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Lawsuit seeking removal of Mu’azu as PDP chairman withdrawn

Two lawsuits seeking the removal of Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were on…

Amaechi approves funds for students’ bursary, overseas scholarship

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers on Thursday approved funds for payment of students’ bursary and overseas scholarship for the 2011/2012…

Boko Haram attack in Borno kills 21, says Sen Lawan

Twenty-one civilians were killed after Boko Haram fighters clashed with troops in the restive northeast of Nigeria, a local lawmaker…

16 men arrested by Nigeria soldiers ‘found dead with bullet wounds’

Sixteen men who were arrested by Nigerian soldiers in the country’s northeast were found dead just hours later with bullet…

Police Investigate Synagogue Building Collapse

Henry Ojelu CSP Haruna Alaba, the Divisional Police Officer, Ikotun Police Station, today said the police is investigating the September…

Boko Haram changes names of captured Nigeria towns

Boko Haram has renamed two towns it captured in northeast Nigeria as part of campaign to establish a caliphate in…

Rivers Police Kill Two Robbers In Front Of Bank In Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two persons suspected to be armed robbers who were attempting to rob Eco bank branch by Agip…

Jobless Man Steals N300m

Paul Iyoghojie A jobless man has been arrested for allegedly stealing the sum of $1,950,000 (about N300 million) meant for…

7 Lawmakers Fight To Replace Ikuforiji

Eromosele Ebhomele & Jamiu Yisa As political calculations and horse trading begin ahead of the 2015 general elections in Lagos…

Ex-LG Boss Escapes Assassination

Former Chairman of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Comrade Ayodele Adewale, yesterday escaped being killed when he…

Obesere Shoots Rape Movie

Daniels Ekugo Fuji  music  star, Abass Akande Obesere, has hit location to shoot a rape scandal movie. The self-acclaimed  Paramount King of Fuji, stormed…

FRSC boss decries ‘Area Boys’ activities in Sango

The Federal Roads Safely Corps (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, has decried the activities of “Area Boys” in the area Mr…

Osun teachers give Agregbesola 14 days ultimatum

Teachers in Osun have given the state government 14-day ultimatum to pay their outstanding allowances, release running grants and provide…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

Only 64 Boko Haram fighters captured Mubi

Last week’s seizure of Mubi, Adamawa state’s second largest city was carried out by only 64 Boko Haram fighters, a…

APC the party to beat in 2015, says Buhari

Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has urged eligible voters not to allow apathy to stop them from collecting their permanent voter…

Mechanic, 26, jailed for life for raping housewife, 48

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba ‎ A Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has sentenced a 26 year-old Motor Mechanic, Ekene Ndupue…

Boko Haram: CAN asks military to fish out saboteurs in its rank

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday said it was ready to meet senior Muslim clerics with a…

Vote Out Jonathan For Nigeria To Progress, says Tambuwal

Jamiu Yisa The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the only way for…

Driver Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Armed Robbery, Kidnapping

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba ‎ A 43-year old commercial bus driver, Peter Onwusiribekan has been sentenced to death by hanging by an…

Fleeing UK murder suspect arrested in Nigeria

The Nigeria Police on Wednesday announced that its intelligence operatives have arrested a wanted murder suspect in the United Kingdom,…

Why TB Joshua did not show up at inquest – Lawyer

Prophet Temitope Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, on Wednesday said he was yet to be…

2,255 inmates set free in 5 years by Boko Haram, says NPS

By Ayorinde Oluokun The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS said on Wednesday that a total of 2, 255 prisoners have been…

Jonathan, others urge Burkina army to hand over power

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, Ghana’s President John Mahama and Macky Sall of Senegal held talks behind closed doors with Burkina…

Fashola Cries Out Over Missing 1.4m Names From Lagos Voters’ List

Kazeem Ugbodaga Ahead the distribution of the Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in Lagos, Governor Babatunde Fashola has queried the disappearance…

Early Morning Rain Paralyses Lagos

Jamiu Yisa The entire Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, was at a standstill Wednesday morning following an early morning rain which…

Fashola, APC Call For Resistance Against Federal Taskforce

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola and the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have called on…

Soyinka Slams Jonathan’s Support Group Over Fabrication

Eromosele Ebhomele Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Goodluck Support Network, one of the groups championing the re-election…

Boko Haram: Gombe orders closure of schools

Gombe State Government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state, a day after…

49 million Nigerians still defecate openly, says UNICEF

No fewer than 49 million Nigerians still defecate openly, Mr Bisi Agberemi, a UNICEF Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist,…