbers have gunned down a police inspector at the Morogbo Police Station at the Lagos-Badagry expressway, Lagos State, Southwest…

Fashola Suspends Honorary Degrees At LASU

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday attended the 17th Convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University, Ojo,…

Man Uses Fake Royal Number Plate To Smuggle SUV

Customs officials at Seme-Krake border in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have intercepted a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, with a fake royal…

Onumah, 11 Editors Selected For IRP

The co-ordinator of the Abuja-based African Centre for Media & Information Literacy, Mr. Chido Onuma, and 11 other editors have…