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Attempted jail break in Kuje Prison

Kuje Maximum Prison, Abuja, is in the news again. There was confusion at the prison on Monday as officials of…

2 trapped as 6-storey building collapses in Abuja

A six-storey hotel building under development collapsed on Monday morning on 444 Crescent, Citec Villas, Gwarinpa, Abuja. The incident happened…

Breaking: Ondo APC secretariat sealed off with charms

Following the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo state, the situation seems to be taking another dimension…

We’re ready to dialogue with Boko Haram on Chibok girls-Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is ready to dialogue with Boko Haram on the release of the Chibok girls…

Adetoun Adesanya weds heartthrob Oyelami

The engagement cum wedding ceremony between beautiful  Adetoun Adesanya and Temitayo Adedamola Oyelami took place on Saturday 27 August. Purple was the…

Soyinka can’t represent us in dialogue with FG-Avengers

The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, says Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka cannot represent them in the proposed dialogue with the…

I’ll deal with Niger Delta militants as I dealt with Boko Haram – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to deal with Niger Delta militants responsible for the destruction of the country’s petroleum infrastructure…

Police lift curfew in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command had lifted the curfew imposed on Talata-Mafara and its environs on the August 22, following…

Troops kill 5 militants, arrest 23 others – Army spokesman

Military authorities on Saturday said troops of the 133 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army killed five militants and arrested…

Respond positively to militants’ demands, Soyinka tells Buhari

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to respond positively to the demands of the Niger…

Breaking: Hungry IDPs protest in Maiduguri, block highway

Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons have left their camps and taken to the streets to protest against hunger and thirst…

4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam

Four World Bank officials had reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State.…

Breaking: Fulani herdsmen attack Enugu community again

Suspected Fulani herdsmen, Thursday morning, attacked Ndiagu Attakwu community, in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, killed ‎a…

Civil War Memoirs: Why I have to kill Igbos – Benjamin Adekunle

Stories abound about the exploits of the late Brigadier General Benjamin Adekunle during the country’s civil war from 1967-1970. The…

Death toll in Italy’s quake rises to 247, many still missing

Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but…

Mugabe orders arrest, detention of Zimbabwean Olympic team

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe instructed the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Police Republic, Augustine Chihuri to arrest and detain the whole…

Explosion rocks Damaturu, welder killed, Army officer injured

A welder was killed in his workshop on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State when an explosion went off. Three persons…

One killed, 4 houses burnt in Benin tanker fire accident

More than four houses gutted by fire Wednesday morning at Upper Mission junction along the Benin-Auchi express road after a…

Update: Death toll in Italy’s earthquake rises to 159

At least 159 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central…

Anti-corruption crusade will continue after my tenure – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged that the anti-corruption crusade in the country would be deepened and institutionalized to last…

US Secretary of State John Kerry holds meeting with Buhari

Visiting United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, who arrived Nigeria on Tuesday this afternoon held a closed door meeting…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Nigerian Army says air raid kills Shekau, Boko Haram commanders

Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it believes an airstrike has “fatally wounded” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, but there was no…

Curfew in Zamfara as mob kills 8 over alleged blasphemy

No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged…

Security men bar #BringBackOurGirls from Aso Rock

An attempt by the members of the #BringBackOurGirls group to march to Aso Rock was halted on Monday by a…
PDP appoints Eyitayo Jegede chairman of committee that will screen all aspirants for national offices in its forthcoming National Convention

BREAKING: Ondo 2016: Eyitayo emerges PDP governorship candidate

Former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), on Monday, emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic…

Some Nigerians want reduction of working days – Survey

Some stakeholders have expressed support for the decision of Imo and Benue governments to reduce working days to boost agricultural…

Probe missing $12.4b oil windfall, SERAP tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation…

Breaking: Rio Olympics: Brazil wins gold medal, defeats Germany 5-4

Brazil men’s team have won the gold medal of the Rio Olympics beating Germany 5-4 after penalty shootout’. What a…

Breaking: Nigeria wins Bronze, defeats Honduras 3-2 in Rio

Nigeria’s U-23 football team, the Dream Team this evening defeated Honduras 3-2 to win the bronze medal in the men’s…

Soyinka: International mediators to resolve Niger Delta crisis

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has disclosed that the services of international mediators will be sought to mediate between the…