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Jonathan goes to New York for UN Assembly

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan left Abuja today for New York to attend the 69th Session of the United Nations General…

Nigerian baby cleared of Ebola suspicion in Australia

A Nigerian child who was suspected to have been infected with Ebola has been cleared of the illness in a…

Ghana youths selling their blood for money

To Ghana’s legions of jobless young men, Eric Bimpong has a money-making proposition: sell your blood. Bimpong spends his days…

Taraba sets up medical panel to verify Suntai’s health

Mr Josiah Kente, the Speaker of the Taraba House of Assembly, has set up a five-man medical panel to verify…

Jonathan thanks PDP for adopting him

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for giving him the opportunity to fly the…

2015: PDP will hold primaries in Lagos, say Shelle, Obanikoro

The Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tunji Shelle, said on Saturday that the party would…

50 armed men attack Rivers community, behead youth

Over 50 armed men have invaded Taaba Community in Khana Local Government Area. The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State…

Boko Haram ‘kill several’ as they loot Borno market

Boko Haram gunmen stormed a crowded market in Nigeria’s restive northeastern state of Borno, killing several people and carting away…

Woman arrested for stripping friend naked in public

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 23-year old woman, Joy Okafor has been arrested by the police for ripping off the cloths of…

Ebola: Lagos clears last suspect, affirms Sept. 22 resumption date

The Lagos State Government on Friday said the last suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the state…

Orji Kalu acquires jet for N11.5b

Chief Orji Kalu, the immediate past governor of Abia state and Chairman of Slok Group of Companies has purchased a…

One dead as Christ Chosen building collapses

Jethro Ibileke/Benin At least one person have been confirmed dead in a collapsed storey building belonging to Christ Chosen Church…

Synagogue: Forensic test needed to identify victims – NEMA

Charles Otegbade, Director, Search and Rescue, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said proper forensic test was needed to identify the…

FG investigating Synagogue mystery aircraft – Obanikoro

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Minister of state for Defence, on Friday said investigations were ongoing to unravel the mystery of the…

Atiku blasts federal government on security

Atiku Abubakar on Friday derided Goodluck Jonathan’s record on security, vowing that Boko Haram could be crushed easily if politicians…

Pepper Soup Seller Arrested Over Missing Dogs

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year old woman, Helen Essien, has been arrested and charged before Oshodi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing…

‘Most Moms Would Want Their Girls Date Me’

Korede Bello is one young talent in the Nigerian music industry that has won over many ardent lovers with his…

I’m Happy To Be 50 —Hamzat

Jamiu Yisa Lagos State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has…

Man Goes Crazy, Hacks 4 Siblings

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man, simply identified as Mike, has reportedly butchered four children of his neighbour in Okha II…

Joke-Silva, Omotola, Others Bag National Honours

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood greats, Joke Silva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Kenneth Nnebue are among 305 Nigerians and friends of the country…

Nigeria’s Top Pastors In Trouble

Eromosele Ebhomele Counted among the wealthiest pastors in the world, Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria,…

Ebola screening for Nigeria’s Mecca-bound pilgrims

With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected this year at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be…

Jonathan honours under-performing military chiefs, Omisore, others

President Goodluck Jonathan has again celebrated incompetence by conferring one of the nation’s highest honours on the fumbling service chiefs. And…

Jonathan accepts adoption as PDP candidate, says he’s ‘humbled’

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted his adoption as the sole presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…

Tinubu returns to Nigeria

The rumour mongers can now take the back seat: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Lagos, Nigeria Thursday night after…

Ebola survivors meet Fashola, narrate harrowing experience

Kazeem Ugbodaga Five Nigerians who survived the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have recounted their ordeal…

Applicant drags university to court over employment exam

Jethro Ibileke/Warri An applicant, Mr. Omoyibo Emmaunuel, has dragged the Federal‎ University of Petroleum Resource, Effurun, Delta state, before a…

Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram commander in Konduga

The Defence Headquarters said troops had captured one of the Boko Haram high ranking commanders at Konduga in Borno after…

Man arrested for selling wife for human sacrifice – police

A Nigerian man has been arrested for selling his wife to black magic practitioners who wanted to sacrifice a virgin,…

Man butchers four siblings, slaughters two

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man, identified as Mike, has reportedly butchered four children of his neighbour in Okha II community…